Version 1.9 of Bootplate has just been released on the GitHub repo. We’ve included the usual bug fixes identified over time as well as better compatibility and smarter functions.
Perhaps the most significant fix is making the “Link” Post Format a lot smarter with the new bootplate_get_post_link() function which intelligently checks inside the content of posts that are set to “Link” and looks for a URL–whether it’s linked or not–and returns that URL as the link for the post in both categories, archives and, yes, even your own search results page.
We read a LOT of Stackoverflow posts and found that even theme developers are struggling with building a smart function like this. We like a challenge, so that’s exactly what we did.
Function Source
For our fellow WordPress nerds out there, here’s the Gist for that new function. We hope you’ll find it useful. If you find any problems with is, please be sure to let us know in comments below or, even better, create an issue on GitHub.
Gist. Get it?
This release also allows users to use excerpts (like you have on Posts) in the Page admin for even greater control over how their pages look when uses click “Search.”
There’s more detail over on the GitHub repo, but that’s the gist. Get it?! Lol.