BNS Support

Simple display of useful support information in the sidebar. Easy to copy and paste details, such as: the blog name; WordPress version; name of installed theme; and, active plugins list. Help for those that help. The information is only viewable by logged-in readers; and, by optional default, the blog administrator(s) only.

Download

Latest version: Download BNS Support v0.8 [zip]

Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

1. Upload bns-support.php to the ../wp-content/plugins/ directory.
2. Activate through the ‘Plugins’ menu.
3. Place the BNS Support widget appropriately in the Appearance | Widgets section of the dashboard.

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1. Go to ‘Plugins’ menu under your Dashboard
2. Click on the ‘Add New’ link
3. Search for bns-support
4. Install.
5. Activate through the ‘Plugins’ menu.
6. Place the BNS Support widget appropriately in the Appearance | Widgets section of the dashboard.

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

FAQ

Q. Why would I want to install this plugin?
A. Often times when you need help with something on your blog it can be quite useful to provide some basic, common information that most every person wanting to help would appreciate. This plugin gives a simple, easy to copy and paste, set of details for support purposes only.

Q. Can I use this in more than one widget area?
A. Yes, this plugin has been made for multi-widget compatibility but it really serves no purpose, yet.

Changelog

0.8

• correcting version number from 0.7.1

0.7.1

• released: 29 Aug 2010
• compatibility checked with WordPress 3.0.1
• clean up code to meet WP Standards
• added display of current PHP version
• edited display text

0.6

• compatible with WordPress version 3.0
• added Multisite check; displays ‘True’ or ‘False’
• updated license declaration

0.5.3

• corrected location of ending tag for the ‘CSS Wrapper’
• added ‘margin-bottom:0;’ property to credit style element

0.5.2

• compatible with WordPress version 2.9.2
• updated license declaration

0.5.1

• clarified the plugin’s release under a GPL license
• change credits display option to ‘false’ by default
• minor option text changes
• changed screenshot of option panel

0.5

• added option to hide credits

0.4

• added option for displaying active plugins

0.3

• adapted Lester Chan’s WP-Pluginsused code to list active plugins
• left justified displayed items via plugin CSS file

0.2.1

• minor adjustments to display

0.2

• compatibility check for 2.9.1 completed

0.1.1

• added direct URL to plugin page
• decreased width of screenshot-3

0.1

• Initial Release