Oops, seems I forgot to re-instate downloads.webfroot.co.nz, so now all the downloads, including word press plugins and the rest are back live. The only thing not up yet are the large MP3 archive of the Frootcast, a podcast I ran for like 4 episodes back when it was in vogue.
Category Archives: WordPress Plugins
Plugins for the popular blogging software
WordPress Plugin: Mycroft Search Plugin Generator
I was at work, and an idea hit me: Firefox search plugins are just text files. They also contain a lot of stuff that WordPress stores in it’s database. Why not make WordPress generate a search plugin for itself? Why not make a plugin that will work on any WordPress 1.5+ install? So I spent the rest of the day making the Mycroft Search Plugin Generator plugin!
Try it at the bottom of the sidebar on this site, or in the Meta section of the sidebar on Webfroot!
Smart Unread Comments WP Plugin updated to 1.3
I’ve just updated the Smart Unread Comments WordPress Plugin to 1.3. Finally, it uses your permalink structure in it’s links!
Also, I’ve changed a couple of the defaults; $limit now defaults to 5 and $output_when_more_unread_comments_than_limit now defaults to TRUE.
If you want to keep the old defaults, update your template’s command to this:
<?php echo get_smart_unread_comments(10, TRUE, FALSE); ?>
Also, I've moved my wordpress plugins to their own pages now
WordPress Plugin: Smart Unread Comments
As seen on Webfroot and this site, now in WordPress Plugin form!
Current Version: 1.3
What it does
Creates a list of posts with comments that haven’t been read by the user since their last visit/session. Uses cookies to track users last visit – no database required!
How it works:
Users are issued cookies which are used to track last visit. If this is their first visit, all comments in the last 14 days are unread. The plugin generates a list of unread comments. It keeps track of the user’s read posts for the session, removing them from the list as the user goes. Each page load updates the last unread timestamp cookie. Users can also mark all comments as read.
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WP Plugin: Official Comments
I just whipped up a quick WordPress 1.2/1.5/2.0 plugin that allows you to distinguish comments made by WordPress users. It also will automatically approve comments made by WP users.
Current Version: 1.1
How It Works:
If you are logged into your WordPress admin panel, and you make a comment, the plugin will see that you are an official WP user of your blog and mark the comment with your WP User ID.
When the page is rendered, that User ID is called up by the plugin functions, which you can use to change text, change CSS class, add images, whatever your imagination desires.
Installation
Either:
- RECOMMENDED: Install WordPress Plugin Manager then use the One Click Install for Official Comments. This will also make it easier to install other plugins and upgrade them in the future.
- OR: Download Official Comments, extract and upload
official-comments.phpto yourwp-content/pluginsdirectory. Log-in to your WP admin panel, go to the Plugins tab and activate the Official Comments plugin.
How to implement:
Simply add this somewhere within the Comments loop in wp-comments.php and/or wp-comments-popup.php:
<?php if(is_wpuser_comment() != 0) {echo "Official ";} ?>
Or get tricky and add a CSS Class to the LI:
<li class="comment <?php echo (is_wpuser_comment() ? ' commentOfficialUser' : ''); ?>" id="comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>">
and this very basic css example:
.commentOfficialUser { border: 1px solid black; background-color: #999999 }
Documentation
View Official Comments Readme.txt
Examples
There is a very basic example on this post, but more exciting examples available at Webfroot.
Known Issues
It only works with official comments made after the point of installation, as WordPress doesn’t automatically add the WP user ids to the comments field it already has.
Bugs and Suggestions
Any bugs or suggestions, please email me — email link in the sidebar (RSS readers: drop by the site 😉 ).
