Sticky Post Plugin for WP 1.5.1.3?

I’m still using Owen’s Adhesive. His latest version works fine for me, though I do have to say I seem to be the only person posting herein for whom it DOES work. And I haven’t done anything funky to the code either – all I’ve done was install it on 7 blogs, set the css, and it works just fine.

You can get it and try it: https://www.asymptomatic.net/wp-hacks – look for version 2.1 beta which is the one I have had the good luck with. The only thing about it is that you have to “Save” your post before you will see the box to make it sticky – or if you’ve already published the post, you can just edit it – the sticky designator box to check will appear in the bottom of the edit screen.

You can see it in action (with 1.5.1.3) on one of my theme test-beds here: https://netwizardry.net/thematics/

It shows at the top of the second column – I hadn’t had it installed again until the other day, and reinstalled to test that it was still going to work for me. Obviously it does.

[[I should probably note here for those who can’t make Adhesive work for them: in general, I’m the only individual in the world who also never has bugs in games. I have no explanation for these things….]]

Great! =) At least it works for you =D. Hope it works for me as well lol :). Do you know the instructions for installing? Because I downloaded the file and opened the read-me file and it gave me a link to the instructions and when I clicked on that link. All there was in the link was this word (if it’s EVEN a word) : foo

Thanks very much =) how do you set your css (like where?) And thanks for your feedback; it helps a great deal ^__^’

Upload adhesive.php to your plugins folder. Activate as normal. In style.css I added the following:

/* ---------------- Adhesive ----------------- */
.adhesive_post {
border: 2px solid black;
margin: 15px 5px 0 0;
}
.adhesive_post H2 {
background-color: white;
color:#131313;
}
.adhesive_post .entry p {
font-weight: bold;
}
.adhesive_post a:hover {
color:#131313;
}

There’s a little area at the top in the adhesive.php file which is basic instructions for installing and using, as well as a little about the css.

Let me know how it goes! I’d be really happy if someone else got it to work….

[Edit: the css I posted is what works on the site I posted the addy for. You might need to change the H2 to H3, or whatever is in your specific theme, etc.]

CG-PostOrder has similar ‘sticky’ functionality. At the moment, it’s all controlled in the actual site itself via admin-only buttons that show up when the plugin is activated. The UI is going to get a revision sometime soon, as it gets obtrusive under some themes.

The advantage of PostOrder is that you can actually set the order between given posts (thus the name!) being ordered, so that you can effectively override the date (or other) primary sort by ‘grouping’ posts at given priority levels.

PostOrder is part of my CG-PowerPack — let me know if you want to try it out and need any help.

-d

@vkaryl:

Thanks very much =]. I will sure let you know ;). In case I make a reply back to this post and you don’t read it, can I have your e-mail =). But I’ll do it asap =] just need to varify a few more things before I do the install and then do this adhesive plugin =D! *just hope nothing goes wrong in between – crosses fingers*

@davidchait:

The link you’ve provided unfortunately didn’t work. Although I would like to see the plugin. I might use it in the future.. perhaps if I run into errors on the Adhesive, which I hope not =D! Thanks.

David’s CG-PowerPack is here:

https://www.chait.net/index.php?p=238

I’d also note a plugin of mine that’s another take on the “sticky post” concept:

https://guff.szub.net/get-a-post/

@kafkaesqui:

Thanks for providing the correct link. Sorry, I didn’t notice the one that David posted had https://www.www.ads-software.com in front of it. I was in a rush, sorry again =p. That seems like a good plugin =]. I’ll take these plugins to my advantage whenever I need them.

If anyone else has any similar concepts of “sticky post” plugin please post it here so all of us will know and could reference this topic in the future. =D

got a problem with adhesive. when i define the css classes, they are not only shown to the sticky post, but also to all the other posts on the frontpage.
hope you can help me

FYI, Adhesive 2.1 beta used with In Series 1.8 will cause drafts to show as published.

@fabs

There’s some JavaScript in there that screws this up. Search in adhesive.php for “.parentNode” (it’ll be part of a line of various other stuff) and delete that. This means your styles will only apply to the “adhesived” post.

HTH,
Josh

Err, that should be “parentElement”, I think. My JavaScript isn’t quite up to scratch, and I’d already made the edit on my local copy of the plugin and couldn’t remember what used to be there. ILoveJackDaniels.com is my friend.

multiple loops in the codex lies many an answer