Redmine Custom Help URL plugin¶ ↑

Redmine Custom Help URL plugin is a Redmine plugin which will replace the help top-menu item with one for which an admin can define the URL himself without touching the Redmine core.

Author¶ ↑

• Mischa The Evil

Changelog¶ ↑

For the complete changelog see the CHANGELOG-file in the Redmine Custom Help URL plugin directory.

Latest release¶ ↑

The currently available, latest release of the plugin is version 0.0.2.

Compatibility¶ ↑

This plugin should be compatible with both Redmine 1.x and 2.x, though has (yet) only been tested on 1.x!

Obtaining ¶ ↑

URL of the GitHub repository: http://github.com/MischaTheEvil/redmine_custom_help_url/tree/master

The source of this plugin can be “cloned” from the GitHub-repo using:

Redmine 1.x¶ ↑

$ cd {RAILS_ROOT}/vendor/plugins && git clone git://github.com/MischaTheEvil/redmine_custom_help_url.git

Redmine 2.x¶ ↑

$ cd {RAILS_ROOT}/plugins && git clone git://github.com/MischaTheEvil/redmine_custom_help_url.git

Installation¶ ↑

• Download the plugin from the available source (see “Obtaining”)

• Install the plugin as described at: www.redmine.org/wiki/redmine/Plugins (this plugin does not require a plugin database migration)

• Restart Redmine

Usage¶ ↑

Just install the plugin. After restarting goto "Administration" => "Plugins" => "Redmine Custom Help URL plugin" => "Configure" and configure the new URL which should be used for the "Help" link in the top menu in the "Custom Help URL" text field (:size => 60). Note: Redmine must be restarted after changing "Custom Help URL" value before the new url is used.

Uninstalling¶ ↑

• Remove the directory “redmine_custom_help_url” from the plugin-directory, either “../vendor/plugins” or “../plugins” depending on your Redmine version

• Restart Redmine

Licensing¶ ↑

This plugin is open-source and licensed under the “GNU General Public License v2” (GPL, www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html). See the included GPL.txt and LICENSE.txt files for details.

• ©2013, Mischa The Evil

Support¶ ↑

If you would like to report a bug or request a new feature you can open a new issue at the issue-tracking section of the plugins’ GitHub site: github.com/MischaTheEvil/redmine_custom_help_url/issues. You can also post your feedback about the plugin in the dedicated plugin-section of the Redmine forums (www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/boards/3)

As an alternative you can also join the #redmine channel on the “freenode IRC network” (freenode.net/irc_servers.shtml) to see if there is anyone who can provide some support.