Lightweight front-end annotation tool with threads, tagging, and collaborator sessions.

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<p>Dan’s Annotator lets logged-in users (and email based collaborators) highlight elements on any page and discuss them in threaded comments. It adds a floating UI to create, browse, and close annotation threads, plus @-mentions with email notifications.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<p>– Custom database tables for threads, comments, tags, and collaborators (created on activation).<br />
– Admin bar toggle to enable/disable annotation mode for logged-in users.<br />
– Front-end badges showing counts and a side panel UI for reading/posting comments.<br />
– @username tagging with autocomplete and email/admin-notice notifications.<br />
– REST API endpoints used by the front-end JavaScript.<br />
– Support for outside collaborators with email-based or link-based access.</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h3>@ Completion (User Tagging)</h3>
<p>To mention a registered WordPress user in an annotation comment:<br />
1. Type <code>@</code> followed by the username or email<br />
2. An autocomplete dropdown will appear showing matching users<br />
3. Select the user from the list or continue typing their username<br />
4. The tagged user will receive a notification (admin notice for logged-in users)</p>
<p>Example: <code>@john</code> or <code>@admin</code></p>
<h3>@email Collaborators (Email-Based Access)</h3>
<p>To invite external collaborators who don’t have WordPress accounts:<br />
1. In a comment, type <code>@</code> followed by their email address<br />
2. Example: <code>@john@doe.com</code><br />
3. The collaborator will automatically be created and receive an email with a secure magic link<br />
4. They can click the link to access and comment on the specific thread without creating an account<br />
5. Email-based collaborators are scoped to only the threads they’re tagged in</p>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> The magic link is unique and secure, tied to their email address. Enable this feature in Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Annotator <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Outside Collaborators.</p>
<h3>!@link Collaborators (Link-Based Access)</h3>
<p>For lightweight collaborator access without requiring an email:<br />
1. In a comment, type <code>!@</code> followed by a name/identifier<br />
2. Example: <code>!@mike</code> or <code>!@designer</code><br />
3. A token-based collaborator is created with a shareable link<br />
4. Copy the generated link from the comment and share it directly<br />
5. Anyone with the link can participate using that collaborator identity<br />
6. Link-based collaborators are also scoped to the threads they’re tagged in</p>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> Enable token-based collaborators in Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Annotator <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Token-based collaborators. This is useful for quick feedback without email verification.</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0 or later.</p>


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