{"id":4823,"date":"2008-11-24T19:51:44","date_gmt":"2008-11-24T14:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=4823"},"modified":"2023-01-04T21:50:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T16:20:11","slug":"try-wordpress-27-with-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2008\/11\/try-wordpress-27-with-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Plugins to Test Drive WordPress 2.7 Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress 2.7 is around the corner and if you want to test drive it you can grab a copy of beta versions (please don&#8217;t use them for productive sites-use only for testing purposes) OR you can even <strong>get all the WordPress 2.7 features through plugins<\/strong>. Following is the list of WordPress Plugins you need in order to get the full functionality of WP 2.7.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad255168f6b7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad255168f6b7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2008\/11\/try-wordpress-27-with-plugins\/#1_Ozh_Admin_Drop_Down_Menu\" >1.\u00a0Ozh\u2019 Admin Drop Down Menu<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2008\/11\/try-wordpress-27-with-plugins\/#2_OneClick_Plugin_Updater\" >2.\u00a0OneClick Plugin Updater<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2008\/11\/try-wordpress-27-with-plugins\/#3_Manageable\" >3. Manageable<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2008\/11\/try-wordpress-27-with-plugins\/#4_BM_Custom_Login\" >4.\u00a0BM Custom Login<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2008\/11\/try-wordpress-27-with-plugins\/#5_Ozh_Absolute_Comments\" >5.\u00a0Ozh\u2019 Absolute Comments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2008\/11\/try-wordpress-27-with-plugins\/#6_Plugin_Manager\" >6. Plugin Manager<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2008\/11\/try-wordpress-27-with-plugins\/#7_Dashboard_Widget_Manager\" >7.\u00a0Dashboard Widget Manager<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2008\/11\/try-wordpress-27-with-plugins\/#8_WordPress_Automatic_upgrade\" >8.\u00a0WordPress Automatic upgrade<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2008\/11\/try-wordpress-27-with-plugins\/#9_YATCP-Yet_Another_Threaded_Comments_Plugin\" >9.\u00a0YATCP-Yet Another Threaded Comments Plugin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2008\/11\/try-wordpress-27-with-plugins\/#10_Paged_Comments\" >10.\u00a0Paged Comments<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Ozh_Admin_Drop_Down_Menu\"><\/span>1.\u00a0Ozh\u2019 Admin Drop Down Menu<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are using a WordPress version greater than 2.5, then the first plugin you have to install is this one. The lazy and the productive people will love this plugin. All admin links are available in a neat CSS-driven drop-down menu. No need to click on \u201cManage\u201d and then \u201cPages\u201d to edit pages, go to any admin page from any admin page. <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ozh-admin-drop-down-menu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_OneClick_Plugin_Updater\"><\/span>2.\u00a0OneClick Plugin Updater<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>OneClick is a WordPress Plugin+Firefox Extension combo that will change the way you look at WordPress forever. It reduces the effort needed to install a plugin or a theme for WordPress to just one simple click. It is excellent for admins, non-techies, people with restrictive firewalls, and just about anyone who uses WordPress and installs plugins and themes. It Installs any plugin\/theme from the zip file on your hard drive. Install any plugin\/theme from any URL of the zip file and perform easy maintenance and upgrades. <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/one-click-plugin-updater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Manageable\"><\/span>3. Manageable<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This plugin will do inline editing of the date, title, author, categories, tags, status, and more on both posts and pages without leaving the \u201cManage\u201d admin sections. No need to load each post or page individually. Simply double-click anywhere in the post or page row and when you\u2019re done, press enter. Alternatively, you can click the link in the new \u201cEdit\u201d column. <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/manageable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_BM_Custom_Login\"><\/span>4.\u00a0BM Custom Login<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A simple way to customize the login screen on your WordPress install. The plugin also includes a PSD template for creating your own login screens, so it couldn\u2019t be easier. There is also a flickr group for showing off your custom logins, or for getting inspiration for your own creations. <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/bm-custom-login\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Ozh_Absolute_Comments\"><\/span>5.\u00a0Ozh\u2019 Absolute Comments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Absolute Comments is a comment manager plugin that lets you instantly reply to comments, either from the original Manage Comments administration page or from the email notification, without the hassle of visiting the post first. It beautifully integrates with WordPress and does not add any extra page to manage comments. Everything is done via the original page. <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ozh-absolute-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Plugin_Manager\"><\/span>6. Plugin Manager<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Plugin Manager lets you view, download and install plugins from wordpress.org from an AJAX\u2019ed interface, instead of manually downloading, extracting, and uploading each plugin. Download<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Dashboard_Widget_Manager\"><\/span>7.\u00a0Dashboard Widget Manager<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>WordPress 2.5 introduces a widgetized dashboard, but unfortunately, no manager for it to rearrange and remove widgets. This plugin fills that need by creating a new admin page very similar to the new sidebar widget manager. Now both widget order and widget options are stored on a per-user basis rather than everyone sharing a common configuration. Great for those multi-user blogs. Via the settings page, you can also choose a default dashboard for users without a customized dashboard of their own and disable non-admins from customizing their dashboard effectively forcing all non-admins to see the dashboard of your choosing. <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/dashboard-widget-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_WordPress_Automatic_upgrade\"><\/span>8.\u00a0WordPress Automatic upgrade<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>WordPress Automatic Upgrade allows a user to automatically upgrade the WordPress installation to the latest one provided by wordpress.org using the 5 steps provided in the wordpress upgrade instructions. The plugin can also be run in an automated mode wherein you do not have to click on any links to go to the next step. Download<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_YATCP-Yet_Another_Threaded_Comments_Plugin\"><\/span>9.\u00a0YATCP-Yet Another Threaded Comments Plugin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Using standard WordPress your comments are linear, despite the fact that WordPress provides the technical ability to thread comments. That way longer discussion threads tend to get confusing, as the reader has to keep track who is responding to whom. YATCP (Yet another threaded comments plugin) tries to solve that problem by leveraging the possibilities provided by WordPress.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/yatcp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Paged_Comments\"><\/span>10.\u00a0Paged Comments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The name says it all. It Breaks down comments into a number of pages. <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/paged-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Dashboard Design:\u00a0<\/strong>Even though you can use all the above 10 plugins to get all the features of WordPress 2.7, you cannot get the redesigned dashboard of it by means of any plugins (until now).<\/p>\n<p>Hope you enjoy this post and try to\u00a0<strong>make your WordPress function like WP 2.7 <\/strong>and test drive it with the help of the above plugins (until it comes). Actually, the idea of this post came to me when my novice friend asked me to install WordPress 2.7 Beta 3 on his server and wanted me to delete the plugins he no longer needed. That <em>made me delete these 10 absolutely helpful plugins<\/em> from the plugin folder. At last, I was shocked to see only two plugins remain (Akismet and WP Stats) \u2013 maybe they will integrate it in WP 2.8.<\/p>\n<p>One question still remains in my mind \u2013 Like the new Dashboard Design, they should consider improving WordPress (<strong>Ajaxify all pages<\/strong>). Instead of that why the WordPress community is integrating all the available plugins as new features?<\/p>\n<p><em>This guest post was submitted by Arun. He doesn\u2019t have his own domain yet, but he spends most of his time reading other blogs and now has started guest blogging. If you also have some tips to share with our readers,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/guest-blogging\/\">write a guest article<\/a>\u00a0today.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress 2.7 is around the corner and if you want to test drive it you can grab a copy of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[44,17],"class_list":["post-4823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogging","tag-guest-posts","tag-wordpress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4823\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}