Post Levels 1.0

Version 1.0 of the Post Levels plugin has been released. This is a release for WordPress 2.0, and is not compatible with earlier versions of WordPress.

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Post Levels 1.0

Installation Instructions

1. Save the file post-levels.php in your wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin within WordPress in your Plugins section

See the WordPress documentation if you're having issues installing the plugin.

Upgrade Instructions

If you are upgrading from a previous version of WordPress, you should follow these steps:

1. Deactivate the Post Levels plugin
2. Upgrade your WordPress installation to 2.0 (this exercise is left to the reader)
3. Download post-levels.php, replacing the previous version
4. Activate the plugin
5. Click on the new Post Levels Configuration tab in the Plugins admin area:

   

6. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and check the box labeled Copy user information ..., then click Migrate User Levels

   

7. Now go to the Users section in your WordPress admin. Click on the a new User Levels section.

   

8. Confirm that all your user levels are appropriate
9. You can now go to the Authors & Users section in order to change user permissions as necessary. I recommend changing all non-posting users to "Subscriber"

New Features

Version 1.0 has many frequently-requested features, including:

• Private posts over RSS: By adding http_auth=yes to the query string of any WordPress URL, you can now use HTTP authentication to get private posts. Since most RSS readers support HTTP authentication, you can attach this query string to your feed URL and see private posts. The amount of data shown in the post is user-configurable: You can show just the title, excerpt, or give the full content.
• Independent User Level Control: The previous version of Post Levels used WordPress' built-in user level property. This was a problem for many people because giving a user access to private posts also gave them administrative capabilities. This version assigns levels to users that are completely independent from the WordPress administrative functions.
• New Adminstrative UI for controlling plugin options: Control options such as the default post level, user level, etc