List Last Changes
Shows a list of the last changes in the widget area, via shortcode or in the gutenberg block editor.
This can include changed pages and/or posts (configurable).
Additional features include:
- Select the number of entries in the list
- Define pages to be excluded
- Show the author of the page/post
Exclude page or post
To exclude a page or post from being listed in the widget do the following steps:
- Open the page or post you want to exclude for editing.
- Open the “Screen Options” (on the top right of the page)
- Ensure that “Custom Fields” is checked (see Screenshot #3)
- In the “Custom Fields” further down the screen add the following custom field (see Screenshot #4):
- name: list_last_changes_ignore
- value: true
To include it again set the value to false or remove the custom field completely.
Block Editor (Gutenberg)
The block can be found in Widgets -> List Last Changes.
The block can be configured in the block settings (panel on the right side)
In difference to the widget, with the block no title is written. If a title is needed it has to be defined in an own block in front of the List Last Changes block.
Shortcode
To show the list of the last changes via shortcode use the following syntax:
[list_last_changes number='7' showpages='true' showposts='true' showauthor='false' template='{title} {change_date} {author}' /]
The attribute ‘number’ defines the number of entries shown.
With the attributes ‘showpages’ and ‘showposts’ changed pages and/or posts are included.
To show also the author set the attribute ‘showauthor’ to true (deprecated, use template mechanism instead).
The ‘template’ attribute defines the content of the entries. If the ‘template’ attribute is defined the attribute ‘showauthor’ is ignored.
In difference to the widget, with the shortcode no title is written. If a title is needed it has to be defined by hand in front of the shortcode.
Templates
In the template string the following fields can be used: {title}, {change_date} and {author}.
{title} : the title of the page or post with a link to it
{change_date} : the date the page or post was changed
{author} : the author of the page or post
Sample templates:
{title} {change_date} : the default template
{title} {change_date} {author} : behaves as in versions before 0.9 when show author was enabled
{change_date} : shows only the change_date, can be used with number = 1 as last modified date of a WordPress Site
Download & install the zip archive
The plugin package installer can be downloaded from the WP2E project tab called “code”.
1 – Select the version to download if this option is available otherwise the “latest” version of the main plugin will be used.
2 – After downloading the zip archive install the plugin package installer in you local environment and activate the script from the plugin list.
3 – Under the section “Plugins” of the admin dashboard you should see a new “Dependencies & Licenses” link. Follow the instructions from this panel to finalize the installation of the missing dependencies.
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- Give a name to your project
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- Download the Installer Package
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- Install & activate the plugin locally
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- Install the suggested dependencies
Tips: Use the WP2E panel to add/suggest new dependencies to the local installation. Press F5 in the list of dependencies if the changes are not displayed right away.