Publish Improve

Current version: 2.0.1

Publish Improve Documentation

Installation

Copy the ext.publishimprove.php file to your extensions directory, and the lang.publishimprove.php file to the appropriate language directory.
Enable the extension via your admin panel (Admin -> Utilities -> Extension Manager).
Click on Settings and choose which modifications you want affecting your site.

Updating

** If you don’t disable the extension while upgrading, the extension probably won’t work properly.**

DISABLE the extension via your admin panel (Admin -> Utilities -> Extension Manager). But first, if you don’t remember what your settings are, look and refresh your memory. Write them down if you’re really the forgetful type.
Copy the new ext.publishimprove.php file to your extensions directory, and the new lang.publishimprove.php file to the appropriate language directory.
Re-enable the extension via your admin panel (Admin -> Utilities -> Extension Manager).
Click on Settings to re-choose which modifications you want affecting your site.

Uninstallation

Disable the extension via your admin panel (Admin -> Utilities -> Extension Manager). Your settings will be erased.
(optional) Remove the files from your server.

Known Issues

If you preview a new entry, the “Save As a Copy” checkbox goes away. I don’t consider this a huge problem.
If you press the tab key while your cursor is in the very first characters of the template field, the field is blanked out. Just UNDO to get it back, and don’t press tab there.
The Live Entry link is a best guess, and doesn’t work at all with Pages—I’m open for suggestions on how to make this work better, but it’s a can of worms.

Version History

2.0.1 - April 2, 2009
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* Upgraded and tested with EE 1.6.7
* Tweaks to language
* New functionality:
1. None
* Fixes
1. Fixes a date display error

2.0.0 - Sept. 5, 2007
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* Upgraded and tested with EE 1.6.
* Tweaks to language
* New functionality:
1. Improved the Email button on the Publish screen
2. Remove the “Image” button. I mean seriously, who uses it?
3. Remove some of the cruft from user-added Date fields (like not the entry_date, but rather new Date fields you’ve added)
4. Changed the title behavior on the Publish screen
5. Made it easy to add the date to your url_title
6. Remove the My Account tab
7. Remove the Modules tab

1.7.0 - July 5, 2007
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* I have un-integrated the textarea resizer extension from this extension, upon request from that developer.

1.6.0 - June 26, 2007
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* I have integrated the textarea extension into this extension. (See Copyright)
* Fixed a small publish page bug

1.5.1 - Jan. 20, 2007
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* it now cleans out its own old extension hooks from 1.2. You don’t have to disable it to upgrade it. Yeah!

1.5 - Jan. 2, 2007
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* rewrote it to use fewer hooks, and a different method of showing/hiding buttons
* Added settings to allow folks to change the text on Preview/Quick Save/Save buttons, and next to the File Upload button
* I didn’t make the File Upload box itself disappear for two reasons. 1) It would have looked unbalanced, and 2) it was too hard.
* Added link next to URL Title to preview the entry on the live site. This relies on the “search results” base URL for that entry’s weblog
* built using EE 1.5.2 (20061128)

1.2.1 - Dec. 8, 2006
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* fixed a bug that broke the admin home page link
* built using EE 1.5.1 (20061016)

1.2 - Dec. 7, 2006
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* added ability to insert a tab in the text field of the template screen
* added a “Save As New Copy” checkbox
* fixed a bug where if you previewed, the boxes reverted to the EE default
* built using EE 1.5.1 (20061016)

1.1 - Nov. 2, 2006
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* added link on CP home page that lets users edit that home page
* added settings for each individual modification
* added a language file
* added version notes
* fixed it so that it integrates better with other extensions
* built using EE 1.4.2

1.0 - Sept. 30, 2006
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* initial release:
* changed Quick Save, Publish and Update button
* changed File Upload link
* built using EE 1.4.2

Credits

Thank you to Mark Huot, who showed me how to make my extension to play well with others.
Thank you to Rob Q and Arden, for their suggestions.
Thank you to G-B-O for his bug identification.
Thank you to Cap_Nemo who discovered that it wasn’t working if you only had one blog (who only has one blog?!)
Thank you to Elwin Zuiderveld, whose modules provided inspiration for functionality in this one. If you want a more locked-down solution for removing the Modules or My Account tab, I recommend his extension.

And thanks to the EllisLab folks, without whom, etc. etc. etc.

Final Note

Final note to those using this extension: I update it more often when I hear people are benefiting from it. By all means, drop me a line and tell me what you’d like to see added.