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WHAT IS WP-SHOUTBOX?

wp-shoutbox is a WordPress plug-in that allows visitors to leave messages to the site owner or one another. It differs from the WordPress commenting system in that the messages are not associated with a particular post or page, and is much simpler, allowing users to leave only a name and a message. This plug-in should work with WordPress version 1.5 and later (probably). There is a tag for WordPress version 1.2.2, but development for that version of WordPress has stopped.

NEW FOR VERSION 0.2

• A new column has been added to the shout box table. You'll need to either drop the table or add the column manually if you've run the install script from version 0.1. The following should do the trick if you have access to phpMyAdmin or similar tool:

ALTER TABLE wp_shoutbox ADD shout_approved varchar(10) NOT NULL default 'yes' AFTER shout_content

where wp_shoutbox is the name of the shout box table (wp_shoutbox is the default).

• The install script has been removed. The code for creating the table has been incorporated into the plug-in itself. If the shout box table is not detected, it is created.

• A limit on the number of occurances 'http://' can occur has been added. Zero are allowed in the name field and only one is allowed in the message. These numbers can be changed in the shout_limitlinks function.

To Do List

1. Add a moderation page to the WordPress menu. a. Users should be able to edit shouts (both name and message). b. Users should be able to delete shouts. c. Users should be able to approve/disapprove shouts.

2. Add logic to allow approval/disapproval of shouts.

3. Add some means of filtering out spam.

SAMPLE OUTPUT

Below is an example of the output produced by the shout_box() function:

• Ryan: Test shout 1
• Ryan: Test shout 2
• Ryan: Test shout 3
• Ryan: Test shout 4
• Ryan: Test shout 5