Today I released version 1.2 of Recipe Press, adding some new features and fixing some others. Here is what changed in this version:
- Changed how templates work, no need to copy files for recipes to work in themes.
- Fixed a bug where columns on the recipes manager page were not filled with data.
- Divided the settings page up into tabs for easier management.
- Changed the post type from ‘recipes’ to ‘recipe’. Requires plugin re-activation on update.
- Fixed a typo in the word “Cuisine Types”.
- Fixed a typo on the public form that prevented non-logged-in users from submitting recipes.
- Add preliminary printing support – needs to be tweaked in the templates to print properly.
- Added the ability to get a list of recipes in a category in any order.
- Removed hard-coded URL’s to support blogs not using wp-content folders.
- Added support for simple nutritional data.
Upgrade Notice!
Previous versions had some serious issues with templating, and required files to be copied to your theme. This version eliminates all of that and you can actually remove any template files from your theme folder now. If you have made adjustments to the way your recipes display, they should still work, but this is fair warning that some adjustments may again need to be made.
I apologize, but this change was necessary to prevent having to build theme packs for every single theme out there, which is what was happening. This new version hooks into the content instead of the template to do the formatting, so your themes formatting should work on all pages. I have left in the template tags for recipe_header() and recipe_footer(), but they do nothing now. The template files recipe_header.php and recipe_footer.php are no longer used.
Printing Support?
Yes, but it is very early and may not work 100% at this time. I am still working on this but needed to get feedback from the community. There is a new template tag available called recipe_print_link() that will create the link in your templates. If you are using the built in templates the print link should appear. I would appreciate your comments and suggestions for this here or on the support forum.
Nutritional Data?
Thanks to Justin Handley of My Healing Kitchen for submitting code to make this feature possible. It is somewhat limited but will give you some basic nutritional data for your plugins. You will need to enter this data on the recipe edit page if you have it as it is not automated. A new template file is in place to create a somewhat standard looking nutritional information box, and new template tags, the_recipe_nutrients() and get_recipe_nutrients(), are available for use on templates.
There were so many others things done that make this plugin easier to use as well as more useful. I will leave it up to you to go and find them, and comment about them. As always, please report any bugs you find on our Bug Tracking page.
Thank you, and enjoy!
