David Raynes

Here it is, folks. Workflow 1.0 is ready to go. The version I am releasing today is solely for personal use, and may be used as an evaluation version for commercial usage (but please limit the evaluation to 30 days or less). I am still finalizing the commercial license for this plugin, but I wanted to get a version of it out there while I finish up what is needed.

So, here is how to get your very own copy of Workflow. Download one of the following archives and unpack it in the main directory of your Movable Type installation. It will install files into the plugins/Workflow/ directory, and you will need to make sure that workflow.cgi has the correct permissions to execute as a CGI script (on Unix hosts, that would be 755).

• workflow-1.0.zip
• workflow-1.0.tar.gz

To use the entry transfer feature of Workflow, simply click the "Transfer ownership of this entry" link at the bottom of the entry edit page.

To use the publish control feature of Workflow, click the "Edit Publish Permissions" link at the bottom of the main blog page and follow the instructions on the resulting page.

But that is not all that Workflow offers you. It has its own plugin system that will allow developers to add additional setup options for publish permissions, as well as more conditions under which an entry may or may not be published by the current author. And that is not even the half of it. I will go into more detail on Workflow plugins in another entry.

This plugin requires Movable Type 3.1 or greater. There is an official Workflow support forum on my site (honestly, mainly because I do not have the time to troll through the MT support forums for Workflow problems). I will be keeping an eye on that as best I can. If you discover a bug in Workflow or there is a feature you would like to see, please create a ticket.

Of all the plugins I have written so far, I am most proud of this one. Enjoy!