SnapImpact

We make volunteering easy. The SnapImpact Plugin displays local volunteering opportunities in the blog sidebar.

Author:Neil Simon, Dave Angulo, Richard Grote (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:2.0
WordPress version tested:2.8
Plugin version:1.1.8
Added to WordPress repository:19-06-2009
Last updated:19-06-2009
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://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/snapimpac...
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SnapImpact is a free location-aware service that makes it easy for people to find volunteer opportunities and get involved in their communities.

The SnapImpact Plugin:

  • Displays local community volunteering opportunities in the blog sidebar.
  • Please see the Screenshots for examples.

Thanks to The HandsOn Network for providing the volunteer opportunity data.

For the latest news, please follow @SnapImpact on Twitter.

Change History

Rev 1.1.8 2009-Jun-18

  • Changed Plugin name from iVolunteer to SnapImpact.

Rev 1.1.7 2009-Jun-14

  • Removed <li> tags from SnapImpact_sidebar() to remove preceeding bullet from list.
  • Fixed with the help of Andrew Hyde. Thanks for helping debug this on your Mac!

Rev 1.1.6 2009-Jun-13

  • Tested with WordPress 2.8.

Rev 1.1.5 2009-Jun-13

  • Display events in ascending order by date.

Rev 1.1.4 2009-Jun-09

  • Added one additional check for zero records returned. Displays “No opportunities found.”
  • Updated to force all descriptions to only capitalize first char of each word.

Rev 1.1.3 2009-Jun-09

  • Gracefully handle zero records returned from JSON api.

Rev 1.1.2 2009-Jun-08

  • Updated text on the options page.

Rev 1.1.1 2009-Jun-08

  • Updated to simplify sidebar.php installation for non-widgetized themes.

Rev 1.1.0 2009-Jun-06

  • Upon initial setup, default to 5 opportunities to be displayed.

Rev 1.0.9 2009-Jun-02

  • Replaced str_ireplace() with custom function to ensure PHP4 compatibility.

Rev 1.0.8 2009-Jun-01

  • Updated the readme.

Rev 1.0.7 2009-Jun-01

  • Added 2 screenshots: Local volunteer opportunities shown in the blog sidebar, The SnapImpact admin settings page.

Rev 1.0.6 2009-Jun-01

  • Added admin option to choose number of events to display in sidebar: 5, 10, or 15.

Rev 1.0.5 2009-Jun-01

  • Reformatted date, time, city/state/zip, and phone number for continuity.
  • If no response from server, timeout after 5 seconds and display “please try later”.

Rev 1.0.4 2009-May-29

  • Reformatted sidebar display.

Rev 1.0.3 2009-May-29

  • Added live datafeed.

Rev 1.0.2 2009-Feb-17

  • Localized to support multiple languages.

Rev 1.0.1 2009-Feb-16

  • Initial revision.
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