This plug-in enables the addition of Giveawayoftheday.com software giveaways in you WordPress blog with just a simple shortcode.
This plug-in enables the addition of Giveawayoftheday.com software giveaways in your WordPress blog with just a simple shortcode.
This is my first WordPress plug-in, made basically to simplify the edition of my site front page, and since it became quite a nice plug-in, I decided to share it, hoping it will be useful to somebody else.
Features
- 100% compatible with localization - translate it into your own language.
- If you are a member of the Partner Program you can use your own Partner ID.
- Choose between the 12 language options provided by the Giveaway Feed Service.
- Comes with 7 pre-defined colors for the download button match your site template.
- If none of the pre-defined colors suits your needs, you can create a custom color.
- If your template already have a download button style, you can reuse it's CSS class name.
- If none of the color options above are enough, you can use the CSS editor (with syntax hightlight and autocomplete function) to customize every style aspect of the plug-in generated code.
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Special Thanks
My wife, who is my inspiration.
Screenshots
Shortcode being used in my site's frontpage.
How do I change options?
In WordPress backend, click in the “Settings » Giveaway of the Day” menu option.
How do I change colors?
Yor can use one of the pre-defined colors if the match your site template, you can create a custom color, define a custom CSS class name from your site template, or even edit the entire CSS code.
ChangeLog
2.0.6
- Changed some CodeMirror parameters.
- Small changes to CSS code.
2.0.5
- Fixed a bug preventing options from being saved.
- Added the option to restore default options.
- Rewrote some parts of the core code.
2.0.4
- Fixed another “unexpected output during activation” error.
- Removed titan framework options panel because I didn’t like their translation implementation.
- Added new options panel, now using the standard WP Settings API.
- Added CodeMirror for CSS editing, with syntax highlight and autocomplete enabled by default.
- Plug-in is now 100% compatible with translations, thanks to WP Settings API.
- Plug-in native language is now Brazilian Portuguese, English translation included.
2.0.3
- Implemented experimental options panel.
- Rewrote core functions and made other changes.
2.0.2
- Fixed the “unexpected output during activation” error.
- Small changes to dynamic CSS code.
2.0.1
- Added new shortcode parameters.
- Added a new file to hold css code.
- Fixed some shortcode subfunctions.
- Improved documentation.
2.0.0
- Plug-in core code completely rewritten.
- Added shortcode parameters – still experimental, yet more to come.
- Added 3 new download button color options.
- Added 4 download button color mode – yet it’s hard to use since options panel is not implemented yet.
- Options are stored in the DB as an array – uses only one DB entry.
- Fixed all translation errors from the broken 1.0.10 version.
1.0.10
- Broken version, removed from repository.
1.0.9
- (Definitely) changed the name of the plug-in.
- Added possibility to coexist with to pro version.
- Fixed a small bug in Plugin URI code.
- Added a Creative Commons license.
- Added missing domainpath.
- Improved translation file.
1.0.8
- Small changes in the main code.
- Fixed small bug in CSS code.
1.0.7
- Changed plug-in name to it’s full name.
- Fixed a bug in the hours/minutes separator string of the translation file.
- Some changes in the CSS code.
1.0.6
- Added option to insert your GAOTD partner ID.
1.0.5
- Fixed missing “textdomain” in a string.
1.0.4
- Plug-in native language changed to english.
- Added (.po/.mo) translation support.
1.0.3
- Added download button color options.
1.0.2
- Added CSS code to make download link display like a button.
1.0.1
1.0.0
- First plug-in working version.
