Hi Carl, here's a scenario I'd like to run past you, and I would like to know if this is a possible use for Gravity...
I want to compile a list of press/media links associated for each post.
Many of the places I feature on my site receive press attention as a result of being found on my site.
Some ideas I'm throwing around:
1. Use the comments form but only allow logged in admins to post comments, i.e. post comments form will be publicly invisible to everyone else. I think this can be done.
Advantage of this approach is I can display Recent Comments in sidebar but change it to Recent Press Articles. Over time, this could then used as criteria to generate a list popular posts.
2. Just hard code it by writing the links in the post body - the quickest and cheapest idea. But doesn't allow for me to showcase this info in the sidebar, or elsewhere.
3. Use a plugin, if one exists, or have a custom plugin developed based on WP's native commenting system
Or, I could set up a form using Gravity and place it on every post. The form would allow me to enter the following fields from the front-end:
- Publication date
- Publication name (linked)
- Article Title (linked)
- Brief description (optional)
Once submitted, the info would appear in the post after the body.
The submission form would need to be only visible to site admins who are logged in. The form would not be publicly visible.
The ability to to display in the sidebar the latest posts which have had press articles added to them.
What do you think? Is this possible with Gravity?
I like the first idea of using the commenting system exclusively for this. The downside of course is if I decide to use commenting for reviews/feedback in future, and also how would I control any pings and trackbacks using this method.
