Show installed version number on plugin options panels

[raamdev]

It would be nice to show the installed plugin version right inside the plugin options page along with a link to the changelog:

[kristineds]

@raamdev Do you want to add it in the same way as what was done with ZC?

• show both the installed version number and the 'latest' version number, if different.
• show something like "Upgrade now" if there's a newer version.

On a different note, I feel like all those options below the Comment Mail logo feels a bit crowded, imo. :) What you have with ZC looks more organized and clean (i.e. the options for Pro Upgrade, Newsletter, Preview Pro features are placed on the upper right side). cc @jaswsinc

[raamdev]

Do you want to add it in the same way as what was done with ZC?

Yes, that sounds great!

On a different note, I feel like all those options below the Comment Mail logo feels a bit crowded, imo. :) What you have with ZC looks more organized and clean (i.e. the options for Pro Upgrade, Newsletter, Preview Pro features are placed on the upper right side). cc @jaswsinc

I totally agree. That has been bugging me for awhile. It feels like the least-polished part of Comment Mail that you use on a regular basis (and the first time you use it, those options are not obvious at all--we improved this in #112).

What I'd really love to see in place of what we have now is a tabbed system, something that looks like this but also includes the icons that we have now:

Many plugins use a similar tabbed style, StCR and WP Super Cache being the two that immediately come to mind, so users are likely to already be familiar with it.

@jaswsinc Any objection to implementing a tabbed-style for those options?

[jaswrks]

@raamdev Sounds cool. I have no objections.

[raamdev]

After putting a bit more thought into this, my feeling now is that we don't need a tabbed system at all. In fact, we can just clean things up so that there aren't so many items there.

Instead of turning those items into a tabbed system, why don't we just remove the items that really don't belong there and use something more like what we have in ZenCache:

[kristineds]

@jaswsinc @raamdev I was able to move the sub-section menu items but I'm having a hard time adding the version number and Pro Updater link on the PRO version. Would need your guidance on this. :)

I have this so far..

• To display plugin version number: After this line, add this:

$heading .= '  <div class="pmp-version">'."\n";
$heading .= '     <span> '.__('%1$s&trade; Pro v%2$s', $this->plugin->text_domain), esc_html($this->plugin->name), esc_html($this->plugin->version).'</span>'."\n";
$heading .= '  </div>'."\n";

• To display Pro Updater Link: After this line, add this:

if(!$this->plugin->is_pro) // Display pro updater
{
$heading .= '  <a href="'.esc_attr($this->plugin->utils_url->pro_updater_menu_page_only()).'"'.
($this->plugin->utils_env->is_pro_updater_menu_page_only() ? ' class="pmp-active"' : '').'>'.
'<i class="fa fa-magic"></i> '.__('Pro Updater', $this->plugin->text_domain).'</a>'."\n";
}

[jaswrks]

@kristineds It looks all you're missing here is the sprintf() call.

$heading .= '  <div class="pmp-version">'."\n";
$heading .= '     <span> '.sprintf(__('%1$s&trade; Pro v%2$s', $this->plugin->text_domain), esc_html($this->plugin->name), esc_html($this->plugin->version)).'</span>'."\n";
$heading .= '  </div>'."\n";

See also: http://php.net/manual/en/function.sprintf.php

Note that sprintf() is what handles the %1$s and %2$s replacement codes.

[jaswrks]

@kristineds This function does not exist to my knowledge.

$this->plugin->utils_env->is_pro_updater_menu_page_only()

You can use this instead, which does exist:

$this->plugin->utils_env->is_menu_page(__NAMESPACE__.'_pro_updater')

See also: https://github.com/websharks/comment-mail-pro/blob/8d9fce347e009ff6d6d2e5946581e22c4338af60/comment-mail-pro/includes/classes/utils-env.php#L87-L120

[jaswrks]

@kristineds Just checking in here. Anything not clear enough? If so just give us a shout! :-)

[raamdev]

Lite

Pro

[raamdev]

Next Lite Release Changelog:

• Enhancement: Added the installed version number to the plugin options pages. Props @kristineds. See Issue #187.
• Enhancement: Improved the organization of navigation links on the plugin options pages. Props @kristineds. See Issue #187.

[raamdev]

Next Pro Release Changelog:

• Enhancement: Added the installed version number to the plugin options pages. Props @kristineds. See Issue #187.
• Enhancement: Improved the organization of navigation links on the plugin options pages. Props @kristineds. See Issue #187.

[raamdev]

Comment Mail v160213 has been released and includes changes from this GitHub Issue. See the release announcement for further details.

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This issue will now be locked to further updates. If you have something to add related to this GitHub Issue, please open a new GitHub Issue and reference this one (#187).