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Many bloggers use a similar format for many or all of their posts. WordPress provides no native way to pre-fill your new posts with default text/content. This plugin provides the simplest solution to this problem. It takes 5 minutes to install and setup. The template allows you to define a title, post body, and even an excerpt. It supports HTML and even PHP for dynamically generated content. There's no easier solution. I promise.

Donate?

If you use this plugin and find that it serves your needs well, please consider a donation. :)

Support

If you need support, I recommend you leave a comment on the appropriate post on my blog: http://clifgriffin.com/2008/10/28/simple-post-template-wordpress-plugin/

Special Requests

If you need a customization or change specific to your install, I am available for hire. Shoot me an e-mail: clifgriffin[at]gmail.com

Version History

Version 1.1.0.2:

• Fixes blank excerpt problem
• Fixes deprecated options page syntax.
• Sorry for taking so long to update this.

Version 1.1.0.1:

• Fixes problem with blank excerpts.

Version 1.1:

• You can now specify a default excerpt in your template (in case you wanted to)
• Rewrote backend to use standard supported methods and less hacking.
• Completely fixed issue with template content breaking "Insert Template" button. Contents is now encoded to HEX and decoded upon insert.
• Removed upgrade option for legacy versions. I never received any feedback on this feature and suspect it was rarely used, if used at all.
• Redesigned admin panel for aesthetic and informational purposes. Now includes PHP examples and considerations.

Version 1.0.0.1:

• Fixed security issue. Now only Administrators can access admin pages.

Version 1.0:

• Moved all settings to administration pages under Settings -> Simple Post Template.
• Moved content of template and title to WordPress options.
• Provided upgrade mechanism to convert old templates to the new format. (May not work for all applications. Some may work but may be more complex than neccessary.)
• Added optional "Insert Template" button to new post page. You can now determine from the settings page whether or not the template will be automatically applied to all new posts.
• Plugin is now upgrade proof. Settings are stored using WordPress's setting functions.
• Various other improvements were made to address inefficiencies in the first version.

Version 0.1:

• Original release.

Background

About a year ago, I hacked our organizational blog to include our shift report template and title format. Since hacks make upgrades difficult, I chose to move this functionality into an extensible plugin.

Author: clifgriffin