WordPress Tweaks Plugin

WordPress Tweaks is a plugin that adds a “Tweaks” page to your WordPress options. Each individual tweak can be enabled/disabled at will using a checkbox. These tweaks include:

  • Comments
    • Remove “nofollow” from comment author links
    • Remove “nofollow” from comment body links
    • Open external comment links in new windows
  • Posts
    • Open external post links in new windows
    • When displaying post excerpts on archive and search pages, display a “Read more ยป” link instead of “[...]“
  • SEO
    • Show post excerpts (instead of full content) on archive pages
    • Add “nofollow” to “Read more” links (since “Read more” isn’t relevant anchor text)
    • Add “nofollow” to the “Register” and “Login” links
    • Only show the tag cloud widget on the homepage (to decrease links per page count)
  • Theme and Appearance
    • Remove white space from pages list
  • WordPress 2.3 Fixes
    • Rename “Blogroll” admin menu item to “Links”
    • When using a static page to show blog posts, use “current_page_item” CSS class when that page is showing

Compatibility

This plugin has been tested on the WordPress 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, and MU 1.3 branches.

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Installation

  1. Download and unzip the plugin.
  2. Upload tweaks.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  4. Go to Options > Tweaks to start using.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can you add such-and-such tweak to the plugin?

I’m open to ideas. Feel free to contact me.

Some of the tweaks aren’t working. Any advice?

Check to make sure your theme is plugin-friendly. If the problem still isn’t resolved, please let me know.

How do I customize the tweak counter in the footer?

  1. Go to the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  2. Click ‘Edit’ next to the ‘WordPress Tweaks’ entry.
  3. Find this line of code at the top:
    define("JL_WPT_FOOTER_COUNT_TEXT", "<p>This blog has been finetuned with %s.</p>");
  4. Edit the text as desired. Put %s wherever you want the counter to show up.
  5. Click Save.

How do I remove the tweak counter in the footer?

  1. Go to the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  2. Click ‘Edit’ next to the ‘WordPress Tweaks’ entry.
  3. Find this line of code at the top:
    define("JL_WPT_FOOTER_COUNT_ENABLED", 1);
  4. Change the one to a zero.
  5. Click Save.

Release History

Version 1.0 (April 28, 2008)

  • Now compatible with WordPress 2.5 plugin auto-update.

Version 0.1.2 (March 14, 2008)

  • Resolved a minor, aesthetic IE CSS rendering issue.
  • Other minor changes.

Version 0.1.1 (February 28, 2008)

  • Added the “Remove ‘nofollow’ from comment author links” tweak.
  • Added a donation link in the administration panel.
  • Made an admin change for WordPress 2.5 conformity.
  • Fixed bugs that prevented the “Open external comment links in new windows” tweak from working.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the tag cloud to be removed from the Widgets administration when the “Only show the tag cloud widget on the homepage” tweak was enabled.
  • Fixed a duplicate JavaScript function problem.

Version 0.1.0 (February 27, 2008)

  • Initial release

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