@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ == DESCRIPTION: -Have designated posts act like the "Linked List" posts on Daring Fireball (http://daringfireball.net). Set the custom field "linked_list_url" to any desired destination on a post. The permalink then becomes that destination. Affects both templates and RSS feeds. +Have designated posts act like the "Linked List" posts on Daring Fireball (http://daringfireball.net). Set the custom field "linked_list_url" to any desired destination on a post. The permalink then becomes that destination. Affects RSS feeds automatically and provides functions you can use in your template to control the layout if the post is a normal post, or a linked-list post". == REQUIREMENTS: @@ -15,6 +15,34 @@ Have designated posts act like the "Linked List" posts on Daring Fireball (http: * Copy all the files in this repository to a directory in your "wp-content/plugins" directory. (name it something like "linked_list") * Navigate to the plugins page in the backend and click "Activate" to enable it. * When adding a link, just create a normal blog post with a description. Add a custom field "linked_list_url" with the desired destination. +* RSS Feeds will automatically have their link be replaced with the lined_list_url field value. +* Templates can be changed by using the provided functions to check whether your are rendering a linked list item or not. For example: + + ....the top part of a template.... + <?php if (have_posts()): ?> + <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?> + + <?php if (is_linked_list()): ?> + + ...other HTML formatting... + <a href="<?php the_linked_list_link()">This is a linked list link</a> + ...other HTML formatting... + + <?php else: ?> + + ...other HTML formatting... + <a href="<?php the_link()">This is a normal post link</a> + ...other HTML formatting... + + <?php endif; ?> + <?php endwhile; ?> + <?php endif; ?> + ...the rest of the template... + + +So, basically use the "is_linked_list()" function to check. And then alter your template the way you wish to make it look or act differently. + +For more information about customizing wordpress templates, view the "Template Tags" document on the Wordpress Codex (http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags) == LICENSE: README @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ /* Plugin Name: Linked List Plugin URI: http://wavethenavel.com/projects/wordpress-linked-list-plugin -Description: Have designated posts act like the "Linked List" posts on Daring Fireball. Set the custom field "linked_list_url" to any desired destination on a post. The permalink then becomes that destination. Affects both templates and RSS feeds. +Description: Have designated posts act like the "Linked List" posts on Daring Fireball. Set the custom field "linked_list_url" to any desired destination on a post. The permalink then becomes that destination. Affects RSS feeds automatically and provides functions you can use in your template to control the layout if the post is a normal post, or a linked-list post". Author: Jonathan Penn Version: 1.0 Author URI: http://wavethenavel.com linked_list.php e941cb3b8bd0e624c16b6d7469912c7c24c579c8 Jonathan Penn jonathan@wavethenavel.com http://github.com/jonathanpenn/wordpress-linked-list-plugin/commit/114647f5a902e275f0e63223bbc595d8c150bfee 114647f5a902e275f0e63223bbc595d8c150bfee 2009-03-14T05:47:50-07:00 2009-03-14T05:47:50-07:00 Fixed documentation. The description was too ambitious for what I wrote. It automatically alters RSS feeds, and you are provided a couple wordpress functions to alter your template yourself. a7990c5f19c4a2611d8854896db5605ba85ffc1c Jonathan Penn jonathan@wavethenavel.com