Make and save edits to published posts/pages in WordPress without immediately replacing the public content.
BU Versions is a WordPress plugin that adds new workflows to WordPress that make it possible to create, review, and schedule changes to published content with ease.
With BU Versions, you can clone any published post in WordPress (page, post, or custom post type) to edit and save an alternate version of the post without replacing the public content. You can make multiple edits over any timeframe, all done “behind the scenes” without disruptive or unreviewed changes to the live content. This enables a publishing workflow for edits to content that need to be reviewed and approved before being re-published. Once ready, publishing your version will replace the original post.
The plugin was written by Boston University IS&T staff with design and UX support from the Interactive Design group in Marketing & Communications.
For more information check out http://developer.bu.edu/bu-versions/.
For developer documentation, feature roadmaps and more visit the plugin repository on Github.
This plugin can be installed automatically through the WordPress admin interface, or by clicking the downlaod link on this page and installing manually.
bu-versions
plugin folder to the /wp-content/plugins/
directoryTo complete the advanced permissions workflow, install the BU Section Editing Plugin.
Create alternate versions from the posts table using the “create clone” button
Easily see which posts have alternate versions in progress from the posts table
Admin notices help you keep track of which version of a post you are currently editing
One click replacement of original post with alternate version content
Admin bar integration makes it easy to edit alternate versions in addition to original posts from the front-end
The plugin provides a filter which allows you to register support for your custom features for the alternate version post types.
Please see our Github wiki page to learn how to register alternate version support for your plugin metaboxes.
bu_alt_versions_post_type_alt_name
filter, allowing the alt post type name to be customized