WordPress Filter is a comprehensive post filtering & template system. It allows the user to define a set of simple “Catches” (criteria) to be met
WordPress Filter is a comprehensive post filtering & template system. It allows the user to define a set of simple "Catches" (criteria) to be met by a post, and then have a set of "Actions" applied to the post. This plugin takes action whenever a Post is published inside of WordPress (including Posts coming in via XMLRPC). It can be used for many tasks, including creating your own mini plugins without ever having to leave your WordPress administration area.
v1.4
Added some catches back in (particularly Post Status which folks had been asking for). Sorry it took me so long for a new release to be ready.
Added:
Changed:
- Catches like "Post Title: Equals" no longer case sensitive
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed image link on add filter screen
- Fixed issue where if looking for content within the Post Content, Excerpt or Title and the content is the first string, it would not realize it was found (for instance if looking for "Hello" and the text being searched was "Hello world", the plugin catch would not engage)
Coming In Future Version:
- Ability to run one-off filters. Basically you'll be able to define a filter and then run it on all of your current posts.
- Ability to force a filter to run on a post even if that specific filter has already been run on the post.
Screenshots
FAQ
Q: For the actions “Tag(s): Add” and “Tag(s): Remove”, what is the correct format for the Action data?
A: Simply a comma-separated list just as you would do on the add/edit Post screen. (ex: “2008, photo”)
Q: Will filters be run on a post more then once?
A: A post can have multiple filters run on it, but a specific filter cannot run on a specific post more then once. Depending on community feedback, the ability to let a filter run on a post more then once might be added to a future release.
Q: How is the “Custom Field: Exists” Catch used?
A: To use this, on any post that you want WordPress Filter to potentially engage on, just define the custom field with whatever name you setup as the Catch, then give it any value (the value “1” works perfectly well).
ChangeLog
v1.3.6
Changes:
- Added Catch -> Post Title: Contains
- Added Action -> Title: Replace Substring
- Added Action -> Content: Replace Substring
- Added Action -> Excerpt: Replace Substring
A special formatting of Action Data is needed to use Substring Replacements. Let’s say you wanted to replace all instances of “test” with “testing” inside the content area. To do this:
- Select Content: Replace Substring as the action
- In Action Data enter: test=testing
The basic idea is you supply what you wish to have changed, then “=”, followed by what you want to change it to. I’d like to make it a little more user friendly eventually, but I needed this change for something I’m working on and thought I’d share it with you all as well in case it would be helpful.
v1.3.3
Enhancements:
- Fixed a couple of PHP notices that were occurring when the plugin was initially installed.
v1.3 Release Notes
Misc:
- Added ability to import/export filtersets. Filters are validated during import process.
- Much backend work was done to validate adding filters and editing filters. This should provide for a smoother experience in the UI.
v1.2 Release Notes
Misc:
- Improved UI (Tab interaction, text indicators, etc)
- Added confirmation for deleting filter from Current Filters view
- Added form validation
- Decreased database calls and improved sequence of actions being applied
Catches Added:
- Post Excerpt: Equals
- Post Excerpt: Contains
- Post Excerpt: Doesn’t Contain
Actions Added:
- Excerpt: Prepend
- Excerpt: Replace
- Excerpt: Append
- Category(ies): Add -> Data supplied for this action should be a comma separated list of Categories by Category Name
- Category(ies): Remove -> Data supplied for this action should be a comma separated list of Categories by Category Name
Bug Fix:
- Fixed small bug with removing Catches or Actions from edit Filter form
v1.1 Release Notes — Recommended upgrade due to small bug (see below)
Catches Added:
- Post Author: Equals -> The value supplied for this catch should be the Display Name from the users profile
- Comment Status: Equals -> Valid values: open, closed
- Ping Status: Equals -> Valid values: open closed
Actions Added:
- Comment Status: Equals -> Valid values: open, closed
- Ping Status: Equals -> Valid values: open, closed
Bug Fix:
- I ended up moving actions on Categories to v1.2 to go ahead and get this release out there. There is a small bug in v1.0 that will allow a filter to be applied to a post more then once. This bug has been fixed.
