Better RSS Widget
Replacement for the built in RSS widget that adds an optional link target, shortcode, and page conditionals.
2.5 - March 1st, 2011
- Changed the language on the widget form to make the page selection more clear.
- Defaulted all display settings to checked for easier installs.
- Fixed a bug that did not keep all settings set when saving widget settings.
2.4 - February 27th, 2011
- Changed the plugin options to use an object for cleaner code.
- Turned on the RSS Cache by default. Can be turned off in settings.
- Added default options in settings to the shortcode display - now follows your settings.
- Fixed an error where the link target setting was not used in the shortcode.
- Shortcode now uses the cache if it is enable in the plugin settings.
- Added an option on the administration tab to search for instances of shortcode in all post types.
- Added language translations for Spanish, French, German, and Italian.
2.3 - February 24th, 2011
- Changed some code to work with the newly released WordPress 3.1 version.
- Removed some error code during the plugin activation sequence.
- Fixed a couple errors in the langauge settings.
- Fixed the reset and save settings tabs so they do not conflict with other plugins.
2.2 - February 15th, 2011
- Fixed an issue where the link target setting was not working.
- Fixed an issue on the widget form that prevented some settings from being unset.
- Fixed an issue where the feed title was not used with the form title was left blank.
2.1 - February 11th, 2011
- Cleaned up code to remove extra stuff and reduce load.
- Updated the settings screen to use my standard tabs.
- Fixed a bug that would not allow you to set the target of links to none.
- Fixed a bug that would force default settings over widget settings.
- Added an option to link the RSS Icon to either the RSS URL or the URL entered for the title of the widget.
- Added an option to not link the title of the widget.
- Adjusted the widget form to reduce the height.
2.0 - July 22nd, 2010
- Fixed a bug that caused IE8 to display all text after a feed as a link.
- Fixed broken links on the settings page.
- Fixed a few text entries to allow full language translation.
1.9 - June 3rd, 2010
- Added the ability to set the number of words for item descriptions.
- Added option to set the link URL for the feed title.
- Added option in sidebar widget to hide the feed icon.
1.8.1 - May 11th, 2010
- Fixing a bug created by adding the features in 1.8.
1.8 - May 11th, 2010
- Added option for shortcode to use title or tags in the feed URL.
1.7 - May 11th, 2010
- Fixed some code issues that were causing problems in 2.9.2.
- Added fields to make it easier to translate the plugin.
1.6 - December 18th, 2009
- Fixed a bug where the widget defaults were overridding the instance settings.
1.5 - December 18th, 2009
- Added two new global options, excerpt length and exerpt prefix.
- I really SHOULD look at all the suggestions when doing upgrades. :)
1.4 - December 17th, 2009
- Added option to add a nofollow tag to all links.
- Converted the options to save in one record instead of multiple records.
- Code cleanup and optimization.
1.3 - December 17th, 2009
- Removed a line of debug code that displayed with the shortcode.
1.2 - December 17th, 2009
- Removed code that caused the plugin to cause fatal errors on PHP4 servers.
1.1 - December 17th, 2009
- Fixed a bug so the plugin works in WordPress MU.
- Added an option to the shortcode to display only the content, or the title if the content is blank.
1.0 - December 11th, 2009
- Added conditionals to the widget to limit display to certain page types.
0.9 - November 21st, 2009
- Added a shortcode to allow embedding RSS feeds into posts and pages.
0.8.5 - October 27th, 2009
- Removed some debugging code left during the 0.8 upgrade.
0.8 - October 26th, 2009
- Added option to disable the feed cache (enabled by default).
- Change the default cache duration from 12 hours, set by WordPress, to 1 hour.
- Added option to set the cache duration globally and per widget.
- Added option to display the time for items.
- Fixed a bug where the default settings were not being used in the widget form.
0.7 - October 24th, 2009
- Fixed an error that prevent the widget form appearing on servers running PHP4.
- Cleaned up the code and fixed a security issue.
- Added a screenshot of the new screen.
0.6 - October 16th, 2009
- Fixed a bug that caused a problem on older versions of RSS feeds.
0.5 - October 14th, 2009
Requires: 2.5 or higher
Compatible up to: 3.1.4
Last Updated: 2011-2-27
Downloads: 31,812
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