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|Description=WpLicense is a plugin for WordPress which allows users to select a Creative Commons license for their blog and content.
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|Code repository=http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wplicense/
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[[Category:OpenSource]]
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[[Category:Opensource]]
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[[Category:WpLicense]]
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[[Category:Choose license implementations]]
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== About WpLicense==
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In addition to the administration interface, WpLicense provides three template functions which may be used to insert the license information into templates.  WpLicense was developed by [[User:NathanYergler|Nathan Yergler]] and is licensed under the GNU GPL version 3.  See the [[WpLicense Developer]]  page for development information.
  
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wpLicense is a plugin for [http://wordpress.org WordPress] which allows users to select a Creative Commons license for their blog and content. In addition to the administration interface, wpLicense provides three template functions which may be used to insert the license information into templates.  wpLicense was developed by [[User:NathanYergler|Nathan Yergler]] and is licensed under the GNU GPL version 2.
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WpLicense works with WordPress 2.0 and later.  Note that this is the self-hosted version of WordPress downloaded from [http://wordpress.org wordpress.org].
  
 
[[Image:Wplicense_admin_thumb.png|frame|wpLicense admininstration page ([[:Image:Wplicense_admin.png|full size]]).]]
 
[[Image:Wplicense_admin_thumb.png|frame|wpLicense admininstration page ([[:Image:Wplicense_admin.png|full size]]).]]
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== System Requirements ==
 
== System Requirements ==
  
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* PHP 4 or PHP 5
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* If you can run WordPress, you can run wpLicense
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* <code>allow_url_fopen</code> enabled (to allow retrieval of web service information)
 
  
 
== Download ==
 
== Download ==
  
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* The latest release, 0.5.2, is available from [http://yergler.net/projects/wplicense/download-wplicense/ the download page].
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* The latest release is available on the [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wplicense/ Wordpress Plugin Directory] for download.
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* The source code can be downloaded from the [http://darcs.net Darcs] repository at http://darcs.yergler.net/repos/wpLicense/
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* Previous releases are also available from the [http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/software/wplicense/download the download page].
  
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== Additional Information ==
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== Install ==
  
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* [[WpLicense Function Reference]] PHP functions which may be used in non-standard templates to include license information
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* Follow the download link above for the latest release.  You'll end up with a file named something like <code>wplicense-1.2.2.zip</code>.
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* [[WpLicense Release History]]
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* Unzip the file and copy the <code>wpLicense</code> folder into the "wp-content/plugins" directory in your WordPress installation.
  
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== Known Issues ==
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[Note: How you go about this will vary based on how you have your web host configured and how you can access it (i.e. via FTP, SSH, etc).  See the WordPress [http://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins Plugin Management] documentation for details.  For example, if you're working from the command line:]
  
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* When allow_url_fopen is not enabled, wpLicense will silently fail
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  $ cd ~/blog
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  $ cd wp-content/plugins
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  $ unzip ''/the/directory/you/downloaded/to/''wplicense-1.2.2.zip
  
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== Developer Information ==
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* After unzipping the download and copying the wpLicense.php and wpLicense folder to "wp-content/plugins" directory , log-in to your WordPress administration panel and click the '''Plugins''' tab.  > Click the '''Activate''' link to the right of WpLicense.  This will enable the plugin.
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* Go to the '''Options''' tab, and click the '''Content License''' sub-tab to select your license.
  
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The wpLicense code base may be divided into three major components:
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== Getting Help ==
  
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* the admin interface ([http://darcs.yergler.net/?r=wpLicense;a=headblob;f=/wpLicense.php wpLicense.php])
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There are a couple of places you can go for help with WpLicense:
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* the web services wrapper ([http://darcs.yergler.net/?r=wpLicense;a=tree;f=/wpLicense the wpLicense directory])
 
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* the visual effects library ([http://bennolan.com/behaviour/ Behaviour] and [http://script.aculo.us/ Script.aculo.us])
 
  
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The following features need to be implemented:
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* '''Email''' the [[Mailing Lists|cc-devel]] mailing list
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* '''Chat''' with CC developers on [[IRC]]
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* '''Email''' software@creativecommons.org -- note that your response time will probably be longer here than with the mailing list
  
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* support for including license information in WordPress feeds
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== Additional Information ==
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* [[WpLicense Function Reference]] PHP functions which may be used in non-standard templates to include license information
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* [[WpLicense Release History]]

Latest revision as of 20:34, 15 September 2013

Description of Software WpLicense is a plugin for WordPress which allows users to select a Creative Commons license for their blog and content.
Bug Tracker Link to Bug Tracker
Code Repository Link to Code repository
Mailing List Link to Mailing list

About WpLicense

In addition to the administration interface, WpLicense provides three template functions which may be used to insert the license information into templates. WpLicense was developed by Nathan Yergler and is licensed under the GNU GPL version 3. See the WpLicense Developer page for development information.

WpLicense works with WordPress 2.0 and later. Note that this is the self-hosted version of WordPress downloaded from wordpress.org.

wpLicense admininstration page (full size).

System Requirements

  • If you can run WordPress, you can run wpLicense

Download

Install

  • Follow the download link above for the latest release. You'll end up with a file named something like wplicense-1.2.2.zip.
  • Unzip the file and copy the wpLicense folder into the "wp-content/plugins" directory in your WordPress installation.

[Note: How you go about this will vary based on how you have your web host configured and how you can access it (i.e. via FTP, SSH, etc). See the WordPress Plugin Management documentation for details. For example, if you're working from the command line:]

  $ cd ~/blog
  $ cd wp-content/plugins
  $ unzip /the/directory/you/downloaded/to/wplicense-1.2.2.zip
  • After unzipping the download and copying the wpLicense.php and wpLicense folder to "wp-content/plugins" directory , log-in to your WordPress administration panel and click the Plugins tab. > Click the Activate link to the right of WpLicense. This will enable the plugin.
  • Go to the Options tab, and click the Content License sub-tab to select your license.

Getting Help

There are a couple of places you can go for help with WpLicense:

  • Email the cc-devel mailing list
  • Chat with CC developers on IRC
  • Email software@creativecommons.org -- note that your response time will probably be longer here than with the mailing list

Additional Information

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