Episcopal News

This is a set of plugins designed for the websites of Episcopal churches, dioceses, and related organizations. It provides specific, modular functionality that can be added to a site, independent of its theme, making it easier to manage and maintain specialized content.

• Episcopal News Service Integration: The episcopal-news plugin is ready for testing and allows sites to display Episcopal News Service headlines directly, keeping congregations informed with official news.
• Service Time Management: The service-times plugin, currently in development, is intended to provide a structured way to manage and display worship service schedules through custom post types and widgets.
• Modular Design Philosophy: The project follows a 'separation of concerns' approach. Instead of bundling features into a theme, these capabilities are built as standalone plugins. This ensures the features remain available even if the site's visual theme is changed.
• Open Source Development: The plugins are publicly available on GitHub under the GPLv2+ license, allowing for community review and contribution. However, they are noted as being under active development and may be unstable.
• Clear Installation and Management: Plugins are installed by copying their directory into the standard plugins folder. If issues arise, removing the plugin's directory is a straightforward way to revert changes.