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hofmannsven/mark-posts
======================

Mark and highlight posts, pages and posts of custom post types within the posts overview.

2.2.6(1y ago)61.4k2[8 issues](https://github.com/hofmannsven/mark-posts/issues)GPL-2.0+PHPPHP ^7.0|^8.0

Since Dec 3Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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Mark Posts WordPress Plugin
===========================

[](#mark-posts-wordpress-plugin)

[![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f9ba022ccc0b8c126403d6ca471a433f97771f364a1be45a66f574649bb7aad7/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f686f666d616e6e7376656e2f6d61726b2d706f7374732e7376673f6c6162656c436f6c6f723d32333265346126636f6c6f723d353535393762267374796c653d666f722d7468652d6261646765)](https://packagist.org/packages/hofmannsven/mark-posts)[![WordPress Plugin: Tested WP Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e909f68679a58f43384479a358b040bba1baaae1c572aa2f8f2135ad3513b982/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f776f726470726573732f706c7567696e2f7465737465642f6d61726b2d706f7374733f6c6162656c436f6c6f723d32333265346126636f6c6f723d353535393762267374796c653d666f722d7468652d6261646765)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mark-posts/)[![GitHub license](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c0544e8f5d86580012fb72fa078c523f82675c41986f9d6be75b6bb38a056823/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f6c6963656e73652f686f666d616e6e7376656e2f6d61726b2d706f7374732e7376673f6c6162656c436f6c6f723d32333265346126636f6c6f723d353535393762267374796c653d666f722d7468652d6261646765)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hofmannsven/mark-posts/master/LICENSE.md)

Mark Posts plugin provides an easy way to mark and highlight posts, pages and posts of custom post types within the WordPress admin posts overview.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Set custom marker categories and colors
- Assign marker categories to posts/pages or any other post type
- View the highlighted posts within the posts overview
- Quick edit, bulk edit and/or edit all markers at once
- Dashboard widget with marker status count
- Optional custom setup via filters (check our [wiki](https://github.com/hofmannsven/mark-posts/wiki) for instructions)

Live Demo
---------

[](#live-demo)

Try out the features of Mark Posts on the [WordPress playground](https://playground.wordpress.net/?blueprint-url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hofmannsven/mark-posts/master/.wordpress-org/blueprint.json).

Looking ahead
-------------

[](#looking-ahead)

Check our [roadmap](https://github.com/hofmannsven/mark-posts/projects/1) for planned tasks and active issues regarding the further development of the plugin.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

### Requirements

[](#requirements)

Using the latest version of WordPress and PHP is highly recommended.

- WordPress 4.1 or newer
- PHP 7.4 or newer (tested up to PHP 8.2)

### Using WP-CLI

[](#using-wp-cli)

1. Install and activate: `wp plugin install mark-posts --activate`

### Using Composer

[](#using-composer)

1. Install: `composer require hofmannsven/mark-posts`
2. Activate the plugin on the plugin dashboard

### Using WordPress

[](#using-wordpress)

1. Navigate to the plugins dashboard and select *Add New*
2. Search for *Mark Posts*
3. Click *Install Now*
4. Activate the plugin on the plugin dashboard

### Using SFTP

[](#using-sftp)

1. Unzip the download package
2. Upload the `mark-posts` folder to your plugins directory
3. Activate the plugin on the plugin dashboard

Wiki
----

[](#wiki)

- [Custom Marker Taxonomy Arguments](https://github.com/hofmannsven/mark-posts/wiki/Custom-Marker-Taxonomy-Arguments)
- [Custom Marker Limits](https://github.com/hofmannsven/mark-posts/wiki/Custom-Marker-Limits)
- [Custom Dashboard Queries](https://github.com/hofmannsven/mark-posts/wiki/Custom-Dashboard-Queries)
- [Export &amp; Import Markers](https://github.com/hofmannsven/mark-posts/wiki/Export-&-Import)
- [Reset Custom Post Types](https://github.com/hofmannsven/mark-posts/wiki/Reset-Custom-Post-Types)

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

Please read the [changelog](CHANGELOG.md) for more information about what has changed recently.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please read the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

Translation
-----------

[](#translation)

If you'd like to help translate this plugin, you can do so on [WordPress Translate](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/mark-posts/).

Support
-------

[](#support)

Active development of this plugin is handled on GitHub. Always feel free to [raise an issue](https://github.com/hofmannsven/mark-posts/issues).

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover a security issue, please contact me directly. My GPG fingerprint/key is available on [Keybase](https://keybase.io/hofmannsven).

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Sven Hofmann](https://github.com/hofmannsven)
- [Michael Schönrock](https://github.com/flymke)
- [All Contributors](https://github.com/hofmannsven/mark-posts/graphs/contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

GNU General Public License (GPL) v2.0. Please read the [license](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity70

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 60.1% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~135 days

Recently: every ~146 days

Total

15

Last Release

506d ago

Major Versions

1.2.4 → 2.0.02021-02-16

PHP version history (3 changes)1.2.0PHP &gt;=5.6

1.2.3PHP ^7.0

2.1.0PHP ^7.0|^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1214387?v=4)[Sven](/maintainers/hofmannsven)[@hofmannsven](https://github.com/hofmannsven)

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Top Contributors

[![hofmannsven](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1214387?v=4)](https://github.com/hofmannsven "hofmannsven (152 commits)")[![flymke](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1081121?v=4)](https://github.com/flymke "flymke (82 commits)")[![alpipego](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2003667?v=4)](https://github.com/alpipego "alpipego (19 commits)")

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Tags

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