Blipper Widget

Blipper Widget displays the latest blip in a Blipfoto user’s photo journal in a widget on their WordPress website.

Blipper Widget aims to partially replace the BlipPress plugin written by Simon Blackbourn. Blipfoto changed its API some time ago, and Simon’s plugin has sadly never been the same since.

The code

Development

The latest code in development is available on GitHub:

The GitHub repository does not necessarily contain the latest release because it contains development code; it should not be considered as safe to use.

Release

The latest release of the plug-in is available to install from the WordPress plugin directory:

This is the version you should use.

Demonstration

You can see a demonstration of the plugin on this website.

Usage notes

To use this widget, you must have an account with Blipfoto. If you don’t have a Blipfoto account, then you can sign up to Blipfoto and get one for free.

This plugin uses a classic widget, which can be used as normal in a classic theme. To use the widget in a block-enabled theme, use one of the following methods:

  1. Install a plugin that enables classic widgets. This will allow you to add Blipper Widget to any widget-enabled location on your site.
  2. Use the Blipper Widget shortcode in a WP Shortcode block. If you’re not familiar with using shortcodes in WordPress, you can read the official documentation for WordPress Shortcode blocks or a beginner’s guide to working with shortcodes in WordPress.

Readme file

The readme file is available to view here, courtesy of the Plugin-readme Parser plugin.

Development notes

Blipper Widget v1.2.3: now with caching

I add caching to the Blipper Widget plugin to make its loading faster and to reduce the number of hits on the Blipfoto server to reduce the likelihood of hitting the rate limit.

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Blipper Widget 1.2.0 is released

Here’s what’s new in Blipper Widget 1.2.0.

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Blipper Widget 1.1.3 is released

I update Blipper Widget to indicate how it works with WP 6.0.1.

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Blipper Widget: readme

The Blipper Widget readme file.

A new logo for Blipper Widget

I use my new Pandammonium logo as a base for my new Blipper Widget logo.

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Blipper Widget 1.1.2 is released

I release Blipper Widget 1.1.2, but compatibility has only been fully tested up to WP 5.7.

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Blipper Widget 0.0.9 released

I release Blipper Widget 0.0.9.

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Blipper Widget 0.0.7 released

Blipper Widget 0.0.7 is released.

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Blipper Widget 0.0.6 released

Blipper Widget 0.0.6 is released.

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Blipper Widget is now available through the WP Plugin Directory

Blipper Widget is now available for your installing pleasure from the WordPress Plugin Directory.

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Blipper Widget: approved!

WordPress approve Blipper Widget. On to the next step.

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Blipper Widget: submitted!

I submit Blipper Widget for review.

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Readying Blipper Widget for the WordPress Plugin Repository

I prepare Blipper Widget for submission to the WordPress Plugin Repository.

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Blipper Widget — back in business

I fix Blipper Widget, hurrah.

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WP Blipper Widget suffers setback

WP Blipper Widget becomes Blipper Widget… and breaks.

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WP Blipper Widget: options

I separate the options into those that work behind the scenes and those that affect the appearance of the widget.

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Demo: WP Blipper Widget

WP Blipper Widget is now live on this site!

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WP Blipper Widget: fixed

Digital Ocean help me find and fix the error that killed my plugin — oh, happy day.

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Simplifying always helps

WP Blipper Widget update: scrap the over-complicated boilerplate WP plugin; start from scratch with one file.

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WP settings as arrays

Setting up the settings in my WP Blipper plugin.

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Blipper Widget

About the Blipper Widget plugin for WordPress.