Description
This plugin helps to add movie information (from IMDB) in wordpress post using shortcode [imdb id=”imdbmovieid”].
IMDB Info Box is using omdbapi.com API which provides information from Imdb.
Read more how this plugin works Get movie information with php
Note
This plugin is not endorsed by or affiliated with IMDb.com
Installation
Using the Plugin Manager
- Click Plugins
- Click Add New
- Search for
imdb-info-box
- Click Install
- Click Install Now
- Click Activate Plugin
Manually
- Upload
imdb-info-box
folder to the/wp-content/plugins/
directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
FAQ
- Why cache is necessary?
-
Cache is crucial to
IMDB Info Box
plugin. As first imdb searchs are quite time consuming, if you do not want to kill your server but instead want quickest browsing experience, you should use cache. - How to display full plot on movie?
-
To display full plot use
plot
attribute eg
[imdb id=”tt0910970″ plot=”short”] for short plot (default)
[imdb id=”tt0910970″ plot=”full”] for full plot - Howto change box theme?
-
To change box theme login as admin
- goto
Settings->IMDB infobox Settings
. - Select background and text color
- Click On
Save Changes
- goto
- How to set cache age?
-
To change cache age login as admin
- goto
Settings->IMDB infobox Settings
. - Enter cache age in seconds or -1 for never expire
- Click On
Save Changes
- goto
Contributors & Developers
“IMDB Info Box” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
2.0
- Added omdb API key support
1.2
- Replaced all php stort open tags to with long tags
- Remove all readonly attribute from input fields
1.1
- Moved cache directory to uploads folder
- Using CURL instead of file_get_contents
- Added Border radius for imdb info box
1.0
- Initial release