WordPress allows you to add blockquotes within your posts and pages by using the toolbar area in your write section.

This will add a little HTML in your post that we can use to customize the styling. Note: we are using the text mode in WordPress post editor. Below is an example of the HTML that you should see.

<blockquote>Ea possunt paria non esse. Pudebit te, inquam, illius tabulae, quam Cleanthes sane commode verbis depingere solebat. Urgent tamen et nihil remittunt. An vero displicuit ea, quae tributa est animi virtutibus tanta praestantia? Sint ista Graecorum; Cur igitur, cum de re conveniat, non malumus usitate loqui? Huius ego nunc auctoritatem sequens idem faciam.
<cite>Wise Man</cite></blockquote>

In order to customize the blockquotes style in your WordPress theme, we would need to modify the style.css file of your theme. You can do this by either going to Appearance » Editor in your WordPress admin or edit the files via FTP.

Next, you would need to use one of the styles suggested below and override your blockquote styles. If none exist, then simply add these. You are also more than welcome to combine the two styles and customize to your heart’s desire.

1. Classic CSS Blockquote

Usually people use CSS background-image to add large quotation marks in blockquote. In this example we have used CSS to add large quotation marks.

blockquote {
	font-family: Georgia, serif;
	font-size: 18px;
	font-style: italic;
	width: 450px;
	margin: 0.25em 0;
	padding: 0.25em 40px;
	line-height: 1.45;
	position: relative;
	color: #383838;
	background:#ececec;
}

blockquote:before {
	display: block;
	content: "\201C";
	font-size: 80px;
	position: absolute;
	left: -10px;
	top: -10px;
	color: #7a7a7a;
}

blockquote cite {
	color: #999999;
	font-size: 14px;
	display: block;
	margin-top: 5px;
}
 
blockquote cite:before {
	content: "\2014 \2009";
}

2. Classic Blockquote with Image

In this example we have used a background image for quotation marks.

blockquote {
	font: 16px italic Georgia, serif;
	width:450px;
	padding-left: 70px;
	padding-top: 18px;
	padding-bottom: 18px;
	padding-right: 10px;
	background-color: #dadada;
	border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
	border-bottom: 3px solid #ccc;
	margin: 5px;
	background-image: url(http://example.com/wp-content/themes/your-theme/images/gray-georgia.png);
	background-position: middle left;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	text-indent: 23px;
} 

blockquote cite {
	color: #a1a1a1;
	font-size: 14px;
	display: block;
	margin-top: 5px;
}
 
blockquote cite:before {
	content: "\2014 \2009";
}

3. Simple Blockquote

In this example we have added background color and dashed left border instead of blockquotes. Feel free to play with the colors.

blockquote {
font-family: Georgia, serif;
font-size: 16px;
font-style: italic;
width: 500px;
margin: 0.25em 0;
padding: 0.25em 40px;
line-height: 1.45;
position: relative;
color: #383838;
border-left:3px dashed #c1c1c1;
background:#eee;
}

blockquote cite {
color: #999999;
font-size: 14px;
display: block;
margin-top: 5px;
}
 
blockquote cite:before {
content: "\2014 \2009";
}

4. White Blue and Orange Blockquote

Blockquotes can be made to standout and they can be just as colorful as you want them to be.

blockquote {
font-family: Georgia, serif;
font-size: 16px;
font-style: italic;
width: 450px;
margin: 0.25em 0;
padding: 0.25em 40px;
line-height: 1.45;
position: relative;
color: #FFF;
border-left:5px solid #FF7F00;
background:#4b8baf;
}

blockquote cite {
color: #efefef;
font-size: 14px;
display: block;
margin-top: 5px;
}
 
blockquote cite:before {
content: "\2014 \2009";
}

5. Using Google Web Fonts for Blockquotes in CSS

In this blockquote CSS example we have used Droid Serif font from Google web fonts library.

blockquote {
@import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Droid+Serif:400italic);
font-family: 'Droid Serif', serif;
font-size:16px;
font-style:italic;
width:450px;
background-color:#fbf6f0;
border-left:3px dashed #d5bc8c;
border-right:3px dashed #d5bc8c;
text-align:center;
} 
blockquote cite {
color: #a1a1a1;
font-size: 14px;
display: block;
margin-top: 5px;
}
 
blockquote cite:before {
content: "\2014 \2009";
}

6. Round Corner Blockquote

In this example we have blockquote with rounded corners and we have used drop shadow for borders.

blockquote {
width: 450px;
background-color: #f9f9f9;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-radius: 6px;
box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #ccc;
font-style: italic;
}
blockquote cite:before {
content: "\2014 \2009";
}

7. Using Gradient as Background for Blockquote

In this CSS blockquote example, we have used CSS3 gradient to enhance background of blockquote. CSS gradients are tricky, because of cross-browser compatibility. We recommend using colorlabs, CSS gradient generator.

blockquote {
width: 450px;
color:#FFF;
background: #7d7e7d; /* Old browsers */
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #7d7e7d 0%, #0e0e0e 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#7d7e7d), color-stop(100%,#0e0e0e)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  #7d7e7d 0%,#0e0e0e 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  #7d7e7d 0%,#0e0e0e 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,  #7d7e7d 0%,#0e0e0e 100%); /* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(to bottom,  #7d7e7d 0%,#0e0e0e 100%); /* W3C */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#7d7e7d', endColorstr='#0e0e0e',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-radius: 6px;
box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #ccc;
font-style: italic;
}
blockquote cite:before {
content: "\2014 \2009";
}

8. Blockquote with Background Pattern

In this example we have used a background image as pattern for blockquote.

blockquote {
width: 450px;
background-image:url('http://example.com/wp-content/themes/your-theme/images/lined_paper.png');
border: 1px solid #ccc;
box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #ccc;
font-style: italic;
}
blockquote cite:before {
content: "\2014 \2009";
}

9. Using Multiple Images in Blockquote Background

You can use multiple images in blockquote background using css. In this example we have used blockquote:before pseudo element to add another background image to blockquote.

blockquote {
width: 450px;
background-image:url('http://example.com/wp-content/themes/your-theme/images/lined_paper.png');
border: 1px solid #ccc;
box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #ccc;
font-style: italic;
}
blockquote:before{
position:absolute;
margin-top:-20px;
margin-left:-20px;
content:url('http://example.com/wp-content/themes/your-theme/images/pin.png');
}
blockquote cite:before {
content: "\2014 \2009";
}

We hope that you found this article helpful in learning how to customize blockquotes style in WordPress. If you have any questions or suggestions, then please feel free to leave a comment below.

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You might be thinking why are we using featured image and post thumbnail interchangeably. Well, when this feature was first introduced in WordPress 2.9, it was called post thumbnails. However, in the next version it was renamed to featured image.

Beginners Guide to Featured Images in WordPress

Featured Images or Post Thumbnails is a theme feature. Most themes such as Genesis and others support featured images by default. An easy way to figure out whether your theme supports featured images is by going to the post editor. Simply create a new post and scroll down a little to see if there is a meta box called featured images on the right hand side of the screen.

Adding Post Thumbnail or Featured Image in WordPress

To add a featured image in a WordPress post, simply click on “Set Featured Image” link inside the featured image meta box shown in the screenshot above. This will open the WordPress Media Uploader. You can use that to upload an image from your computer or use an existing image from your media library. Once you select the image, simply click on Set Featured Image button.

The image will appear in the Featured Image meta box, like this:

It is important to note that the image may appear a little bit differently in your theme. It all depends on how your theme handles featured images. Some magazine themes use smaller thumbnails along side post summaries on the main page, and a larger version on the single post view. Depending on settings defined by your theme developer, your featured image will automatically appear with your posts. However, if you want to change the way your theme handles featured images and post thumbnails then continue reading.

Note: Everything below this will require coding knowledge.

Theme Developers Guide to Featured Image and Post Thumbnails in WordPress

Even though featured image is a popular feature supported by a large number of themes, it is still possible that you might be using a theme that does not support featured images. In that case, you can add featured image support to your theme. If you are comfortable editing theme files and know your way around a little CSS, then you can do it yourself.

To add featured image support in a WordPress theme, you need to add this line of code in your theme’s functions.php file:

add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' );

This code will enable featured image support for posts and pages. You can now go to posts or pages, and you will see featured image option enabled. However, when you set a featured image it will not automatically display in your WordPress theme. To display featured images in your theme, you need to edit your templates and add this line of code where you want to display the featured image:

<?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>

The files you add the above code in will vary based on your theme. You will want to add the code inside your post loop.

The above code is the basic function that you need to add featured image support and display featured images in your theme. To set image size for featured images you upload, you need to add this line of code to your functions.php file.

set_post_thumbnail_size( 50, 50);

The parameters for set_post_thumbnail_size are in this order: width, height.

You can also set additional image sizes to use with the_post_thumbnail() function. For example:

// Image size for single posts
add_image_size( 'single-post-thumbnail', 590, 180 );

In this example we have added a new image size called single-post-thumbnail with 590px with and 180px height. To use this image size in our theme, we will still need to add it in the appropriate theme file. Checkout our guide on adding additional image sizes in WordPress for more details.

If you have previously uploaded featured images, but they are still appearing in some other size, then you need to regenerate thumbnails and image sizes for older posts.

Below is an example of the featured image function with a specific image size.

<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'single-post-thumbnail' ); ?>

This is broken down version of the full functionality. You can further extend the functionality of featured images. For example, you can set a default fallback image for post thumbnails, display featured images with captions, or even add multiple post thumbnails or featured images.

We hope that this article helped you learn how to add featured images or post thumbnails in WordPress. If you have any questions or suggestions, then please let us know by leaving a comment below.

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First thing you need to do is add a new menu item in your menu. You can do that by going to Appearance » Menus. You want to add a custom link so give it the label you want. In the URL field, enter the # sign. Once done, click on the Add to Menu button. Save your menu once this custom link is added to the menu.

Now click on the drop down arrow next to this custom link to edit this menu item. Go ahead and remove the pound sign from the URL field and save your menu. If you go to your live website, then you will see a menu item without link. You can add sub menus to this menu item and link them to any page or custom link you want.

We hope that this article helped you add titles in WordPress menu without linking to a page or any URL. If you have any feedback or questions, then please leave a comment below.

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Advantages of Google+ Comments in WordPress

Even though Facebook is still way ahead in number of active users, Google+ has a fairly large number of regular users as well. Many of these users are highly engaged in their circles. So whether you add Facebook comments to WordPress or Google+ comments, one obvious advantage is that you may see an increase in visibility. Often users have a tendency to share their comments publicly on their walls or timelines which means their friends will see your site.

Another advantage is convenience. Since most people are already signed in with their Google+ account, they do not have to fill in their name or email. Some folks might find this more convenient.

We all know that Google has big plans of integrating social media (Google+) with their search ranking. A lot of Google+ posts are indexed in Google, and sometimes they rank pretty high for long tail keywords. We have heard from few that staying active and engaging with users on Google+ is part of their active long tail search strategy. If the user is sharing their comments from your site on their profile, then it shows up as a status, so it has a potential of having some SEO benefits. We already know that having verified Google+ authorship on the site has helped many see an increase in their traffic. [Related: how we increased our organic search traffic]

Disadvantages of Google+ Comments in WordPress

One of the biggest disadvantage of using Google+ comments is that right now there is no official Google plugin for WordPress. This means that some features like comment notifications are not available for WordPress users. What that means is that you would have to manually check all of your posts to see if there is a new comment unless ofcourse you were tagged in the comment.

Since most Google+ comment plugins are unofficial, there is always that scare of when will Google shut it down? It is pretty unlikely, but it can happen. If it does happen, then you lose all of your comments. There are hundreds of WordPress plugins for other Google products, and they seem to be working fine for a long time.

Last but not least, some people just aren’t comfortable logging in with their profile to leave a comment. They might want to remain anonymous. A solution to this problem is adding WordPress commenting system as an alternate option.

Adding Google+ Comments in WordPress

First thing you need to do is install and activate the Google+ Comments for WordPress plugin. Upon activation, the plugin adds two options under the Comments menu item in your WordPress admin. Go to Comments » G+ comments to configure the plugin.

Google+ Comments for WordPress plugin allows you to add a tabbed commenting area. This means that you can have Google+ comments along with other comment options such as your default WordPress comments, Facebook comments, and Disqus. You can arrange the order and the platforms you want to display. You can also change the label for each tab. Once you are done with the settings, click on the Save Changes button. Now when you go to any post in your blog, you will see tabbed comments like this:

Conclusion

We hope that this article helped you add Google+ comments in WordPress. Before concluding this article, we feel obliged to let our readers know why we are not using Google+ comments on our site. We are not huge fans of third party commenting systems. We used LiveFyre on our site for a whole year, and ended up switching away. But just because third party commenting system is not a fit for our site does not mean that it doesn’t for others.

Will you be adding Google+ Comments on your site? Let us know your thoughts on Google+ comments by leaving a comment below.

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First thing you need to do is install and activate the Ditty News Ticker plugin. Upon activation, the plugin adds a News Ticker menu item in your WordPress admin. Bring your mouse over to the menu item and click on the Add New link to add a news ticker.

On the next screen, you will have the ability give this particular news ticker a name, ticker text and link. For each ticker, you can add as many ticker items as you like. If you want to add another ticker item, then press the green + button to add the next item on the ticker. Once you are done adding ticker items, scroll down to Ticker Mode. There are three different ticker modes available. Scroll, rotate, and list. The scroll mode is the default one because it is the most commonly used in television networks. Rotate is another good option if you want to show one ticker at a time.

If you want to adjust the behavior of the news ticker, then scroll down to the Scroll settings panel. This panel allows you to configure scroll speed and dimensions. You can also choose the spacing between each ticker items and pause items when a user brings their mouse over the ticker.

The plugin generates a shortcode as well as a PHP function for each news ticker you create. You can either use the shortcode inside a post, page, sidebar widget, or you can directly insert the PHP function in your theme files.

Once you insert the ticker shortcode or PHP function, then it should work. We hope that this article helped you add a news ticker to your WordPress website. Would you use a news ticker on your website, or do you rather prefer our sticky floating footer bar? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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Things You Need Before Localizing WordPress

You will need to have completed the basic WordPress install before you can install the language pack. Yes, you do need to have a domain name and a web hosting account. To install WordPress, please follow our tutorial on how to install WordPress.

Now that you have installed WordPress, lets look at how you can translate it for your language.

Installing WordPress Translation Files For Other Languages

WordPress uses gettext system for translations (localization and internationalization). WordPress volunteers from around the world use a main .pot template file to translate WordPress in their languages. This results into two files for each language. Portable Object format file with .po extension, and Machine Object file with .mo extension. You will need a .mo file for your language.

Go to WordPress in your Language page to see if there is a WordPress translation available for your language. WordPress is available in many languages including but not limited to: Spanish, French, Arabic, Korean, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese (Han), Portuguese, and many others.

You need to download and upload the .mo language file to your /wp-content/languages/ OR /wp-includes/languages/ folder. You will have to create a new folder called languages in the wp-content directory.

Once you have uploaded all the .mo and .po files that came with your language, the next step is to tell WordPress to use these language files. Open your wp-config.php file and add the following code:

// Replace fr_FR with your language and country code
define ('WPLANG', 'fr_FR');

Replace fr_FR with your language and country code. The first two letters are for the language code and the other two letters are for the country code. You can find your language and country codes here.

Once you add that text to your wp-config, WordPress will automatically start displaying the admin area in your language. For those of you who don’t want to mess with codes, you can use this plugin called WP Native Dashboard. This plugin allows you to easily install and enable WordPress in your language. Another beauty of WP Native Dashboard plugin is that it allows you to have multiple languages. If you have multiple authors on your site, then you can give them the ability to use WordPress in their native language.

The installation files only convert the WordPress administration areas in your language. You may still need to translate your WordPress theme or other plugins. This can be challenging specially if you have a right-to-left language such as Arabic. While the default WordPress themes (twentytwelve, etc) comes built-in with RTL styles, other third party themes may not.

Help Translate WordPress in Your Language

If you did not find an available translation for WordPress in your language, then perhaps you can help create one. WordPress is an open source software, and all available translations were created by volunteers through out the world. Check out Translating WordPress page for more information on how you can contribute.

We hope that this article helped you install WordPress in other languages. For questions and feedback please leave a comment below.

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For single author blogs, you can just get the code from Facebook Social plugins page and paste it in your templates or a widget. On the other hand sites with multiple authors have to take few more steps.

Adding Facebook Follow Button for a Single Author WordPress Blog

For a single author WordPress website, the simplest way to add a Facebook Follow button is by getting the code from Facebook Social Plugins website and pasting it into your WordPress theme template, widget, or a page.

Simply provide the Facebook profile URL of the user, and facebook will automatically generate a preview of the follow button on the right. Choose a layout and configure the appearance of the plugin, and then click the Get code button. Copy the code in <iframe> tab and paste it in a widget, post, or page.

Adding Facebook Follow Button on Multi-Author WordPress Blog

First thing you need to do is install and activate Facebook plugin. Upon activation the plugin adds a Facebook menu item in your WordPress admin sidebar. Clicking on it will take you to plugin’s General settings page. This page will ask you to provide application key and secret key.

How to create a Facebook Application for your Website

Go to Facebook Developers website and log in with your Facebook account. Next, click on Create New App button.

A small pop up would appear, and it will ask you to provide a name for your app. The other two fields in this form are optional.

Now you will land on a developer page for your app where you will see your App ID and APP Secret Key. You need to copy those keys and enter them into the Facebook plugin’s page on your WordPress website.

Adding the Facebook Follow Button

Go to Facebook » Follow Button menu option. The plugin settings are pretty intuitive. You would need to choose where you want the follow button to appear (posts, page, archives, home, etc.) and position (before or after posts, or both). Ideally, you would want to display author information on single posts. Depending on your theme, you can choose to display the Facebook follow button below the posts or before the post content. You can also choose the color scheme and content width. There are three layout available for the follow button (standard, button count, and box count). Choose the one that compliments your site’s layout and save changes.

Once the app setup is complete, each user must connect their Facebook account with the site. If you are the only author on your website, then go to Facebook » Social Publisher and click on the link Associate your WordPress account with a Facebook account.

Clicking on the link will open a pop-up window asking your permission to connect your WordPress website’s app and your Facebook account.

Other authors on your website can connect their accounts from Users » Profile page. Where they will see a link to connect their account.

Example Screenshot

Aside from the follow button, Facebook offers various other ways to integrate your website with Facebook such as: Facebook comments, Facebook Like button, Facebook Send Button etc.

We hope that this article helped you add a Facebook follow button for authors on your WordPress site. If you have any questions or suggestions, then please leave a comment below.

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1. Blissful

Blissful is a premium WordPress theme designed specifically for wedding websites. It has soft wedding themed colors and support for featured images to showcase photographs from engagement to the reception. It comes with 3 layout options and custom header support. Theme customization is easy and simple.

2. Babylog

Babylog is a free WordPress theme designed specifically for mommies to keep a baby journal. It comes in four colors pink, purple, blue and green. The cute baby illustration in the header is customizable you can change the skin tone of baby and hair color from theme options.

3. Adam & Eve

Adam and Eve is a premium WordPress theme for a couple blog. It can publish posts by two authors side by side. Ideal for couples who want to write a blog together, wedding blog, expecting parents blog, etc. It comes with a featured posts sider, widgets, and a responsive layout.

4. Pretty Young Thing

Pretty Young Thing is a premium WordPress theme by StudioPress. It comes in three colors pretty pink, teal, and yellow. It is a multi-purpose blog theme but because of the color options it could ideally be a wedding blog, a babylog, or a family blog. Apart from 3 color choices, it also has 6 layout options, custom headers, and featured image support.

5. Spirit

Spirit is a WordPress holidays theme and it is free. This illustrated theme has texture, snow fall, a christmas tree and the colors of the season. Spirit has support for custom headers, featured images, post formats, and it is idea for personal and family blogs.

6. MyBaby

My Baby is a WordPress theme designed specifically for announcing babies and manage a baby blog. It is based on Twenty Eleven so can be used for any kind of website and has the same features as Twenty Eleven.

7. Pachyderm

Pachyderm is a free WordPress theme. It is illustrated and has icons for post formats. Ideal for personal blogs, or websites for young readers. The theme supports default WordPress theme customization options. In the screenshot above you don’t see the sidebar but it does have sidebar which can be disabled.

8. Minblr

Minblr is a responsive, tumblr like microblogging theme. Ideal for personal and family blogs, it comes with 10 skins, multiple page layouts, multiple widget areas, and support for post formats.

9. Fabric8ted

Fabrica8ted is a preimum WordPress theme released by StudioPress. What we like about it is the 4 color palletes of muted color schemes. The sophisticated color schemes provide a wonderful backdrop for personal or family blogs. It has 3 layout options, custom header and featured image support.

We hope you find this showcase of best WordPress family themes useful. Let us know your thoughts by leaving a comment below.

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What is BufferApp?

BufferApp is a web based status scheduling service that allows you to post across various social networks. In their own words, BufferApp is a smarter way to share things. It allows you to integrate your Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin to one single BufferApp account. You can use one single dashboard to share things on all your networks. It also offers analytics, easy scheduling of posts, and URL shortening. BufferApp also allows you to add team members, which is great for dividing up social media activities.

Setting up WordPress to Buffer

First thing you need to do is sign up for a Buffer account. Go to BufferApp and sign up. You can also sign up using your Twitter, Facebook, or Linkedin account. Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your Buffer Dashboard.

Now that we have created a Buffer account, the next thing is to connect WordPress to your Buffer account. To do that, install and activate WordPress to Buffer plugin on your site. After activating the plugin, go to Settings » Buffer.

In order to connect your WordPress site to your Buffer account, you need to create a Buffer App. The plugin will show you a link to create an app. Below the link it will also show you a callback URL which you need to copy because you will need it in the next step. Click on creating an app link which will take you to Buffer App’s developer website.

Provide a name and description for your app, for e.g. your website title and description. In the website field provide the URL of your site. In the callback URL field enter the URL shown by WordPress to Buffer plugin. After filling all the required fields, press the create application button. Buffer will now send you an email with a link to access your token. Clicking on that link will take you back to Buffer’s website where you can see your Client ID and Access token. Copy these and paste them into your WordPress to Buffer settings page.

Once you click the update options button, WordPress to Buffer plugin will authenticate your website to buffer and will show all connected accounts to your Buffer profile. Select the accounts you want to post to and save changes.

Schedule or Publish Posts for Social Media using Buffer

To share your WordPress posts across your social media network, go to Posts » Add New. Scroll down and you will see Add to Buffer meta box.

If you haven’t turned on scheduling on Buffer, then your WordPress post will be shared on selected social media websites as soon as you hit the publish button. To enable scheduling, go to BufferApp dashboard and click on Scheduling tab. You can set a timezone and select different times to share your posts.

We hope that this article helped you schedule WordPress posts for social media using BufferApp. Let us know what you are using to connect WordPress to your social media accounts by leaving a comment below.

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First thing you need to do is install and activate the Revisionary plugin. Upon activation, a new options menu will be added under Settings » Revisionary. The default settings should work on most websites, but you can still review the settings and see if you need to change something.

How To Revise Old Published Articles

Upon installation, Revisionary creates a new user role, called Revisor. You can assign this role to a existing user or create a new user with the Revisor role. A user with the revisor role can edit posts as revisions and submit the revisions for review. These revisions can be reviewed and published by an editor, or an administrator.

As an administrator you can review the revisions pending review by visiting Posts » All Posts.

Editing a revision will take you to the revision manager where you can see the changes. As an editor or administrator, you can also edit the revision. On the top right corner of the screen is the time that the revisor, or the contributor has recommended for the publication of this review. You can change that to either publish the new version right away or schedule it to be published later. Publishing a revision will replace the old post with the new revision.

Users with revisor, or contributor user roles can also edit their revisions before they are published. To review the changes, click on the Compare Selected HTML. Revisionary will highlight the differences between different versions.

Permissions for existing and pre-defined WordPress user roles remain unchanged. However, you can manage user roles and permissions using user role management plugins such as Role Scoper or capabilities manager enhanced.

We hope that this article helped you allow authors to revise old published posts in WordPress. For questions and feedback please leave a comment below.

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