We have had a recent release on the OpenLab, which includes a few new features and plug-ins we think you might be interested in! Here are the important details:
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PAPERCITE
We have installed the most recent version of the Papercite plug-in, which allows users to upload and display bibtex files on a page or post. You can see an example above, and find out more about the plug-in here:Â https://wordpress.org/plugins/papercite/
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THE EVENTS CALENDAR
We have also installed a new calendar plug-in! The Events Calendar is far more robust. According to its developers: “The Events Calendar is built to work out of the box: it doesnât use a shortcode (nor is one available). Just turn it on, configure the settings to match your needs and you’ll be making events within less than 5 minutes.” Â It includes the following features (and far more):
- Rapidly create events
- Saved venues & organizers
- Calendar month view with tooltips
- List view
- Event search
- Google maps
- Widget: Upcoming events
- Events Taxonomies (Categories & Tags)
- Completely ajaxified for super smooth browsing
- Completely responsive from mobile to tablet to desktop
You can watch a video tutorial about it as well!
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EXPIRE STICKY POSTS
As simple as it comes. A simple plugin that allows you to set an expiration date on posts. Once a post is expired, it will no longer be sticky. Once you activate the plug-in, you’ll see the field appear at the bottom of the “publish” field.
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OPENLAB GRADE COMMENTS
Ok, this is not a new plug-in, but we have added a new feature to one of our existing plug-ins. Â When you grade a post, you’ll see it appear in a “grade” column on the post page of your site, which will make end of term grading far simpler–simply search for a student name, and the grades will appear!
That’s all for this week, and as always, email us with any questions!
