Title: Confirm Publishing Actions
Author: Peter J. Herrel
Published: <strong>October 27, 2011</strong>
Last modified: May 9, 2015

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
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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# Confirm Publishing Actions

 By [Peter J. Herrel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/donutz/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/confirm-publishing-actions.1.3.zip)

 * [Details](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/confirm-publishing-actions/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/confirm-publishing-actions/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/confirm-publishing-actions/#installation)
 * [Development](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/confirm-publishing-actions/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/confirm-publishing-actions/)

## Description

Confirm Publishing Actions is a WordPress plugin that prompts a user to click a 
confirm (or cancel) button whenever he is trying to submit, publish, update, schedule
or delete a WordPress post. Simple, lightweight, customizable and translation-ready.

Once activated, the plugin will intercept publishing actions on the following admin
pages: `post.php`, `edit-post.php`, `edit.php`.

#### License

The Confirm Publishing Actions plugin for WordPress is released under GPLv2, you
can use it free of charge on your personal or commercial website.

#### Support

Find support at the [WordPress international forums](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/confirm-publishing-actions)
or raise a ticket on [Github](https://github.com/diggy/confirm-publishing-actions/issues).

#### Contribute

Check out the source code on [Github](https://github.com/diggy/confirm-publishing-actions/).

#### Translate

Submit a pull request on [Github](https://github.com/diggy/confirm-publishing-actions/).

#### Donate

If you like the Confirm Publishing Actions plugin and use it lot, please consider
making a [donation](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=H23P4H8CHF95N).
Thanks!

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Example of a confirmation dialogue.

## Installation

#### Minimum Requirements

 * WordPress 3.1 or higher

#### Automatic installation

Log in to your WordPress admin panel, navigate to the Plugins menu and use the search
form to search for this plugin. Click Install and WordPress will automatically complete
the installation.

#### Manual installation

 1. Download the plugin to your computer and unzip it
 2. Use an FTP program, or your hosting control panel, to upload the unzipped plugin
    folder to the plugin directory of your WordPress installation.
 3. Log in to your WordPress admin panel and activate the plugin from the Plugins menu.

## FAQ

  Where is the settings page?

There are currently no settings to configure, however with a little php magic you’ll
be able to do some customization (see below in this FAQ).

  How do I change the text of the dialogue?

You can use a translation plugin or tool to modify the default text.

  How do I translate %1$s? What does it mean?

%1$s is a placeholder that represents the singular name of a WordPress post type.
You don’t need to translate it, just copy and use it exactly as is.

  How can I limit plugin functionality to a specific post type?

With `get_post_type()`, a native WordPress function, you can enable or disable plugin
functionality for specific post types (such as `post`, `page`, or any other post
type). For example, to disable functionality for ‘Pages’, paste the following code
snippet in the `functions.php` file of your WordPress theme:

    ```
    function cpa_pt_dequeue( $type )
    {
        if ( is_plugin_active( 'confirm-publishing-actions/cpa.php' ) && class_exists( 'cpa_confirm_publishing_actions' ) )
        {
            global $post;
            $type = get_post_type( $post );
            if( 'page' != $type )
                return;
            wp_dequeue_script( 'cpa' );
        }
        return;
    }
    add_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', 'cpa_pt_dequeue' );
    ```

  How can I limit plugin functionality to selected user roles?

With `current_user_can()`, a native WordPress function, you can enable or disable
functionality for specific user roles, based on the capabilities assigned to them.
For example, to disable functionality for admins only, paste the following code 
snippet in the `functions.php` file of your WordPress theme:

    ```
    function cpa_cap_dequeue()
    {
        if ( is_plugin_active( 'confirm-publishing-actions/cpa.php' ) && class_exists( 'cpa_confirm_publishing_actions' ) )
        {
            if( ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) )
                return;
            wp_dequeue_script( 'cpa' );
        }
        return;
    }
    add_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', 'cpa_cap_dequeue' );
    ```

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Confirm Publishing Actions” is open source software. The following people have 
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Peter J. Herrel ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/donutz/)
 *   [ inBytes ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/inbytesinc/)

[Translate “Confirm Publishing Actions” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/confirm-publishing-actions)

### Interested in development?

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

## Changelog

#### 1.3

 * Removes Quick Drafts (previously QuickPress) support
 * Fixes bug where script fired on link insert cancel
 * Adds support for touch devices
 * Code cleanup

#### 1.2.3

 * catch schedule event

#### 1.2.2

 * fix php notices

#### 1.2.1.1

 * updated .pot file
 * it_IT language files
 * nl_NL language files

#### 1.2.1

 * es_ES language files
 * yet another bugfix

#### 1.2

 * plugin code overhaul
 * i18n fix, props inbytesinc

#### 1.1.2

 * Minified JS

#### 1.0

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.3**
 *  Last updated **11 years ago**
 *  Active installations **80+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.1 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.2.39**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/confirm-publishing-actions/)
 * Tags
 * [confirm](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/confirm/)[delete](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/delete/)
   [publish](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/publish/)[submit](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/submit/)
   [update](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/update/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/confirm-publishing-actions/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ Peter J. Herrel ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/donutz/)
 *   [ inBytes ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/inbytesinc/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/confirm-publishing-actions/)

## Donate

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