Title: BMLT Minutes Author: bmltenabled Published: June 3, 2026 Last modified: June 3, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/bmlt-minutes/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3559243) ![](https://ps.w.org/bmlt-minutes/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3559243) # BMLT Minutes By [bmltenabled](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bmltenabled/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/bmlt-minutes.1.0.3.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bmlt-minutes/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bmlt-minutes/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bmlt-minutes/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bmlt-minutes/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bmlt-minutes/) ## Description BMLT Minutes is a lightweight WordPress plugin for service bodies and committees to publish meeting minutes on their website. Most committees produce PDFs, Word docs, spreadsheets, or Google Doc links every month, and need a clean way to organize them by committee and date. Built for the bmlt-enabled community but useful for any organization that needs a tidy minutes archive. Features: * Dedicated **Meeting Minutes** post type with an uploaded-file or external-URL document field * **Committee** taxonomy seeded with common service-committee defaults (Area, Regional, Hospitals & Institutions, Public Relations, Activities, Outreach, Literature, Policy) — fully editable * Meeting-date field separate from publish-date, with sorting and year-grouping * Supports PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, ODT, ODS, ODP, TXT, RTF, CSV, plus arbitrary URLs (Google Docs, Dropbox, OneDrive) * Single `[bmlt_minutes]` shortcode with grouping, filtering, and limiting * Optional **password protection** per post — for minutes that still contain unredacted personal details * Dedicated **Minutes Manager** role — grant trusted servants access to manage minutes only, without broader site access * Configurable per-file upload size limit (default 10 MB, scoped to the Minutes editor only) * Block-editor compatible (custom fields exposed via the REST API) * Works as a standalone plugin — no BMLT server required #### Usage Add the shortcode to any page or post: ``` [bmlt_minutes] ``` Filter to one committee, group by year: ``` [bmlt_minutes committee="hospitals-institutions" group_by="year"] ``` Show the 10 most recent, flat list with excerpts: ``` [bmlt_minutes limit="10" group_by="none" show_excerpt="true"] ``` Shortcode attributes: * `committee` — Slug or comma-separated slugs of Committee terms. Defaults to all committees. * `year` — Restrict to a single year by Meeting Date (e.g. `2026`). * `limit` — Max items to render. `-1` (default) = no limit. * `order` — `desc` (default, newest first) or `asc`. * `group_by` — `committee` (default), `year`, or `none`. * `show_excerpt` — `true` or `false` (default). Shows each post’s excerpt under the link. ## Screenshots * [[ * Frontend `[bmlt_minutes]` shortcode output, grouped by committee. The padlock and “Protected” badge indicate a password-protected entry. * [[ * Admin **Meeting Minutes** list view, with columns for Meeting Date, File / Link, Author, and Committees. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin files to `/wp-content/plugins/bmlt-minutes/`, or install via the Plugins screen. 2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress. 3. (Optional) Open **Minutes Settings** to set your default sort order and upload size cap. 4. Add minutes under **Minutes Add New** — upload a file or paste a Google Doc / external link, choose a committee, set the meeting date, publish. 5. Add `[bmlt_minutes]` to any page or post. ## FAQ ### Where are the documents stored? Uploaded files go into the standard WordPress Media Library. External links (Google Docs, Dropbox, OneDrive) are stored as URLs on the minutes post — nothing is copied or proxied. ### Can I use this without BMLT? Yes. The plugin works as a standalone document-list plugin — it makes no calls to any BMLT server. ### Can I add my own committees? Yes. The Committee taxonomy is hierarchical (like Categories). Go to **Minutes Committees** to add, rename, or nest committees. The default list is just a starting point on first activation. ### How do I link to a Google Doc instead of uploading? In the **Minutes Document** meta box on the editor screen, leave the file field empty and paste your Google Doc / Drive URL into the **External Link** field. ### Can I password-protect minutes that contain personal details? Yes. Some service bodies redact PII before posting, others share unredacted minutes with members only. On the editor screen, set a value in the **Password Protection** field of the Minutes Document meta box (or use WordPress’s built-in Visibility Password protected option in the Publish panel). On the public `[bmlt_minutes]` list, protected entries show a padlock and link to a password-prompt page rather than exposing the document URL. Members enter the shared password once per browser to unlock the document. Default behavior with no password set is fully public access. ### Can I password-protect the entire page that contains [bmlt_minutes]? Yes — use WordPress’s built-in page password. Edit the page that holds your `[bmlt_minutes]` shortcode, open the Publish (Block Editor: Status & visibility) panel, set **Visibility Password protected**, and enter a password. Visitors will see WordPress’s standard password form before the whole page (including the minutes list) is rendered. This is independent of the per-post password on individual minutes — you can combine them if you want a members-only landing page plus an extra lock on specific minutes. ### How do I let someone manage minutes without giving them full site access? There are two ways: 1. **Minutes Manager role** — activating the plugin creates this role. Assign a user that role (Users edit user Role) and they can add, edit, and publish minutes and upload documents, but nothing else in wp-admin. 2. **“Can manage minutes” checkbox** — on any user’s profile (Users edit user) there’s a Meeting Minutes section with a “Can manage minutes” checkbox. Tick it to grant an existing user (e.g. an Author) minutes access _on top of_ their current role, without changing that role. Untick to revoke. If the user’s role already grants minutes access, the checkbox shows as locked with a note. Administrators and Editors keep full access automatically. Under the hood the Meeting Minutes post type uses its own capabilities (`edit_bmlt_minutes`, `publish_bmlt_minutes`, etc.), so a role-editor plugin can also mix these into any existing role. Curating the committee list stays admin-only; Minutes Managers can assign existing committees but not create new ones. ### Will uninstalling delete my minutes? Yes. The `uninstall.php` script removes the plugin’s settings and deletes all minutes posts when you delete the plugin via the WordPress admin. Deactivate instead of uninstalling if you want to preserve them. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “BMLT Minutes” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ bmltenabled ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bmltenabled/) * [ pjaudiomv ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pjaudiomv/) [Translate “BMLT Minutes” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/bmlt-minutes) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bmlt-minutes/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/bmlt-minutes/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/bmlt-minutes/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/bmlt-minutes/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.3 * Renamed the `[minutes]` shortcode to `[bmlt_minutes]` so the tag carries a plugin- specific prefix and won’t collide with other plugins. #### 1.0.2 * Removed the unused BMLT Server URL and Service Body ID settings. #### 1.0.1 * Fixed: the Default Sort Order setting now applies to the `[minutes]` shortcode when no `order` attribute is provided. * Fixed: published minutes with no meeting date are no longer excluded from the`[ minutes]` list. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.3** * Last updated **4 days ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 8.0 or higher ** * Tags * [agenda](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/agenda/)[bmlt](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bmlt/) [documents](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/documents/)[pdf](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pdf/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bmlt-minutes/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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