=== KBucket: Your Curated Content in WordPress ===
Contributors: bodhisatva
Donate link: https://optimalaccess.com
Tags: content hub, content curation, knowledge base, resource hub
Requires at least: 4.0
Tested up to: 6.1.1
Requires PHP: 7.3
Stable tag: "trunk"
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Curate and share news and information from external sources and Display it in different formats such as Resource Hub, Carousel, Slider, or Grid.
== Description ==
Are you searching for a powerful and intuitive plugin to easily curate and publish news, social media posts, and web documents on your WordPress website?
Look no further than KBucket!
With KBucket's easy-to-use interface and flexible publishing tools, you can effortlessly create curated multi-channel gallery pages and personalize sliders, carousels, and grids to highlight the newest advancements in your industry.
Keep your website fresh and relevant with KBucket's powerful content curation and publishing capabilities.
All of the content for KBucket is curated and managed using our Chromium plugin, Kurator.
Kurator provides you with the ability to curate, organize, and summarize your content using powerful chatGPT-based tools. You can also transcribe YouTube videos and publish your content directly to your website.
Whether you're researching the latest news and developments in your industry or sharing valuable insights with your audience, Kurator makes it easy to create and publish high-quality content that engages and informs your readers.
You don't need to log in to your website to manage content from other sources. You can perform all of your curation and editing using Kurator.
WHO IS KBUCKET FOR...
KBucket is the ultimate content curation solution for anyone looking to provide their audience with valuable and informative resources.
Whether you're a
- marketer looking to fill content gaps with curated content,
- an educator seeking to provide resources for your students,
- a journalist aiming to curate and publish your research,
- or a political entity hoping to educate and comment on news and policy,
KBucket is the ideal plugin for you.
Take a look to see how it all works.
[vimeo https://vimeo.com/808880421]
SOME EXAMPLES
* Retirement Program Services Plansponsor Consultants is an elite retirement planning consultancy. Being a trusted advisor for their clients and prospects, they provide a trusted resource of third party content that they have assessed.
*Immigration Attorney John Manley is a US Immigration attorney who uses KBucket to curate and automates the sharing of immigration-related news on multiple social channels using KBucket.
* Toastmaster Club Silicon Speech is a Toastmasters group that uses KBucket to curate and distribute Toastmaster-related material for its members and the public at large.
== Installation ==
Steps to activate the plugin.
* Activate the Plugin from your WordPress Dashboard, KBucket Plugin page (You will see KBucket in the sidebar)
* Register the Plugin by going to our registration page
* Get your API key from your new profile page (The free version lets you display 10 articles per channel)
* Enter your API key under the settings tab in your WordPress KBucket page
* If you are using a Page Builder product, you need to use short codes to display the content
* Go the the “Settings Tab” and choose “use short code” option
* Go to the KBucket page (this page is labeled under your pages list) and create a row with two columns and copy the short codes into each section
* Add the Kbucket page to your desired menu and change the name and url of the page as you wish
* If you are not using short codes, go to the Appearance Widgets menu and add the KBucket tags to the "KBucket Sidebar"
* Download Kurator from the Kurator product page
* Visit our forum if you have any questions forums.
* To learn how to create and export your curated research see this post in the Kurator forum.
* To upload your curated page go to the 'upload KBucket' tab in your plugin and upload the file.
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
**What are the limitations with the Free Version**
The Free version lets you post 100 articles per channel and create as many channels as you wish.
**How do I curate Articles**
In order to curate articles you need our Kurator extension for Chrome. You can find the link to Kurator under the installation tab, or you can search for the name in chrome web-store.
== Screenshots ==
An Image of the KBucket Page On your site
An Image of content sharing on KBucket
An Image of rss to email for newsletters
An Image of rss to social media auto posting
An Image of Kurator pop up
An Image of the Kurator Bookmark Manager
== Changelog ==
= 2.3.8 =
First official public release
= 2.3.9 =
Fixed minor theme related bugs
= 2.3.10 =
Fixed minor theme related bugs
= 2.3.11 =
Fixed issues with "Set Social" on the backend
= 2.3.13 =
Added Twitter handle for sharing
= 2.3.16 =
Added Twitter handle for sharing
Fixed upload bugs
= 2.3.19 =
Fixed category tag issues
= 2.3.20 =
Fixed memory upload issues
= 2.3.21 =
Fixed issues with social image share
=2.3.23 =
Fixed issues with Style formatting
=2.3.24 =
Fixed issues with Java Script - conflicts with newer versions
=2.4.7 =
Made KBucket page micro tags visible to the search engine
Added short code capabilities to make it compatible for more themes
Changed how images are uploaded. Once an image is loaded from the server, it will stay, till changed by the server.
=2.4.8 =
Solved issues with mobile display
=2.6.1 =
Changed the URL structure to SEO friendly URLs.
=2.6.3 =
Added a new template with the channels appearing in the side-bar
=2.6.6 =
Added CSS tab for modifying look and feel of the KBucket page
=2.6.7 =
Fixed issues with image upload
=2.6.16 =
Updated Mobile display of posts. Now you see the whole description while in Mobile viewing. This helps with our Botcopy integration.
=2.6.22 =
Updated the version to work with the new Wordpress database, enhanced the RSS feeds and added more fields for our Chatbot CMS solution and changed how the cards display content.
=2.7 =
Updated the tag and image edit features. Also made the plugin compatible with PHP 8.0
=2.7.4 =
Added a new theme for the KBucket page.
Added the ability to edit and replace images directly on the page
Updated the payment gateway
=2.7.6 =
Ability to add description for each channel
=2.7.7 =
Fixed issue with camera icon
=2.8.0 =
Fixed minor issues and crated a link back to our website
=2.9.0 =
Added a sync feature to sync Kurator files with KBucket
=2.10.0.1 =
Fixed bugs with the sync feature
=2.11.7 =
Fixed issues with Sync, improved the uploading process to only update what has changed. Much faster sync process.
=2.11.9 =
Fixed an issue with a log file that needed to be deactivated. It was slowing down access to plugin on the back end.
=2.12.1 =
Added styles option for customizing the look & feel of the content tags and post items. Updates to image upload and sync feature.
=2.12.2 =
Fixed a compatibility bug with Wordpress version 6.1.1
=2.13.9 =
Added widgets to embed content from KBucket via shortcode anywhere on your website.
=2.13.11 =
Added a Slider widget via shortcode
=2.13.18 =
Updated the look & feel of the embed widgets and added the readme button to the posts
==Upgrade Notice==
You can upgrade your KBucket plugin by visiting registration page on our website.
The full version allows you to share hundreds of links per channel and establish you brand as THE reference library for your community.
The license fee is $24.99/month per site with free updates. We offer discounts if you want to register more than one site.