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Organize your site's pages and custom post types into folders.
The ultimate tool for managing large numbers of pages and custom post types. Save time, stay organized, and find things fast by organizing your site's content into folders.
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- Organize pages, posts, and custom post types into folders
- Control which post types can be organized using folders
- Create an unlimited number of folders and nest them any way you like
- Tree view of folders
- Drag and drop folders to easily reorganize them
- Drag and drop items to quickly move them into folders
- Bulk move items to folders
- Assign items to multiple folders
- Toggle folder pane on or off
- Clone folders
- Resizable folder pane
- Dynamic folders (read more below)
- Search folders
- Display number of items assigned to each folder
- Support for right-to-left languages
- Doesn't alter your content's permalinks or hierarchy giving you the freedom to organize your pages, posts, and custom post types any way you want independently of your site's structure
Dynamic Folders
Dynamic folders let you to filter pages (and custom post types) by things like date or author. You can even browse pages or custom post types by other categories that are assigned to the post type. The handy "Unassigned Items" dynamic folder shows you items that haven't been assigned to a folder yet and the "Page Hierarchy" folder lets you browse your pages as if each parent page were a folder. Dynamic folders are generated on the fly which means you don't have to do anything; simply install the plugin and enable dynamic folders for the post types you want on the Wicked Folders settings page. See the screenshots section for an example.
How the Plugin Works
Wicked Folders works by leveraging WordPress's built-in taxonomy API. When you enable folders for pages or a custom post type, the plugin creates a new taxonomy for that post type called 'Folders'. Folders are essentially another type of category and work like blog post categories; the difference is that Wicked Folders allows you to easily browse your content by folder.
This plugin does not alter your page or custom post types' permalinks, hierarchy, sort order, or anything else; it simply allows you to organize your pages and custom post types into virtual folders so that you can find them more easily.
Wicked Folders Pro
Organize your WordPress media library, users, plugins, and more using folders with Wicked Folders Pro. Wicked Folders Pro lets you use folders to organize:
- Media
- Users
- Plugins
- Gravity Forms entries and forms
- WooCommerce products, orders, and coupons
- Restrict Content Pro memberships and customers
- TablePress tables
Learn more about Wicked Folders Pro.
Please see the FAQ section for common questions, check out the documentation or, visit the support forum if you have a question or need help.
About Wicked Plugins
Wicked Plugins specializes in crafting high-quality, reliable plugins that extend WordPress in powerful ways while being simple and intuitive to use. We're full-time developers who know WordPress inside and out and our customer happiness engineers offer friendly support for all our products. Visit our website to learn more about us.
- Upload 'wicked-folders' to the
directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen by searching for 'Wicked Folders'. - Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress
- Visit Settings > Wicked Folders and enable folders for the desired post types (folder management for pages is enabled by default)
To start organizing your content into folders, go to the Pages screen in your WordPress admin. Click the "plus" icon in the Folders panel to add your first folder. To move a page to a folder, hover your mouse over the row of the page you want to move, then click and drag the "move" icon in the first column and drag the page to a folder. To move multiple pages, check the boxes next to the pages you want to move first.
I installed the plugin, now what?
The plugin will automatically enable folder management for pages upon activation. To start organizing your pages into folders, go to the Pages screen in your WordPress admin. From there, click the "plus" icon in the Folders panel to add your first folder. Visit the plugin's settings page at Settings > Wicked Folders to enable folders for custom post types.
Does this plugin change my page's or custom post types' permalinks?
No, the plugin doesn't modify pages or custom post types beyond controlling what folders they belong to.
What happens when I delete a folder?
Folders work like categories. When you delete a folder, any pages that were in the folder are simply unassigned from that folder. The pages are not deleted or modified in any way.
If I delete a folder will the pages in the folder be deleted?
No, only the folder is deleted.
How do I put a page in a folder?
There are two ways. The first is to visit the Pages screen, move your mouse over the "move" icon that shows up in the pages list when hovering over a row and drag and drop the page to the desired folder. Alternatively, you can edit the page and assign folders in the 'Folders' meta box in the right sidebar.
How do I put a page in multiple folders?
You can copy a page to multiple folders by holding the Shift key while dragging a page to a folder. This will keep the page in the current folder while also assigning it to the new folder. You can repeat this step to assign the page to as many folders as you want.
How do I remove a page from a folder?
Edit the page and uncheck the box next to the folder you want to remove it from in the 'Folders' meta box in the right sidebar.
Yes, to hide the folder pane, click the 'Toggle folders' link (near the bottom of the admin menu on the left side of the screen). To unhide the folder pane, click the 'Toggle folders' link again.
Can the folder pane be resized?
Yes, hover your mouse over the vertical grey hairline divider line between the folders and posts and then click and drag to resize.
Can I organize my media library using folders?
Media library folders is a premium feature available in Wicked Folders Pro. Learn more.
Can I organize Gravity Forms entries and forms into folders?
Yes, the pro version of the plugin, Wicked Folders Pro, adds folders for Gravity Forms entries and forms. Learn more.
Can I organize WooCommerce products, orders, and coupons into folders?
Yes, the pro version of the plugin, Wicked Folders Pro, adds folders for WooCommerce products, orders and coupons. Learn more.
Can I organize TablePress tables into folders?
Yes, the pro version of the plugin, Wicked Folders Pro, adds folder support for TablePress tables. Learn more.
How does the "Page Hierarchy" folder work?
The "Page Hierarchy" folder (found under "Dynamic Folders") is a dynamic folder (meaning it's generated on the fly) that lets your browse the hierarchy of your site as if each parent page was a folder. For example, imagine you have two pages ("Child A" and "Child B") that are assigned to a parent page (called "Parent Page"). In that case, expanding the "Page Hierarchy" folder would show a folder labeled "Parent Page" and, clicking on it, would filter the list of pages to show you the pages assigned to that parent (in this case "Child A" and "Child B").
I toggled the folder pane off and now I see none (or only some) of my pages. What happened?
It's possible your pages are still filtered by a specific folder. Toggle the folder pane back on, navigate to 'All Folders', and then toggle the folder pane off again.
If I deactivate the plugin, will my folders still be there if I reactivate the plugin later?
Yes. The plugin does not delete the folder data when it is deactivated or uninstalled.
Can I organize my folders in a specific sort order?
Yes. To sort folders in a specific order, click the 'Settings' button (i.e. the button with the cog/gear icon) in the folder pane toolbar and set the 'Organization Mode' to 'Sort'. When in 'Sort' mode, you can move folders up and down to sort them the way you want. When finished, change the 'Organization Mode' back to 'Normal' to be able to organize your folders by dragging and dropping into other folders.
Why are some of my folders grayed out?
When you search folders by keyword, folders that don't match the keyword are greyed out so that folders that do match the search term stand out. Delete the text in the folder search field to return the folders to their normal non-greyed-out state.
Can I set permissions to control who can manage folders?
Yes, folder permissions are available in Wicked Folders Pro. Learn more.
Why is the folder toggle arrow greyed out?
The folder toggle arrow is greyed out when a folder doesn't have any child folders. This is done to help you more easily determine which folders have child folders.
Contributors & Developers
"Wicked Folders" is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors"Wicked Folders" has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.
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3.0.5 (July 18, 2024)
- Fix: fatal error caused when a taxonomy query contains a relation key
- Tweak: disable folder dragging on mobile to prevent folders from inadvertently being reorganized while scrolling (this can be turned off by using the
filter and returningfalse
3.0.4 (April 29, 2024)
- Fix: folder pane not appearing in some instances due to JavaScript error caused by expanded folders data being encoded as an object instead of an array
3.0.3 (April 10, 2024)
- Fix: HTML character entities (e.g. &) appearing in folder names
- Fix: item count wrong after cloning folder
- Fix: folder appears in wrong position after cloning
3.0.2 (April 5, 2024)
- Fix: remove newly-added post types that don't support dynamic folders from Dynamic Folders section on Settings page
- Tweak: minor adjustment to CSS to make folder toolbar line up with media toolbar
- Tweak: updated tested-up-to version
3.0.1 (March 4, 2024)
- New: add support for Restrict Content Pro membership levels (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Fix: breadcrumbs disappearing when folder pane is toggled off
- Fix: fatal error when date dynamic folders are loaded from cache
- Fix: date dynamic folders not caching
- Tweak: remove folder type parameter to avoid requests being blocked by firewalls that don't allow backslashes
3.0.0 (March 1, 2024)
- New: bulk delete folders
- New: REST API
- New: add folder support for Restrict Content Pro memberships and customers (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Tweak: move toggle folder from sidebar to floating icon
- Tweak: refactor app to use React instead of Backbone
2.18.19 (November 9, 2023)
- Add static caching to timezone identifier function used by date dynamic folders for better performance
- Fix PHP deprecated dynamic property warnings
- Fix legacy 'Folders' menu item inadvertently appearing in some installs
2.18.18 (May 12, 2023)
- Tweak folder pane on Elementor Templates screen so that folder pane does not overlap header bar
- Increase init action priority to 25 to accomodate Barn2 Document Library plugin which registers Document post type at priority 15 (this fixes an 'invalid taxonomy' error when attempting to create folders on the Documents post type screen)
- Add return types to fix deprecated errors in PHP 8
- Add ability to assign media to dynamic term folders (Wicked Folders Pro)
2.18.17 (February 6, 2023)
- Add nonce validation to AJAX functions to address cross-site request forgery vulnerability
- Add capability check to AJAX functions to address authorization bypass vulnerability
2.18.16 (October 26, 2022)
- Tested with WordPress 6.1 and updated tested-up-to flag
2.18.15 (September 15, 2022)
- Add support for Wider Admin Menu plugin
2.18.14 (July 2, 2022)
- Fix variable sanitization issue causing PHP warnings and preventing page hierarchy dynamic folder from loading child folders
2.18.13 (June 9, 2022)
- Fix taxonomy dynamic folders caching folders for earlier taxonomies
2.18.12 (May 24, 2022)
- Tested with WordPress 6.0 and updated tested-up-to flag
2.18.11 (April 8, 2022)
- Fix Toggle Folders menu item doesn't work when moved to a submenu
- Fix folder pane incorrectly showing 'All Folders' as selected folder when a dynamic folder was previously selected
- Fix Quick Edit button not working after changing folders when viewing WooCommerce products (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Fix plugins remain filtered by folder after disabling folders for plugins (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Fix Gravity Forms forms and entries remain filtered by folder after disabling folders for forms or entries (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Fix display issues with breadcrumbs bar on Gravity Forms pages (Wicked Folders Pro)
2.18.10 (December 30, 2021)
- Fix database queries that were not properly protected
2.18.9 (December 29, 2021)
- Add additional sanitization and escaping to improve security
- Remove old code and files for legacy folder pages
2.18.8 (December 28, 2021)
- Add additional sanitization and escaping to improve security
2.18.7 (December 28, 2021)
- Fix PHP warning that can occur if get_current_screen does not return an instance of WP_Screen
- Add support for Woody Code Snippets
- Fix unsanitized value that could lead to a SQL injection
2.18.6 (October 26, 2021)
- Revert changes made for Polylang in 2.18.5 to fix items not displaying in folders when Polylang is active
2.18.5 (October 25, 2021)
- Fix folders sometimes displaying items from all languages when using Polylang
- Load full version of Select2 to avoid conflicts with plugins that use options only available in full version
- Only enqueue plugin scripts and styles when needed
2.18.4 (July 15, 2021)
- Add
filter to allow folder screen state to be overridden - Fix style conflict with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) fields that use Select2
- Fix PHP notices that can occur when saving screen state
- Fix folder pane disappearing after deleting TablePress table
- Fix copied TablePress table not assigned to folders after copy
2.18.3 (June 25, 2021)
- Fix ampersands displaying as character entities in folder names
- Add JavaScript filter that can be used to change the initial parent used when rendering the folder select dropdown
- Dim folder toggle arrows to more easily identify which folders have child folders
- Add empty 'lang' attribute to folder term query so that folders are displayed regardless of language when using Polylang
- Add
filter to allow folder term query arguments to be filtered
2.18.2 (June 4, 2021)
- Explicitly set Underscore template interpolation to use same syntax as WordPress to avoid conflicts when other plugins change the template settings
- Update Backbone view templates to use WordPress syntax
2.18.1 (May 14, 2021)
- Sort category dynamic folders in the order they are returned by WordPress
2.18.0 (May 7, 2021)
- Posts are no longer removed from list after copying (instead of moving) a post to a folder
- Posts can now be assigned to category dynamic folders
- Fix folder sort order reverting to previous sort order when switching from 'Sort' to 'Normal' mode in folder pane
- Add folder support for TablePress tables (Wicked Folders Pro)
2.17.12 (April 13, 2021)
- Increase z-index of Select2 results when using Divi page builder (Wicked Folders Pro)
2.17.11 (April 13, 2021)
- Fix JavaScript error that can occur when using folders on front-end due to Select2 only being registered on back-end
- Fix behavior when dragging items from 'Unassigned Items' folder
2.17.10 (April 12, 2021)
- Add ability to copy (instead of moving) items to folders by holding the SHIFT key when dragging
- Display a notification when items have been moved to a folder
- Fix folder breadcrumb links not working
2.17.9 (March 22, 2021)
- Fix PHP error that can occur due to an invalid timezone identifier string
- Fix media library folder pane resizer handle not visible (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Fix media modal folder pane position when admin menu is folded and media modal is displayed on front end (Wicked Folders Pro)
2.17.8 (March 13, 2021)
- Add work-around for issue caused by Polylang plugin mangling AJAX requests
2.17.7 (February 2, 2021)
- Add folder support for classes and layout blocks post types added by Ed School theme
- Add folder support for testimonial and testimonial rotator post types added by Testimonial Rotator plugin
2.17.6 (November 19, 2020)
- Fix 'Move to Folder' column not appearing for Pretty Links
- Fix bug preventing Elementor Global Widgets from being moved to folders
2.17.5 (October 14, 2020)
- Fix bug causing custom folder sort order to not be preserved
2.17.4 (September 17, 2020)
- Exclude auto draft posts from folder item counts
- Fix bug causing folder item counts to be wrong in certain scenarios (this was due to grouping by term_taxonomy_id field instead of term_id field)
2.17.3 (August 19, 2020)
- Only run count queries if 'Show number of items in each folder' setting is enabled
2.17.2 (June 3, 2020)
- Include 'Toggle Folders' menu item on Admin Menu Editor settings screen so that it's position can be controlled
2.17.1 (May 1, 2020)
- Fix bugs introduced in previous version that were preventing some settings such as "Don't reload page when navigating folders" to not take effect
2.17.0 (April 18, 2020)
- Add option to display folder item counts
- Add ability to search folders by name
- Add ability to sort folders arbitrarily
- 'Expand All' and 'Collapse All' buttons have been consolidated into a single button in the folder pane toolbar. Clicking the button the first time expands all folders. Clicking the button a second time collapses all folders.
- Folder pane behavior has been changed to no longer scroll horizontally. Horizontal scrolling can be re-enabled if desired by using the
filter and returning true - Legacy folder pages option has been removed
2.16.6 (April 5, 2020)
- Make additional fix to post type check when on Users, Plugins, Gravity Forms Forms, or Gravity Forms Entries screens
2.16.5 (April 5, 2020)
- Fix post type check when on Users, Plugins, Gravity Forms Forms, or Gravity Forms Entries screens
2.16.4 (March 31, 2020)
- Update 'Tested up to' flag to 5.4
- Fix folder pane blank when switching between languages when using Polylang plugin
- Fix WPML language filter links disappearing when changing folders
- Add support for different folder pane state based on current language
- Add folder support for LifterLMS lessons
- Check for 'is_plugin_active' function before using to prevent possible errors when loading on front-end
- Fix PHP error that can occur on legacy folder pages
- Fix blank folder pane issue that can occur when Dynamic Folders have been turned off for a post type and the last-viewed folder for the post type was a page hierarchy dynamic folder
- Fix potential issue introduced in 2.16 that can cause the wrong folders to be displayed for a post type
- Change post types to be sorted alphabetically on Settings page
- Add support for folders on Blocks screen (i.e. reusable blocks)
- Make various changes to support folders for Users, Plugins, and Gravity Forms in Wicked Folders Pro
- Fix typo that was causing PHP warnings in some environments
- Navigating between folders no longer reloads the page (this behavior can be changed by updating the 'Don't reload page when navigating folders' option on the Settings page)
- Add folder breadcrumbs to top of posts lists; add setting to enable/disable breadcrumbs
- Darken border colors to match colors in WordPress 5.3
- Change folder toolbar buttons to use standard link color
- Add ability to unassign items from all folders by dragging to the 'Unassigned Items' folder
- Add setting to enable or disable 'Unassigned Items' folder
- Move 'Unassigned Items' folder to root level (folder can be moved back under 'Dynamic Folders' if desired by using 'wicked_folders_unassigned_items_parent' filter and returning 'dynamic_root')
- Fix PHP warnings in AJAX responses after moving items
- Add ability to activate/deactivate license key (Wicked Folders Pro)
- No longer display active license key on Settings page (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Replace hard-coded references to admin-ajax.php with variable
- Fix issue with post hierarchy dynamic folder always displaying pages (instead of post type currently being viewed)
- Fix folder pane displaying on sub pages of post types
- Fix issue with 'Folders' section in media modal attachment details sometimes overlapping previous field
- Fix 'Toggle folders' link not showing up when folders are enabled for Posts
- Add option to display folder hierarchy in folder column of post lists
- Add ability to clone child folders
- Change 'My Templates' to 'Elementor Templates' on Wicked Folders settings page
- Fix issue with folder names wrapping in folder category meta boxes
- Fix issue with folder category meta boxes not displaying folder hierarchy
- Fix bug regarding post lists sometimes not filtering properly when filtered by folder taxonomy
- Prevent folder pane from loading on media child pages (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Replace references to WordPress 'isRtl' JavaScript variable with custom function
- Prevent WooCommerce orders from opening when clicking on 'Move' icon (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Move folder pane toggle from admin bar to admin menu
- Add a success message after cloning a folder
- Fix issue regarding folder column sometimes not appearing for certain post types
- Fix some minor responsive display issues
- Fix some minor right-to-left display issues
- Fix inconsistent indentation of folders in parent folder dropdown
- Revert 'Tested up to' flag back to 5.1 (plugin is compatible with WordPress 5.2 but for some reason WordPress plugin directory began displaying a message saying the plugin hadn't been tested with the last three major versions)
- Change access of register_taxonomies function to public
- Fix left margin next to 'move' icon in 'move items' column
- Update 'Tested up to' flag to 5.2
- Add right-to-left support
- Check if 'hideAssignedItems' property exists when saving state
- Update 'Tested up to' flag to 5.1
- Revert to 'All Folders' when a previously selected dynamic folder no longer exists
- Correct Post Hierarchy dynamic folder to only display root level pages
- Correct Post Hierarchy folder to respect 'Include items from child folders' setting
- Fix missing order IDs when dragging WooCommerce orders to folders (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Fix move column width for WooCommerce orders (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Minor correction to readme
- Add new setting to include items from child folders
- Add folder support for Easy Digital Downloads (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Fix issue regarding 'Move' column not being returned after using 'Quick Edit' causing table layout to break
- Fix bug regarding posts no longer being draggable after using quick edit
- Extend work-around implemented previously for Polylang plugin for Polylang Pro version
- Add missing file for post hierarchy dynamic folder class
- Fix undefined index error when saving settings with no post types selected
- Fix issue regarding 'Move' column always displaying in post lists even when folders are not enabled for the post type
- Add work-around for issue caused by 'Anything Order by Terms' plugin manipulating AJAX requests
- Add new post hierarchy dynamic folder
- Tested for compatibility with WordPress 5.0
- Fix category dynamic folders to work for taxonomies that are assigned to multiple post types
- Add ability to filter taxonomies for category dynamic folders
- Enable REST API for folder taxonomies in order to support Gutenberg
- Fix bug regarding user dynamic folder querying non-existent user tables on multisite
- Add work-around for issue caused by Polylang plugin manipulating AJAX requests on media pages
- Change prefix for folder taxonomies from 'wicked_' to 'wf_' to ensure folder taxonomy name never exceeds 32 characters
- Fix folder pane to correctly reflect the selected folder when filtering by a folder using the folders column in the posts list table
- Update folder pane to be responsive
- Add filter to allow folder pane width to be overridden
- Add folder name to cache key to prevent folder cache from becoming stale after a folder is renamed
- Fix bug regarding folders not displaying for users who don't already have a folder screen state setting saved
- Minor adjustment to accommodate custom post types created with Pods plugin
- Fix bug regarding folder cache not clearing after moving a folder
- Add multisite support
- Fix bug regarding legacy folder page option incorrectly being enabled for new installs
- Fix bug regarding folder page menu item showing up under Media when legacy folder page option is disabled (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Fix bug causing author dynamic folders to not appear in some instances (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Persist selected folder across all media modal instances on a page (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Add support for folders to media list view (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Add support for plugin icons (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Implement additional work-arounds to prevent fatal errors caused by themes or plugins that call wp_enqueue_media too early
- Implement work-around to prevent fatal errors caused by themes or plugins that call wp_enqueue_media too early
- Add category dynamic folders
- Fix bug regarding date dynamic folders not working for post types that use a custom status
- Add support for ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) field group post types (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Integrate folder pane into post list pages
- Extend support to all custom post types that have UI enabled (previously, folders were only available for custom post types that had a top-level menu item in the admin navigation)
- Add option to disabled 'Folders' page
- Add support for WooCommerce product, order and coupon folders (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Fix admin_body_class filter incorrectly overriding body class and not properly returning body classes
- New feature! Add ability to order items within a folder
- Fix bug regarding search results not starting on page one when performing a search from subsequent pages
- Remove extraneous comma accidentally left in Javascript code
- New feature! Add ability to clone folders
- Add option for syncing upload folder dropdown (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Improve scroll behavior of folder pane
- Fix folder tree overflowing folder pane bug
- Fix bug regarding 'quick edit' link showing on folder pages for posts and custom post types
- Update readme file
- Add various fixes to folder select view to preserve selected state after changes to selection or underlying collection
- Minor CSS change to prevent edges from getting cut off when dragging items to last folder in media grid view (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Add callouts for pro version to settings page
- Minor CSS change for pro version
- Changes to core plugin code to support new features in pro version
- Load core app Javascript when wp_enqueue_media is called to prevent errors in pro version with front-end editors
- Bug fix for utility function that checks if tax query is an array before manipulating
- Fix bug regarding folder browser not working for posts
- Prevent folder pane from being wider than folder browser
- Modify tree view UI to support checkboxes
- Minor bug fixes
- Minor bug fixes and changes for pro version
- Fix issue with version numbers
- Fix indentation level of top-level folders in new folder popup
- Add dynamic folders feature
- Add settings link to plugin links
- Update 'tested up to' tag for WordPress 4.8
- Hide folder tree in media modal when clicking edit link from Advanced Custom Fields image field
- Add support for posts
- Fix bug regarding folder screen state being overwritten by other folder pages
- Fix minor bug caused by checking for post type in request when saving settings
- All checked items are now moved when dragging a checked item
- Add "Folders" menu to admin toolbar so that folder actions such as add, edit, etc. can be accessed without having to scroll back up to top of screen
- Add feature allowing items that have been assigned to a folder to be hidden when viewing the root folder
- Add ability to search items on folder pages
- Fix version number on WordPress.org
- Prevent default action when closing folder dialog
- Fix get_terms call for WordPress 4.5 and earlier
- Change root folder to not be movable
- Replace pseudo element folder icons with span to fix bug regarding move cursor not displaying in IE
- Various bug fixes
- Fix display issues in Internet Explorer
- Fix FolderBrowser property not defined as function bug
- Various bug fixes
- Enable Backbone emulate HTTP option to support older servers
- Rebuild folders page as Backbone application
- Various bug fixes
- Add folder tree navigation to media modal (Wicked Folders Pro)
- Minor bug fixes
- Initial release


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On a frigid night last January, Joseph R. Maher, a successful businessman and president of Opus Bono Sacerdotii, spoke at a parish on Long Island in New York. Opus Bono's mission is to provide help for priests who have been expelled from ministry because of accusations of sexual abuse. In the audience were priests, abuse victims and members of Voice of the Faithful. Although the opening prayer called for healing and reconciliation, the tension in the room militated against both.
In his talk, Maher argued that a large number of accused priests are innocent and that, abandoned by bishops and laity, they are denied the resources to clear their names. He spoke also of the need to give culpable priests opportunities to reform and return to active ministry. And he said that many victims who claim abuse are merely seeking financial gain, and argued against the suspension of statutes of limitation in cases of sexual molestation.
Although every one of Maher's points had some validity, his failure to nuance them incited the audience. One after another, individuals came to the microphone to voice criticism of Maher's insensitivity. What began as a good-faith attempt to bring together people concerned about both victims and accused priests concluded by exposing what one person in attendance termed "the still open wound on the soul of the church." The discussion reached its nadir when one woman declared, "For such men no healing is possible."
What does such a statement imply about the power of Christ's redemptive love? Has the church, from top to bottom, determined that those who have sexually abused minors are outside of the circle of those whom God can forgive? Is there no grace left for them?
Healing the Wounded
Sexual abuse of minors is widespread; in addition to abuse by priests, many more have been abused by relatives and family friends. What healing can compassionate believers bring to the wounded?
Forgiveness, a key to healing, can be hard. Few betrayed and battered men and women can extend an easy absolution. Many find religious language offensive. For those whose anger and pain are still too overwhelming to consider forgiveness, a giant step might be, in the words of a therapist, to pray for the grace to want to forgive.
There is no question that victims must be appropriately cared for as long as they require it. Settlement money can buy helpful therapy. Systems must be put in place to deal with specific accusations, and all must remain vigilant to prevent today's children from suffering abuse. Yet while these practices have widespread support, there is little talk of forgiveness of the abuser as part of the formula that contributes to healing.
One hesitates to approach the suffering created by sexual molestation, especially by clergymen, as one hesitates upon entering a surgical ward. We dare not touch the pain. We choose, instead, to leave it to the professionals. Unfortunately, the professionals may not always provide wise counsel. Consider therapists who advise against broaching the topic of forgiveness for fear of increasing the victim's rage and impeding recovery, or attorneys who forbid contact with the victim because they do not want to risk a lawsuit, or church leaders who fear any wrong step will trigger an explosive media blitz that will further diminish their effectiveness as witnesses to the Gospel.
In this atmosphere, especially when it includes episcopal cover-up, it is not surprising that victims are unwilling to forgive their abusers. Their resistance is understandable. This hurt is not abstract; it is wedded to anger and rooted in pain, injustice, abandonment and a sense of betrayal. Among its long-term damaging effects is the possibility that, if left to fester, it can become a debilitating way of life. To remain immersed in suffering is to extend its power, even drawing loved ones into the circle of pain. Tragically, the children of the abused can be infected by their parents' anger and obsession, leading to their own loss of innocence.
The Hard Work of Forgiveness
Holding onto anger has been likened to taking a sip of poison every day—not enough to kill, but more than enough to debilitate. Certainly some time must pass before the palliative value of forgiveness can be raised. The question is, how much time? There is no single answer. For some, forgiveness is the work of a lifetime; others manage to forgive more quickly, helped by people with the requisite sensitivity and wisdom.
Forgiveness does not mean forgetting, nor does it rule out punishment appropriate to criminal behavior. The Rev. Richard P. McBrien writes: "To be forgiven from a sin does not carry with it pardon for a crime or a guaranteed return to one's former employment. A murderer who repents and confesses may be restored to the state of grace, but not to freedom." Each murder case is judged in terms of mitigating factors, and different sentences are imposed.
Should we not also consider mitigating factors in cases of sexual abuse? Is it reasonable to exclude permanently all the guilty from ministry, to treat a one-time offender the same as a serial predator? Certainly some offenders need to be imprisoned or supervised so that they do not harm again. Some expelled priests find themselves pariahs, abandoned and isolated; in this state, a sense of despair may tempt them to seek victims again. Yet others, earnestly repentant, healed through therapy and support systems, pose no further threat and hold a proven record of dedicated priestly service. Ought we to judge any human being by the worst thing he has done, as if it were the only thing he has done? Can any of us endure that scrutiny?
The late Rabbi Abraham Heschel said that while it is important to consider all sides of destructive and broken relationships, it is essential to include God's perspective as well. God's own relentless pursuit of each sinner and saint finds expression in the father of the prodigal son, or the lover in Francis Thompson's poem "The Hound of Heaven"; God longs only for the sinner's repentance and homecoming.
Looking to Maya Angelou
Persons sexually abused as children might take some direction from the poet Maya Angelou. She was raped when she was 7 years old. So brutal was the violation that she was hospitalized. From her bed of pain and shame she spoke the rapist's name. Arrested and released, he was later found kicked to death. Because she had uttered his name, the child blamed herself for her abuser's death. Like others before and after her, she felt culpable, if not for the rape, then for its consequences. As a result, she refused to speak for five years. In her self-imposed solitude she became an avid reader, drinking in the wisdom of the ages from Shakespeare to Langston Hughes. Sitting silently in church, she would concentrate on the inflections preachers used to convey their passion. When she was ready to resume speaking, she had much to say and the tools with which to say it. Since then, she has embraced this formula for self-healing: One who has suffered a great evil must name it, learn from it, forgive it and move forward with courage and focus on the future. Forgiveness had no power to change her past, but it had enormous power to mold her future.
Many years ago during a television show on evil, Bill Moyers said: "Victims of evil must cope with the ugly graffiti that is scribbled on the walls of their psyche. Can they forgive the evildoers? Should they?" An answer can be found in the wisdom of the Quakers, who remind us that "forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves."


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William Augustus Bowles |
He's a handsome devil, isn't he? I encountered this gentleman in Mobile, Alabama during a very engaging tour of the historic Conde-Charlotte House. Dashing Billy's portrait hung on the wall of the second floor hallway. My brother, Danny, and I were spending a few days in this beautiful old city that began life as a French fort and trading post, and were taking in a few of the sights. Our guide, a lovely lady who treated us as welcomed guests, escorted us from room to room explaining the various periods illustrated by the furniture, paintings, silverware, and creature comforts, each room representing a particular period in the long history of the city. Though Mobile had begun life as a French enclave (and retains much of that flavor to this day), it would, in turn, become an English possession, a Spanish conquest, part of the fledgling nation of the United States; secede with the state of Alabama to join the Confederacy, and finally, return to the fold at the close of the Civil War.
As it happened, we were just finishing our tour and preparing to go back downstairs when the painting caught my eye. It had not been remarked upon prior. "Who's this?" I asked, genuinely intrigued by the striking subject in the Native American turban. Our guide grew instantly more animated, raising an eyebrow and saying, "Mostly it's the ladies who notice Mr. Bowles." I quickly assured her that it was my interest in Native American history that drew him to my attention. Brother Danny snorted. "Well," she went on to explain with a smile, "Mr. Bowles was not an Indian, but he was quite a rogue, and at one time, declared himself chief of the Lower Creeks."
Declared himself...? I was hooked...and I think you will be, too.
What follows is the very large story of William Bowles condensed for the sake of narrative brevity. There is much left unreported and I beg your understanding. My thanks to Rhen Druhan at the Conde-Charlotte Museum for her invaluable aid. Much of the information here was drawn from a wonderful piece on his life in issue 103 of Alabama Heritage Magazine, as well as other sources.
The word scoundrel has many permutations in the English language: When speaking of corrupt politicians we generally intend it as a pejorative. But there's another category of scoundrel that when we apply the word to them, it's always accompanied by a slight, involuntary smile. Yes, we know that they're not very good people, maybe even pretty awful ones, yet...we find them charming, entertaining, larger than life, living more fully than we dare, taking risks that most of us never would. These are the same folks we also use the word roguish to describe, or perhaps, adventurer. We often write about such people and it's easy to think that they're mostly fictional characters. Mostly they are. Then there's William Augustus Bowles.
William began life in 1763 as the sixth child of an English family making its home in the colony of Maryland. He was remarkable from the start. Described as an aggressive, vigorous boy with an olive complexion, he excelled at many pursuits. He leaned to speak French, play the flute and violin, painted, was well-versed in mathematics, history, and literature; was, in fact, an avid reader. Besides these artistic and academic qualities, he was a good horseman and all-round outdoorsman. In short, he was gifted with good looks, health, intelligence, and sensitivity. He was also very headstrong as events would prove.
His family being fervent Tories during the Revolutionary War convinced young William to join the cause of Britain at sixteen years of age. But after being garrisoned in Philadelphia he found himself cooling his heels for the next several years growing ever more impatient to see action. Hearing that a military ship was looking for volunteers for duty in Jamaica and Florida, William hastened to join. He was commissioned as an ensign and set sail. What happened once the crew went ashore in Florida remains unclear. What is clear, however, is that young William deserted the ranks (he described it as resigning his commission) and made good his escape in the vicinity of Pensacola. Think of it, dear reader, our young hero afoot in the palmetto jungle and swamplands of northern Florida; hundreds of miles from home. He can neither return to Maryland nor go back to Pensacola. He would surely swing either way.
But as often seems the case in the life of the daring, the unexpected happens--a party of Creek warriors come upon him and, like many that would follow, are impressed. So impressed by his personality and verve that rather than harm him, they take him along to their village.
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Within a short while he is adopted into the tribe, a tribe that holds sway over much of Alabama, Georgia, and northern Florida, becomes fluent in the Muscogee language of the Creeks, and takes a wife. Always one to live large, William also manages to wed a second lass, a Cherokee, thus uniting two peoples often at odds with one another. Presumably, being William, he also learns the Iroquoian tongue spoken by his second bride. Retaining considerable energies, even with two young wives in his household, he begins his first grand adventure. Learning that the Spanish are attacking British forts along the Gulf Coast, he convinces a number of Creek warriors to join him in the defense of Pensacola. It is certainly a measure of his remarkable character that he is able to lead braves into battle after having lived amongst them for so short a while. In any event, the garrison is lost when a Spanish shell blows up the powder magazine and the fort along with it. Ever a survivor, William flees into the forest with his adopted tribesmen and makes good his escape--a talent of his that would be utilized many more times during his life.
Spanish Troops Capture Pensacola--U.S. Military Museum |
The Spanish, having taken advantage of Britain's long war with its colonies, now controls Florida and the Gulf coast, and with it the trade monopoly with the Creeks and Seminoles. The Director-General, undaunted, meets the challenge with vigor--he declares war on Spain! His Creek allies are somewhat divided on this issue. They have grown comfortable with Panton, Leslie, and Company, the firm that the Spanish have commissioned as their trade emissaries. Besides, the British are losing the American war and their defeat is imminent. Details! Young William decides that Panton and friends must go.
Again using his powers of persuasion, he is able to convince the more brash among the young men to support him in a strategy of intimidation and violence against his competitors. Within a short while he has succeeded in making himself the target of His Most Catholic Majesty's ire. In order to bolster his position, William ups the ante once more, telling the Creeks that if they would only recognize him as Chief of All the Creeks, he would see to it that the British Crown recognize them as a legitimate nation and establish an exclusive trade agreement. The people, uneasy with Bounding Billy's vaulting ambition, grow ever more divided and fractious. Yet, he has his supporters; the idea of a separate Indian Nation appeals to many and William's daring is infectious. Traveling to England he makes his bold claims. But for all his trouble and bluster, the government remains unimpressed. There will be no treaty and no recognition of the, so-called, State of Muscogee. He may, however, act as their sole trade representative to the natives. Something he is already doing. This is not what William relates to the people upon his return.
Declaring the negotiations a triumph on all fronts, the leader of the mythical State of Muscogee sets in motion the full machinery of war. The Director-General proceeds to outfit two schooners as his navy and organize an army of four hundred Creeks warriors, frontiersmen, and former slaves as his soldiers and sailors. In short order he begins to stock the coffers with the plundered riches and goods of Spain. The store is now open and the British once again competitors in the contested region. The year is 1800.
Charles IV of Spain by Goya |
Branding the young upstart a pirate, Spain places a huge bounty on his head and it is not long before he is captured and transported to Spain to face justice. As seems ever the case, the Spanish find William as irresistible as all before them and Charles IV himself(!) attempts to win him over to the Spanish cause. Our Billy's not having it. Whatever he may be--scoundrel, liar, pirate, con-man, adventurer--he is English, by God! Disappointed, no doubt, the emperor has him shut away in prison. By now you must know what happens next--he makes good another escape, commandeers a ship, probably in much the same manner as hailing a taxi, and returns to Florida.
But several years have gone by and William finds much changed in his absence: His rivals once more hold sway and British influence has all but vanished. Worse yet, important leaders among the Creek peoples have closed their hearts to him, fearing both his ambitions and judgment. Hearing of an important meeting between both Upper and Lower Creeks William decides to go all in. Gathering his dwindling supporters around him, he crashes the party and does what Brash Billy does best, demands that he be recognized as "Chief of all Indians present"! His enemies, knowing William as they did, are prepared for such a move and promptly take him prisoner, handing him over to the Spanish once again. The Spanish having also taken the measure of our hero, on this occasion transport him to the infamous Moro Castle in Cuba to languish. This time, however, there is no escape. Whether he is mistreated, poisoned, or simply dies of neglect we shall never know, but by 1805 Dashing William is seen no more. He is 42 at the time of his death, having spent 26 years living on the edge; his dream of an independent country for his adopted Creeks dying with him. I hope that his two wives, at least, mourned his absence, but history remains silent on this question. Having dared much, he lost it all in the end, and though there is much to be complained of in William Augustus Bowles' character, certainly two things can be said in his defense: He remained loyal to Britain until the end, and he certainly did not lack courage. Loyalty and Valor do not a bad epitaph make.
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Inflict on - to make someone suffer by doing something unpleasant to them;
Wipe out - to destroy something completely;
Evolution - the way in which living things gradually change and develop over millions of years;
Survive - to continue to live after almost dying because of an accident, illness, etc;
Endangered - animals or plants which may soon not exist because there are very few now alive;
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Ivory - a hard, white substance from the tusks (= long teeth) of some animals, such as elephants (= large, grey animals);
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Toxic - poisonous;
Habitat - the natural environment of an animal or plant;
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Reverse - to change a situation or change the order of things so that it becomes the opposite;
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Deleterious - harmful.
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When was the last time I blogged? I know, I know….a very long time ago. A lot has happened since last time I was here. Anyway, here I am, still alive and about to post the recipe of these delicious parmesan straws. As this blog has become my online recipe book I must keep a record of it. I made it for a group of friends who came to dinner to have with our prosecco at the start. Delicious! Then again how can anything made with parmesan not be delicious? They were so light and melt in the mouth. Simply to die for. My husband said it was his favourite part of the meal. The recipe comes from Jamie Oliver, slightly adapted. Here we go then…
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If you want a quick and easy pasta recipe which is totally delicious look no further than this sauce, called Tocco di funghi alla genovese, made with dry porcini mushrooms, parsley, garlic and pine nuts . It was shared on the picket line by a good colleague of mine (Annalisa), Italian like myself. Yes, I have been on strike for the past few weeks , together with thousands of other lecturers nationwide, to protest about the proposed massive cuts to our pensions. Let's not go into details. However, I will say this: although it hasn't been pleasant to stand outside in the cold and the rain these past few weeks, the upside has been the sense of camaraderie amongst the fellow strikers and the many interesting conversations struck (pardon the pun) with various people at different times. One of the many topics discussed was food. It is after all one of the pleasures of life. Annalisa kindly shared this amazing pasta sauce while on the "barricades". As the name suggests it comes from the Liguria region, where Genova is situated. I guarantee that if you make it once you'll want to make it again. Da leccarsi i baffi, per dirla in italiano! Continue reading 'Porcini, parsley and pine nut pasta'
Today I abandon cakes to share with you this super healthy/super vegan recipe which I found in Aine Carlin's book Keep it vegan. My son left it here (together with all his other possessions!) when he emigrated to China to teach English as a foreign language. While flicking through it I spotted lots of recipes which appeal and might have a go at, even if I'm vegetarian more than vegan. I have got to say I really enjoyed the saffron cous cous and I will definitely make it again. If you want to feel holy have a go at this stew. Simple, filling and very satisfying. Continue reading 'Smokey Moroccan chickpea stew with saffron couscous'
Back to being naughty with the recipe of this gorgeous cake, which I made for my book group ladies last night. As mentioned before all the ladies belonging to this reading group are exceptional bakers. Hence it is always a source of stress to have to provide a cake for the evening for fear that what you produce is NOT QUITE UP TO STANDARD. It goes without saying that bringing a ready made cake would be very much frowned upon. If it's your turn to bake it has to be home made. The one and only time when one of these ladies forgot to make the cake and we had to resort to bought biscuits (the horror of it!) has never been quite forgotten (never mind forgiven).:-) In truth I am not that worried when it's my turn , as I don't get worked up that easily, but I know some of the other ladies do. Same when it's their turn to choose the book. BUT WHY? Why get your knickers in a twist, I ask. It's not as if they have written the book they are proposing themselves. Even if the book was not to the others' liking, it wouldn't be the end of the world. Right? Wrong! These ladies start fretting weeks before they are due to choose (we take it in turn, see?). All except me…ha ha. I have had cancer: life is too short to fret about a book. But back to the cake. The reason why I went for this particular one was that a few weeks ago I made some delicious orange marmalade (see recipe here) courtesy of my good friend, and book group member, Janet who donated a bag of Seville oranges to me. So here is the recipe for you all to enjoy. Definitely one to make again…and again. By the way the recipe comes from the Happy foodie blog. Continue reading 'Sticky orange marmalade cake'
Boy, am I glad Candida is back!!! The pressure has been taken off me at long last…;-)
This is definitely not a vegan recipe as it has cheese, milk and eggs in it, but hey! the days of cooking vegan are over for the time being. I've made this soufflé at least three times, combining various recipes from different sources. I can honestly say it has worked every single time. It has puffed right up and was cooked to perfection. Really quite spectacular! People are scared of souffles and think they are ever so difficult to make but I beg to differ and would like to reassure you. I reckon that provided you get the right balance of ingredients, souffles are not more complicated than any other dish. Last time I made it I divided the mixture into 8 small ramekins instead of making a big one. That was also successful. So here it is. Follow the recipe and have a go. You"ll see for yourself how easy it is. Of course do bear in mind that souffles have to be eaten straight out of the oven or they will collapse so you need to get the timing right. If you do I guarantee you will impress your friends! 😉 Continue reading 'Cheese and spinach soufflé'
D'accordo, il frangipane è territorio di Lucina. Ce ne sono di ricettine frangipane nel nostro sito! Ecco la mia allora. Mi sono ispirata a una vecchia ricetta di Colazione da Jo, cambiandola secondo le mie esigenze e usando questa variante di pasta frolla leggera, con metà dose di burro che io amo molto e mettendoci la mia amata lavanda..
Ecco fatto! Continue reading 'Crostata lavanda e frangipane profumata all'arancia'
One of my main guests over the Christmas hols was my eldest son, ex vegetarian recently turned vegan. ARGHHHH! I have got to say , much as I respect vegans, they aren't the easiest people to cater for. Plus, although a vegetarian myself, I simply love eggs and dairy products ( I couldn't live without my beloved parmigiano) and use them a lot in my everyday cooking. So I sheepishly asked him whether as a Christmas present he might entertain the idea of reverting back to vegetarianism for a few days (just to make my life easier?), but the answer was NO ("nice try, mum!!"). That left me with one of 2 choices: cooking separate meals or going vegan for the duration of his stay. I plumped for the second option as I didn't fancy cooking two different dishes at every meal. I am not that much of a masochist. Vegan we temporarily became then and you'll be pleased to hear I survived the eggs and dairy embargo relatively unscathed (not sure about my intestines, but that's a different story and one you won't want to hear). Continue reading 'Vegan chocolate and banana tea loaf'
Well hello hello hello! Yes, I am back and sorry if I haven't been able to write for MONTHS! Work got in the way, as well as my newly found hobby: mosaics. I've spent loads of my free hours making mosaic stuff, a lot of it for Christmas, leaving me hardly any time to be creative in the kitchen. But I have no excuses now. The recipe I'm sharing with you today is something I wasn't sure at first. Biscuits usually contain much higher quantities of butter. This is what makes them lovely and rich. But I wanted something with less calories hence I gave these ones a go. I've got to say I like them a lot, after the initial "I'm not sure about these". They are not too sweet and are light and crunchy. Ideal to have with a cup of tea or coffee, without feeling too guilty. I particularly love their lemony flavour, always a favourite of mine. Next time I might add a bit of semolina for some extra crunch. Continue reading 'Lemon biscuits (light)'
Calling all vegetarians and vegans out there. This is an AMAZING tabouleh which I have made twice already in the last couple of weeks. Packed full of wholesome ingredients and really bursting with flavour. I know it might sound like a bit of a faff, by looking at all the ingredients, but it is so much worth it. Don't be scared and have a go. You won't regret it. It comes from the vegan recipe book Peace and Parsnips by Lee Watson. I will have to check out his other recipes, considering how good this one is. If you want to cook something healthy today or vary your salads repertoire look no further. Continue reading 'Braised Cauliflower and Puy Lentil Tabouleh'
These little potato dumplings are a classic in Italian cuisine. You cook them by dropping into a pan of salted, boiling water. Then when they raise to the surface (which means they are ready) you drain them and dress them with any sauce you like. I made a cream and gorgonzola sauce, tossed the gnocchi in it and then blasted them under a hot grill to achieve an au gratin effect. You can buy these ready made in supermarkets (and by the way, English people never know how to pronounce the word right) but they are not a patch on the homemade variety, which are light and fluffy. I used the recipe from the "Cucchiaio d'argento" recipe book. It worked really well. I still remember the first time I made gnocchi many many years ago when I ended up with a mixture that resembled wallpaper paste. It ended up in the bin, of course. But not these little babies which I will make again for sure as they were gorgeous! Continue reading 'Gnocchi di patate'


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The movie "El Laberinto del Fauno" by Guillermo del Toro was set in Spain, with actors well-known in Spanish film, but was created by a Mexican crew (del Toro is Mexican).
In the movie, a Faun often speaks to a young girl who he believes is a princess. He uses a form of speech that I thought was voseo, but which doesn't quite fit what I've read about it voseo
For example, the first words the faun speaks (to the Princess) are, "Sois vos", which appears to be voseo. But he also tells her "tened cuidado", because "os va a vida en ello". This seems to be a use of "vosotros"


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New vehicles qualifying for credit is provided by The Department of Energy.
Previously owned clean vehicles qualifying for credit is provided by the IRS.
Qualified vehicles must also have prices below certain caps. For new vehicles, the manufacturer suggested retail prices (MSRP) must be below $80,000 for SUVs, vans, and trucks and $55,000 for others. For a previously owned clean vehicle the dealer price must be $25,000 or less. In addition, a previously owned clean vehicle must be amodel year which is at least two years earlier than the calendar year in which the taxpayer acquires it.
Taxpayer Qualifications – First and foremost, a taxpayer needs to make sure they qualify for a credit. The credit, beginning in 2023, limits the income of the buyer that can qualify for a credit and these limitations are different for new clean vehicles and previously owned clean vehicles. If their modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) is even $1 over the limit, the taxpayer will not qualify for the credit. Taxpayers can use the MAGI from either their 1040 return for the year of purchase or the return for the previous year. Thus, if purchasing a vehicle in 2024, either the 2023 or 2024 MAGI can be used. The MAGI limitations are illustrated in the table below.
Filing Status | Modified AGI | |
- | New Vehicles | Previously Owned Vehicles |
Married Filing Joint & Surviving Spouse | $300,000 | $150,000 |
Head of Household | $225,000 | $112,500 |
Others | $150,000 | $75,000 |
MAGI for most taxpayers is the same as AGI which appears on line 11 of the 1040. However, in rare cases, taxpayers may have excluded income from foreign counties or U.S. possessions, and these exclusions must be added back for purposes of the limitations, thus the term modified AGI.
In addition, a taxpayer purchasing a previously owned clean vehicle must not be a dependent of another person, and in the prior 3 years cannot have been allowed a credit for a previously owned clean vehicle.
It is important to note, that should a taxpayer successfully have a credit transferred to an eligible dealer, and not qualify for the credit, then they must repay the credit on the return for the year of purchase. There are no forgiveness provisions. For some taxpayers this could be an unexpected financial hardship.
Applying for the Credit Transfer – The taxpayer must provide the eligible dealer from whom the taxpayer intends to purchase the new or previously owned clean vehicle required information which the dealer will then submit to the IRS for approval. If the sale report is approved by the IRS, it is anticipated the funds will be transferred to the dealer within 48 to 72 hours. Dealers will receive real time online confirmation as to whether an advance request was accepted or rejected. If the seller report is rejected, the taxpayer may not claim the new clean vehicle credit or previously owned clean vehicle credit. Therefore, purchasers and dealers are strongly encouraged to receive confirmation of a successfully submitted seller report before finalizing a sale and placing a vehicle in service.
The purchaser information needed to be submitted includes:
Date of the transfer election.
Taxpayer identification number (generally the taxpayer's Social Security number).
A photocopy of a valid government-issued photo identification document (such as a driver's license or passport).
The following attestations:
o That either MAGI for the prior year OR the current did not exceed the limits. If not known, then to the best of their knowledge it will not exceed the limits.
o For new clean vehicles, that the vehicle will be used predominantly for personal use or for previously owned clean vehicles, that the qualified buyer requirements are met.
o An income tax return will be filed for the taxable year in which the vehicle is placed in service with proof of certain qualifications.
o Election is prior to placing the vehicle in service and this is the first or second transfer election made during the taxable year.
o If the MAGI limits are exceeded the advance credit will be repaid for the tax year the vehicle was placed in service.
o The credit transfer was voluntarily elected.
Change of Mind – Once the sale is finalized, the taxpayer cannot change their mind about whether to transfer the credit to the dealer.
About the Credit – The clean vehicle credits are non-refundable and there is no carryover. Non-refundable means it can only offset a taxpayer's tax liability on their tax return for the year claimed and any excess is lost.
In addition, where the taxpayer has the credit transferred to the dealer, the IRS says you can't transfer a partial credit, it is all or nothing. For a taxpayer in this situation it may be more appropriate to just wait and claim the credit when they file their tax return. In doing so they avoid receiving the full benefit of the credit through the dealer and having to repay a portion. Whereas by claiming the credit on the tax return they only get credit for the amount they are entitled to.
As you can see there is a lot to consider related to the new and previously owned clean vehicle credit. Please contact this office for assistance related to your particular circumstances.
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Testing Ruby Gems with GitHub Actions
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Using `yield_self` for composable ActiveRecord relations
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Headless Capybara Feature Specs with Chrome
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Validation, Database Constraint, or Both?
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My Life with NeoVim
Frustrations with Vim lead me briefly to Emacs and ultimately to experiment with NeoVim.
Announcing Scenic - Versioned Database Views for Rails
Database views can improve the performance, composability, and readability of your rails application and Scenic is here to help.
One Year Inside The Bike Shed
The Bike Shed isn't a show about Rails, JavaScript or any particular language or library. At its best, the Bike Shed is a show about the problems we face as developers and interesting ways we tackle them. On our first anniversary, I thought it would be interesting to look at the evolution and future of the show.
A Client Project, Two Years Later
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Have Some (Referential) Integrity with Foreign Keys
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ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPTV) -- Candice Hardy fights back tears. Her youngest sibling, Damon Lazar Weaver Jr., recently and suddenly passed away at the age of 23.
"He was a light, the life of the party," she said. "Everybody just couldn't wait to be around him. Family gatherings were always fun because of his presence."
At the age of 10, Weaver became an internet sensation. It was 2009, and he got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take a trip to the White House and interview then-President Barack Obama.
Before landing his interview with the former president, Weaver got the chance to interviewthen-Vice President Joe Biden in 2008 when he was visiting Florida. He also got the opportunity to interview other high-profile people after his sit-down with Obama.
Weaver graduated from Royal Palm Beach High Schoolwith a full ride to Albany State University in Georgia.
"He was smart, so bright," his sister said.
Because of the pandemic, Hardy said her brother was forced to do virtual classes, so he came home last December, and then tragedy struck earlier this month.
"I had just gotten to work and my brother text(ed) me and told me that he was at the hospital," Hardy said. "And by the time I got there from where I work, he had already passed away."
"He always talked about being president," the Rev. William Holmes said.
Holmes is a pastor in the Pahokee area, where Weaver grew up. He said Weaver inspired others to be great.
"He was one of the few, one of the handpicked, that had that inspiration to be a great individual, and when someone passes along, and they have that greatness, that greatness goes with them," he said.
It's been two weeks since Weaver's death. Hardy said her family is trying to hold it together and awaiting word on what caused his passing.
"It's been hard, but we're getting through it," she said. "Like I said, we'll continue to pray and press forward."


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NEW YORK CITY, January 21, 2014 (CNA)—Catholics have joined with members of other faiths to support the Holy See's permanent observer status at the United Nations, defending against a group of abortion proponents seeking to oust the body from the international organization.
"The Holy See's special status enables it to encourage genuine dialogue, promote peaceful resolution of conflicts, and appeal beyond the mere territorial interests of states to the consciences of their leaders," said a declaration and petition supporting the Holy See's unique presence in world diplomacy.
The statement explained that the Holy See's "disinterested, nonpartisan service has always been appreciated by the member states at the United Nations."
"We join with the member states in gratitude for the spiritual and moral witness of the Holy See at the United Nations," it continued. "The world would be far poorer if the voice of the Holy See within the United Nations were ever silenced. May that day never come."
The declaration and petition was launched by the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute January 17.
Austin Ruse, the institute's president, said the petition campaign is a response to efforts to remove the Holy See from the U.N. General Assembly.
"The Holy See is the conscience of the U.N. It is the only delegation that does not have political considerations in how it negotiates. It negotiates purely from first principles," he said.
Drafted by Princeton Law School professor Robert P. George and William Saunders of Americans United for Life, the declaration noted that the Holy See has been working in diplomacy since the fourth century A.D. It now has diplomatic relations with 177 nations.
The declaration charged that opponents of the Vatican's presence at the U.N. dislike the Holy See's "steadfast defense of the sanctity of human life and the inviolable dignity of the family."
"Certain organizations, in the name of a false 'liberation,' seek to undermine central truths regarding the nature of the human person and of the family. In the name of a false doctrine of human rights, they deny what makes men truly human and violate true human rights," the statement said.
The abortion advocacy group "Catholics for Choice" has been a longtime opponent of the Holy See's permanent observer status. The U.S. bishops have warned that this group is "not a Catholic organization" but promotes teachings "contrary to the teaching of the Church."
The group's president, John O'Brien, used the Holy See representatives' recent appearance at a hearing of the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child to criticize the permanent observer mission.
He that the Holy See "inexplicably . . . continues to enjoy the privileges of a state at the U.N."
"The Holy See has no right to a seat at the U.N. and should not be signing these treaties and conventions," he argued January 16.
The Holy See's representatives at the January 16 hearing condemned violence against children and child exploitation, saying that the Vatican in recent years has made child protection a priority.
Signatories of the petition deplored efforts to end the Holy See's permanent observer status, charging that these groups see the Vatican as "an obstacle to their goals of re-engineering humanity and revising basic moral understandings."
"While many of us do not share or endorse the claims of the Catholic Church, we are united in supporting the Holy See's continued role as permanent observer at the United Nations," the document said.
A similar declaration was launched in the year 2000, gaining support from Protestant and Muslim groups as well as Catholics.
Ruse urged supporters of the Holy See's U.N. presence to sign the petition and ask others to do so.
The signatories will be presented to representatives of the Holy See in New York, Geneva, and Rome before the end of 2014.
The petition can be viewed in full at www.defendtheholysee.org.


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CyberSurge has moved. Well, not exactly, but I will no longer be spending my time writing here. Instead, I'll be focusing my efforts on my new web site: mickerlodeon.com.
I will continue to write there indefinitely. This site will continue to operate, all of the archive posts and comments will remain but if something unexpectedly breaks through either a WordPress or plugin upgrade, it won't be high on my list of priorities.
The feed for this site will continue to operate and will be populated by new content from mickerlodeon.com but again, if something breaks don't expect it to be fixed immediately. Although you don't have to subscribe to the new feed (http://mickerlodeon.com/feed/) I suggest you do so.
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Destructoid has gotten their hands on some samples from the soundtrack of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. Unlike the previous All-Stars Racing game, which only had a compilation of songs from past SEGA games, this sequel will have remixes by Richard Jacques. Yes, the very same Richard Jacques that did the music for Sonic 3D: Flickies Island and Sonic R. Destructoid has a longer written preview for the music in All-Stars Racing Transformed, but if you just want to listen to the samples you can do so below.
First up is a remix of Splash Wave from Outrun:
Than there's a mash-up of Hideki Naganuma's That's Enough and Richard Jacques' own track Everybody Jump Around, both from Jet Set Radio:
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Sydney:The Fijian government and international aid agencies began delivering much needed aid on Wednesday to the Pacific nation's remote islands and coastal villages devastated by a powerful cyclone that killed 42 people. The death toll has crept up in the days since Cyclone Winston struck Fiji late on Saturday as communication has gradually been restored with the outer reaches of the archipelago that is home to some 900,000 people.
Thousands of people are still sheltering in evacuation centres, their homes destroyed by winds or flooded by the most powerful storm to ever strike a Pacific nation.
An emergency response team from the International Red Cross reached the outer island of Koro, the seventh-largest of Fiji's 300 islands and one of the worst hit, by ship on Tuesday evening.
"We don't know how many jetties are destroyed on the outer islands and whether ships carrying aid can land," said Dylan Quinnell, a spokesman for Care Australia in Fiji's capital Suva.
Australia and New Zealand said they were ready to deploy helicopters to reach other areas that remained cut off.
"We have also sent two P3 Orion surveillance aircraft and they will be carrying out daily assessment of the damage particularly in those outlying islands," Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told parliament.
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It's been a while since we've updated our "About Us" section. In many ways, Fridae has evolved, grown and expanded our scope. We're also now working on some big projects that will further define us and take things to the next level. But first, a recap of where we're at now, and who we are.
About Fridae
Fridae is a social enterprise serving the lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual ("gay") communities in Asia.
Since 2001, Fridae.com's innovative social networking platform has enabled over 500,000 registered members to meet, interact and form lasting relationships that cross borders and cultures. In May 2009, we launched "Version 6", our most comprehensive technology and design update in over 4 years, making the site easier, faster and a joy to use. A quarter of our members use Fridae.com in Chinese (Simplified, Taiwan Traditional and Hong Kong Traditional).
As Asia's gay media, Fridae is one of the few independent media sources reporting on gay news in the region, providing a channel for the marginalized and invisible to speak and be heard. Comprising 3 full time editors and over 50 contributors, Fridae's editorial team publishes over 100 articles each month in English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, having built a strong reputation for fair and objective reportage, while maintaining the highest standards of journalistic integrity.
To the business community, Fridae is the primary conduit through which to reach the lucrative "pink dollar" in Asia. Fridae's site is unbelievably sticky (more than 14 minutes per session), and our members loyal (81% visit the site daily). They are also well educated (65% with a university degree or higher), well paid (50% have an annual income of at least US$45,000), and well traveled (65% have traveled in the past 6 months).
To public health professionals, Fridae is an invaluable partner in the fight against HIV/AIDS, and playing a leadership role in the region. Fridae has been a pioneer in the online response to HIV prevention, treatment and care, with campaigns that have garnered international recognition for their innovation and effectiveness, with campaigns such as Think Again and Know Your Status. More recently, Fridae has been pioneering online HIV social and behavioral research on an unprecedented large scale, leveraging our unique connection with the community.
Just like man-Friday was to Robinson Crusoe, Friday's role in the gay community has been multi-faceted and many. We strive to be much more than "just a website", and these are just some of the ways that we support you, our community:
Since 2005, Fridae has raised over S$60,000 in benefit of a variety of gay NGOs and community groups including Action for AIDS, AWARE, Cat Welfare Society; independent filmmakers; Indignation, and PinkDot. Furthermore, Fridae has been a media sponsor of LGBT Pride and Film Festivals throughout Asia, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China and Japan. Fridae has also been supporter of international sporting events such as the World Outgames (Melbourne, Copenhagen, Wellington), the Straits Games (Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore), and the International Lesbian Gay Football Association.
In 2009, Fridae was conferred the Friend of the Arts Award – the highest level of recognition awarded to a gay company - for its support and contribution to Singapore's arts scene by the National Arts Council. This is the fourth consecutive year Fridae has been recognized, having received the lower-tiered Arts Supporter Award in previous years.
From 2001 to 2006, Fridae was also a promoter of unforgettable dance parties such as Snowball and Nation, which attracted 8000 at its peak, and landed Fridae on the front page of the Wall Street Journal for it's influence and impact. These events were held in Singapore, Bangkok, Phuket and Taipei.
As a spokesperson and advocate, Fridae has played a lead role in such watershed events as the campaign to repeal 377A in Singapore in 2007.
For almost 10 years (we turn 10 in 2010), Fridae has been a visible and active partner in almost every major gay and lesbian event across Asia. Regardless of our role, whether as a principal organizer, supporting media, or financial sponsor, Fridae strives to achieve its mission to "Empower Gay Asia" and live up to our namesake as "Friday" to the gay Asian community. And as social enterprise – a business with a social mission, we strive towards sustainability and growth that makes carrying out our mission possible.