Lobot Slider Administrator

Creates a slide management interface in the WordPress backend and provides template tags for fetching the slides' information.

Author:40 Digits (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:2.9
WordPress version tested:3.1.4
Plugin version:0.6.0
Added to WordPress repository:05-01-2011
Last updated:19-05-2011
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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Plugin URI:http://www.40digits.com/blog/lobot-slider-adm...
Total downloads:6 979
Active installs:10+
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This plugin is ideal for theme developers who need to provide their clients an easy-to-use interface for managing slider content.

To fetch the slides, use the following code:

//returns an array of arrays filled with each slide's info.
$the_slides = fourty_slider_get_slides();

/*
$the_slides = Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [title] => Slide 1 Title
            [caption] => Here is the caption for Slide 1
            [link] => http://your-site.net/2010/09/14/hello-world/
            [image] => http://your-site.net/files/2011/01/steddyp4.jpg
            [external] => 
        )
 
    [1] => Array
        (
            [title] => Slide 2 Title
            [caption] => And here's the caption for Slide 2
            [link] => http://google.com
            [image] => http://your-site.net/files/2011/01/Slide3.gif
            [external] => 1
        )
 
)
*/

Planned Features:

  • add an infinite number of slides
  • various aesthetic improvements
  • internationalization

"Lobot's not the chatty type, but he sure is loyal. And great with computers!" ―Lando Calrissian


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