web/wp-content/plugins/php-code-widget/readme.txt
author hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:55:33 +0000
branchwordpress
changeset 109 03b0d1493584
permissions -rw-r--r--
wordpress 2.8 () with the following extensions : - add-to-any - categories page - Event calendar (a custom version for IRI-Theme) - Executable PHP widget - FD feedburner - ggis subscribe - Google Xml site maple - post of current category - page redirection - related post by category AND IRI-Theme
Ignore whitespace changes - Everywhere: Within whitespace: At end of lines:
109
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
     1
=== PHP Code Widget ===
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
     2
Contributors: Otto
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
     3
Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=otto%40ottodestruct%2ecom
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
     4
Tags: php, widget, execphp
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
     5
Requires at least: 2.8
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
     6
Tested up to: 2.9
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
     7
Stable tag: 2.1
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
     8
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
     9
Like the Text widget, but also allows working PHP code to be inserted.
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    10
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    11
== Description ==
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    12
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    13
The normal Text widget allows you to insert arbitrary Text and/or HTML code. 
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    14
This allows that too, but also parses any inserted PHP code and executes it. 
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    15
This makes it easier to migrate to a widget-based theme.
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    16
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    17
All PHP code must be enclosed in the standard <?php and ?> tags for it to be 
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    18
recognized.
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    19
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    20
WARNING: Upgrading to 2.0 from 1.2 may cause loss of your existing widgets.
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    21
Copy the code you have in them elsewhere first, then recreate your widgets
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    22
afterwards.
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    23
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    24
== Installation ==
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    25
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    26
1. Upload `execphp.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    27
1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    28
1. Use the widget like any other widget.
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    29
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    30
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    31
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    32
= There's some kind of error on line 43! =
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    33
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    34
That error means that your PHP code is incorrect or otherwise broken. 
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    35
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    36
= No, my code is fine! =
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    37
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    38
No, it's not. 
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    39
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    40
Really. 
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    41
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    42
This widget has no bugs, it's about the simplest widget one can possibly 
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    43
make. Any errors coming out of the "execphp,php" file are errors in code you 
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    44
put into one of the widgets. The reason that it shows the error being in the
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    45
execphp.php file is because that is where your code is actually being run
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    46
from.
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    47
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    48
So, if it says that you have an error on line 43, I assure you, the problem 
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    49
is yours. Please don't email me about that error.
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    50
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    51
== Screenshots ==
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    52
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    53
1. The widgets screen showing a PHP code widget in use.
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    54
2. The output of the widget on the site.
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    55
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    56
== Changelog ==
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    57
= 2.1 =
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    58
* Fixed broken wpautop filter. Checkbox on widget works now.
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    59
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    60
= 2.0 =
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    61
* Changed widget to use new Class methods for creating widget. This simplifies the widget and should eliminate any problems with it losing code or disappearing from sidebars and so forth.
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    62
* WARNING: Version 2.0 REQUIRES WordPress 2.8 and up. It will not work with older versions.
03b0d1493584 wordpress 2.8 ()
hurons@caf4f556-3d62-0410-8435-a86758001935
parents:
diff changeset
    63
* WARNING: Upgrading this widget from 1.x might cause the widget to LOSE YOUR EXISTING SIDEBAR CODE. Copy and paste the existing code somewhere else before upgrading (just in case), then recreate the widgets afterwards.