Title: Simple Diary for WordPress
Author: jojaba
Published: <strong>June 6, 2014</strong>
Last modified: October 24, 2019

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# Simple Diary for WordPress

 By [jojaba](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jojaba/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simple-diary.1.4.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-diary/#description)
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 *  [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-diary/#installation)
 * [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-diary/#developers)

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## Description

Simple Diary is meant to be simple enough to be used out of the box. Simple, but
also powerfull and customizable. All skill user should find something to do with
it.

Here’s the list of the settings (see screenshots for further infos):

 * Custom post type “reminder” available. The reminder infos : Title, start date(
   required), end date (optional), start time(optional), end time (optional), location(
   required), url (optionnal), article (optional). The date and time infos are set
   using [pickadate.js](http://amsul.ca/pickadate.js/) jQuery plugin. All the system(
   compose reminder page and datepicker) is responsive.
 * The admin reminders edit page is sorted by start date and contain title, start
   date, end date, location and creation/modification date. All columns are sortable
   except location column.
 * Option page will let you modify some settings : Title of the diary page, slug
   modification, reminder count listed in upcoming reminders, reminder count in 
   diary, selection of the columns in edit page.
 * Possibility to add a reminder from a post (beginning with 1.3 plugin version)
 * All default WordPress themes (twentyten, twentyeleven, twentytwelve, twentythirteen,
   twentyfourteen) can easily be updated to take in account the reminders. You just
   have to get archive-reminder.php, content-reminder.php or loop-reminder.php, 
   single-reminder.php from `/simple-diary/themes-support/your_theme/` and put it
   into your hteme folder (`/wp-content/themes/your-theme/`). You can take these
   files also as examples to customize Diary and reminders for your theme.
 * A “Upcoming reminders” widget is available in the admin widget section.

Simple Diary has been developed by keeping in mind following rules:

 * Easy to install, use and customize
 * Working on every theme (including responsive themes)
 * Adding microdata used to markup HTML code for semantic (so that most popular 
   search providers can handle the infos).
 * Make it translatable (availabe languages : english and french).

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * The Reminder compose window
 * [[
 * The diary edit page
 * [[
 * The Simple Diary options
 * [[
 * The Simple Diary widget in the admin page
 * [[
 * The widget in the Twenty Fourteen theme sidebar (frontend)
 * [[
 * The diary page in the Twenty Fourteen theme (frontend)
 * [[
 * A single reminder in the Twenty Fourteen theme (frontend)

## Installation

#### 1-The plugin installation

 1. Upload the `simple-diary` directory to `/wp-content/plugins/` folder of your WordPress
    installation
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Of course if you’d like to add it using the WordPress plugin manager, you can do
it, it’s the easiest way 😉

#### 2-The theme update

 1. Find what theme you use in your administration Appearance » Theme section
 2. Upload the 3 files (archive-reminder.php, content-reminder.php or loop-reminder.
    php, single-reminder.php) matching your theme into the `/wp-content/themes/your_theme/`
    folder. You can find these files in `/simple-diary/themes-support/your_theme/` 
    folder. For example, if you use twentyfourteen theme, you have to get the 3 files
    in `/simple-diary/themes-support/twentyfourteen/` folder and upload them into the`/
    wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/` folder.

## FAQ

  Where could I find the template functions of Simple Diary?

Edit the `/simple-diary/simdiaw-template-functions.php` file, you will find all 
available template functions.

  I don’t want to use the widget to display the upcoming reminders, is it possible?

Yes, you can list the upcoming reminders everywhere you want, you just have to use
the `the_simdiaw_upcoming_reminders()` function to get them in list format.

This code:
 <ul> <?php the_simdiaw_upcoming_reminders(2) ?> </ul> Will generate 
a html code like this: <ul> <li>Eiffel tower visiting<br>Date: 30/06/2014<br>Location:
Paris</li> <li>Storks observation<br>Date: 06/06/2014<br>Location: Obersoultzbach
</li> </ul>

  Is this plugin compatible with Gutenberg, the new WordPress Editor?

Yes. Beginning with 1.3 version of this plugin.

  Can I duplicate some recurrent events, reminders?

No, sorry! But you can alternatively use the [Duplicate Post](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/duplicate-post/)
plugin developped by [Enrico Battocchi](https://lopo.it/). I tested it and it worked
fine with reminders. You just have to go to the settings of Duplicate Post and enable
the custom post _reminder_ to have it work for it.

  Can I create a reminder from a post compose window?

Yes, you can! You just have to enable this feature in the option panel, after that,
you will be able to create a reminder using the link located in the Sidebar and /
the admin Toolbar on a post compose (edit) window.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Simple Diary for WordPress” is open source software. The following people have 
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ jojaba ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jojaba/)

[Translate “Simple Diary for WordPress” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-diary)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-diary/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-diary/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-diary/) by
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## Changelog

#### 1.4.1

 * Now you can enable or disable the reminder creation link (in sidebar metabox 
   or in admin toolbar) in post compose window
 * Avoid script loading in frontend (should only be loaded in backend)

#### 1.4

 * Fixed date and time input validation (looks if the interval between begin and
   end of event is right before validating)
 * Improved new WordPress editor Gutenberg integration (now link to create a new
   reminder from a post is located in admin Toolbar and not in sidebar metabox)
 * The Toolbar link change dynamically when publishing / unpublishing the post in
   Gutenberg
 * Using minified version of `.css` and `.js` file

#### 1.3

 * Added two fields in reminder compose windows: link text and reminder type (so
   you can customize each reminder using a class).
 * You can now add a reminder from a post (this adds the link to the post in the
   reminder automaticaly)
 * New template functions added: `the_simdiaw_upcoming_reminders_query()`, `the_simdiaw_past_reminders_query()`,`
   the_simdiaw_past_reminders()`. See in the `/simple-diary/simdiaw-template-functions.
   php` file to see how they work.
 * Restyling the admin reminder compose window to get it display well on all devices.
 * Added options in option page: define _Past Reminders count_, _Custom reminders
   Names and Classes_, _Formating the upcoming and past reminders display_, _Time
   interval in the time selection window_.
 * Fixed some first use issues in option page.

#### 1.2.1

 * Fixed text domain issue (some strings weren’t translated)

#### 1.2

 * Implemented latest pickadate package (3.5.6)
 * Using get_locale() function to retrieve the locale instead of WP_LANG
 * Allow to change the date and time display format in reminder compose window (
   two new options have been added for this)
 * Provide a clean uninstall process (all plugin options and reminders are removed
   when uninstalling the plugin)

#### 1.1

 * Make edit page responsive
 * Adding new options: reminder count for diary, column to display in edit page 
   selection.
 * Fixing typos in translation
 * Internationalization of theme support template improved
    Note: you should replace
   the previous theme support files you uploaded into the right theme folder by 
   this new set.

#### 1.0

 * First release. Thanks for your feedback!

## Meta

 *  Version **1.4.1**
 *  Last updated **6 years ago**
 *  Active installations **30+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **5.3.21**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-diary/)
 * Tags
 * [custom post type](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-post-type/)[diary](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/diary/)
   [reminders](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reminders/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-diary/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ jojaba ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jojaba/)

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