WordPress 4.9 and its “Press This” plugin and bookmarklet (version 1.1.*)

• https://wordpress.org/plugins/press-this
• https://github.com/WordPress/press-this/releases/tag/1.1.1 – “Restored Bookmarklet” (that’s what the Git tag note says)
• https://github.com/WordPress/press-this/releases/tag/1.1.0 – “Restored Bookmarklet” (that’s what the Git tag note says)
• https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-transition-1-1-0-1-1-1-makes-me-happy-again/ – I posted this to express my gratitude (not sure, this will help anybody)

WordPress 4.9 removed the bookmarklet functionality of “Press This“. That caused a lot of frustration and anger and fuzz. That’s where the horror started for the “Press This” addicts.

A few details on bookmarklets:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookmarklet
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookmarklet#Usage

Some personal notes on using “Press This“:

• Quite some of my blog articles are actually annotated bookmarks with a few web links.
• Those articles get started, when I come across an article or a website and I think, I should be able to locate it again easily.
• That’s where a service like “Press This” comes into the again.
• With minimal UI interaction …
• … I am able to capture the relevant details of the web page I am currently reading within my browser
• … and I am able to use those captured details to create an article on my blog.