This To Do List Member WordPress Plugin Needs to Be Updated as of 2020. If you are a programmer and want to contribute to the updating and development of this plugin contact me here and we’ll chat.
This WordPress plugin is called “To Do List Member” This plugin is pretty simple but is a very useful productivity tool for anyone wanting to keep track and view the progress of any type of task list you create using WordPress. We created it first for people running WordPress membership sites, however it can be used for any purpose you’d like.
To Do List Member Features:
- easily create unlimited to do lists and tasks for each list for any type of project
- uniquely presents the the to do list for any of your members of your club, membership program, etc..
- any time a member logs into their account they will see their own, unique to do list checklist to follow
- progress bar is presented and dynamically updates for the user/member anytime the check box is marked
- to do list categories and tasks can easily be created using the same knowledge you have creating a blog post and blog category. We used the same WordPress structure/taxonomy so you don’t have to learn a whole new skill set using the plugin. It’s very easy to use.
- each to do list task can expand or collapse to show or hide the details of the task for to do lists. This is especially great for long to do lists such as making a list of dropshippers.
- uniquely present to do lists and tasks separately on any page or posts anywhere on your site, including sidebars.
- it’s multi-site compatible! So the plugin can be used on an unlimited number of WordPress sites within your one multi-site WordPress install.
To Do List Member Screenshots:
Example of a To Do List with none of the check boxes marked and all task content collapsed:
This is an example of what the progress bar looks like after you mark one of the check boxes. The progress bar updates immediately and displays the percentage complete. Also you’ll see the task content is now expanded:
This is an example of how the to do list appears after all check boxes are marked displayed the full percentage of tasks complete:
Download To Do List Member WorPress Plugin inside your WordPress admin, or by clicking on the image below:
Akamai says
Aloha! Nice plugin. Is there a way to reorder the tasks besides changing the publish date? It looks like it’s displaying in the usual last posted – first listed order. Thanks!
Trent says
There will be soon. In the next release that will be possible along with a few more features as well that will be pretty cool. Thanks Akamai
Noritaka971 says
nice Plugin!!
Some little correction for next update :
– add Return Carrier in ‘+’ deploying description
– Possibility to reorder task in a same categorie
Thank for this plugin
Noritaka971 says
– remove ‘+’ in task list display if task description is empty.
Trent says
Thank you! Appreciate the feedback. I’ll include that in the next release.
lilykim says
hi, thank you for your nice plug-in.
i have some questions.
now every visitor can edit the check-box.
i want to give a right of editing the check-box only to me(administrator).
i tried to fix it(editing “form_todolist_user.php”file.) but i failed.
please let me know how to do this.
Trent says
This plugin at the moment doesn’t have user levels so you’d want to either place the checklist inside of a membership area or password protect the page or make the page/post you have it on accessibly only to the people you want to give access to. Thanks for the feedback though. I’ll put your request on the list to implement in the future!
Matt says
Hi cool plugin I have one question though.
How can you see what users have completed certain tasks? I created my tasks and assigned them to the /tasks page. I have the progress bar and tasks listed underneath the progress bar… but how do I know what users completed the tasks>
Thanks
Trent says
Matt,
Thanks for your question. You can see what users have completed certain tasks if you create an admin progress bar page since it auto-updates after the checklist is marked. Hope that helps.
Ben says
Hi
I am probably being slow – but have the smae question as Matt. I really like the simplicity of the plugin, but wondered if there was a way of seeing which users had checked that that had completed certain tasks. I am not sure how to create an admin progress bar page? Can you link to any instructions? Thank you for a cool plugin!
Isaiah says
I would like to say thanks for the pluggin but I have noticed a few issues. My first issue is that I was not able to add multiple progress bars without the second one affecting the first. My last question or request would be is there a way to change the settings of the progress bar such as color.
Again this was a very helpful tool thanks.
Trent Jessee says
The plugin successfully presents unique progress bars so if it’s not doing that for you, you may need to take a look to see if there is a conflicting plugin or theme you are using. And you can change the color of the progress bar by uploading a new image to the images folder. In future release I’ll include easy to change settings in the admin area for this aspect. Thanks!
Erin says
Hi! I am having trouble using the plugin on a page/post. When I click the buttons it gives me a dialog box but it always comes up blank. I’ve tried it on Safari 6.0, Firefox 23.0 and Chrome 28.0.1500.95 — all with the same result. I doubt it matters, but I’m on a mac. Any insight or tips are appreciated!
Trent Jessee says
Hi Erin. Thanks for your comment. Many times the theme and/or plugins you’re using many conflict with things. So I would troubleshoot the theme and plugins you’re using to see if that resolves the problem. Let me know okay. Thanks again
Ryan says
Love this! We want to try to create a charting system on days of the week, is there a way for people to print their list progress and turn it in? Is there a developer we can contact and pay for some customization? Trying to create columns and rows (like a table) to check off daily tasks over the course of a 3 month period…. make sense? Thanks so much for your help! Loved what we have done so far with it.
Trent Jessee says
Thanks for the feedback Ryan. There’s not a built in method of printing the to do list, but you can print it off using print screen, or using a screen capture using your browser, such as LightShot for Chrome or Firefox. And you can contact me directly to pay for customization using the contact form on my website. And if you want to create a table you can use TinyMCEAdvanced WordPress plugin to easily create tables and then from there you’d insert the short code into the tables using my ToDo List plugin assuming that is what you’re looking for. If not just contact me and let me know and I’ll give you a quote.
kuahmelcher says
Hi Trent!
Really great plugin – congratiulations! Clear and simple!
I got a small wish: currently everybody can edit the status of checkboxes. Is it possible, that only registered users are allowed to change the checkbox-status? And for all others the side ist set to read-only?
Thanks a lot!
Greetings, Kuahmelcher
Trent Jessee says
Hi Kuahmelcher,
Thank you for your comment and feedback. Only the admin and/or current user when logged in to his/her account can edit the to do list. If the user logs out the user and the public can no longer edit the to do list/progress bar details. Are you logged out when you are testing? Give that a try okay. And for the side are you talking about the sidebar right? If so you can use the Widget on Pages plugin and use a short code to paste inside of a text widget to present the progress bar on any page. If you want to present the progress bar and/or checklist on specific pages I use the plugin called “Widget Logic”. Thanks!
Trent
kuahmelcher says
Hey Trent – thanks for your reply!
I gave it a try – but it still does not work. For editing the tasklist i have to be logged in, that’s OK. But the status of the checkboxes (the check marks) can be manipulated by everyone else, even when its a guest. Thats not good – for my special assignment.
For your background informations: i’m trying to set up a school-site, where all the contents for one school year are listed. The trainees (=guests) should be informed by check-marks, what contents are done already. You can imagine: the worst case is, that they can check the boxes by themselves ;o)
Is it possible to disable the checkboxes for guests?
I know, that this ist not a classic todo-list, but i like your plugin more than others. So it would be fine to solve that “problem” somehow.
I hope, that my bad-english does not confuse you too much :o)
Thanks and greetings, kuahmelcher!
Trent Jessee says
Hi Kuahmelcher,
The checklists are specific to each user. If you have a general login for multiple users then the tasklist will not show for every user because only one global user account is being used. Each user should have their own account login and then when they see the checklist it will show unmarked for them so they can uniquely update their progress for each specific checklist.
If you’re operating a school site then I would recommend using LearnDash wordpress plugin. I use the same plugin and is ideal for people operating sites for schools, colleges, or anyone wanting to creating a great learning environment for people/members. Here’s the site for learndash: http://learndash.com
Hope that helps :-)
Take care
Trent
Karolina Nilsson says
Hi!
Great plugin!
But how do I (as admin) see what other members have checked. I I give the page with the checklist premission to both me and another user it only shows my checkings and not the one that the user have made. Is there a way?
I saw that you tried to explain that before but I don’t understand what you mean… :)
Trent Jessee says
Hi Karolina,
Thanks for your comment/questions. Currently there’s not an admin snapshot that shows the progress of each user; that functionality is in the queue to be programmed and will be released in the next version update so stay tuned okay. Meanwhile the work around I would suggest is creating a page that is dedicated to presenting the progress bars only for the specific to do list you’ve created. From there you can see a snapshot of the progress of each to do list but this would only pertain to your account when logged in since you’re the admin. The database is updated based upon the user account so the user needs to be a part of your current site membership if that makes sense. Just let me know if you have other questions. Thanks
Trent
Karolina Nilsson says
Ok I will do that!
Thanks for the quick response. :)
And for the help!
Have a great day! :D
//Karolina
nick_whiteley04@hotmail.com says
Is there a way to display just one task on a page? instead of showing the full list? Thanks, N
Trent Jessee says
Hi Nick,
Yes. Create a task category for your task and then create a todo list item, assign it to the category and then use the shortcodes to display the to do checklist on the page or post of your choice.
nick_whiteley04@hotmail.com says
Thanks for your quick response! But my problem is I have a Category called ‘Fruit’ and within that I have 3 tasks, ‘orange’, ‘apple’ & ‘banana’. What I have is a page called ‘Fruit’ with the entire list on [todolists_tasklist id=”1″], But then I want a page called ‘Apple’, with ONLY the apple checkbox from the list, is this possible or will it take some tinkering?
Trent Jessee says
I see. At this time, no. It would take some tinkering indeed :-) I’ll put that on the development list to implement though in upcoming releases. Good luck!
nick_whiteley04@hotmail.com says
I thought as much, no problem, if I find a solution I’ll post it here. Thanks
Toby Cryns says
I love this plugin. Thank you!
I created a rough draft of a widget that extends the plugin here: https://github.com/themightymo/to-do-list-member-widget
Please feel free to incorporate the code into your plugin if you’d like!
Trent Jessee says
Well thank you Toby, appreciate the comment and the code developed for the widget add on, nice! I also just sent you an email directly about a few questions okay. Talk soon
Rayne says
Ok I have it figured ut and I used member mouse to make it visible to only a certain membership level. I used the short codes on a page and then set it to the membership level i wanted it to be viewed by. However when i logged into one of my new user accounts i did not see the progress par updating when I checked a box? Do you know how I would fix this?
Trent Jessee says
Nice work Rayne :-) The progress bar should automatically update where ever they are placed. If it is not you may have a conflicting plugin somewhere you’d need to troubleshoot.
Rayne says
I mean to say progress bar! it does not update for me? Ahhh! I hate to type. – Rayne :)
Ronnie says
Is it possible to have the progress bar reflect the entire progress of the checklists? For example, I have 5 separate checklists on one page and would like the progress bar to reflect the total completion of all of those checklists combined. As of right now, the only way I know how to do that is to create a separate progress bar for each individual checklist, and this gets cluttered when I have several checklists on one page.
Trent Jessee says
Hi Ronnie,
At this time there is no global progress bar to display for all task lists, but I will put that on the upcoming release to implement. At this point you would have to use the shortcode for each task list on one page to see the progress for all your task lists.
Thanks
Ronnie says
is there any ETA on the next release? The plugin is great and works for what I am trying to do, all except that one particular thing.
Trent Jessee says
Ronnie. Within the next 3 months or less is the goal for the next release.
Adrian Edward says
Great plugin!
Is there a way to not have the small “+” sign show up after each task?
Trent Jessee says
Thanks Adrian. As of the moment there is not. This will be included in the next release.
Jim says
I just installed WP-Project Manager (including Frontend) and noticed that the Tasks option (for To Do List Member) is now not available in Admin. I have a feeling the plugins may have a conflict. I would like to use both (your solution for subtasks within a page and WP-Project Manager for overall project management), but if it is not possible, I can choose one. Have you run into this issue before? Thanks.
Trent Jessee says
Hi Jim. Thanks for the comment. I haven’t used Wp-project manager before. Usually if there’s a conflict it’s because of a plugin so yes, I would first troubleshoot the issue starting with your plugins. The next version of this plugin is about to come out over the next couple weeks, so look out for the update. It may very well resolve the issue you’re experiencing!
Abbie Friesen says
Hi there, I really like this plug-in and want to use it. I noticed the announcement: “The plugin generated 275 characters of unexpected output during activation. If you notice “headers already sent” messages, problems with syndication feeds or other issues, try deactivating or removing this plugin.” after activating it, and soon after was getting this message when I tried to click into a couple links: “Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home1/simpatic/public_html/wp-content/themes/Divi/header.php:4) in /home1/simpatic/public_html/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 896.” Help? Is this related?
Abbie
Trent Jessee says
Hi Abbie. Thanks for your comment. That error appears to be related to your theme you’re using. I would suggest using a different wordpress theme such as “responsive” by cyberchimps. It’s free. From there test it out okay. I use the todo list plugin on many sites of my own and haven’t had an issue.
onexey says
is there any way to show my checked items to all users?
Trent Jessee says
Yes Onexey. Simply present the todolist shortcode on a page you want and make that page public.
Kevin says
Quick question about this issue. I used this plugin on a webpage to make a shopping list for the holidays. I put the short codes for four lists on a single page and made it public. I instructed family members that when someone purchases an item they are just to check off the item. People did that but when I or anyone else went to visit the page it wouldn’t show to us that someone else had checked it? After playing around with it I figured out that if someone would check an item, then refresh the page before closing it, then it saved the check mark and then everyone else could see it. Is there something I am missing? Is there a work around for this? Thanks in advance for any help or direction you can offer.
Trent Jessee says
Hey Kevin,
Looks like you’re doing thing right. The newest version of this plugin is just about done and should resolve any bug issues you’re experiencing. Look out for the update okay. If you have other questions at all feel welcome to post them here or contact us at info at watchmanadvisors.com
Thanks!
Trent
Gareth says
How do I get rid of the Powered by “To Do List Member” message it’s stuck at the bottom of every page on my site? I use the list on one page currently so that seems like a little bit of overkill to advertise on every page. I’d happily pay for a plugin which does what yours does but I won’t have that message on every page
Trent Jessee says
I can send you the version of the plugin that doesn’t have the link on there if you’re willing to pay say $10 for it. That reasonable for you? Thanks
Trent
Steve axworthy says
I would like to pay to have that removed also… what should I do?
Trent Jessee says
Hi Steve,
What comment are you referring to about paying for what to be removed? Just let me know so I’m on the same page. Thanks,
Trent
David says
Mother of pearl! I’ve been looking everywhere for a plug-in like this. I’m installing it now. Thanks!.
Trent Jessee says
Thanks David. What are you using the todolist plugin for out of curiosity?
Have fun
Trent
David says
Hey Trent, I’m running a membership site where my customers can view content and checkoff their progress and they go along. The tasks are inside a protected area of my site using the s2members plugin. It all seems to be working great.
Trent Jessee says
Awesome David! Thanks for the comment.
Dillon Freed says
Hi – great plugin. So I have a question: I have users who daily have 5 main drills to complete on my site (basketballbrain.com/zone). Sort of like a daily workout. I want them to each day be able to check off the drills they have done, and then have a record, say, at the end of the month of their activity. If I manually make a new list each day, say, “April 27 Daily Drill To-Do List” – are the tasks my users complete registered anywhere? Thanks!
Trent Jessee says
Hi Dillon. Great question. The completed items from the user are simply registered within the actual todolist that you’re displayig to them. Each todolist is unique to each user so when that user marks the checkbox it will automatically update the progress bar and show their progress. There’s no other place this is registered for the user to see other than the todolist and progress bar if you choose to present the progress bar. Hope that helps!
Thanks
Alan Angulo says
Hello.
I love this plugin.
I want to let you know that the plugin doesn’t work in combination with the “Tabs Shortcode” plugin. What happens is that the progress bar no longer updates when you click on a task and the tasks return unchecked when one revisits the page.
Trent Jessee says
Thanks Alan for bring this to my attention. It appears that if you’re using the Tabs Shortcode plugin here:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/tabs-shortcode/ That it hasn’t been updated to the recent version of WordPress and is not compatible. It’s suggest using a different shortcode plugin that is compatible with at least 3.8 and above since ToDoList Member is compatible with 3.8 as well.
Take care
Brunch & Budget says
Hi! I’ve been looking everywhere for something like this! I just installed the plugin, but can’t find it on my admin menu though. I’m using the latest version of wordpress 3.9. Am I missing something? Thanks!
Trent Jessee says
Once you’ve installed the plugin you’ll see the “Tasks” section on the left hand side.
Brunch & Budget says
Hi! I am excited to try this plugin, I think it’s exactly what I’m looking for. I just installed the plugin but it didn’t appear on the admin menu. I’m in the latest version of wordpress, 3.9. Am I missing something? Thanks!
Trent Jessee says
It would show in your admin area in the section called “Tasks”. If you don’t see it there, I’d suggest troubleshooting by disabling all of your plugins first and then activating ToDoList Member and checking if the admin section appears afterward. Thanks
Katherine Elisabeth Stange says
Hi, I would love to use this plugin, it’s exactly what I’m looking for. I’ve installed it but when I click on the icon in the post edit window I get a blank box for the dialog. I have disabled all my other plugins and tried changing themes. I’m running WordPress 3.9.1. Any ideas? Thanks so much.
Katherine Elisabeth Stange says
Oh, I think I’m figuring it out. For others who may need it, you need to create tasks in the main Tasks dashboard menu, before you see anything in that dialog.
Trent Jessee says
Hi Katherine,
Is the plugin still giving you issues even after you disabled the plugins and switched your theme?
Katherine Elisabeth Stange says
Hi,
You wrote some months ago “Currently there’s not an admin snapshot that shows the progress of each user; that functionality is in the queue to be programmed and will be released in the next version update so stay tuned okay.” Any progress on this? It’s a great plugin!
Thanks,
Kate.
Trent Jessee says
This feature is still in the queue Katherine. Thanks for the comment though. If you would like to donate to accelerate the development of this plugin feel welcome to donate here. The donate button is on the right hand side of the page.
Thank you
Trent
David says
Is there a way to make the progress bar ‘not animated’? Also, is there a way to make the drop down appear expanded by default?
Trent Jessee says
Currently both of those items are not programmed into the plugin, but I’ll put them on the request list and consider implementing them on the next version. Thanks David!
Trent
David says
OK, for some reason this plug in is no longer saving the competed tasks for each user?
Trent Jessee says
I would try the plugin on a different install of wordpress or theme to troubleshoot to see if there’s a conflict with your theme/plugins. Try that and let me know and we’ll go from there. Thanks
rkazantsev says
I have a formatting issue, (i.e. the Check box is above the task name). I have tried full width but same results, the check box is above the task name and not on the side like your demo.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Trent Jessee says
Try using a different WordPress theme and disabling your plugins temporarily to troubleshoot the issue okay. Most often the conflicts come because of a theme/plugin incompatibility issue. Let me know. Thanks
Colette says
I did this in optimizepress… inline fixed the side by side bit.
label, legend {
display: inline;
position: relative;
top:-2px;
left:5px;
}
Brandan says
Hi. When will you be updating the plugin for WP 3.9.1?
Thanks,
Trent Jessee says
On the next release we’ll be doing that Brandan. Thanks
Trent
Brandan says
When is the next released planned to come out?
Trent Jessee says
Probably in the next few months. Possibly sooner if you’d like to donate by clicking on the button on the right. Thanks Brandan.
Thomas says
I’d love it if I could disable the CSS and apply my own styles. The inline styles are horribly hard to overwrite and I’d like to create something custom. Any plans of creating a way of making this happen as part of the plugin?
Trent Jessee says
Hi Thomas,
Thanks for your comment. I’ll put this request in the queue and consider it for the next release.
Trent
Tracy Caywood says
I’m happy to donate to this plugin for the one feature that many user keep asking for, and that’s the ability to see the progress of what OTHER users are doing in their to do list. Tell me how much I need to donate to get this done, and how long it might take before you can deliver. Thanks!!!
Trent Jessee says
Hi Tracy,
Thanks for your comment. The feature to see the progress of what other users are doing in their to do list can be done. The programming & time will be around $1000 so if you’re willing to donate whatever amount you’re willing to I’ll make sure that feature is included and give you credit on the plugin page on wordpress for helping along with immediate access to the plugin once it’s done. That feature along with a few others will be completed. Here’s the donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8LP327VY854EE
If you have any questions feel welcome to email me. Thanks
Trent
Joe says
Trent, I tested this plugin on my digital access pass membership site before doing weeks of work and it worked fine. I’m not sure what has happened since then but now if one user checks different tasks as complete, the same tasks will show up as checked for another completely different user. When I create a new user account, it also shows up as already checked off in those areas too. This is the only thing holding me back from getting my site going. Please help me!
Trent Jessee says
Hey Joe,
Sorry for the belated response. We’re in the process of updating the plugin so stay tuned and once the new update is released you’ll be able to upgrade it for free inside of your wordpress updates section okay.
Thanks
Joe says
If I have a page with 3 categories on it and each category has 5 tasks for a total of 15 tasks, is there a way I can get a progress bar that would display the progress of all 15 items from the 3 different categories progress bars?
Trent Jessee says
If you’re looking to have a progress bar display the progress for all 15 items in one progress bar then would simply add those 15 items to one task list and accomplish it that way.
Joe says
Trent, thanks for your response, I have one more question. My site is almost ready but it seems that the more progress bars I add to my site, the slower it gets. Is this normal or is it related to the fact that is says it’s only compatible to wordpress version 3.8.3? It takes most pages with a few tasks on it about 5 seconds to load but the one with a dozen or so takes anywhere from 15-30 seconds which is way too slow. When do you think the update will be done and do you think it will resolve this issue?
Trent Jessee says
Hey Joe,
The plugin has been updated to be compatible with the recent version of WordPress now. And if your site is loading slower the more progress bars you put on there, you might consider using a Caching plugin like Wp Super Cache. The new updates to the plugin are just about done, so stay tuned. Over the next week or two the updated plugin should be set to go!
Thanks
Trent
Hal says
Fantastic Plugin!
However I am wanting to be able to clear the checkboxes automatically at the beginning of each month as the to-do-list activities are the same every month. How can this be done?
Trent Jessee says
Hi Hal,
Thank you! The next round of development of this plugin is just about done. Once it’s done the todo list plugin will allow you to turn on/off the ability to have tasks automatically disappear after they are checked. So stay tuned and I’ll post an announcement that the plugin has been updated okay. Take care
Trent
Morten says
Hi
I have 180 members. All these members have to complete 5 new tasks every month.
Can I manage with this plugin that everybody can see how far the others have managed their tasks?
On the same page – frontend.
Trent Jessee says
Hi Morten,
yes, if you present a page of tasks/progress bars to view you could do that.
ChrŸs Téi says
Hello Jesse – Thanks for sharing a nice simple plugin for this purpose. I only have an issue with the footer note – I want to be supportive of developers like yourself – but this is intrusive and violates a core principal of why people bother to develop websites – they want to control the content – otherwise we would all use Facebook. Can you please let me know how to solve this while being supportive?
Trent Jessee says
In the new version of ToDo list member that is coming out shortly you’ll have the option of removing the footer link.
Thanks
Trent
Jesse Jacoby says
Trent,
Very nice plugin — great job! Are you able to point me to the specific Editor file where I can change the word “tasks” to “topics” in the status bar graphic? Also, changing the color of the status bar? I looked briefly through the CSS files but couldn’t find it.
Or, is this a customization item that I’ll need to request through you?
Thanks much!
-Jesse
Trent Jessee says
Hi Jesse,
Nice name by the way :-) My last name is Jessee. Anyway, yes those types of customization steps would need to be done either on your own, or you can hire me/my team to do it for you. Simply contact me and we can discuss a win-win situation for you okay. trent at watchmanadvisors.com
Bayadwa says
Is there a short code that can be used to insert into a page?
This way, I can be sure to give the page with the task to the correct member.
Trent Jessee says
Yes, the shortcode buttons can be used on posts and pages. Just click on the shortcode button and insert the progress bar and task list you desire and save the page.
Marcio Santos says
Hi Trent,
In your screenshots I see a small icon that looks like a ‘+’ next to some of the tasks. Does that mean it is possible to setup subtasks, so that users can click on a task and then see another list of substasks for that respective task?
Trent Jessee says
Hi Marcio,
That + sign next to the tasks indicate the toggle of that task so it expands the information of that task. When you create a task you can put info into the body of that task when you create it and that’s the info that would show.
lisa says
Your to-do list plugin looks great… if only I could figure out how to get it to work. I’ve installed it, activated, and see the two buttons on the editor. What I don’t see is the task menu-option on the dashboard. I’ve looked all over. Could this be something to so with using WP 4.2? My theme is Evolve.
Trent Jessee says
Hey Lisa,
Are you saying that you don’t see the “Tasks” menu link on the left hand side of your wordpress admin after you login?
Steffan says
Hi there,
first off: love your plugin.
Sadly, I had a bit of a problem with it preventing the creation of Rules in Memberpress. Their support told me the following:
“It looks like the To Do List Member plugin is incorrectly en-queuing some JavaScript files instead of relying on the one’s provided by WordPress (note: I am on the latest version 4.2.2). This is causing conflicts with other plugins. ”
Deactivating your plugin, creating the rules and then reactivating is a workaround, but I hope you might want to fix the problem eventually.
Thank you for your work.
Trent Jessee says
Thanks for the feedback on this Steffan. I’ll check into this and provide and update to it in the next release of the plugin.
Steffan says
Hi Trent, great, thanks for getting back to me.
Not to put too much expectation on you :) but I needed to be able to style the text in the progress bar and the heading for the task, so I added CSS classes to those elements, since you didn’t have any. Could you possibly add something along those lines while you are working on the plugin? I think it would be very helpful.
Thanks a lot,
Steffan
PS: these are the styles I added (the last 1-2 I had to insert into your plugin code, if I remember correctly.
div[id^=”all_todolist_task_id”] > label {
font-weight: bold;
}
div[id^=”todolists_content”] {
margin-left: 20px;
}
.todolists_heading {
font-weight: bold;
}
#todolist_progress_text {
text-shadow: -1px 0 #000, 0 1px #000, 1px 0 #000, 0 -1px #000;
}
Trent Jessee says
yes, I’ll add that. Thanks again Steffan.
Alex says
First of all, this is a fantastic plugin. I tried several plugins and solutions but your plugin works the best by far.
I built an online course with several modules, each having their own to do lists the members can check (tasked grouped into categories). What I am wondering is, whether it is possible to display the overall progress combining all completed tasks of each of the to do lists. Is there any code I could use to make this happen?
Thanks!
Trent Jessee says
Thanks Alex. If you’re looking to display one shortcode that presents the collective progress of all your task lists, there is no code built into the plugin for that feature as of yet. You can however display the shortcodes for each task list on one page and see the overall progress of each that way. I’ll put this on the next build out.
Regards,
Trent
Alex says
Thanks you Trent. Any guess when you will have the time to release the next build?
Trent Jessee says
Hey Alex. We’re shooting for the next 6 months or less.
Darren says
First off I would like to thank you for the Great Checklist Plugin! I am currently attempting to utilize your plugin to set up various checklists for the multitude of stations and activities at my restaurant (i.e., opening prep list, par list, station stocking list, cleaning list, closing list etc…). I was wondering if it was at all possible to tie it in with my wordpress scheduling plugin so that the employee would only see their specific checklist based upon the time the person is scheduled and would automatically change on subsequent shifts if scheduled for a different time? Also is it possible to automatically reset the checklist back to the unchecked state every time they log back in and start a new shift or should I just simply set the browser to dump the cache every time the browser is closed?
Thanks
Darren
Trent Jessee says
Hey Darren,
Great questions. So the plugin at this time is not set up to perform the way you are describing unfortunately. I’ll add it to the development queue. And to reset the checklist you would have to manually uncheck the boxes within the checklist. Clearing the cache wouldn’t be enough because it ties directly into the users IP address and wordpress user account so the checklist is unique for each person.
Thanks,
Trent
michaelfettwech says
Hello Trent,
thanks for making this plugin available for free to everybody! I like what this plugin does and I am really looking forward the next release.
Unfortunately I can’t use the plugin at the moment because I had some weird CSS or JS issues after I activated the plugin:
– some graphic elements started to move upward for approximately 10 to 14 pixels
– a png image on my homepage suddenly showed a different background color (I guess that’s really rather the background color of the row that changed and not a problem with the transparent png image itself)
One really cool modification for the list items would be a way to hide the + sign if the task does not have any text but only a headline. Maybe you could take this feature into consideration for the next release. :)
Some more information about my environment:
– WordPress 4.3.1
– Theme: OptimizePress 2.5.1.1
Regards from Germany
Michael
Trent Jessee says
Thanks for the feedback Michael. I’ll definitely put those items down in the next release.
Take care
Trent
Trent says
Trent,
The checklist is working great, but I have a question about the email when a task is checked feature. The email sends fine, but there is no indication of which user completed the checked item. Can this be corrected or would it need to be a requested feature.
Thank you,
Trent (also)
Trent Jessee says
Hey Trent (nice name by the way :-)
The email sends on the account that is being used to log into the wordpress site. Is that what you’re looking for?
Chris says
Im using this to track game progress for my faction members. The merits are in various categories & most have subcategories. I’ve found the progress bar only works for the top category. Are there plans to modify this in the future? And is it possible for each member to have their own copy of the to do list, instead of everyone working off the same list?
Trent Jessee says
Hi Chris,
There are plans to modify the plugin in the future. And it is possible to have each member have access to their own copy of the to do list by using the plugin within a membership environment. The plugin is already programmed to present the to do list uniquely for each member after they login to their own membership account.
Winnie W says
Hi, I install your plug-in on my website (on WordPress 4.1.9). I created a few tasks and made two list categories that I associated them with, but when I insert the shortcode into a new webpage, only the list category title shows up -no tasks with checkboxes and no progress bar. Am I doing something wrong? Or is something not compatible?
Trent Jessee says
It’s probably an incompatibility with your theme. I would try changing our theme. Try the free ‘responsive’ theme
Winnie says
Hi, I tried to use your plugin but when I insert the shortcode, I only see the name I created for the list category, but none of the list options nor the progress bar show up on the webpage. This is on several web browsers. Is there something that I am doing incorrectly
Trent Jessee says
Are you displaying the shortcode for the progress bar along with your todo list? There’s that option to do both.
linslleisio says
Somebody just added this to the WordPress plugin review… can you confirm this is not so just to put my mind at rest :)?
‘This plugin is very poorly coded. After a few days of using it, my website was attacked and successfully broked into, and malicious code was added to most of the pages of my website.’
Also is there any wide to hide the ‘+’ if no content added? Can’t seem to target it with CSS.
Many thanks.
Trent Jessee says
The plugin is coded just fine. If their site got hacked into it had nothing to do with the plugin but rather the security of their website was poor to allow a hacker’s efforts to enter in easier.
Jessie Guilford says
Hi there,
I have the ToDo List plug-in but for whatever reason I cannot edit anything on the Visual side of it – only on the Text. It was all working great and I haven’t changed anything but for some reason I can only edit on that side of things. Why would this be?
Trent Jessee says
are you saying you cannot edit the to do list task item text when you are in your wordpress editor?
Havard says
Hello,
Great plugin! The only thing lacking before I can launch my new website is a progress bar that keep track of multiple categories, instead of one progress bar per category. I know many have asked this earlier, and you said you would add it in an update. How are you on that progress? Is it far away from being implemented?
Thanks,
Havard
Trent Jessee says
Hi Havard,
Thank you for the feedback. It’s still in the works with development. I don’t have a date but when it’s done you’ll get an automatic update inside of your wordpress system to update the plugin okay. If you wanted to have the plugin customized for you specifically faster then you can order a custom job through us and we can do the work for you faster. let me know what you prefer. Thanks
Trent
mosalingua says
Thanks for this great plugin, but there are some bugs and some missing features. I would like to help you improve it. Any plan to open source it on github?
Trent Jessee says
Hi Mosalingua,
The plugin code is not on github. The plugin is already open sourced by virtue of being available within the WordPress plugin repository. You’re welcome to adjust the code as you please. From there you can send the updated plugin to me and I’ll have it pushed to the WordPress plugin system for others to use. Thanks for offering to help.
Regards
Trent Harvey says
Hello,
Is there a way to clear all the boxes at once on the check list or the ability to add a button to do so. I would like to use the list repetitively for people to keep track of progress for a specific procedure that repeats.
Trent Jessee says
Hi Trent,
Great name by the way :-)
There is not a way to clear all the boxes at once or to add a button to do so. I’ll add that to the list to develop in the possible future.
You can however create lists and use them repetitively. Just create the list and place the short code on any post or page or use the widget to display the list.
Adam says
Hello – I’m trying to add a DIV wrapper around each individual check item within the widget-todolist.php file but everything I edit and upload does absolutely nothing? And users don’t seem to be able to ‘uncheck’ an item. Refreshing the page checks it again. You should be able to uncheck a box.
Trent Jessee says
Hi Adam,
Have you tried to troubleshoot to see if any of your plugins and/or themes and/or scripts are conflicting with the plugin?
m. says
Hi :) Great Plugin! But after i install it on our site, i can’t edit within the tinymce editor. I just see there the word “text” and i am not able to edit anything :(
Trent Jessee says
Thanks M. Try disabling all of your plugins except for this one and then check to see if the tinymce editor appears. if so then go through each plugin and activate each one, one by one, check the tinymce again each time to isolate what/if any plugins are causing the conflict.
adamess says
Hey there,
I noticed that the plugin hasn’t been updated in a while, would you consider releasing your project, I actively maintain the code for my own purposes, but would be more than happy to make the updated version I use available to all.
If you prefer to keep your project I would be happy to publish ‘what I have’ as a forked version, then we can share links both ways to each other?
Many Thanks,
Trent Jessee says
Hey Adamess,
I believe the project is already released by virtue of the code and plugin available as a free plugin inside of the WordPress repository. You’re welcome to do what you please to the code and then send it to me and I can reupload it for all to use. Thanks for your offer and reaching out ;-)
Regards,
Trent
adamess says
It was good to reach out! I was considering republishing the code as a forked version, but I wanted to see first if you would be happy for me to takeover your svn at wordpress.org so I might keep the code updated, then perhaps it may be a little more benefit for anyone who uses the latest version of wordpress / php …
To be honest it’s a whole lot easier for me to have a central way to push updates to an ever growing client base… <>
At the end of the day I understand it was your code from the beginning, I know I also feel a little attached to my creations ;D
Thank you for your blessing…
Trent Jessee says
Hey Adamess,
I just emailed you. I’ll look out for your response so we can connect and move forward.
All the best,
Trent
wt3 says
Hello, would the update be made available soon to everyone? Have not been able to get this to work with WordPress 4.6.1, theme responsive- only the title but no progress bar or checkbox list shows up on inserting the shortcode. We are a non-profit organization where people volunteer from different cities so would help assign tasks and know who has done what. thank you–
Trent Jessee says
It will be soon. There is no set date at this point, but we’re working on it. Thanks
wt3 says
Would Adamess be willing to share his version in the meantime? We find that a lot of redundant work is being done so trying to use this plugin to streamline. We have our annual meeting soon so looking for a solution that we can discuss with everyone the one time we can get the group together. Thank you–
Trent Jessee says
I’ll follow up with him and check and post an update here once I hear back okay. Thanks
Gert says
Hi there, I just installed your plugin and it works fine! I was wondering if there is a possibility to modify the layout (or if there are versions available with other designs)? Thanks! Gert
Trent says
Hi Gert. Thanks for the comment. Yes, you can modify the layout and design if you know how to code. The plugin itself doesn’t come with the inherent ability to change the list layout and design. What types of layouts and designs are you hoping to achieve?
David says
Hi Gert,
Great plugin, and I use it on a custom site, but after the last WP upgrade, the plugin kept the page editor in admin from displaying the visual editor. I can only see text. If I try to click on visual, then it screws up the text as well. I have disabled this plugin and it works perfect, so there is some conflict. Have you heard of this before?
Trent says
Thanks for the comment and explaining the issue you’re facing. I haven’t heard of that particular issue before. You might try installing and using the plugin on a different wordpress install with a different theme and seeing if it works for you. There might be a theme/plugin compatibility conflict of sorts. It could be that your theme’s javascript is conflicting with the plugin. You could have a tech look at it closer for you as well.
tib says
Hi,
Thanks for this plugin.
How can i see progressbar for each user and/or items checked by each users ? (admin snapshot).
Any tips ?
Thanks
Tib
Trent says
If you want to see their progressbar you could use a plugin that allows you to login or view their account such as the “User Switching” plugin here:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-switching/
Anji Sandage says
Is it possible to have an item on the to-do list automatically checked off when a user fills out a form? I am looking for a solution to provide a checklist of items and forms that need to be filled out by members as part of a registration process.
Usama says
Hi there… Can you please guide me a bit that I want to show a task checklist on my client’s website but only the client can check the boxes when 1 task is completed from the total, In short, I want the checklist for the admin at the backend not for the users. Is this possible with this plugin? Kindly reply to it. Thanks.
Robin says
yes, we are still using this plug-in on a site because I have not found a replacement that does what we need.
Hopeful that someone will pick it up and update it.
A quick question (if anyone is monitoring)— is there a way to clear the checkboxes/reset the progress bar? We can uncheck, but when the page refreshes, the progress bar and task boxes come back. Much appreciated.
Also, if it’s a $ issue, what would it cost to bring the plug-in up to date with the current WP version?
Watchman Advisors says
Hey Robin
Thanks for your comment. We haven’t invested any time in finding a wordpress coder to help us develop this plugin further.
You can reset the progress bar by unchecking the boxes like you said but if they still show after refresh that might be due to a plugin/theme conflict. Try to troubleshoot that by disabling all plugins and see if it works from there.
And the cost to bring this plug-in up to date will probably be around the $500 range or possibly higher, not sure.
You can book a call with me and we can discuss this further to see what would be worth the time to pursue.