DealDotCom WordPress Plugin – Beta 0.3
Posted on September 19th, 2007So we receive a lot of feedback and found a few glitches that have been fixed today. We have pushed out a version 0.3 which has both a graphical (made by Rainer) and a text version for you to choose from (see pictures below).
This version also includes a width feature you can edit on the text version.
This script is still in Beta so use at your own risk. We will wait a few more days to see if any other bugs crop up. If you find anything wrong or any suggestion feel free to post them.
UPDATE - Okay I found a few other issues and they have been cleaned up. Version 0.4 is now up and ready for testing.
UPDATE – I pushed out a small update on Version 0.5. We have caching and a vertical display in version 0.6 coming soon.
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If you get an error that says this…
URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration
Ask your host to set allow_url_fopen to On in their php.ini.
Should the rounded corner images included in the download play a roll in the display at all?
No it was something we were playing with but caused to many issues. The extra files were removed in version 0.4.
You should code a work-around that uses cURL if allow_url_fopen is off. Many hosts will not change the setting for allow_url_fopen for security reasons.
You can use something like:
function getUrl($url) {
if (function_exists(‘curl_init’)) {
$ch = curl_init($url);
curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);
$text = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
} else {
$text = @file_get_contents($url) or die();
}
return $text;
}
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I am having an issue with it not showing up after I past the little tag in my sidebar. It also seems to take away my footer and google ads just above the footer, when it’s pasted in the sidebar.
Did you enable the plugin in your WordPress admin?
Yes I have. I put the php tag in a new php widget on the sidebar. But I still am not getting anything. I’m kinda new to WP so I may be screwing something up still.
If your theme is Widget-friendly, download version 0.6, soon to be released, (overwrite all files, deactivate plugin and then activate it again) and activate the plugin called “Sidebar Widget: DealDotCom Widget” and then you’ll be able to see the widget on the Widgets page.
Or, use this code in your Theme:
<?phpif ( function_exists( 'dealdotcom' ) ) {
dealdotcom();
}
?>
Okay, so instead of the other shorter tag, use this longer one right? When does 0.6 come out?
Thanx matt
Yes, use the longer code. It’s better because if you disable the plugin, and forget to remove the code, your theme won’t get messed up.
0.6 should be released soon. I’d guess today, but it’s all up to BlueFur.
Thank you matt,
You are the man!
Some more new features in 0.6 (soon to be released):
- Widget: Activate “Sidebar Widget: DealDotCOm Widget” on your plugins page and then there will be a Widget available for you to use on the Widget page.
- XHTML: The plugin now outputs valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional code.
Just a couple of notes:
When upgrading to 0.5, you need to deactivate the Plugin, and then activate it again on the plugins page.
You should use the following code to add the widget to your sidebar (if not using the included sidebar Widget):
<?phpif ( function_exists( 'dealdotcom' ) ) {
dealdotcom();
}
?>
That should say:
“When upgrading to 0.6 (coming soon), you’ll need to deactivate the Plugin, and then activate it again on the plugins page.”
Great!
How can I add this plugin to html website?
This plugin was only built for WordPress. I am guessing that DealDotCom will come out for an html only widget soon.
Graphic 468 X 60 banner has been added. 0.6 is in final test right now.
FYI version 0.6 is now out…
http://blog.bluefur.com/2007/09/23/dealdotcom-wordpress-plugin-beta-06/
I have pushed out an update for 0.7 to fix the cron and the border on images…
http://www.bluefur.com/dealdotcom/dealdotcom.zip
Thanks guys and gals, I know you are working hard on this.
I have pushed out an update for 0.9 with some fixes and new features…
http://blog.bluefur.com/2007/09/25/dealdotcom-wordpress-plugin-beta-09/