Title: WP Client Reference
Author: Steve Grunwell
Published: <strong>janvier 27, 2012</strong>
Last modified: octobre 5, 2012

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# WP Client Reference

 By [Steve Grunwell](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stevegrunwell/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-client-reference.0.42.zip)

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 *  [Installation](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-client-reference/#installation)
 * [Development](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-client-reference/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-client-reference/)

## Description

It’s common practice for digital agencies to build a WordPress site/theme then simply
hand it off to the client for day-to-day updating. The developers work hard to strike
a balance between replicating the designer’s vision and making the theme easy for
the client to use. As the design becomes more complex the developer faces questions:
Will the client remember to wrap this in a `<blockquote>`? Can we count on the content
manager remembering to add `class="btn"` to that link?

It can be equally frustrating from the client side. You don’t want to deal with 
learning HTML but you want your content to look just as well formatted as the stuff
the agency put in at launch. The agency sent over a formatting/style guide but it
never seems to be around when you need it.

WP Client Reference attempts to solve these problems by embedding client documentation
directly into WordPress. Now agencies can include style guides, tutorials, FAQs,
and more without worrying about content managers on the client side not knowing 
how to format that complicated call-to-action. It’s also useful for any type of 
team to keep track of information (with versioning) right within WordPress.

### Special Thanks

Thank you to duckgoesoink for catching the Knowledgebase/User conflict fixed in 
0.41.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `wp-client-reference` plugin directory to `/wp-content/plugins/`
 2. Activate the plugin
 3. (Optional) Adjust the plugin settings on the « Options » page under the « Help 
    Articles » menu item

## FAQ

  How do I customize the article views?

WP Client Reference looks for a `wpclientref-views` directory in your current theme’s
directory. If it finds `front.php` (the default view), `single.php` (a single article),
or `wpclientref.css` (article styles), it will use those files instead of the plugin’s
defaults.

  Can I change the name of the custom post type?

Yes! If you need to change the name of the custom post type (default is `client_reference`)
you can do so in the « Article Options » page. This will also update the posts in`
wp_posts` accordingly.

  Why has the Knowledgebase replaced my Users menu?

Version 0.4 of the plugin used menu position 70 as its default, which is normally
occupied by the Users menu. It’s been patched in version 0.41 but any users who 
installed pre-0.41 should manually change the menu position (Articles > Options)
to a position not occupied by a native WordPress menu (71 is the new default for
WP Client Reference).

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“WP Client Reference” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Steve Grunwell ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stevegrunwell/)
 *   [ Van Patten Media ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vanpattenmedia/)

[Translate “WP Client Reference” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-client-reference)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-client-reference/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-client-reference/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-client-reference/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-client-reference/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.42

 * Fixed path issues with `WPClientReference::get_template_url()` when loading static
   assets from {THEME}/wpclientref-views/ (Issue #3). Special thanks to Chris VanPatten
   for tracking this down!

#### 0.41

 * Fixed issue with default ‘Knowledgebase’ position preventing access to Users 
   menu (special thanks to duckgoesoink)

## Meta

 *  Version **0.42**
 *  Last updated **14 années ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.3 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.3.2**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-client-reference/)
 * Tags
 * [Client](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/client/)[help](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/help/)
   [knowledgebase](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/knowledgebase/)[reference](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reference/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-client-reference/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ Steve Grunwell ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stevegrunwell/)
 *   [ Van Patten Media ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vanpattenmedia/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-client-reference/)

## Donate

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