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Use it solo or with your team to stay organized directly in the WordPress admin.<\/p>\n\n<h4>How does it work?<\/h4>\n\n<p><strong>Adding Post Descriptions<\/strong>\nYou can add a description in two ways:\n1. From the full Edit screen\n2. From the Quick Edit option on the posts\/pages overview<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Viewing Post Descriptions<\/strong>\nDescriptions are visible:\n1. In a dedicated column on the posts or pages overview \u2014 with a customizable column title\n2. As a post state \u2014 the small bold label next to the post title<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Post State Toggle<\/strong>\nBy default, post descriptions are not shown as post states (the bold label next to your post title). You can enable this in Settings &gt; Post Descriptions. 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When you enable them, you\\'ll see the description in bold after the page or post title.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.3.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Rebranded the plugin<\/li>\n<li>Cleaned up all code comments and replaced them with WPCS-compliant docblocks<\/li>\n<li>Modularized functionality across multiple files<\/li>\n<li>Improved plugin description, readme, and settings screen copy<\/li>\n<li>Clarified default behavior for Post States<\/li>\n<li>Fixed asset path issues by centralizing plugin URL handling<\/li>\n<li>Defined plugin constants for consistent paths and URLs<\/li>\n<li>Added setting to customize the column title for post descriptions<\/li>\n<li>Ensured meta boxes and columns work with custom post types, including ACF<\/li>\n<li>Improved Quick Edit layout consistency across post types<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2.2<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>I'm back! Adding new features soon, let me know if you have any wishes. 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