Verse-O-Matic adds “Verse of the Day” (VOTD) RSS feeds
I have released an upgrade to the Verse-O-Matic that adds two “Verse of the Day” (VOTD) RSS feeds as options. These options are available in the plugin admin panel and do not store the verses locally. Read this post »
Verse-O-Matic 4.0 released
I have (FINALLY) completed an upgrade to the verse-o-matic plugin. This upgrade fixes the installation issues that were experienced from WP 2.5. Any deprecated actions, hooks, or filters have been updated.
I have only tested this on WP 2.8.4 so if you are using a version of WP earlier than 2.8, I suggest you upgrade your WP installation. This would not just for my plugin, but to protect yourself from any recently fixed security issues. WordPress has become quite popular and as a result, it has become a favorite target of hackers. Keeping your WP installation up to date will help protect you from security flaws.
Note: I am always happy to help with support if I can, but unless you are pointing out a bug in the program, I can’t always get to every issue. Paying clients and churches take priority.
Download Verse-O-Matic 4.0.0 here.
Rebuilding my plugins
I will be rebuilding the Verse-O-Matic and the Affiliate Cloak (ClickBank) plugins. Around WP version 2.5 some changes were made that caused the installation of these plugins to not work correctly. Long story short, it centers around the installation of a database table that each of them use.
I will probably utilize the wp_options table rather than put in a new table. With that, I probably will include an option to completely uninstall the plugin, including emptying the values from the wp_options table. (Don’t you just hate it when plugins leave huge amounts of data in your database even after you’ve uninstalled them? I know I do.)
Anyway, this has been bugging me for some time, but I just have not had the time to work on the project. But I really want to get it fixed so these are useable plugins. Then I’ll get them moved over to WordPress.org.
Issues with the Verse-O-Matic
There have been some issues with the Verse-O-Matic that have not been addressed. I’m not sure at this point if it is due to changes in WP that have not been accounted for, deprecated functions in PHP (I know there are some in the script), or if it is with MySQL. Regardless of where the issues lie, I will be releasing a fixed version to address the issues with the plugin.
However, note that this fix will be tested on and compatible with the most current version of WP (currently 2.5.1). It is important to keep up with the changes in WordPress to make sure that your blog is secure and running smoothly. While the fixes may work on earlier versions of WP (it has certainly been fine in the past), I cannot guarantee that it will for certain.
New Verse-O-Matic 3.4 Released
After much anticipation, I have finally finished Verse-O-Matic 3.4. This simple to use WordPress plugin allows you to place a random or predetermined scripture verse on your blog. Simply install, activate, load the widget and you are off and running. The easy to use administration features allow you to add and edit your list of verses and change settings to allow for random display (either daily or every page load), verse-of-the-day, or set a specific verse to display until you change it.
This version improves on the new features that were added in 3.0 and integrates the administration functions into a single file. Widget support is included, so you do not need to know any php or html to use this plugin on your blog. The major changes in this version were incorporating the admin functions into the main file, improving the admin area, and cleaning up the code.
New admin features include the ability to sort your list of verses by ID, Book of the Bible, or by Date (for verse-of-the-day use).
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