Comments on: Wanted: Excerpt Exacter http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/ Things that Eric A. Meyer, CSS expert, writes about on his personal Web site; it's largely Web standards and Web technology, but also various bits of culture, politics, personal observations, and other miscellaneous stuff Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:28:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Doug Barned http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/#comment-451514 Doug Barned Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:12:08 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=910#comment-451514 Hi there :) Sounds like just what I need! however, the link is dead... can anyone please point me in the direction of this plugin? Thanks /Doug Hi there :)

Sounds like just what I need! however, the link is dead… can anyone please point me in the direction of this plugin?

Thanks

/Doug

]]> By: The manual Excerpt in WordPress. What, why, how, tips and plugins - op111.net http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/#comment-443312 The manual Excerpt in WordPress. What, why, how, tips and plugins - op111.net Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:37:03 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=910#comment-443312 [...] Wanted: Excerpt Exacter [...] [...] Wanted: Excerpt Exacter [...]

]]> By: NeverForgetcerpt Plugin :: WPLover http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/#comment-384486 NeverForgetcerpt Plugin :: WPLover Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:52:10 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=910#comment-384486 [...] begins from CSS godfather Eric Meyer’s tweet a few days ago, which then turns into a blog post: NeverForgetcerpt, a plugin that will warn you if you’re posting an article without creating [...] [...] begins from CSS godfather Eric Meyer’s tweet a few days ago, which then turns into a blog post: NeverForgetcerpt, a plugin that will warn you if you’re posting an article without creating [...]

]]> By: Hamish M http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/#comment-384305 Hamish M Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:25:59 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=910#comment-384305 Great idea. I know I've forgotten categories, tags, etc. before as well, so that would be quite useful. I'll see what I can do. Great idea. I know I’ve forgotten categories, tags, etc. before as well, so that would be quite useful.

I’ll see what I can do.

]]> By: Eric Meyer http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/#comment-384300 Eric Meyer Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:34:30 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=910#comment-384300 So awesome, <a href="http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/?#comment-384294" rel="nofollow">Hamish</a>. You rock. Now, what do you think of extending your excellent work into a more complex plugin called (for example) "Forget-Meta-Not" which lets the user set preferences to warn them if they've forgotten any of excerpt, categories, or tags? (Inspired by both my further thinking and <a href="http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/?#comment-384257" rel="nofollow">Adam</a> mentioning what Ecto does.) So awesome, Hamish. You rock.

Now, what do you think of extending your excellent work into a more complex plugin called (for example) “Forget-Meta-Not” which lets the user set preferences to warn them if they’ve forgotten any of excerpt, categories, or tags? (Inspired by both my further thinking and Adam mentioning what Ecto does.)

]]> By: Hamish M http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/#comment-384294 Hamish M Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:23:29 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=910#comment-384294 Hey, thanks a lot <a href="http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/#comment-384236" rel="nofollow">Eric</a>! I'm glad you like it. I've now updated the plugin to autosave when you click either Save or Publish. Same address: http://hamstu.com/uploads/NeverForgetcerpt.zip Also, I'm glad to hear you're not actually using Wordpress 1.5. You had me worried there for a minute! Hey, thanks a lot Eric! I’m glad you like it.

I’ve now updated the plugin to autosave when you click either Save or Publish. Same address: http://hamstu.com/uploads/NeverForgetcerpt.zip

Also, I’m glad to hear you’re not actually using WordPress 1.5. You had me worried there for a minute!

]]> By: Adam Rice http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/#comment-384257 Adam Rice Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:38:29 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=910#comment-384257 This seems to be solved already, but Ecto (not a plugin) also optionally gives warnings if you try to post without an excerpt, category, and/or (maybe?) tags. This seems to be solved already, but Ecto (not a plugin) also optionally gives warnings if you try to post without an excerpt, category, and/or (maybe?) tags.

]]> By: Eric Meyer http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/#comment-384236 Eric Meyer Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:58:00 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=910#comment-384236 Very cool, <a href="http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/?#comment-384172" rel="nofollow">Hamish</a>! Thank you! There's one thing about it that worries me, which is that it doesn't save anything. So if I accidentally close my browser window because I see a little pop-up I want to dismiss and my muscle memory kicks out a command-W, I'll lose whatever changes I made right before hitting "Publish". 95% of the time, that won't happen, but the other 5% will be really annoying. Is there any way to modify things so that a save-draft operation is fired right before putting up the warning box? Oh, and I'm on the latest version; I just hadn't updated my footer. Thanks for reminding me to get it fixed. Very cool, Hamish! Thank you! There’s one thing about it that worries me, which is that it doesn’t save anything. So if I accidentally close my browser window because I see a little pop-up I want to dismiss and my muscle memory kicks out a command-W, I’ll lose whatever changes I made right before hitting “Publish”. 95% of the time, that won’t happen, but the other 5% will be really annoying. Is there any way to modify things so that a save-draft operation is fired right before putting up the warning box?

Oh, and I’m on the latest version; I just hadn’t updated my footer. Thanks for reminding me to get it fixed.

]]> By: AlastairC http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/#comment-384217 AlastairC Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:44:37 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=910#comment-384217 "Whoah, Eric, are you really using WP 1.5?" The source says it's the latest, so I'd assume the footer is just content. “Whoah, Eric, are you really using WP 1.5?”

The source says it’s the latest, so I’d assume the footer is just content.

]]> By: AlastairC http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/#comment-384216 AlastairC Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:43:06 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=910#comment-384216 I have a related problem: The automated excerpt would be fine, <em>if</em> it included pictures, and included the first paragraph rather than first X characters. 90% of the time the above approach would be what I intended, the other 10% would still be closer, but I would edit it slightly. I have a related problem: The automated excerpt would be fine, if it included pictures, and included the first paragraph rather than first X characters.

90% of the time the above approach would be what I intended, the other 10% would still be closer, but I would edit it slightly.

]]> By: Travis http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/#comment-384213 Travis Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:33:57 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=910#comment-384213 wow, the plug-in is already available even before I get to leave a comment... Good job Hamish! wow, the plug-in is already available even before I get to leave a comment… Good job Hamish!

]]> By: Alexander Maltsev http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/#comment-384176 Alexander Maltsev Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:14:26 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=910#comment-384176 I use this "hack", use it in loop: <code><?php if ( ($post->post_excerpt != '') && (!is_single()) ) {the_excerpt(); } else the_content('Прочтём до конца?',strip_teaser);?></code> I use this “hack”, use it in loop:
<?php if ( ($post->post_excerpt != '') && (!is_single()) ) {the_excerpt(); }
else the_content('Прочтём до конца?',strip_teaser);?>

]]> By: Hamish M http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/#comment-384172 Hamish M Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:56:19 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=910#comment-384172 Okay. Version 1.0 is ready. http://hamstu.com/uploads/NeverForgetcerpt.zip <b>Some notes</b> So yeah, it's called <em>Never Forgetcerpt</em>, haha, maybe a little lame but hey, who cares. It works as far as I can tell, only tested in Wordpress 2.5, and it uses jQuery, so with older WP installs probably won't work so well, i.e. at all. See the readme.txt for more info. *glances at footer* -- Whoah, Eric, are you really using WP 1.5? Hmm, probably isn't going to work for you. You gotta upgrade man! Anyway, it's GNU licensed, anyone feel free to take it and do what you like with it. I hope it's useful to some. Cheers, Hamish Okay. Version 1.0 is ready.
http://hamstu.com/uploads/NeverForgetcerpt.zip

Some notes
So yeah, it’s called Never Forgetcerpt, haha, maybe a little lame but hey, who cares. It works as far as I can tell, only tested in WordPress 2.5, and it uses jQuery, so with older WP installs probably won’t work so well, i.e. at all. See the readme.txt for more info.

*glances at footer* — Whoah, Eric, are you really using WP 1.5? Hmm, probably isn’t going to work for you. You gotta upgrade man!

Anyway, it’s GNU licensed, anyone feel free to take it and do what you like with it. I hope it’s useful to some.

Cheers,
Hamish

]]> By: Erik http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/#comment-384160 Erik Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:30:27 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=910#comment-384160 WP 2.5 admin uses jquery right? I bet you could just insert a little script that gives you a confirmation box if the excerpt field is empty. WP 2.5 admin uses jquery right? I bet you could just insert a little script that gives you a confirmation box if the excerpt field is empty.

]]> By: Wanted: Excerpt Exacter http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/#comment-384156 Wanted: Excerpt Exacter Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:23:35 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=910#comment-384156 [...] http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/ asks Hoosgot, [...] [...] http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/10/wanted-excerpt-exacter/ asks Hoosgot, [...]

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