Picplz Widget for WordPress

I am quite excited to announce that I have created and published my first open-source piece of code: an unofficial Picplz Widget for WordPress! You can see it in action right here on my blog! Just look to the right of the page!

Since finding Picplz I have immensely enjoyed using their service to easily share pictures online. Until recently the only way I was able to share my Picplz account on this blog was by using a static image that merely linked to my account and showed my Picplz user page.

Earlier this week Picplz launched their API which opened up the ability for anyone with the technical know-how to access their pictures and account information direct from Picplz.

Oh! I have so much I want to say and my fingers aren’t fast enough to type them!

So with Picplz’s new API I set to work creating a WordPress widget that will allow anyone with a Picplz account and WordPress blog to easily show off their Picplz pictures directly on their blog! Huzzah!

Not only do I believe this is the first WordPress widget for Picplz but it is also my very first piece of published open-source code. Aha! So exciting for me!

On top of that I’ve never created a WordPress plugin or widget before. So armed with a positive attitude and the intention to get it done at all costs I set forward on a crash-course to teach myself how to create a WordPress plugin.

The following sites proved invaluable to my learning:

Without a few years experience with the WordPress software I am sure that this endeavor would have taken at least twice as long to accomplish. And hey – I firmly believe anything can be done with a hot cup of tea by your side! Thank you Lipton!

So please enjoy my Picplz WordPress Widget. It was fun to make and I can’t wait to dream up what changes should be added for its next release. Let me know what you want to see in there and I’ll do my best to make it happen.

Thank you!

Click here for the Picplz Widget

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KATREyuk

Hi mate
Good plugin, but…
- User should be able to choose number of pictures to display.
- I miss to have the option to put a code (something like <?php if(function_exists('twitpic_display')) twitpic_display(); ?> to display pictures without widget wherever you want).
With that I think your plugin would be the definitive for WP-Picplz integration
Anyway, congratulations for the work, very nice
Cheers
- http://harrywolff.com/ Harry
  
  Hello KATREyuk,
  Thanks for the suggestions! I like 'em and I think they should be in there as well! Check back for those features to be included in the next version!
  
  Thank you!
  -Harry
- hswolff
  
  I've got the change for choosing the number of pictures to display in. Go and upgrade to take advantage of the feature!
http://erikrudling.com Erik

Hi Harry,

Nice plugin! I do have some formatting issues though, maybe you can help?

If you take a look at http://erikrudling.com/ I got the widget in the bottom right. It adds some dots to the left of the pictures and there's a line on top that looks a bit off aswell.

Any ideas?

Also, will you add buttons for "follow" and "like" to the widget? Is it even possible?

Regards,
Erik
http://www.jpogorman.com JP O'Gorman

Hi Harry,

Excellent plugin. Thank you. I just updated to WordPress 3.2 and it does not appear to work anymore.

Regards,
JP
- http://www.facebook.com/harrywolff Harry Wolff
  
  I'm taking a look into it. Stay tuned.
Adrien

Hi Harry,

I really like your work, specifically the widget you developed. Looks really cool!

My client is looking for some similar work to be done on a grand scale. Widgets that will be seen by millions of people on an awesome mobile application!

I’d really like to speak to you about this!

Thanks,
Adrien – Twitter – @AdrienAmsellem

Click here for the Picplz Widget

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