I’m proud to release my newest plugin for Wordpress titled “Image Rotator Pro”. What does it do? It adds images to your blog that will rotate based on 7 different time options.
Features are as follows:
- Rotates the images based on 7 different time variables
- You can upload and delete directly from the admin options page
- You can link the images to any URL you specify
- No limit to the number of pictures
- You can style the CSS directly from the admin options pages
- A total of 5 sections, which can be turned on and off, give you the flexibility to add multiple rotating sections. Each section will rotate according to it’s own schedule
- File types supported: .gif, .jpg, .png, .tiff, .tif, .jpeg, .raw, .bmp, .ppm, .pgm, .pbm, .pnm, .cgm, .svg, .psd, .psp, .ai, .drw, .dxf, .eps, .indd, .mng, .pct, .pdf, .ps, .svg, .flv
You can go download it here: WPImageRotator.com
And here’s a video tutorial of how to install it and what it can do…
NOTICE: The location of this plugin has been moved to www.WPImageRotator.com, a new site dedicated totally for the plugin! Please go there to get the plugin.
After a long time, I finally have gotten off my lazy behind and updated my original Header Image Rotator plugin for Wordpress. I included a bunch of user submitted suggestions, optimized the code, and hopefully have created a more enjoyable and intuitive end-user experience. I listed some of the changes below. Enjoy!
- Certified to work with WP 2.5
- Streamlined the install process
- Cleaned up the options panel interface and made it easier to understand
- Cleaned up and organized error and exception handling
- Users now have the ability to change the CSS header tag directly from the plugin option page instead of having to manually edit the php file
- Users now also have the ability to manage and change the CSS image styling directly from the plugin option page so you can get the image to play nice with your theme
- Hyperlinking to your blog URL was added. Further, hyperlinking can be turned on and off from the options panel for more flexibility
- You can specify to use either the Google AJAX API to serve the jQuery javascript libraries or you can use a local version provided with the plugin. With this choice, you can select which method is better depending on your performance or bandwidth concerns
NOTICE: The location of this plugin has been moved to www.WPImageRotator.com, a new site dedicated totally for the plugin! Please go there to get the plugin.
I recently finished my first Wordpress plugin titled the “Header Image Rotator”. What does it do? Well, like the title says, it rotates your blog header images. Why is this one different you may ask? Well, after being disappointed by the limited functionality of other header image plugins, I decided to create my own plugin.
Features:
- Add as many images as you like.
- Will take any kind of image file (jpg, gif, etc).
- The interval at which the images are rotated can be controlled.
- Different rotation intervals are minute, half hour, hour, daily, and weekly.
- You can preview your images and delete them from the option panel.
- Certified and tested in Wordpress 2.5.
- Works with PHP 4 and PHP 5.
- Streamlined the install process
- Cleaned up the options panel interface and made it easier to understand
- Cleaned up and organized error and exception handling
- Users now have the ability to change the CSS header tag directly from the plugin option page instead of having to manually edit the php file
- Users now also have the ability to manage and change the CSS image styling directly from the plugin option page so you can get the image to play nice with your theme
- Hyperlinking to your blog URL was added. Further, hyperlinking can be turned on and off from the options panel for more flexibility
- You can specify to use either the Google AJAX API to serve the jQuery javascript libraries or you can use a local version provided with the plugin. With this choice, you can select which method is better depending on your performance or bandwidth concerns
Installation:
Installation is simple and easy. Here are the steps:
- Download the zip file and unzip it into your /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
- Create a directory in your /wp-content/ folder named “header-images”.
- Add some images into the “header-images” folder.
- Activate the plugin from the admin panel.
- Go to ‘Options’ in the admin panel, and then ‘Header Image Rotator’ to configure.
- Enjoy!
Version History
Version 1.0 – 1/18/07
Plugin released and made compatible with PHP 4.
Version 1.1 – 3/7/07
Fixes function names that were interfering with other Wordpress Plugins.
Version 2.0 – 7-13-2008
Too many updates to list. Hence, the new version number!
NEW VERSION RELEASED!!! VERSION 2.0 NOW OUT.
Go out and grab this new version, it should fix most to all of these problems. Thanks!
Link to Header Image Rotator version 2.0 here
After receiving a bunch emails about how to modify the Header Image Rotator plugin to work with Wordpress themes, I decided to write this brief tutorial.
Problem description:”The plugin does not work with my Wordpress theme even though I have everything else set up correctly and am receiving green check marks in the plugin admin panel. I can only see the default image that comes with my theme.”
What is happening: The plugin uses a Javascript function to insert CSS information into the head of your blog. At the time of this writing there are well over 1,000 custom WP themes, and each theme has a unique CSS style structure. In my plugin, I tried to use the most common CSS ID for the header image as it would have been impossible to cover them all. The Header Image Rotator plugin uses the CSS ID #header. However, if your theme uses a different CSS ID for the header styling such as #header-image, the plugin will not work. This tutorial will show you how to remedy this issue.
Continue reading ‘Header Image Rotator Tutorial: How to customize the plugin to work with your theme’
If you noticed the site down today it was due to a major upgrade I was performing. I upgraded to the new version of Wordpress, Ella 2.1. It was a pretty major task since I extensively hacked and gutted my original Wordpress installation and theme. I also reconfigured and upgraded my plugins. To help me setup a test environment I loaded XAMPP onto my local computer and began migration process documentation (this is a complicated way of saying I was figuring out the best way to do the migration without messing everything up). If anyone is about to undertake this process, or any major software upgrade for that matter, I can’t stress how important it is to setup test environments. I saved myself a ton of headaches and problems by ironing out the bugs on my local machine before I went into production.
Among some other small styling differences you may notice, the biggest changes are the removal of the ‘Where to eat in San Diego’ and ‘What to do in San Diego’ pages. I just wasn’t all that inspired to maintain those anymore. However, I also added some new features including a sitemap page for easier navigation, some ‘On this day’ links which display events that happened on the current date, and a YouTube page (under construction).
So I hope you enjoy the site. I still have a lot to do as far as nailing down the small styling details so please pardon the dust!
Check out my little brother’s new plugin for Wordpress. It’s called TubePress and basically allows you to share your favorite YouTube videos. Here’s a working version and here’s the link to download it.