{"id":27433,"date":"2016-05-07T09:59:50","date_gmt":"2016-05-07T09:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins-wp\/so-recommended-reading\/"},"modified":"2016-05-07T09:59:51","modified_gmt":"2016-05-07T09:59:51","slug":"so-recommended-reading","status":"closed","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/so-recommended-reading\/","author":114455,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"version":"1.4","stable_tag":"1.4","tested":"4.4.34","requires":"4.0","requires_php":"","requires_plugins":"","header_name":"SO Recommended Reading","header_author":"SO WP","header_description":"","assets_banners_color":"b9b490","last_updated":"","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"http:\/\/so-wp.com\/donations","header_plugin_uri":"http:\/\/so-wp.com\/?p=76","header_author_uri":"http:\/\/so-wp.com\/plugins","rating":5,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":10,"downloads":2486,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":[],"upgrade_notice":[],"ratings":{"1":0,"2":0,"3":0,"4":0,"5":"1"},"assets_icons":{"icon-128x128.png":{"filename":"icon-128x128.png","revision":"1328831","resolution":"128x128","location":"assets"},"icon-256x256.png":{"filename":"icon-256x256.png","revision":"1328831","resolution":"256x256","location":"assets"}},"assets_banners":{"banner-772x250.png":{"filename":"banner-772x250.png","revision":"1131310","resolution":"772x250","location":"assets"}},"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.0.0","1.1.0","1.1.1","1.2.0","1.2.1","1.2.2","1.2.3","1.2.4","1.3.0","1.3.1","1.3.2","1.3.3","1.4","1.5.0"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":{"screenshot-1.png":{"filename":"screenshot-1.png","revision":"1059977","resolution":"1","location":"assets"},"screenshot-2.png":{"filename":"screenshot-2.png","revision":"1059977","resolution":"2","location":"assets"}},"screenshots":{"1":"SO Recommended Reading meta box: type the URL of the article you want to link to.","2":"SO Recommended Reading output: you can style it to your liking."}},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[],"plugin_category":[],"plugin_contributors":[],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-27433","plugin","type-plugin","status-closed","hentry","plugin_committers-senlin"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/so-recommended-reading_b9b490.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/so-recommended-reading\/assets\/screenshot-1.png?rev=1059977","caption":"SO Recommended Reading meta box: type the URL of the article you want to link to."},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/so-recommended-reading\/assets\/screenshot-2.png?rev=1059977","caption":"SO Recommended Reading output: you can style it to your liking."}],"raw_content":"\n

The SO Recommended Reading plugin is an Extension for the fantastic Meta Box plugin<\/a> by Rilwis<\/a>. The purpose of the plugin is to let the user add recommendations to external content.<\/p>\n

With the plugin installed you will find a Recommended Reading box underneath the Post Editor. On the frontend the Recommended Articles are shown in their own class with an unordered list, right after the_content()<\/code>. The class will use the styling of your theme and you can style it further to your own liking.<\/p>\n

Background<\/h4>\n

During the Beijing WordPress Meetup<\/a> of January 2014 a member asked me to recommend a plugin that would let him add links to articles he wants to recommend to the readers of his blog. He would like to give his readers such a Recommended Reading list on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

Because I couldn't come up with such a plugin from the top of my head and because I am planning on releasing a series of extensions for the Meta Box plugin, I thought it would be best to put something together myself.<\/p>\n

The titles of the URLs you input are automatically extracted and shown on the front end. The meta box is only visible in the Edit Post screen<\/p>\n

Since v1.2.0 (2014.07.29) the plugin has a small settings page where you can change the title of \"Recommended Reading\" into something that fits better with your site. I have also included the wpml-config.xml file, so if you run a multilingual website with WPML, you can translate this string via the String Translations page of WPML.<\/p>\n

I have decided to only support this plugin through Github<\/a>. Therefore, if you have any questions, need help and\/or want to make a feature request, please open an issue over at Github. You can also browse through open and closed issues to find what you are looking for and perhaps even help others.<\/p>\n

PLEASE DO NOT POST YOUR ISSUES VIA THE WORDPRESS FORUMS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n

Go to Plugins > Add New<\/strong> in your WordPress Dashboard, do a search for \"SO Recommended Reading\" and install it.<\/p>\n

… OR …<\/p>\n

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  1. Download zip file.<\/p><\/li>\n

  2. Upload the zip file via the Plugins > Add New > Upload page … OR … unpack and upload with your favourite FTP client to the \/plugins\/ folder.<\/p><\/li>\n

  3. Activate the plugin on the Plugins page.<\/p><\/li>\n

  4. If you have not yet installed the Meta Box plugin (where this plugin depends on to function) you will see an error message with a link to a new install page called \"Required Plugin\". Go there and follow the instructions.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Done!<\/p>\n\n\n

    Why is the plugin showing an error message after activation?<\/h4>\n

    This plugin is an Extension for the Meta Box plugin<\/a>. If you don't have that installed, this Extension is useless. If you click on the link that shows with the error message you will go to a new page \"Required Plugin\" to install the Meta Box plugin.<\/p>\n

    I don't like the output on my Single Post, can I change anything?<\/h4>\n

    Yes, you can. The output comes in its own class (so-recommended-reading<\/code>) and in it you will find an h4<\/code> for the title and an unordered list which has a class of recommended-articles<\/code>. In your theme's style.css<\/code> you can add any styling as you please.<\/p>\n

    I have an issue with this plugin, where can I get support?<\/h4>\n

    Please open an issue here on Github<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

    1.4 (2015.11.20)<\/h4>\n