Verse-O-Matic 2.0 alpha
I am testing a new version of the Verse-O-Matic plugin that will get it a little closer to my original idea. I have allowed for the text file storing the verses to be multi-dimensional in that it can store the version, the scripture reference, the verse text, and an associated link in a delimited format. The new Verse-O-Matic then randomizes the set, picks one, and displays appropriately.
I will be testing this a little more and release Verse-O-Matic 2.0 beta in a day or two. Until then, feel free to continue to use the current version as the upgrade …
Verse-O-Matic Plugin
Awhile back I created a plugin to display a random verse on the sidebar of this site. I usually do things like this mainly for the tinkering.
Anyway, I’ve packaged this up for download if anyone needs a random verse display on their site. It is fairly straighforward and simple.
Download the .zip file and extract it.
Copy the files (except install.txt) to your wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Figure out where you want the verse to display.
Call it with the function verse_o_matic()
Go to the plugins area of your WP admin
Activate Verse-O-Matic in the menu
That’s it.
You can edit the list of verses from within Wordpress by clicking …
Most Wanted Plugin
Yesterday I added a new plugin to the side bar. It is “Most Wanted” from Richard Boakes.
This plugin works in conjunction with StatTraq and shows the number of unique views for a given number of posts. I have set it to show the top ten.
It is an easy to install plugin, and adding it to the sidebar was straightforward. You just have a single function call to put in.
Thanks Richard!
StatTraq Site Statistics Plugin and Adding It to the Admin Menu
In my previous blog, I was used a plugin called StatTraq for getting site statistics. It was fairly easy to set up as it was a WordPress plugin. So it was logical that, now that Randy Peterman has updated his plugin for WordPress 1.5, that I install StatTraq for this blog as well.
You can download the beta (1.0b) here.
Also, here’s a little trick. Once you get it installed, if you want to add a link to your admin menu to jump over to StatTraq, follow the steps below.
Go to /wp-admin/ and find “menu.php”
Make a copy of the original …
e-Tract in the Verse Randomizer
I added a general link to the “verse randomizer” that goes to an e-tract from Good News & Crossway Publishing. As for the verse randomizer itself, when I was looking for one as a WordPress plugin, but couldn’t really find one that did what I wanted. So, I ended up building it myself. I’ve got a little more work to do on it and I may release it as a plugin.
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