Title: WP Hacker News
Author: vital101
Published: <strong>March 28, 2010</strong>
Last modified: March 28, 2010

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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.

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# WP Hacker News

 By [vital101](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vital101/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-hacker-news.0.4.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-hacker-news/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-hacker-news/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-hacker-news/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-hacker-news/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-hacker-news/)

## Description

WP Hacker News is a simple plugin that will place a “Submit to Hacker News” icon
on each of your pages. Once installed, each of your posts will have this icon in
the upper right-hand corner. It is only viewable when viewing an individual post,
as not to clutter up site.

## Installation

 1. Upload `wp-hacker-news.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. Enjoy!

## FAQ

#### Is there a way to change the size of the icon?

Not yet. Future revisions will allow you to set the size of the icon yourself.

#### Can I remove the text below the icon?

If you feel like editing the source you can. Otherwise, the next revision will allow
for this.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“WP Hacker News” is open source software. The following people have contributed 
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ vital101 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vital101/)

[Translate “WP Hacker News” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-hacker-news)

### Interested in development?

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

## Changelog

#### 0.4

 * Fixed issue with the icon showing up on all pages and posts.

## Meta

 *  Version **0.4**
 *  Last updated **16 years ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **2.9.2**
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-hacker-news/advanced/)

## Ratings

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[Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-hacker-news/reviews/#new-post)

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## Contributors

 *   [ vital101 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vital101/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-hacker-news/)

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