Description
Display linked thumbnails from deviantART on your WordPress blog.
Features:
- Scrollable carousel: your thumbs can be displayed in a dA style carousel
- Inline deviations: the code :thumb98765: inside a post becomes a thumbnail, just like on dA
- Multiple widget support
- Flexible template tags
Links: Plugin News | Author’s Site
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Installation
Either use the plugin installer built into WP, or:
- Unzip and upload the
deviant-thumbs
directory to the/wp-content/plugins/
directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
Widget Usage
- Add one or more Deviant Thumbs widgets to your sidebar.
- Set the desired settings for each widget.
- Enjoy
Template tags
These are meant to be used outside The Loop.
deviant_thumbs()
<?php if (function_exists('deviant_thumbs')): ?>
<ul class="deviant-thumbs">
<?php deviant_thumbs($query = 'your query', $args = 'rand=false&count=10'); ?>
</ul>
<?php endif; ?>
Parameters:
- $query is a search string used on deviantART. Example: by:scribu in:photography
- $args is a string of options for displaying the carousel:
- *count* is the number of thumbs to display (The maximum is 24). Default: 6
- *rand* is a flag to randomise thumbs or not. (Can be *true* or *false*). Default: true
- *cache* is the number of hours after which the thumb list has to be updated. Default: 6
- *before* is a string inserted before each thumb. Default: `
- `
- *after* is a string inserted after each thumb. Default: `
`
deviant_thumbs_carousel
<?php if (function_exists('deviant_thumbs_carousel')): ?>
<?php deviant_thumbs_carousel($query = 'your query', $args = 'count=10&rand=false&id=my_carousel'); ?>
<?php endif; ?>
Parameters:
- $query is a search string used on deviantART.
- $args is a string of options for displaying the carousel:
- *count* is the total number of thumbs. Default: 6
- *show* is the number of visible thumbs. Default: 3
- *rand* is an option to show thumbs in a random order (Can be *true* or *false*). Default: true
- *cache* is the number of hours after which the thumb list has to be updated. Default: 6
- *speed* is the speed of the sliding effect (Can be *fast*, *normal* or *slow*). Default: fast
FAQ
- “Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CLASS…” Help!
-
Make sure your new host is running PHP 5. Add this line to wp-config.php:
var_dump(PHP_VERSION);
- How can I choose which thumbs to display?
-
You enter a search string (the thumbs are found using the search engine from deviantArt). You can read more about search options there.
- Quick tips:
-
- -in:scraps excludes scraps
- boost:popular gets the most popular thumbs, instead of the newest
- How can I modifify the carousel skin?
-
You can edit
deviant-thumbs/inc/carousel/carousel.css
. - Why isn’t the cache working?
-
Probably because your wp-uploads folder isn’t writable. You will have to chmod it to 757. If you don’t know how, read Changing File Permissions.
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Contributors & Developers
“Deviant Thumbs” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.8.6
- fix error when retrieving thumb list
1.8.5
- WP 2.8 compatibility
1.8
- multi-widget support
- more info
1.7
- home-made carousel
- more info
1.6
- inline thumbs
- more info
1.5
- switched to jCarousel Lite
1.4
- deviantART v6 skin
1.3
- jCarousel
1.2
- use any query
- file-based caching
1.1
- random thumbs
1.0
- initial release