Make and save edits to published posts/pages in WordPress without immediately replacing the public content.
Screenshots
Create alternate versions from the posts table using the “create clone” button
Easily see which posts have alternate versions in progress from the posts table
Admin notices help you keep track of which version of a post you are currently editing
One click replacement of original post with alternate version content
Admin bar integration makes it easy to edit alternate versions in addition to original posts from the front-end
FAQ
I’m a plugin developer and my plugin utilizes custom post meta boxes. How do I get them to show up while editing alternate versions?
The plugin provides a filter which allows you to register support for your custom features for the alternate version post types.
Please see our Github wiki page to learn how to register alternate version support for your plugin metaboxes.
ChangeLog
0.7.8
- Fix UI issues since WP 4.3.
- Add support for excerpts. Fixes #15.
- Add create alternate version link to WP Admin Bar. Fixes #3.
- Rewrite BU Version postmeta on WP importer. Fixes #22.
0.7.7
- Bugfix for post types with long names
- Adds
bu_alt_versions_post_type_alt_name
filter, allowing the alt post type name to be customized
0.7.6
- Confirmed 4.2 compatibility
- Stop showing edit links for original post when current user can’t edit them
0.7.5
- Fixed issue with previews for static front page for WP 4.0+
0.7.4
- Fixed issue causing some changes to be lost when replacing original post
- Switch to post-type specific capabilities for alternate version admin menus
- Updated unit tests to work with current test suite using WP CLI test scaffolding
- Added TravisCI integration
- Minor cleanup
0.7.3
- More notification language tweaks
- Localization updates
0.7.2
- Fixed bug reported by junger — alt. versions now use appropriate post types in notification messages
- Added hooks on version creation / publishing (bu_version_create, bu_version_publish)
- More robust linkage between alternate versions and original posts
- Updates to unit test bootstrap
0.7.1
- Improved error handling and logging
0.7
- Initial WP.org release
- Added localization support
0.6
- Fix issue with custom columns when using Quick Edit / Bulk Edit to modify posts.
- Fix issue with bulk publishing / quick editing alternate versions and changing their status to “Published”.
- Include post type name in labels so that post type lists such as in the export work properly.
0.5
- Initial Boston University release
- Replaced the “Edit ” admin bar menu with a “Edit” dropdown.
0.4
- Added support for the cloning / overwriting of meta data.