[wp-hackers] Plugin Pre-Release

Otto otto at ottodestruct.com
Thu May 29 18:03:09 GMT 2008


Blargh! <insert rant here>

;)

On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 11:04 PM, Viper007Bond <viper at viper007bond.com> wrote:
> Yes, Settings is the preferred place. :)
>
> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 7:29 PM, Rich Christiansen <warproof at warproof.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> In the next few days, I plan to release a new plugin for Wordpress.  It
>> provides a Wordpress interface to the Featurific website plugin, a plugin
>> designed to provide main-page slideshows for featured posts - similar to the
>> featured stories/products slideshows on time.com, walmart.com, etc.***
>>  (See the end of this email for more info on Featurific).
>>
>> Although I am an experienced programmer, this is my first Wordpress plugin.
>>  I've tested it and found it to work on Wordpress 2.3+.  However, I'm sure
>> I've overlooked something.  Would you mind installing it on a test
>> installation and providing any feedback you might have?
>>
>> Archive location:
>> *http://featurific.com/files/FeaturificForWordpress.zip*
>>
>> Once activated, the plugin can be configured on the Settings -> Featurific
>> page.  (I was going to put this page within the "Plugins" menu, but I read
>> on Codex that the recommended location for config pages like this is in
>> "Settings".  However, given recent list discussion, I'm no longer sure where
>> to put the config page! :) )
>>
>>
>> Anyway, thanks again for any feedback you might have,
>> -Rich
>>
>>
>>
>> ***Some background on Featurific: The plugin is a flash-based
>> gallery/slideshow that displays rotating screens of the host site's featured
>> stories. (Similar rotators can be seen on msn.com, nationalgeographic.com,
>> walmart.com, etc). Featurific requires a fair amount of configuration to
>> get it working which is the motivation for this plugin. Following the
>> awesome precedent of Wordpress' 5 minute installation, Featurific for
>> Wordpress handles all configuration and installation when the plugin is
>> enabled. However, power users are still allowed to tweak configuration and
>> override any parameters.
>>
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