Requirements Checklist

Description

Requirements Checklist allows admins to require content to be entered before a page/post can be published. Currently it supports requirements for the following areas on the add/edit screen:

• title
• WYSIWYG editor
• featured image
• excerpt
• categories (allows for min and max number of categories, 1-3 & infinite)
• tags (allows for min and max number of tags, 1-5, 7, 10, 15, 25 & infinite)
• up to 5 custom taxonomies per post type (allows for min and max number of categories/tags, as detailed above)
• support for WordPress SEO by Yoast (Focus Keyword and Meta Description fields)
• support for All In One SEO Pack (Title, Description and Keywords fields)

Requirements Checklist uses OOP standards to add options only for those metaboxes which are supported for each post type and to execute code only on those pages where it is needed. It works especially well for sites with many custom post types that require content to be entered in a specific way (ie. when a post type requires a custom excerpt or when the absence of a featured image will break the intended look of a post). Think of any theme or plugin that supports an image slider powered by a featured image, and you can surely see where this plugin will come in handy.

To be clear, Requirements Checklist does absolutely nothing to the front-end of your site. It simply forces certain types of data to be added to the add/edit page/post admin screen in order for that content to be published or updated. If content requirements are not met, a draft can still be saved.

Requirements Checklist works with multisite networks and allows users to define settings on a per-site basis.

As of version 2.3.1, Requirements Checklist has support for localization. To translate this plugin into your language, please contact the author.

Translators:
French – Jean-Michel Meyer (Li-An)

Screenshots

Installation

Installation from zip:

1. From wp-admin interface, select Plugins -> Add New
2. Click Upload
3. Click “Choose File” and select post-type-requirements-checklist.zip
4. Click “Install Now”
5. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
6. Add instructive text from the settings -> Requirements Checklist admin page

Installation from WordPress Plugin Directory:

1. From wp-admin interface, go to Plugins -> Add New
2. Search for “Requirements Checklist”
3. Click Install Now under the plugin name
4. Click Ok to install the plugin
5. Click Activate Plugin once installed
6. Add instructive text from the settings -> Requirements Checklist admin page

FAQ

Does it support Multisite?

Yes. This plugin can be either network activated or activated individually for each site on a network.

How can I delete all data associated with this plugin?

Simply delete this plugin to remove all data associated with it. Deactivating the plugin will keep all plugin data saved in the database, but will not remove it.

Can I save a draft if requirements are not met?

Of course! Just save as a draft as normal.

Reviews

No updates but still worthwhile

Patrick_D1985 December 4, 2019

Only sad thing is the lack of updates. But besides that a must for every website which has multiple authors. Because not everyone is equal, setting up requirements makes sure the item that gets produced lives up to certain standards and also trains others to be better authors ?? Must have!

Not updated, but still works like a charm!

carnold437 December 26, 2018

Plugin hasn’t been updated in 4 years, but it is still brilliant! It forces me and my other publishers to populate all post fields before publishing. A great plugin. Hopefully it will get adopted or forked one day!!

Brilliant – Works perfectly!

nerdorturd March 6, 2017

Works really well! I love it brilliant idea and good job! I use it on nerdorturd.com now Cheers, Nerd

Works as expected

ehm01 September 3, 2016

It’s light weight and works perfect to control what my editors/collaborators do on my blog.

Excellent plugin

Andrija Naglic September 3, 2016

Just what I needed, does the job perfectly. Didn’t notice any bugs.

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

2.4

• adds support for All In One Seo Pack

2.3.2

• localization support actually working now

2.3.1

• localization support

2.3

• allow for add-on plugins in settings API
• adds support for WordPress SEO by Yoast
• now works with Drag & Drop Featured Image plugin (user request)
• adds subtle animations to edit page when requirements met

2.2.1

• fixed a bug which displays errors for some users

2.2

• admins can now set a number of maximum allowed categories and tags – this is based on current SEO standards for categories and tags, but allows for an unlimited option
• slight changes to settings page responsive style to play nicely with mobile devices
• settings pages now group each setting by content type and add help text for taxonomies

2.1

• Rename from “Post Type Requirements Checklist” to “Requirements Checklist”

2.0

• major release with new features
• add support for custom taxonomies (up to 5 per post type)
• rewrite some plugin logic for scalability
• slight changes to checklist style for readability
• slight changes to settings page style

1.0.2

• hide requirement checklist for post types that don’t utilize it

1.0.1

• small change to checklist style

1.0

• initial release