sed_default_article_status

net-carver · 2011-08-07 21:13:53

Following on from the discussion here, a little plugin that allows you to choose the default article status.

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Change Log & download links.

Version	Date	Notes	Source	Download Link
v0.4.1	9^th Aug, 2011	Removed an old line of help text.	Source	Compressed
v0.4	9^th Aug, 2011	Show/hide the advanced pref on plugin enable/disable.	Source	Compressed
v0.3	8^th Aug, 2011	Replace the text input box with a status select control. NB: To upgrade to v0.3, please delete v0.2 from your installation before you install v0.3.	Source	Compressed
v0.2	7^th Aug, 2011	Adopted as the basis of this sed plugin. Adds a preference to the `admin > prefs > advanced > publish` section to control default status.	Source	Compressed
v0.1	7^th Aug, 2011	Initial release by Destry Wion as a pub plugin.	Source	Uncompressed

Last edited by net-carver (2011-08-09 21:46:44)

merz1 · 2011-08-08 00:23:37

Love sed_default_article_status. Thanks!

OK Installed & activated
Checked publish options and it shows 4
I thought 1 would be default?
Changed to 1 and everything looks fine

Note/FYI: I am using upm_savenew (0.4.2) from Mary Fredborg (“Save New” button for articles and forms). The “Save New” function is unchanged = “Save New” as ‘live’ and it stays ‘live’ so you still have to change the status manually before “Save New”.
Not sure if this behavior of upm_savenew can be changed somehow.

philwareham · 2011-08-08 11:37:15

This is great, just installed on all my Textpattern sites. IMO this should be an option in the core for TXP5 since I’m always getting clients accidentally putting half-written articles live on their sites (for which I get moaned at of course!).

maverick · 2011-08-08 14:32:23

philwareham wrote:

IMO this should be an option in the core for TXP5

+1

Or even 4.4.x.

I get, and like, the simplicity of the concept of having the work flow being write page/publish by default. But given Txp’s team publishing paradigm I’ve been puzzled why draft wasn’t default, or at least an option for default.

net-carver · 2011-08-08 17:32:20

v0.3 posted.

Changes…

the free-form text input box to a proper status select control.

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merz1 · 2011-08-08 17:42:42

Hmm, updated to sed_default_article_status 0.3.8

activated sed_default_article_status
going to write … draft is active: OK
going to options: still the free-form text input box and no proper status select control
Logging out & in again
going to options: still the free-form text input box and no proper status select control

Reproducible?

net-carver · 2011-08-08 17:45:14

Hi Markus,

thanks for the feedback. I’ll see if I can reproduce that here.

net-carver · 2011-08-08 17:52:41

Yes, indeed, looks like the set_pref call doesn’t work quite the way I thought.

This will only be a problem for those of you going from v0.2 -> v0.3. Fresh installs should be fine. In the meantime, please could you try this work-around…

Go to Admin > Plugins & delete sed_default_article_status.
Reinstall and enable.

Hope that helps.

net-carver · 2011-08-09 00:30:19

v0.4 posted

Adds…

Better handling of plugin pref when plugin enabled/disabled.

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merz1 · 2011-08-09 13:07:59

Is installed: sed_default_article_status 0.3.8
Updated to: 0.4.11

activated sed_default_article_status
going to write … draft is active: OK
going to options: still the free-form text input box and no proper status select control

Deleted 0.4.11
Deinstallation: OK (no pref, ‘live’ status is default)

Reinstalled 0.4.11

activated
write: ‘live’ is active (?)
changed drop-down in admin prefs to ‘draft’
write: ‘draft’ is active

Shouldn’t ‘draft’ be the active default status after installation & activation?

net-carver · 2011-08-09 19:20:32

merz1 wrote:

Shouldn’t ‘draft’ be the active default status after installation & activation?

Maybe. For now I have the default initial setting setup to follow the core and use live. If we can hash out a consensus in this thread as to which of Pending, Draft or Hidden should be the plugin’s default then I’ll build that in to the next release.

philwareham · 2011-08-09 19:36:04

I personally think you should leave it at the core default (live) on installation and let the plugin user change it to whatever they wish afterwards.

Last edited by philwareham (2011-08-09 21:29:45)

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