Get Wikipedia article summary for a keyword in any language, inline with your posts and pages, with a simple shortcode and/or function.
| Author: | Behrooz Sangani (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 2.9.2 |
| WordPress version tested: | 3.0.5 |
| Plugin version: | 0.1.3 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 04-09-2010 |
| Last updated: | 06-10-2010
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://bsurprised.com/2010/09/wp-wikibox-word... |
| Total downloads: | 3 761 |
| Active installs: | 60+ |
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WP-WikiBox is a simple yet very useful plugin. It uses Wikipedia API to retrieve the beginning summary section of a Wikipedia article based on the keyword title provided. You can simply insert Wikipedia information inline with your posts or provide wiki explanation on your tags and boost your ranks with rich wiki content.
The wiki box supports styling, customization and caching of retrieved data to optimize your experience.
Check out Tag: WordPress on my website to see a demo.
Features
New from v0.1.2
- Added file caching method as an option
- Enabled cURL to retrieve data for better performance
- Added option to strip links from content
And
- Supports shortcodes anywhere in your posts, pages and sidebar
- Template function to automate inserting articles
- Long list of supported Wikipedia languages
- Customizable cache control to reduce server load
- Multilingual interface
- Customizable features
- Plugin uninstall support