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 v1.4 [zip]
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
- Upload
bns-support.phpto the../wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate through the ‘Plugins’ menu.
- Place the BNS Support widget appropriately in the Appearance | Widgets section of the dashboard.
– or -
- Go to ‘Plugins’ menu under your Dashboard
- Click on the ‘Add New’ link
- Search for bns-support
- Install.
- Activate through the ‘Plugins’ menu.
- 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. How can I get support for this plugin?
A. Please note, support may be available on the WordPress Support forums; but, it may be faster to visit http://buynowshop.com/plugins/bns-support/ and leave a comment with the issue you are experiencing.
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
1.4
- Release February 2013
- Added code block termination comments and other minor code formatting
- Added theme version checks against custom header data (see core trac ticket #16868)
- Moved all code into class structure
- Renamed some functions for more consistency
- Reorganized methods order in class
- Sorted out AuthorURI conditional test
1.3
- Release November 2012
- Add filter hooks and CSS classes to output strings
- Remove load_plugin_textdomain as redundant
1.2
- Required version set to 3.4
- Remove deprecated calls to
get_theme_data - Changed user role testing to capability testing
- Documentation and code format updates
- Programmatically add version number to enqueue calls
1.1.1
- Added conditional checks for WordPress 3.4 deprecation of
get_theme_data - confirmed compatible with WordPress 3.4
1.1
- released November 2011
- confirmed compatible with WordPress version 3.3
- added PHPDoc style documentation
- added
BNS Support TextDomaini18n support - added
Enqueue Plugin Scripts and Styles - added i18n support
- replaced Lester Chan’s code with the (nearly identical) ‘Plugin Lister’ code by Paul G Getty
- added corrections to ‘Plugin Lister’ code
- removed ‘Plugin Lister’ options and excess/unneeded code
- removed ‘Plugin Lister’ description
- completely merged, stripped out excess, and re-wrote (as needed) ‘Plugin Lister’ code
- re-wrote Parent/Child-Theme Version code
1.0
- released June 2011
- confirmed compatible with WordPress version 3.2-beta2-18085
- re-sized options panel
- updated options panel screenshot
- enqueued stylesheet
- added display of MySQL version
- updated screenshots
- TO-DO: Re-write to show all roles of current user (carried forward from v0.9)
- TO-DO: Correct notices being generated via Lester Chan’s code … or replace?!
0.9
- released December 11, 2010
- Changed display from user “level” to user “role”
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
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8 Comments
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I just updated the above blog site to WordPress 3.0.5 and the BNS Featured Category stopped working on the categories. Can you please help.
@Rick – As I did not see any reference to the plugin on the site I am unable to discern where the issue may be. I have tested BNS Featured Category on many domains, under several different themes. The plugin “stopped working” is not enough to troubleshoot any further without additional information.
I am sorry, I am new to administering this web site and at 4 in the morning I got your plug-in confused with another. I have since had some sleep and found that it was not your plug-in causing my problem. Thanks for looking.
@Rick – No worries. Late night web-wobblies happen to everyone from time to time. If you need help with your site in general please feel free to have a look at my WordPress Services pages.
Hi there,
I’ve installed your plugin and it’s fabulous – except it’s showing the page navigation in the widget also. I can’t see any way to remove this, other than deactivate the page navigation (which solves one problem but creates another). Could you tell me why it would be doing this and how I can fix it?
Thanks so much
@EcoB – As you site is in “maintenance mode” I am not able to see what you are referring to. If it is related to the BNS Support plugin I would not be able to see it under most any condition … can you send me a screenshot (via email) that may help sort out this issue?