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https://github.com/desaiuditd/watchman

Watchman is a WordPress plugin which keeps track of revisions for your posts, pages and custom post types as well.
https://github.com/desaiuditd/watchman

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Watchman is a WordPress plugin which keeps track of revisions for your posts, pages and custom post types as well.

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# Watchman



Watchman is a WordPress plugin which keeps track of revisions for your posts, pages and custom post types as well.



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

**Tags:** [revision](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/revision), [revisions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/revisions), [post](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post), [posts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts), [page](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/page), [pages](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pages), [custom post types](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom post types), [custom post type](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom post type), [WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/WordPress), [history](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/history), [track](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/track), [track post](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/track post), [track posts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/track posts), [edit flow](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/edit flow)  

**Requires at least:** 3.6  

**Tested up to:** 4.4  

**Stable tag:** master  

**License:** [GPLv2 or later](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)  

**Donate Link:** Paypal ID : [email protected]  



[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/desaiuditd/watchman.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/desaiuditd/watchman) 



## Description ##



Following are some of the trivial features:



 * Tracks Post Title & Post Content - inherits from WordPress Core

 * Controls number of revisions for all post types

 * Tracks Post Author

 * Tracks Post Date

 * Tracks Featured Image

 * Tracks Comments for a Post

 * Tracks Metadata

 * Tracks Terms from Taxonomy



**NOTE**: Development in progress



**Important Links ( Future Links - doesn't exist right now )**



* [Project Homepage](http://blog.incognitech.in/watchman/ "Visit Watchman's Homepage")

* [Roadmap](http://blog.incognitech.in/watchman/roadmap/ "Visit Watchman's Roadmap page")

* [Documentation](http://blog.incognitech.in/watchman/docs/ "Visit Watchman's Documentation page")

* [FAQ](http://blog.incognitech.in/watchman/faq/ "Visit Watchman's FAQ page")

* [GitHub](http://github.com/desaiuditd/watchman/) - Please mention your wordpress.org username when sending pull requests.



## Installation ##



* Install the plugin from the 'Plugins' section in your dashboard (Go to `Plugins > Add New > Search` and search for Watchman).

* Alternatively, you can [download](http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/watchman.zip "Download Watchman") the plugin from the repository. Unzip it and upload it to the plugins folder of your WordPress installation (`wp-content/plugins/` directory of your WordPress installation).

* Activate it through the 'Plugins' section.



## Frequently Asked Questions ##



Please visit [Watchamn's FAQ page](http://blog.incognitech.in/watchman/faq/ "Visit Watchman's FAQ page").



Read Watchman [Documentation](http://blog.incognitech.in/watchman/docs/)



## Screenshots ##



### Watchman Settings Page



![Watchman Settings Page](assets/screenshot-1.png)



### Track Post Author in Revisions. User Display Name & User ID of the author is shown.



![Track Post Author in Revisions. User Display Name & User ID of the author is shown.](assets/screenshot-2.png)



### Track Post Status in Revisions. Label of Post Status is shown.



![Track Post Status in Revisions. Label of Post Status is shown.](assets/screenshot-3.png)



### Set Revision Limit for individual posts.



![Set Revision Limit for individual posts.](assets/screenshot-4.png)



## Changelog ##



Please visit [Watchman's Roadmap page](http://blog.incognitech.in/watchman/roadmap/ "Visit Watchman's Features page") to get some details about future releases.

### 0.7.1 ###

* Adds Screenshot for #12



### 0.7 ###

* Fixes #12 - Revision Limit for Individual Posts

* Fixes #14 - User can stop saving revisions for post type with number 0



### 0.6 December 18, 2015 ###

* Fixes #6 - Track Post Status

* Fixes #7 - Track Post Date

* Fixes #13 - Stops unnecessary revisions getting created

* Adds Settings link in Plugin Row Action

* Fixes few Translation Strings



### 0.5 December 17, 2015 ###

* Post Author tracking added.

* This update is coming after a long time & I've got this breakthrough to track the restricted fields as well.

* So I hope to get more updates soon with proposed features. Kudos!



### 0.4 December 12, 2014 ###

* Screenshot added



### 0.3 December 12, 2014 ###

* Plugin title changed



### 0.2 Decempber 11, 2014 ###

* Watchman Settings introduced

* Revision Limit by Post Type

* Watchman Icon added



### 0.1 Decempber 03, 2014 ###

* Plugin Scaffolding

* Basic Functionality

* Travis Setup



## Upgrade Notice ##



None.