=== Old Post Alert === Contributors: crowdfavorite, alexkingorg Donate link: http://crowdfavorite.com/donate/ Tags: age, post, relevance, comments Requires at least: 2.8 Tested up to: 3.0 Stable tag: 1.2 Remind your visitors about the age of old posts in the comment area - might cut down in irrelevant comments. == Description == Links: - [Wordpress.org Old Post Alert forum topics](http://wordpress.org/tags/old-post-alert?forum_id=10). - [Old Post Alert plugin page at Crowd Favorite](http://crowdfavorite.com/wordpress/plugins/old-post-alert/). - [Old Post Alert Plugin forums at Crowd Favorite](http://crowdfavorite.com/forums/forum/old-post-alert). - [WordPress Help Center Old Post Alert support](http://wphelpcenter.com/plugins/old-post-alert/). Old Post Alert shows a banner in your comments form for posts more than a month old. The banner reminds the commenter that there may be newer information available later in the blog. This may cut down on comments that are irrelevant due to more recent developments. == Installation == 1. Download the plugin archive and expand it (you've likely already done this). 2. Upload the plugin files to your wp-content/plugins directory. 3. Go to the Plugins page in your WordPress Administration area and click 'Activate' for Old Post Alert. 4. Congratulations, you've just installed Old Post Alert. 5. Optional: set a CSS class for `old_post_alert` to style the banner. == Frequently Asked Questions == = Why doesn't the banner show in my theme? = This plugin relies on the `comment_form` to be present in your comments.php template. If this does not exist, you will want to add it: `ID); ?>` = Anything else? = That about does it - enjoy! == Screenshots == 1. The old post notification on the bottom of the comment form == Changelog == = 1.2 = - New : Added translation support. = 1.1 = - Changed : Uses `get_post($id)` instead of `global $post` for referencing which post. = 1.0 = - New : The first version.