Reeveal Comments

Current version: 1.0.4

Reeveal Comments Documentation

Version History

1.0.0 Initial release
1.0.1 Fixed a bug whereby other add-on tabs were not displayed properly
1.0.2: Thanks to early adopters and EE experts!
- Added exit() to handle_request().
- Use full jQuery reference, rather than $ shorthand, in javascript
- Check for presence of jQuery and add it if not present, using EE standard syntax
- Fix bugs related to presense of $tab_content
1.0.3 Added call-to-action button in CP
1.0.4 Added cache clearing on comment open/close

Installation

Unzip the folder to a temporary location on your local hard drive
FTP the following files from their local folders to the same locations in your EE install’s /system folder on the server:
- /language/english/lang.reeveal_comments.php
- /extensions/ext.reeveal_comments.php
Navigate to the “Extensions” management utility in your EE control panel and activate the Reeveal Comments extension.
Reeveal Comments has the following settings, accessed via the “Settings” link in the “Extensions” management utility:
- “I have paid for this extension”: Click “Yes” when you’ve purchased a license for the software from this site.
- “Number of comments to display per page”: By default, 3 comments will appear in the tab. You can change this here.

Usage

After installing Reeveal Comments, navigate to the “Edit” tab in the control panel, and select an entry that has comments. Click the “Comments” tab.

To edit a comment, click on the text of the comment in the leftmost column. A new window or tab will open with the standard ExpressionEngine editing interface.
To close a comment, click “Close” in the rightmost column. Its status changes to “Closed”.
To open a comment, click “Open” in the rightmost column. Its status changes to “Open”.
To see more comments, use the pagination links at the lower right and left sides of the list of comments.