BNS Login

A simple plugin providing a link to the dashboard; and, a method to log in and out of your blog in the footer of the theme. This is ideal for those not wanting to use the meta widget/code links.

Additonal WordPress MU compatibility added at version 1.1 – When a user logs out via the plugin they will be returned to the main domain (home page) of the WordPress MU installation.

Download

Latest version: Download BNS Login v1.3.3.2 [zip]

Installation

1. Extract the files from the compressed “zip” file (note the location of the extracted folder/files)
2. Upload the contents of the bns-login folder (from above) to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

– or -

1. Go to ‘Plugins’ menu under your Dashboard
2. Click on the ‘Add New’ link
3. Search for bns-login
4. Install.
5. Activate through the ‘Plugins’ menu

Reading this article for further assistance: http://wpfirstaid.com/2009/12/plugin-installation/

FAQ

Q. Is it really that simple?
A. Yes, it really is.

Q. Can the plugin be styled?
A. Yes, the plugin text is wrapped in its own <div id="bns-logged-in" class="bns-login"> or <div id="bns-logged-out" class="bns-login"> depending on the login status of the user. Just add your preferred properties to the end of your style.css file.

Changelog

1.3.3.2

• compatible with WordPress version 2.9.2
• updated license declaration

1.3.3.1

• clarified the plugin’s release under a GPL license

1.3.3

• compatibility check for 2.9.1 completed

1.3.2

• compatibility check for 2.9 completed

1.3.1

• minor code error correction

1.3

• Code clean up
• Comments and documentation added
• Version control added
• localization code init function

1.2

• Added localization code

1.1

• Added WordPressMU Compatibility – Logout returns user to main domain (home) of WPMU installation.
• Corrected deprecated parameter variable ’siteurl’ to ‘url’

1.0

• Initial Release