Title: 12seconds Widget
Author: chandima
Published: March 25, 2009
Last modified: March 29, 2009
---
Search plugins
This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.
# 12seconds Widget
By [chandima](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chandima/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/12seconds-widget.0.3.1.zip)
* [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/12seconds-widget/#description)
* [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/12seconds-widget/#reviews)
* [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/12seconds-widget/#installation)
* [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/12seconds-widget/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/12seconds-widget/)
## Description
Adds a sidebar widget to display [12seconds](http://12seconds.tv) video status updates.
For those of you who are familiar with Twitter; 12seconds is like Twitter, but with
video instead of text updates. You can also embed the widget in WordPress posts
and pages using shortcodes.
**Features**
* Displays the latest video status for a 12seconds user.
* You can choose to display a “skinny” (175 X 290) or “fat” (380 X 440) version
of the widget.
* Can navigate to and view previous status updates in the “fat” widget using a
thumbnail carousel.
* You can embed the widget in posts and pages using shortcodes.
For more info (options, screenshots, etc.) visit [the plugin homepage](http://www.turingtarpit.com/2009/03/12seconds-widget/).
### Styling Guidelines
The widget embed code
<
iframe> tag is assigned CSS class `twelve-s-widget`.
```
```
The caption for individual videos ( when you use the `12svideo` shortcode ) is assinged
CSS class `twelve-s-caption` to the tag.
```
........... Release Notes
```
**0.3** : Substituted [12s] shortcode with [12suser]; Deprecated [12s] shortcode;
Added [12svideo] shortcode to display individual videos; Added style classes to
embed code for custom styling;
**0.2.1** : Cleaned up readme.txt formatting problems;
**0.2** : First official public release; Added [12s] shortcode to embed widget in
posts and pages;
**0.1** : First internal release; with sidebar widget;
## Installation
1. Verify that you have PHP5, which is required for this plugin.
2. Download the whole _12seconds-widget_ folder into the _/wp-content/plugins/_ directory.
3. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
**Use as a sidebar widget**
After activating the plugin, go to the Widgets section and drag the _12seconds-widget_
into your chosen sidebar and configure. You must enter a 12seconds _username_.
**Use as an embedded widget in a post or page**
Using the “shortcodes” system in WordPress 2.5 and up, this plugin will allow you
to embed the widget into your WordPress pages and posts.
Use the `[12suser]` shortcode to display updates for an individual user:
```
[12suser username="some_user" size="fat/skinny"]
```
* The _username_ attribute is required and is the login/user name to the 12seconds
site.
* The _size_ attribute is optional and can be “fat” or “skinny” (default).
Use the `[12svideo]` shortcode to display a single video:
```
[12svideo id="123456"]
```
* The _id_ attribute is required.
* The _id_ is the last set of digits of the URL when viewing a video on the 12seconds.
tv site. The URLs takes the form `http://12seconds.tv/channel/username/123456`.
The _id_ in this case would be “123456”.
## FAQ
What is 12seconds?
12seconds is a place online for video status updates. It allows you to share what
you’re doing with your friends and family using short video clips.
How do I record status updates?
Using your browser, mobile phone or any other video recording device you can record
and upload 12 seconds of video to [12seconds.tv](http://12seconds.tv). Your videos
will be displayed in the public stream and in the streams of your followers.
## Reviews
There are no reviews for this plugin.
## Contributors & Developers
“12seconds Widget” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ chandima ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chandima/)
[Translate “12seconds Widget” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/12seconds-widget)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/12seconds-widget/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/12seconds-widget/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/12seconds-widget/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/12seconds-widget/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Meta
* Version **0.3.1**
* Last updated **17 years ago**
* Active installations **Fewer than 10**
* WordPress version ** 2.5 or higher **
* Tested up to **2.7.1**
* Tags
* [seconds](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seconds/)[sidebar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sidebar/)
[widget](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/)
* [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/12seconds-widget/advanced/)
## Ratings
No reviews have been submitted yet.
[Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/12seconds-widget/reviews/#new-post)
[See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/12seconds-widget/reviews/)
## Contributors
* [ chandima ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chandima/)
## Support
Got something to say? Need help?
[View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/12seconds-widget/)