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1. courtneyelizabeth
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   Is there a plugin that allows you to type the updates you've made into a box ? Or automatically do it somehow *wishful thinking*

   I guess that I could just use the "list" plugin huh?

2. Jonathan Dingman
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   Updates to what? Updates to the site design? Updates to the backend or what?

   Clarification here might be useful =)

3. courtneyelizabeth
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   updates to anything.
   you can type in and select a category *site design, backend, posts* and type in what it was and it will record the date....

   im guessing this hasnt been done yet...lol

4. Jonathan Dingman
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   Maybe you're looking for something we call 'asides'. There are a few plugins out there for it.

   Check out google for it and you'll be able to find some stuff about it. Hope this helps. Post back if you're looking for something else..

5. Dgold
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   courtneyeliz., I think that is a great idea. I have not seen that plugin in all my looking so far.

   I'm not sure which you mean, could be both..... One to help you "comment your code" just to remind yourself what areas you changed (like when inserting new tags used by a certain plugin), so that when Upgrade to WP 1.6 comes, it will be easier to keep track of your customizations. I've been advised to comment my code using /* and */ (I think).

   Second, a plugin that renders a Site Updates list on your "About" page, for example,
   Site last updated: August 9th; pages updated: link, link, link, link
   Aug. 9th -- I added pictures to my Gallery (link)!
   Aug. 7th -- Got a bunch of new Plugins for this website.
   Aug. 5th -- Installed new theme called XYZ
   Aug. 3rd -- Working on my CSS; uploaded an mp3 file of grandpa
   July 29th -- I installed WordPress software

   Anything like (either)?

6. courtneyelizabeth
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   that's exactly what I'm talking about....

   date - what was updated....

   but I havent found it anywhere...

7. Dgold
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   Right now I just do it by hand on a Page

   but I like your idea of using the List plugin, cuz it lets you insert your List in a post or a page I think.

   BTW I see you have changed your design again C.E. ;)

8. Denis de Bernardy
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   http://www.semiologic.com/projects/recent-updates/

9. billsaysthis
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   Denis, I wonder if your plugin actually captures this request. The FRU lists pages, posts or both (per user config) that have recently changed while Courtney is looking to make a list explaining a given change.

   The idea that occurs to me, as I'm typing, is to have a separate category called Site Updates (or your choice) and exclude the category from the front page. No need for a plugin this way, less code generally being better.

10. courtneyelizabeth
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    Hey Bill,

    I'd like it to actually be included in an area in the sidebar...so that it lists the updates.....like a block....and you could limit the amount of updates you wanted listed.....

11. courtneyelizabeth
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    sure did @ Dgold

12. billsaysthis
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    Courtney, well, there's probably a way to do the same category thing with links so they show up in the sidebar. My main point is that Denis' plugin, despite being a quality (and free!) bit of code, is not going to give you what you're after.

13. Denis de Bernardy
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    @bill: true, but it's probably close enough for elisabeth's purpose:

    sem_recent_updates('include_posts=true');

    will display a list of recently updated posts and pages. anything more than that would require a rather significant engineering effort because we'd need to keep track of diffs.

14. courtneyelizabeth
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    *sigh* thanks guys....

    I guess, i just want to be able to type a list somewhere...and have a cute little header for the section and that'd be it...

    i'm thinking the list plugin will be the best way.....

    *cheese* Thanks again...

15. billsaysthis
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    Denis, not to quibble but your plugin (which is fine, don't get me wrong) will give a list of recent posts or pages or both that have changed but Courtney wants to make a list of custom notes explaining what change has been made. IAC, I won't belabor the point further.

16. courtneyelizabeth
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    exactly....@ Bill...thanks for clarifying that.

17. jwurster
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    I just found out about 2 note-taking plugins. One is called Notes and one is called CJD Notepad. Check out Lorelle's page at http://www.cameraontheroad.com/?p=612.

    They might be useful. I think they will be to me.

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