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Download To-Do List Plugin – version 2.1.5 posted 09-05-2010

I’ve fixed a bug in the To-Do List Plugin where users could not edit or delete other user’s list items, when they had the capability to do so.

Download To-Do List Plugin – version 2.1.5 posted 09-05-2010

Most of the changes in version 2.0 of the To-Do List Plugin are on the backend. There are a few minor bug fixes. Some text that previously couldn’t be translated now can be.

Checking an item as completed on the Dashboard Widget no longer takes you to the main To-Do List page. It stays on the Dashboard page.

A Russian translation has been added. It was provided by Almaz.

The plugin now works in WordPress 3.0 (and still works in 2.9 and most likely 2.8).

I confirmed today the report that the To-Do List Plugin does not work in the alpha version of WordPress 3.0.

I’ve been unable to track down why it’s not working yet. As I have mentioned before, I didn’t write the plugin originally. I adopted it after it was abandoned since I used it on my own sites and really liked it. Since then, I’ve made it work in the current versions of WordPress and added a number of new features and fixes. The original plugin was also lacking security-wise.

The problem may be fixed with a small code change, or I may end up having to rewrite some of it.

If I do rewrite it, one thing I will change is so that it doesn’t redirect to the main to-do list page after checking an item off on the dashboard widget. In any case, I may do that anyway sometime.

I’ll get the plugin working in 3.0 one way or another before it’s release, since as I said it’s one that I do use myself.

Once thing I have been considering is where the main To-Do List page should be located. Currently it’s under Tools. Do you like it there or should it be moved under another header? Or even to it’s own top level heading in the menu?

Download To-Do List Plugin – version 2.1.5 posted 09-05-2010

Changed the location variable again to (hopefully) work when the files are outside the root directory in the To-Do List Plugin

Download To-Do List Plugin – version 2.1.5 posted 09-05-2010

The To-Do List Plugin had a critical bug in it’s install function that was preventing the table from being installed. Thanks to those who pointed out a problem.

I also changed the way the variable for the location was set. Previously it was

$location = get_settings('siteurl') . '/wp-admin/tools.php?page=cleverness-to-do-list';

and now it’s

$location = get_bloginfo('url') . '/wp-admin/tools.php?page=cleverness-to-do-list';

I’m not entirely sure what it should be set to for the plugin to correctly function when WordPress is not in the root directory. I’ll be happy to make any adjustments necessary.

Download To-Do List Plugin – version 2.1.5 posted 09-05-2010

Version 1.5 of the To-Do List Plugin has been released tonight.

Changes:

• Changed the way CSS is added to the admin pages
• Added more shortcode options
• Changed the way users are selected for the dropdown list
• Added option to show completed date and an option to format the date

New Shortcode:

• completed – default is blank. Set to show to display completed items.
• completed_title – default is no title.
• list_type – default is ol (ordered list). Use ul to show an unordered list.

Download To-Do List Plugin – version 2.1.5 posted 09-05-2010

I discovered a critical bug not long after uploading the previous version. It has been fixed in version 1.4.1

Download To-Do List Plugin – version 2.1.5 posted 09-05-2010

This version of the To-Do List Plugin has several requested features.

Changes:

• Added a progress field to to-do items
• Added a sidebar widget to display your to-do list
• Added a shortcode to display your list in a page or post
• Added the ability to email an assigned item to a user
• Removed permission check on install function (possible fix to a WPMU issue)

Visit the Settings page to enable progress fields or email assigned tasks.

Shortcode

[todolist]

Several options are available:

• title – default is no title.
• type – you can chose *list* or *table* view. Default is *list*.
• priorities – default is *show*. Use a blank value to hide (only applies to table view).
• assigned – default is *show*. Use a blank value to hide (only applies to table view).
• deadline – default is *show*. Use a blank value to hide (only applies to table view).
• progress – default is *show*. Use a blank value to hide (only applies to table view).
• addedby – default is *show*. Use a blank value to hide (only applies to table view).

Example:
Table view with the title of Upcoming Articles and showing the progress and who the item was assigned to.
[todolist title=”Upcoming Articles” type=”table” priorities=”" deadline=”" addedby=”"]

I’ve tried to thoroughly test the new features, but there may be issues with certain configurations that I hadn’t expected. Please leave a comment if you encounter any issues or have any suggestions for improvements to these new features.

Version 1.4 of the To-Do List is going to be released around the end of February/beginning of March. I’ve worked in several of the feature requests. It will have a progress field option, sidebar widget, page/post shortcodes to display lists, and an option to mail assigned tasks to users.

I’ve looked into adding TinyMCE editing ability but that probably will not make it into the next version.

Download To-Do List Plugin – version 2.1.5 posted 09-05-2010

This minor update to the To-Do List Plugin contains a Spanish translation contributed by Ricardo.