Ryan Imel

<p>Markdown for P2 will enable Markdown formatting within your status updates and comments.</p>
<p>If you use P2 for any stretch of time you might find yourself in a situation where you start typing out HTML. Since posting from P2 happens (or should) entirely from the front end of the theme, by default formatting options aren’t available. So if you want to format a list, let’s say, you might be tempted to start typing out <code>ul</code> and <code>li</code> tags. Or perhaps add formatting buttons that might clutter up the interface.</p>
<p>Markdown for P2 is another option, and will allow you to use the Markdown format when you post to P2. Learn more about Markdown <a href="http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/" rel="nofollow ugc">at John Gruber’s site</a>.</p>
<h3>Kudos</h3>
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<li><a href="http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/" rel="nofollow ugc">Markdown</a>, of course, is a John Gruber production.</li>
<li>This plugin is almost entirely the work of <a href="http://michelf.com/projects/php-markdown/" rel="nofollow ugc">Michel Fortin</a> (released under the GPL, his copyright is included in the file), but wasn’t bundled into a neat plugin on WordPress dot org, and not specifically for this purpose. The credit for that code goes to…</li>
<li>Markdown support added using Adam Backstrom’s code via this <a href="https://gist.github.com/1561020" rel="nofollow ugc">Github Gist</a>.</li>
<li>Markdown logo (in banner image) credit to <a href="http://dcurt.is/the-markdown-mark" rel="nofollow ugc">Dustin Curtis</a>. Lovely, isn’t it?</li>
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<h3>Note</h3>
<p><em>Technically</em> this plugin will work with any WordPress site — it simply checks the_content and comment_text for Markdown — but this plugin is really only tested with P2. If you’re interested in using Markdown on your non-P2 blog, I’d recommend <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/markdown-on-save/" rel="ugc">Markdown on Save</a> which I think will provide a better user experience in that situation.</p>


Markdown for P2

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Markdown for P2 will enable Markdown formatting within your P2 theme status updates and comments.

<p>This plugin adds the ability for users to “check in” to the P2 theme when they’re active. Once activated you’ll find a new “Who is Checked In” widget that you can add to your sidebar, and a “Log In/I’m here!/I’m leaving!” button will automatically be added to your P2 theme’s header.</p>
<p>The sidebar will list the users who are currently checked in, along with how long they have been checked in. By default users will be bumped to the bottom of the list and be shown as checked out for 30 minutes after they have left.</p>
<p>The language in this plugin is purposefully left a big vague so you can use it for your own purposes. Checking in could mean literally checking into a building to show you’re there (the purpose I developed the plugin for) or it could mean that you are simply available, and actively watching the P2.</p>
<p>In addition, the total amount of time someone has logged when “checked in” is displayed underneath a user’s name in the sidebar.</p>
<p>If a user ever forgets to check out, admin users (or those that can manage_options) can click the x button next to their name and check them out for them.</p>
<h4>Kudos</h4>
<p>Props to the Who’s Online plugin for P2, since I cribbed a number of the elements from that plugin to make the development of mine go a bit faster.</p>
<p>Also, the button styles are based on the Twitter Bootstrap button’s styles.</p>


P2 Check In

This plugin adds the ability for users to "check in" to the P2 theme when they're active.

Markdown for P2 vs P2 Check In