Filtered Categories

Creates a new filterable Categories sidebar widget.

Description

Creates a new Categories sidebar widget which allows categories to be included/excluded.

A link to a categories page listing all categories can be configured to be displayed; a shortcode [fc] can be used on this page to display categories list.

This plugin is multisite compatible; each site will need settings to be configured in the admin dashboard.

Installation

• Download the latest release of the plugin from GitHub.
• Upload the entire zip file using the Plugins upload function in your ClassicPress admin panel.
• Activate the plugin.
• Configure relevant settings via the configuration page in the admin control panel (azurecurve menu).

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I translate this plugin?

Yes, the .pot file is in the plugins assets/languages folder; if you do translate this plugin, please sent the .po and .mo files to translations@azurecurve.co.uk for inclusion in the next version (full credit will be given).

Is this plugin compatible with both WordPress and ClassicPress?

This plugin is developed for ClassicPress, but will likely work on WordPress.

Changelog

Version 2.0.3

• Update readme.md and remove readme.txt (not required for ClassicPress).
• Update azurecurve menu.
• Remove last traces of jQuery to avoid deprecation notices.

Version 2.0.2

• Fix namespace issue.

Version 2.0.1

• Upgrade UpdateClient.
• Update azurecurve plugins list.

Version 2.0.0

• Restructure plugin to split-file includes/ layout matching current azurecurve plugin pattern.
• Introduce PHP namespace azurecurve\FilteredCategories.
• Replace pluginmenu/ component with includes/azurecurve-menu-populate.php and includes/azurecurve-menu-display.php.
• Convert jQuery tab-switching script to vanilla JavaScript.
• Rename assets/jquery/ to assets/js/.
• Rename assets/pluginimages/ to assets/images/.
• Move language files to assets/languages/ and update Domain Path header.
• Update text domain from filtered-categories to azrcrv-fc.
• Add tabbed settings UI with Settings, Instructions and Other Plugins tabs.
• Fix: nonce slug updated from azrcrv-f to azrcrv-fc.
• Fix: wp_redirect replaced with wp_safe_redirect.
• Fix: category_link output now escaped with esc_html().
• Fix: widget update() now uses sanitize_text_field() instead of strip_tags().
• Fix: wp_unslash() applied to POST data at save time.
• Fix: settings page div id typo corrected (azrcrv-tc-general to azrcrv-fc-general).
• Fix: redundant uppercase [FC] shortcode registration removed.
• Fix: codepotent_update_manager image filters updated to plugin-slug-specific hooks.
• Fix: get_option() calls in widget and shortcode replaced with get_option_with_defaults().
• Fix: fatal error when configured category page does not exist.
• Add scrollbox CSS for category checkbox list in settings.
• Remove unused page_options hidden input from settings form.
• Remove unused taxonomy key from option defaults.
• Improve PHP 8.x compatibility.
• Apply WordPress Coding Standards formatting throughout.

Version 1.2.7

• Update plugin header for compatibility with ClasssicPress v2.

Version 1.2.6

• Update plugin header and readme for compatibility with ClassicPress Directory v2.
• Update Update Manager to version 2.5.0.

Version 1.2.5

• Update readme file for compatibility with ClassicPress Directory.

Version 1.2.4

• Update readme files.
• Update language template.
• Fix bug with azurecurve menu.

Version 1.2.3

• Update azurecurve menu.
• Update readme files.

Version 1.2.2

• Fix bug with options page showing checked incorrectly.

Version 1.2.1

• Update azurecurve menu and logo.

Version 1.2.0

• Fix plugin action link to use admin_url() function.
• Rewrite option handling so defaults not stored in database on plugin initialisation.
• Add plugin icon and banner.
• Update azurecurve plugin menu.

Version 1.1.4

• Fix bug with setting of default options.
• Fix bug with plugin menu.
• Update plugin menu css.

Version 1.1.3

• Rewrite default option creation function to resolve several bugs.
• Upgrade azurecurve plugin to store available plugins in options.

Version 1.1.2

• Update Update Manager class to v2.0.0.
• Update action link.
• Update azurecurve menu icon with compressed image.

Version 1.1.1

• Fix bug with incorrect language load text domain.

Version 1.1.0

• Add integration with Update Manager for automatic updates.
• Fix issue with display of azurecurve menu.
• Change settings page heading.
• Add load_plugin_textdomain to handle translations.

Version 1.0.2

• Update azurecurve menu for easier maintenance.
• Move require of azurecurve menu below security check.

Version 1.0.1

• Fix bug in shortcode output.

Version 1.0.0

• Initial release for ClassicPress forked from azurecurve Filtered Categories WordPress Plugin.

Other Notes

About azurecurve

azurecurve was one of the first plugin developers to start developing for ClassicPress; all plugins are available from azurecurve Development and are integrated with the Update Manager plugin for fully integrated, no hassle, updates.

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