Title: TheyWorkForYou
Author: Philip John
Published: <strong>February 9, 2014</strong>
Last modified: March 7, 2022

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# TheyWorkForYou

 By [Philip John](https://profiles.wordpress.org/philipjohn/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/theyworkforyou.1.0.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/theyworkforyou/#description)
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 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/theyworkforyou/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/theyworkforyou/#developers)

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## Description

TheyWorkForYou lets you find out what your MP, MSP or MLA is doing in your name,
read debates, written answers, see what’s coming up in Parliament, and sign up for
email alerts when there’s past or future activity on someone or something you’re
interested in.

This plugin adds a block to your WordPress site that allows you to show the recent
activity of an MP.

## Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

 *   MPs Recent Activity A block showing the latest activity from a Member of Parliament.

## Installation

See https://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Installing_Plugins

Then, grab an API key from [TheyWorkForYou.com](http://www.theyworkforyou.com/api/key)
and enter it at Settings > TheyWorkForYou.

## FAQ

### Can I remove the “Data service provided by TheyWorkForYou” notice?

Nope! It’s a kinda requirement of [TWFY’s API](http://www.theyworkforyou.com/api/)
and besides, you should be glad to point folks at their amazing resource.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“TheyWorkForYou” is open source software. The following people have contributed 
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Philip John ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/philipjohn/)

[Translate “TheyWorkForYou” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/theyworkforyou)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/theyworkforyou/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/theyworkforyou/), or 
subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/theyworkforyou/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/theyworkforyou/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Completely re-factored to be Gutenberg compatible, using a block instead of a
   widget!

#### 0.4.2

 * TWFY attribution

#### 0.4.1

 * Fixing bug where MP activity isn’t refreshed when changed in the widget

#### 0.4

 * Structural changes
 * Implemented API key setting

#### 0.3

 * Implemented caching of MP activity

#### 0.2

 * Implementing caching of MPs list

#### 0.1

 * Initial plugin, revived from 2009 version
 * MPs Recent Activity widget

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.1**
 *  Last updated **4 years ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.8.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **5.9.13**
 * Tags
 * [democracy](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/democracy/)[politics](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/politics/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/theyworkforyou/advanced/)

## Ratings

 1 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ Philip John ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/philipjohn/)

## Support

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