[wp-testers] Post Revisions

[Stefano Aglietti]

On Fri, 23 May 2008 12:33:04 -0700, Michael D Adams
<mikea at turbonet.com> wrote:

>A Long email to clarify some confusion.  Sorry for the lack of  
>individual replies/snips :(

Thank for clarifications about all the sstuff :)

>Revision Options:
>
>There are options, but they are hidden well :)  There is a constant  
>(not even filterable) that can be set by a plugin or in your wp- 
>config.php file:
>
>WP_POST_REVISIONS:
>	true (default), -1:  store every revision
>	false, 0: do not store any revisions (except the one autosave per post)
>	(int) > 0: store that many revisions (+1 autosave) per post.  Old  
>revisions are automatically deleted.

NIce one even I still think that this shoudl be a clear option in
Settings->Write admin screeen.

>Deleting:
>There is an API function to delete revisions, but there is no UI.   
>That can certainly change.
>
>Andrew proposed a delete button in the actions column.  A column of  
>checkboxes and some action buttons at the top would be more in  
>keeping with the current WP UI (like the Manage -> Posts page), but  
>that would be totally confusing with the column of radio buttons and  
>the "Compare" button we currently have.  Andrew's suggestion is clean  
>and simple.  If any one wants to rethink that whole UI, please go  
>ahead.  Send some mockups to the list.

A good compromise should add near the revizion link the same control
used for the tags, that let delete them individually, true that this
is not fully 100% compliant to the admin UI but I think should be a
way to sort it off easily

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