WordPress List Manager Plugin and Curated Knowledge Base
The CM WordPress List Manager allows you to create a curated knowledge base. Build curated lists of links and information arranged by category.
This WordPress curation plugin is a great content marketing tool allowing users to build all kinds of lists with curated content. Lists can include recommended reading lists, WordPress bullet lists, WordPress widget lists. You can arrange knowledge around clusters of categories and subcategories
Filtering Curated List Content
Each curated list can be shown using a shortcode on any page or post and users can filter the information with a live search filter, by categories or tags.
Creating WordPress Knowledge Base
Creating Assignments and To-Do Lists
Display Lists With Different Topics On Separate Pages
Categorize Links With Tags
Mark specific links with tags to improve user’s experience of using your curated lists. Create tags and make their appearance unique with different colors.
Tag 'New' For Recent Links
You can also mark all recently added links with the tag 'New'. This tag can be automatically assigned to the new link and then unassigned after passing a specific period of time. |
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Auto-checking 404 Links
404 Links Dashboard
The plugin also has a handy dashboard where a full list with all 404 links are displayed. Here you can easily manage them - edit, open, recheck or update the status. |
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How to Build a Curated List or Professional Knowledge-base
How to Display your Curated List
- Place the list shortcode on any page or post
- You can display a single category of curated links in a sidebar widget
- Once the curated list is displayed, users may filter list links by a tag, category or free text filtering
- A favicon is automatically shown near each link in the list
- A NEW tag is shown for items which are not older than the defined amount of days set in the plugin settings.
Using the WordPress Curated List Manager Plugin
- Curated List Tool – Build a curated list of articles and links on your site that is ideal for effective content marketing
- Curated Content Aggregation with Categories and Subcategories – Build a small knowledge base arranging information by categories and subcategories
- Reading List – Prepare a reading list available for students
- Assignment List – Prepare a to-do list with a checkbox to mark what was already done
- Alternative Links – Insert a phone number or email address instead of a link. The plugin will display relevant icons and buttons to let users know that they can call or send a message by clicking on them.
- Arrange Blog Posts – Arrange your site blog posts in a curated list together with other external links
- Arrange Files – Arrange your files in a curated list. Each list item can include text as well the link to download the file itself
- Easily Edit – Edit every item list and category easily: the front-end has shortcuts so the admin can modify all
WordPress Curated List Plugin Related Use Cases
WordPress Curated List Plugin and WordPress Additional Resources
Curated List Plugin and WordPress KnowledgeBase Basic Features
- Create a list with any number of categories and subcategories
- Add as many links to a given category as you need
- Use a shortcode to display lists on any page or post
- General content curation with knowledge based themes
Curated List Advanced Features (Pro Version Only)
Please check the user guide to learn more about this plugin, how it works with knowledge based themes and more
Multiple lists – User can create multiple lists and place them anywhere on a page or a post. An essential part of any knowledge based theme | |
Tags support – Tags can be placed near the links. The user can filter list items by tags. User can set color for each tag | |
Simple content aggregation – Easily collect information on a common topic to improve organization | |
Phone or email instead of a link – Insert a phone number or email address instead of a link. The plugin will display relevant icons and buttons to let users know that they can call or send a message by clicking on them. | |
Fast filtering support – User can filter links by text, categories or tags | |
Category background color – User can choose to set a background color for each category | |
Styling options – User can define several options for the look and feel of the list, including the tooltip color, the category background colors, font size and more to help enhance curation | |
Last update date – In each list show the last update date | |
Number of items/links included in list – For each list shows the number of items included in the list to make organization simple | |
Ordering organization – Order categories within each list and links within each category using drag and drop interface | |
Link type – Link can have an icon or a checkbox. Once used with a checkbox plugin remember user selection using a tracking cookie. This is good for to-do lists | |
Subtitle – Each link can have a subtitle text which appears under the link title | |
Image – Each link can have an image beside the favicon which appears on the right side of the link. Users need to specify for each link the image URL | |
Mark new links – You can define in the plugin setting to automatically mark links not older than X days with the tag NEW | |
Easy Admin Editing – The admin can has shortcuts to edit links and categories from the Front-end | |
User customized personalization – Each user can personalize the display by unchecking the categories they do not want to view in a specific list for more effective content curation | |
Bookmarklet – You can easily add links to your curated list while adding a bookmarklet to your browser bar. Clicking on it will open a pop-up showing a link to the most important fields | |
Category widget and shortcode – Supports both a widget to display a category with all links and also a shortcode to be placed on any post or pages showing all links related to category. Support category access restriction by user role | |
Import and Export – Export all links to a CSV file which contains the category, URL, Title, Description and slug. Easily import it to another site | |
Order Links in Category – Ability to define how links are ordered by category | |
Social Sharing – Option to show each list with a social sharing and like buttons near each item in the list | |
Import Blog Categories and Links – Site blog posts and categories can be imported to the curated list manager |
Curated List Manager Frequently Asked Questions
Please check the user guide to learn more about this plugin
Can I share the same category in two lists?
Can I order the links on each category?
Can you create an unlimited amount of curated lists?
Can I import the links to my list?
How many links can be added to a curated category?
Can I add phone numbers or email addresses to the list instead of links?
WordPress Curated Knowledge-base Plugin Online Demo
CURATED LIST MANAGER DEMO
EXAMPLES OF SITES USING CURATED LIST MANAGER
Curated List Manager Plugin Image Gallery
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Customer Reviews for the Curated List Manager Plugin
- Top-notch
There are other options out there to create multiple lists, but this plugin was the best in terms of actually organizing and filtering the content. Recommended
Derek Mills - Great plugin
This plugin is super user friendly and helpful. The customizable lists are great and easy to display on a site. Excellent for content marketers like me!
Blazej Doleska - A list creation plugin
There are plenty of list creation options here and the support is quick and easy as well. Can’ t beat all these features for the price.
kayla.kurin - Highly recommend for curating content
This plugin makes it super easy to create lists and to curate content and links. Backend is easy and intuitive to use and the frontend is slick and modern looking. Love it!
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