Version 2010.0207 of Add Attribution for FeedWordPress is now available for download.
This is a small compatibility release. It does not add any new features over those offered by version 2009.0730. (Like I said, Supported and mature.
) But it does include a small but important change to the order of execution that Add Attribution requests, which will help it play nicer with other filters designed to work with FeedWordPress. (In particular, this update is necessary in order to avoid potential conflicts with the newly-released FWP+: Limit size of posts add-on module. If you want to use both Add Attribution and Limit Size Of Posts together, you’ll need this update in order to ensure harmonious coexistence.)
Download and enjoy! As always, you have any issues with the release, or if there is anything that you would like to see included in a future release, please use the comments form or drop me a line to let me know about it.
Version 2009.0730 of Add Attribution for FeedWordPress is now available for download.
This release adds one significant new feature — the [original-url] shortcode — and also fixes a small group (swarm? nest? hive?) of bugs originally reported by Ato which have to do irregularities in the way that WordPress parses dashes in shortcode names. Changes:
Feature: If you want your attribution boilerplate to contain a link back to the original post that this post is a syndicated copy of, you can now do so using the [original-url] shortcode.
Bugfix: Due to problems in the way that WordPress parses shortcodes with dashes in their names, the [source-name] and [source-url] shortcodes in previous versions might erroneously display the same link that was supposed to be displayed by [source], and [author-name] might erroneously display the same link that was supposed to be displayed by [author]. This problem has now been fixed, and each shortcode should display its proper contents.
Documentation: Shortcodes are now more thoroughly documented; the helper box in the Attribution Boilerplate
section now contains a full list and short description of all available shortcodes.
Interface and bugfixes: Some miscellaneous AJAX changes, styling improvements, and minor bug fixes.
Download and enjoy! As always, you have any issues with the release, or if there is anything that you would like to see included in a future release, please use the comments form or drop me a line to let me know about it.
Add Attribution for FeedWordPress 2009.0724 is now available for download.
This release fixes a bug in the initial release, reported by Stephanie, which caused PHP to throw a fatal error if you attempted to use the [author] shortcode in your attribution boilerplate. The problem is now fixed, and [author] should display the author’s name, and if attached to the post content, a link to the archive of articles by that author. (That is, articles that have been syndicated on your site. If you want a link to the author’s original homepage, use the [source] shortcode.)
Download and enjoy! As always, you have any issues with the release, or if there is anything that you would like to see included in a future release, please use the comments form or drop me a line to let me know about it.
I am happy to announce the initial release (2009.0714) of Add Attribution for FeedWordPress, an open-source add-on module for the FeedWordPress feed syndication tool. Add Attribution provides a user-friendly interface for adding boilerplate text to be displayed as part of the title, excerpt, or content of posts that FeedWordPress has syndicated from other sources, which you can use to display attribution for the source of your post without having to edit your WordPress theme.
Please note that the front-end interface for Add Attribution requires some just-completed updates to FeedWordPress’s add-on architecture. In order to use it, you will need to install an upgrade to FeedWordPress version 2009.0713 or later. Right now, that means upgrading the current development snapshot of FeedWordPress rather than the current public release. (The current development snapshot is tested and safe for your use, but the next public release is likely to wait until early August as I work on a couple of feature enhancements.) In order to download a development snapshot, go to the Other Versions
download page for FeedWordPress and choose the Development Version
to download and install.
Once you have upgraded FeedWordPress to a version that will support Add Attribution, download the Add Attribution installation package and install the contents in your WordPress plugins directory. Then log into the WordPress administrative interface and activate Add Attribution for FeedWordPress
under the Plugins page. Once activated, Add Attribution should be ready to use — to set your boilerplate text, go to Syndication –> Posts & Links and find the new Attribution Boilerplate settings panel. To add new rules, click on the link and begin filling in boilerplate to add to your post content or to tack onto post titles. You can use the following shortcodes to insert information about the source that the current post was syndicated from:
[source] = a link to the source you syndicated the post from
[source-name] = the name of the source you syndicated the post from
[source-url] = the URL of the source you syndicated the post from
[author] = the name of the author who wrote the post
[feed-setting key="setting-name"] = the value of a custom feed setting (named setting-name
) for the feed.
You can set custom settings for feed using the Custom Feed Settings (for use in templates)
panel under the feed’s settings page — just click on the feed’s name under Syndicated Sites and scroll down to the bottom of the settings page.
Download and enjoy! As always, you have any issues with the release, or if there is anything that you would like to see included in a future release, please use the comments form or drop me a line to let me know about it.
