=== Gallery Widget === Contributors: cybio Website link: http://blog.splash.de/ Author URI: http://blog.splash.de/ Plugin URI: http://blog.splash.de/plugins/gallery-widget/ Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=C2RBCTVPU9QKJ&lc=DE&item_name=splash%2ede&item_number=WordPress%20Plugin%3a%20Gallery%20Widget&cn=Mitteilung%20an%20den%20Entwickler&no_shipping=1¤cy_code=EUR&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donate_SM%2egif%3aNonHostedGuest Tags: gallery, widget, image, attachment, media, library, sidebar, picture, random, latest, photo, shortcode License: GPL v3, see LICENSE Requires at least: 2.8 Tested up to: 3.1.0 Stable tag: 1.2.1 Simple widget to show the latest/random images of the WordPress media library as a Widget, using a shortcode or directly with a php-function. == Description == Gallery Widget is a simple plugin that let you show the latest/random images of the wordpress media gallery inside a widget, directly in your templates (it is possible to choose some categories to be included/excluded) or in posts/pages using a shortcode (see faq on how to use them). For more information on how to use this plugin see [splash ;)](http://blog.splash.de/plugins/) Please report bugs and/or feature-request to the ticket-system: [TicketSystem/Wiki](http://trac.splash.de/gallerywidget). For Support, please use the [forum](http://board.splash.de/forumdisplay.php?f=102). Latest development news: [Twitter](http://twitter.com/cybiox9). == Installation == 1. Upload the 'gallery_widget' folder to the '/wp-content/plugins/' directory 2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in the WordPress admin 3. Go to Design->Widgets, activate the "Gallery Widget", adjust the title and max number of images to your needs or 3. use the php-object `$galleryWidget` in your template (see [here](http://board.splash.de/showpost.php?p=173891&postcount=3) ) Warning: Cause of the way the attachments are fetched using the standard option (all), even images of not yet published posts are shown. If this is a problem for you, you should use the option (include or exclude), although it is less optimized. == Frequently Asked Questions == = How can i adjust the look of the Widget? = Just use the CSS-Class "wGallery" to alter the ul- or li-tags. = How can i get only the images of one/some categories? = Use the category-option include or exclude and enter the id's separated by comma in the options of the widget. = Why doesn't the images link to the parent article? = This option actually only works with "category-option" set to include or exclude. = How do i use the shortcodes? = This is explained [here](http://board.splash.de/showpost.php?p=173891&postcount=2). = Is it possible to show the images at any position in the theme (not only as widget)? = Yes, is explained [here](http://board.splash.de/showpost.php?p=173891&postcount=3) = Shortcode-Example using CSS = This is explained [here](http://board.splash.de/showpost.php?p=173891&postcount=4). For more examples and other questions, take a look at the [support forum](http://board.splash.de/forumdisplay.php?f=102). == Changelog == = 1.2.1 = * [FIX] code cleanup * -> please don't use the functions calls anymore (use the galleryWidget-Object instead), support will be dropped with the next version = 1.2.0 = * [NEW] choose imagesize * -> How to use another image/thumbnailsize is described here (http://blog.splash.de/2010/12/13/gallery-widget-1-2-0-imagesize/) = 1.1.9 = * [FIX] bugfix release for wp3.0 (instead of null, $wpdb->get_results now returns an empty array - damn!) * [FIX] readme: code examples moved the forum (buggy readme-parser?) * -> [FAQ @ forum](http://board.splash.de/showthread.php?p=173891) = 1.1.8 = * [NEW] dutch translation bei [Rene](http://wordpresspluginguide.com/) = 1.1.7 = * [NEW] show post-title instead of image title * [NEW] title added to img-tags * [WARNING] do not update, if you use a wordpress version less than 2.8! = 1.1.6 = * [FIX] security (don't allow script execution outside wordpress) = 1.1.5 = * [NEW] belarusian-belarus translation by [ilyuha](http://antsar.info/) * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2009/08/28/gallery-widget-1-1-2-1-1-5-bugfixuebersetzungen/) = 1.1.4 = * [NEW] português-brasil translation by [Vitor Damiani](http://www.luzrefletida.com/) = 1.1.3 = * [FIX] leading zero in categorylist (#16) * [NEW] italian translation by [Gianni Diurno](http://gidibao.net) = 1.1.2 = * [NEW] russian translation by [Fat Cow](http://www.fatcow.com/) * everyone is invited to send me a translated language pack, thx = 1.1.1 = * [FIX] description of widget * [FIX] gettext domain * [NEW] german translation * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2009/06/28/gallery-widget-1-1-1-ubersetzung-kleinere-fixes/) = 1.1.0 = * [NEW] multiple copies of the same widget (WP 2.8 only) * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2009/06/19/gallery-widget-1-1-0-mehrere-kopien-des-widget/) = 1.0.0 = * [TASK] prepare V1.0.0 - code cleanup * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2009/05/08/gallery-widget-100-stable-release) = 0.7.2 = * [FIX] don't show images of scheduled posts using the exclude option (#15) * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2009/04/19/gallery-widget-072-bilder-vorgemerkter-beitrage/) = 0.7.1 = * [NEW] shortcode example, using css (see FAQ) * [NEW] updateinfobox/notice system * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2009/04/05/gallery-widget-071-updateinfoboxcss-beispiel) = 0.7.0 = * [NEW] shortcodes to use the php-functions in articles/pages * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2009/03/05/gallery-widget-070-shortcode) = 0.6.1 = * [FIX] don't print debug message as html comment = 0.6.0 = * [NEW] OOP rewrite (with wrapper functions for the old function calls) * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2009/02/14/gallery-widget-060-oop-rewrite/) = 0.5.17 = * [FIX] include option will work now again... * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2009/02/08/gallery-widget-0517-bugix-only/) = 0.5.16 = * [FIX] use the table prefix * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2009/01/30/gallery-widget-0516-bugfix-table-prefix/) = 0.5.15 = * [FIX] supress the error message, if no posts found for include/exclude... * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2009/01/18/gallery-widget-0515-bugfix/) = 0.5.14 = * [NEW] New option: show only 1 image per post * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2008/12/31/gallery-widget-0514-nur-ein-bild-pro-beitrag/) = 0.5.13 = * [FIX] SQL-performance improvement on include/exclude-option * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2008/12/29/gallery-widget-0513-optimierung/) = 0.5.12 = * [FIX] Can add CSS-class @widget control menu * [FIX] Include/exclude categories * [NEW] Option: add a link relation * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2008/12/14/gallery-widget-0512-bugfixlink-relation/) = 0.5.11 = * [FIX] Missing mime_type added (for the custom sql query used by "category-option" include/exclude) * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2008/09/08/gallery-widget-0511-bugfix-release/) = 0.5.10 = * [NEW] Option to link to the (parent) articles instead of the images (actually only works with "category-option" set to include or exclude) * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2008/08/29/gallery-widget-0510-link-zum-artikel-anstatt-zum-bild/) = 0.5.9 = * [NEW] Option: Link to images directly or to the summary page (with the ability to comment on images) * [NEW] Option: Add a CSS-Class to the link * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2008/08/03/gallery-widget-059-wordpress-plugin/) = 0.5.8 = * [FIX] MySQL 5.0.51/GROUP BY-Problem * take a look at the warning * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2008/06/22/gallery-widget-058/) = 0.5.7 = * [FIX] On option "all categories" a debuginfo was shown * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2008/06/13/galler-widget-057-bugfix-release/) = 0.5.6 = * [NEW] New Option, now you can decide if the Widget is shown on all pages or the frontpage only * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2008/06/11/gallery-widget-056/) = 0.5.5 = * [NEW] Option to include or exclude categories of posts (see FAQ) * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2008/06/04/gallery-widget-055/) = 0.5.4 = * [NEW] "selecting" post-categories to be used to get attachments = 0.5.3 = * [NEW] It is now possible to get "latest" or "random" Images * [more information](http://blog.splash.de/2008/05/18/gallery-widget-053/)