Cision Block

Description

This plugin is developed by Cyclonecode and can be used to load and expose press releases made by Cision.

To start pulling feed items from Cision you first need to add the unique identifier for you json feed at the configuration page for the plugin.
You can also change how many feed items to pull, type of feed items, enable pagination, configure caching and much more.

If you have questions or perhaps some idea on things that should be added you can also try slack.

Pro Version

There is a PRO version of this plugin, which includes extended features. For instance:

★ Support to fetch entire feed and not only the last 50 entries.
★ Custom post types. Creates a post for each item in WordPress. This means that all news have standard WordPress links.
★ Manually created posts can be added to the feed.
★ Custom taxonomies for categories and tags fetched from Cision.
★ Use standard article template from your active theme.
★ Support to create, update and delete posts based on PUSH events sent from Cision.
★ Support to create, update and delete posts during CRON at configurable intervals.
★ Calendar module.
★ Cron module.
★ Insider module.
★ Link Back module.
★ Media module.
★ Ownership module.
★ Share Graph module.
★ Share Calculator module.
★ Subscription module.
★ Ticker module.
★ Translation module.
★ Use normal or ajax based load more button for pagination.
★ Annual free support and quicker response times.
★ Discount for multisite licenses.

I usually have an initial meeting where I talk about the plugin, explain the different features and answer any questions.

A demo site showing some of the modules can be found here.

To get more information about the Pro version, email me at [email protected] or give me a call at +(46)-767013987.

Looking for help

I am currently in the search for someone who would like to help me with something of the following:

• Create a dashboard icon which can be used in the admin menu.
• Create a banner that would be displayed on the plugins homepage at www.ads-software.com.
• Design a nicer and more intuitive admin interface.
• Create a solid looking icon that can be used on multiple places.

If you would like to help with anything of the above, please do not hesitate and contact me either on Slack or by email.

Developers

I am looking for developers that would be interested in contributing to either the free or premium version of the plugin.

Would be great just to get some ideas and input from others who have some experience in WordPress plugin development.

At this point I am pretty much on my own, which will sometimes result in me just thinking around some issues in my own way; here I think it would be awesome to have others to talk to and collaborate.

If you think this sounds interesting, please drop me an email or ping me on Slack.

Widget

You can display a feed in any sidebar by adding and configure a widget.

Shortcode

The shortcode [cision-block] can either be used by adding it to the content field of any post or by using the do_shortcode function in one of your templates.

Shortcode attributes:

• id
  Assign a specific name for a block.

• source_uid
  A unique feed identifier.

• language
  The language code for each feed item. For example ‘en’ for english.

• date_format
  The date format to use.

• readmore
  The readmore button text.

• count
  The maximum number of items to include in the feed.

• view
  This states what kind of items to include:
  1 – include both regulatory and non-regulatory items.
  2 – include only regulatory items.
  3 – include only non-regulatory items.

• start
  Sets the start date for the feed items. The format to use is 2016-12-31.

• end
  Sets the end date for the feed items. The format to use is 2016-12-31.

• show_filters
  Enable filtering of feed items.

• filter_all_text
  Button text for ‘all’ filter.

• filter_regulatory_text
  Button text for ‘regulatory’ filter.

• filter_non_regulatory_text
  Button text for ‘non-regulatory’ filter.

• items_per_page
  Sets the number of feed items to display on each page.

• types
  Only press releases of the specified types will be included.

• image_style
  The image style to use:

  • DownloadUrl
  • UrlTo100x100ArResized
  • UrlTo200x200ArResized
  • UrlTo400x400ArResized
  • UrlTo800x800ArResized
  • UrlTo100x100Thumbnail
  • UrlTo200x200Thumbnail

• show_excerpt
  Display excerpt for each feed item.

• template
  The template file to use. If no template is set in settings and this parameter is not set then cision-block.php in either the active
  theme or in the plugin will be used as a default.
  You can either use the name of the template as given in the template header e.g ‘Foo’ or the actual filename e.g. foo.php.

• flush
  Clears the cache for the block.

Here is an example using all of the above attributes:

[cision-block id=example_block source_uid=A275C0BF733048FFAE9126ACA64DD08F language=sv date_format=m-d-Y readmore="Read more" show_excerpt=0 view=1 count=6 items_per_page=2 types="PRM, RDV" start=2016-01-12 end=2019-06-12 image_style=UrlTo400x400ArResized show_filters=1 filter_all_text=*none* filter_regulatory_text=Regulatory filter_non_regulatory_text=Non-regulatory template=foo.php flush=true]

Notice that all shortcode attributes are optional and that they must be on a single line.
Default values is taken from the plugins settings page.

Here is a complete list of the different kind of press releases:

• KMK – Annual Financial statement
• RDV – Annual Report
• PRM – Company Announcement
• RPT – Interim Report
• INB – Invitation
• NBR – Newsletter

More than one block in a page

To use more than one block in a single page you will need to set a unique id for each block or else they will both share the same cache entry.

Filter feed items

On the ‘Filters’ tab you can enable filtering on you feed and add a text for the different kind of filters or use the default ones.
If for some reason you would like to hide a specific filter button you can enter the special value *none* in the corresponding text field.

Template

The template used to render the feed is cision-block/templates/cision-block.php, you can override
this template by copying it to either the root or under a templates folder in your theme.

You can also select a specific template which will be used to render the feed under the plugins settings page.
To create a new template, you can follow the steps as described in this link: Page Templates:

For instance adding a file with the following header comment would create a new ‘Foo’ template:

<?php
/**
 * Template name: Foo
 * Template Post Type: cision-block-post
 *
 * Template used to display a feed from Cision.
 **/
?>

Display single press releases in WordPress

Since version 2.0.0 it is possible to fetch and display press releases directly from within WordPress.
The template used in this case is cision-block/templates/cision-block-post.php, you can override
this template by copying it to either the root or under a templates folder in your theme.

The $CisionItem feed object that is available in the template contains all raw data fetched from Cision.
Under the Resources section there is a link that explains all the different fields that is available.
For example if you use the $CisionItem->HtmlBody to display content from the feed item you might have to add custom
css since this contains pre formated html which may include inline css and so on.

Fields

By default, only the following fields are collected for each feed item:

• Title
• Intro
• Body
• PublishDate
• CisionWireUrl
• IsRegulatory
• Images[0]
  • DownloadUrl
  • Description

Filters

Add more fields to each feed item:

add_filter('cision_map_source_item', function($item, $data, $block_id) {
  $item['Header'] = sanitize_text_field($data->Header);
  $item['LogoUrl'] = esc_url_raw($data->LogoUrl);
  $item['SocialMediaPitch'] = sanitize_text_field($data->SocialMediaPitch);

  return $item;
}, 10, 3);

Customize the sorting of the feed items:

add_filter('cision_block_sort', function($items, $block_id) {
  usort($items, function($a, $b) {
    return $a->PublishDate > $b->PublishDate;
  });

  return $items;
}, 10, 2);

Add custom attributes to the pager:

add_filter('cision_block_pager_attributes', function(array $attributes, $block_id) {
  return array_merge(
    $attributes,
    array(
      'class' => 'custom-class',
      'id' => 'custom-id',
    )
  );
}, 10, 2);

Set a custom class for active pager item:

add_filter('cision_block_pager_active_class', function($class, $block_id) {
  return 'custom-class';
}, 10, 2);

To add attributes to the section wrapper in the template:

add_filter('cision_block_wrapper_attributes', function(array $attributes, $block_id) {
  return array(
    'class' => array(
      'custom-class',
    ),
  );
}, 10, 2);

To add attributes to the article wrapper in the template:

add_filter('cision_block_media_attributes', function(array $attributes, $block_id) {
  return array(
    'class' => array(
      'custom-class',
    ),
  );
}, 10, 2);

Add a prefix that will be displayed at the start of the wrapper:

add_filter('cision_block_prefix', function($prefix, $block_id) {
  return '<h1>Prefix</h1>';
}, 10, 2);

Add a suffix that will be displayed at the end of the wrapper:

add_filter('cision_block_suffix', function($suffix, $block_id) {
  return '<h1>Suffix</h1>';
}, 10, 2);

Resources

A complete list of fields can be found at: https://websolutions.ne.cision.com/documents/P2_Feed.pdf

The following Feed identifier can be used for testing: A275C0BF733048FFAE9126ACA64DD08F

Improvements

If you have any ideas for improvements, don’t hesitate to email me at [email protected] or send me a message on slack.

Support

If you run into any trouble, don’t hesitate to add a new topic under the support section:
https://www.ads-software.com/support/plugin/cision-block

You can also try contacting me on slack.

Screenshots

Installation

1. Upload cision-block to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory,
2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
3. Add your feed identifier and configure the plugin at /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=cision-block in WordPress.
4. You can then add either a shortcode or set up a widget in order to display the feed.

FAQ

Where can I get the Premium version?

You can contact me by sending on an email to: [email protected].

Can I fetch more than the last 50 news?

You will need to use the Pro version or an addon in order to do this.

How do I get a unique feed identifier?

This is something that Cision will provide you with.
You can contact them at [email protected].

Possible to have more than 1 identifier?

There is possible to use separate feed identifiers for different blocks by using the
source_uid attribute in the shortcode as in this example:

[cision-block source_uid=A275C0BF733048FFAE9126ACA64DD08F]

Possible to create multiple blocks?

Yes it is possible to have multiple blocks by simply adding shortcode arguments for each block.

Can I use normal permalinks for the news?

This is something that is possible using the Pro version, since all news are imported as custom posts into WordPress.

Reviews

Best customer service I’ve ever had

golden_g73 November 11, 2024

The plugin does *just work* and is very feature rich for integrating your Cision content into your WordPress site. The plugin developer is incredibly helpful and responsive and really goes above and beyond to ensure everything is working correctly. Krister even helped by adding new functionality to the plugin for our use case which was much appreciated!

Great plugin and great support

marieand April 11, 2024

Works perfect! Great support and help with setup and updates.

Excellent service

macsolve April 10, 2024

Great functionality and excellent service from the developer

Works perfect!

erikssonviktor90 April 10, 2024

Works as expected, fast to set up and great support.

Has never let me down

clariable April 9, 2024

We use this plugin for a high profile enterprise client. Not once has the plugin failed in any of the main functions. Highly recommended if you want to cut the development time with a reliable plugin that keeps getting more features with time. Support is also always there when needed.

Works like charm!

hauki75 April 9, 2024

Works as excepted and support is really fast and friendly.

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

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