=== CommentarySandbox ===


Contributors: bmulligan, douglas, needle, commentpress


Donate link to Future of the Book, developer of CommentPress Core, of which CommentarySandbox is a daughter plugin: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=PZSKM8T5ZP3SC


Tags: commentpress, commentarysandbox, blogs, commentary, collaboration, dcc


Requires at least: 3.4


Tested up to: 5.2


Stable tag: 2.2


License: GPLv2 or later


License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html





CommentarySandbox allows you to create commentaries in the style of Dickinson College Commentaries (dcc.dickinson.edu)on WordPress, by juxtaposing Notes and Vocabulary to Texts. CommentarySandbox is a modification of CommentPress Core theme. CommentPress allows paragraph-by-paragraph or line-by-line in the margins of a text.





== Description ==





CommentarySandbox is an open source theme and plugin for WordPress that allows creators to develop Dickinson College Commentary-style commentaries on WordPress by juxtaposing Notes and Vocabulary to Texts. You can create introductory materials, embed images, and more.





For further information and instructions about CommentarySandbox please see the [CommentPress website](http://iris.haverford.edu/sandbox/) or visit the plugin's [GitHub repository](https://github.com/GitClassical/Sandbox). Contact the developers by email at [cpdev@futureofthebook.org](mailto:cpdev@futureofthebook.org).





**Please note:** this plugin comes bundled with three official themes, one of which must be active for  CommentarySandbox to function. The "CommentPress Modern Theme" will be auto-activated when the plugin is first activated. The old "CommentPress Default Theme" and "CommentarySandbox Flat Theme" are included for those who wish to experiment with other themes but the plugin has not been tested on these themes.





For further information and instructions about CommentPress Core please see the [CommentPress website](http://www.futureofthebook.org/commentpress/) or visit the plugin's [GitHub repository](https://github.com/IFBook/commentpress-core). Contact the developers by email at [cpdev@futureofthebook.org](mailto:cpdev@futureofthebook.org).





== Installation ==





You can download and install  CommentarySandbox using the built in WordPress plugin installer. If you download  CommentarySandbox manually, make sure it is uploaded to "/wp-content/plugins/commentpress-core/".








<h4>Install  CommentarySandbox in WordPress Standalone</h4>





Base Install:





1. Install WordPress


2. Install "CommentarySandbox"


3. Activate "CommentarySandbox"





Your basic "CommentarySandbox" setup is complete. At this point you can:





1. Create a custom menu for the main site


2. Use the Theme Customizer to modify the look


3. Change Background and Header


4. Customize "CommentarySandbox" via its Settings Page








<h4>Install  CommentarySandbox in WordPress Multisite</h4>





Base Install:





1. Install WordPress


2. Create Network





Okay, we're ready to install "CommentarySandbox":





1. Install and Network Activate "CommentarySandbox"


2. If you want to, you can enable "CommentarySandbox" on your main blog


3. Network Enable the " CommentPress Modern Theme”, UNLESS


4. You have "CommentarySandbox"-compatible child themes you want to use instead:


5. Network Enable any "CommentarySandbox"-compatible child themes you want to use





Go to the "CommentarySandbox" network settings page under "Settings" in "Network Admin":





1. Configure your options as desired


2. Click "Save Changes"





Your basic "CommentarySandbox" setup is complete. At this point you can:





1. Create a custom menu for the main site


2. Use the Theme Customizer to modify the look


3. Change Background and Header


4. Customize "CommentarySandbox" via its Settings Page








== Other Notes ==





**For sites hosted in the European Union, please note:** the " CommmentPress Default Theme" makes use of cookies, but for presentational purposes only. If you intend to use the " CommentarySandbox Default Theme" on a public site, you may need to inform visitors of this.





<h4>Upgrade to CommentarySandbox</h4>





It is recommended that you upgrade to the latest versions of WordPress as well as the latest versions of “CommentPress Core” theme. A minimum of WordPress 3.3 is required, but upgrades under WordPress 3.4+ work much better. 





The old “CommentPress” plugins and theme can be found on Github:


1. Get the latest [CommentPress Plugin](https://github.com/IFBook/CommentPressPlugin)


2. Get the latest [CommentPress for Multisite](https://github.com/IFBook/CommentPressMultisite)


3. Get the latest [CommentPress Ajaxified](https://github.com/IFBook/CommentPressAjaxified)


4. Get the latest [CommentPress Theme](https://github.com/IFBook/CommentPressTheme)








== Changelog ==





<h4>1.0</h4>





* first public version of the CommentarySandbox plugin





<h4>0.1</h4>


* first instance of the CommentarySandbox plugin