Archive for the 'Last Modified Footer' Category

Version 1.1.0 of the Last Modified Footer plugin has been committed to the WordPress plugin repository. This version contains the following enhancements:

• Encapsulated plugin functionality in a class
• Consolidated plugin options into an array stored in a single option
• Removed duplicated code from the plugin
• Cleaned up code to match the WordPress Coding Standards
• Re-wrote admin panel code to use the new options mechanism introduced in WordPress 2.7
• Improved the translatability of messages by allowing manipulation of the position of non-translatable elements in messages
• Migrated from boolean options to named string options for better forward compatibility
• Added a footer message to plugin admin panel stating the name of the plugin, the current version and the author’s name
• Re-wrote plugin activation hook to attempt to pull in existing options from current and previous versions of the plugin as well as removing redundant options
• Added a call to load the plugin l10n / i18n text domain
• Removed plugin deactivation code and hook to stop configuration options being removed when plugin is deactivated (as opposed to uninstalled)
• Added an uninstall script to ensure that configuration options are removed from the database if the plugin is deleted (from the Manage Plugins menu)
• Encapsulated the plugin widget functionality in a class based on the WP_Widget class introduced in WordPress 2.8
• Re-wrote the widget and admin panel code to conform with the WP_Widget class requirements

As usual,  if you’ve got the plugin installed then WordPress should display the fact that an update is available on the plugins menu within 12 hours. The plugin can be manually downloaded from the WordPress repository if you don’t want to wait.

NB: When the plugin is updated it will attempt to keep your previous configuration options and delete any stray options created by previous versions. To ensure that the update process works properly please do not deactivate the plugin prior to updating it. The WordPress plugin update functionality takes care of everything for you.

Version 1.0.2 of the Last Modified Footer plugin has been committed to the WordPress plugin repository. This version contains the following enhancements:

• Made message templates completely customizable via the admin panel
• Tidied the admin panel up and added per-field contextual help (hidden by default)
• Fixed bug that to ensure that only published posts are used for the ‘Site Last Modified’ date (props: DavyB)
• The ‘changelog.txt’ file has been merged back in to main readme file to conform to the new WordPress readme standard.

As usual,  if you’ve got the plugin installed then WordPress should display the fact that an update is available on the plugins menu within 12 hours. The plugin can be manually downloaded from the WordPress repository if you don’t want to wait.

A new version of the Last Modified Footer plugin has been committed to the WordPress plugin repository. This version contains the following enhancements:

• Output can be generated on demand with or without styling. The  lmf_generate_formatted_output() & lmf_generate_unformatted_output() functions generate the messages.
• Add plugin option to allow automatic placement of content in site footer to be disabled.
• Updated admin panel to show styled and unstyled output preview and add controls for new options.
• Added content to WP contextual help menu (available on WP 2.7 and above).

N.B. The version number has been jumped to 1.0.0 to reflect the fact that this is the first ‘full functionality’ release of the plugin.

As usual,  if you’ve got the plugin installed then WordPress should display the fact that an update is available on the plugins menu within 12 hours. The plugin can be manually downloaded from the WordPress repository if you don’t want to wait.

Version 0.0.1 of the Last Modified Footer plugin has been committed to the WordPress plugin repository. This version is the initial release of the plugin, it contains the following known issues:

• No styling is applied to the generated messages
• The punctuation between messages cannot be changed from the admin panel
• Time zone difference is not applied from WordPress settings

This plugin inserts the date and time your site was last modified, along with the date and time that the current post or page was modified (when viewing a single post or page) into the site footer. More information can be found on the plugin page.

Last Modified Footer is based on the WP CMS ‘Content Last Updated Footer’ plugin. I decided to roll my own version in order to bring the plugin in line with the current version of WordPress. Version 0.0.1 corrects a couple of bugs, simplifies the plugin code and adds the ability to select a custom date and time format.