Title: WP Plugin Data Author: fergbrain Published: March 4, 2009 Last modified: March 5, 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. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/wp-plugin-data.svg) # WP Plugin Data By [fergbrain](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fergbrain/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-plugin-data.0.5.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-plugin-data/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-plugin-data/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-plugin-data/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-plugin-data/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-plugin-data/) ## Description Provides abstracted data about plugins. Based on [Plugin Info] (https://wordpress. org/extend/plugins/plugin-info/) by John Blackbourn. ## Installation Delete any previous version of WP Plugin Data and associated files. Download and install into your plugins directory. Activate the plugin. #### Usage WP Plugin Data uses shortcodes to add information about a particular WordPress.org- hosted plugin to posts and pages. The general format is: ``` [wppd slug parameter] ``` Where `slug` is the sanitized version of the plugin name, such as `wp-plugin-data` And `parameter` is one of the following: * `name` – The name of the plugin * `slug` – The plugin slug * `version` – The plugin version number * `author` – A formatted link to the plugin author’s homepage with the author’s name as the link text (if the author doesn’t have a homepage this will simply display their name) * `author_name` – The plugin author’s name * `author_url` – The URL of the plugin author’s homepage * `requires` – The minimum WP version required * `tested` – The highest level of WP the plugin has been tested to * `rating` – The plugin’s star rating as a whole number out of 5 (given by visitors to wp.org) * `rating_raw` – The plugin’s actual average rating as a score out of 100 (given by visitors to wp.org) * `num_ratings` – The number of people who’ve rated your plugin on wp.org * `downloaded` – The all-time download count with comma-separated thousands (eg.“ 12,345”) * `downloaded_raw` – The all-time download count as a raw number (eg. “12345”) * `last_updated` – The date the plugin was last updated, formatted according to your Date Format settings under Settings->General (eg. “20 January 2008”) * `last_updated_ago` – How long ago the plugin was last updated (eg. “20 days ago”) * `last_updated_raw` – The date the plugin was last updated, in the format “yyyy- mm-dd” * `num_ratings` – The total number of people who have rated the plugin * `description` – The description section of the readme.txt * `faq` – The FAQ section of the readme.txt * `installation` – The installaton section of the readme.txt * `screenshots` – The screen shots section * `homepage_url` – The URL of the plugin’s homepage * `link_url` – The URL of the plugin’s page on the WP Plugin Directory * `download_url` – The URL of the plugin’s ZIP file * `tags` – A comma-separated list of the plugin’s tags Additionally, there is a secondary shortcode for parameters that return formated links ``` [wppdlink slug parameter]Link Text[/wppdlink] ``` * `homepage` – A formated link to the plugin’s homepage with the specified link text * `link` – A formatted link to the plugin’s page on the WP Plugin Directory with the specified link text * `download` – A formatted link to the plugin’s ZIP file with the specified link text You can also use `[wppd slug parameter]` as the content. For example: ``` [wppdlink wp-plugin-data download]WP Plugin Data - v[wppd wp-plugin-data version][/wppdlink] ``` Would return: ``` WP Plugin Data - v0.5 ``` ## FAQ Is the data cached? Yes, plugin data retreived from WordPress.org is cached locally for one hour before being refreshed. How is the data refreshed? When someone visits one of your posts (or pages) that uses the [wppd] or [wppdlink] shortcode, the plugin will check to see if the data is more than one hour old. If it is, it will automatically refresh it at that time. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “WP Plugin Data” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ fergbrain ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fergbrain/) [Translate “WP Plugin Data” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-plugin-data) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-plugin-data/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-plugin-data/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-plugin-data/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-plugin-data/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Meta * Version **0.5** * Last updated **17 years ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 2.7 or higher ** * Tested up to **2.7.1** * Tags * [api](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/api/)[data](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/data/) [developer](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/developer/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-plugin-data/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-plugin-data/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-plugin-data/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ fergbrain ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fergbrain/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-plugin-data/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](http://www.andrewferguson.net/2007/03/08/general-note/)