| 1 | === danixland-countdown === |
| 2 | Contributors: danixland |
| 3 | Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=PEBBHUDM8YAF8 |
| 4 | Tags: widget, sidebar, countdown, |
| 5 | Requires at least: 3.4 |
| 6 | Tested up to: 4.4 |
| 7 | Stable tag: 0.4 |
| 8 | |
| 9 | This plugin adds a simple widget and shows a countdown to a future date. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | == Description == |
| 12 | |
| 13 | danixland-countdown is a simple plugin that adds a widget you can load on your sidebar which will show a simple countdown to a future date that you can set. |
| 14 | this plugin makes use of a simple css stylesheet that you can enable or disable at will. You can also link the countdown to whatever url you want. |
| 15 | |
| 16 | == Installation == |
| 17 | |
| 18 | Installing danixland-countdown is straightforward and requires just a few seconds: |
| 19 | |
| 20 | If you use the **"Add New Plugin"** pane from your dashboard just install it and activate it, then proceed to the last step and configure it. |
| 21 | Otherwise follow these steps: |
| 22 | |
| 23 | 1. Download the latest version of the plugin. |
| 24 | 1. If using the "Install Plugins->Upload" section on the WordPress admin area just upload the zip file, otherwise unpack the zip file and upload the **"danixland-countdown"** directory inside the "wp-content/plugins" directory of your WordPress installation using your favourite ftp client. |
| 25 | 1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress. |
| 26 | 1. Configure the widget from the Appearance->Widgets page in your Admin area and add it to your sidebar. |
| 27 | |
| 28 | |
| 29 | == Frequently Asked Questions == |
| 30 | |
| 31 | = What can I do to customize even more the appearance of the widget? = |
| 32 | |
| 33 | You can disable the css stylesheet provided with the plugin, but it will also disable the use of the custom digital font shipped with it. |
| 34 | If you want to override the css without disabling it you can edit the style of the div with id **#dnx-countdown**, it contains all the output by this plugin. |
| 35 | |
| 36 | = I like the font shipped with this plugin, can I use it somewhere else? = |
| 37 | |
| 38 | The font is free for home use, it was created for the shareware program Calculator-7 by http://www.styleseven.com/. |
| 39 | It can be used in other projects as long as they are free, just by giving credit to the author at the website http://www.styleseven.com/ |
| 40 | |
| 41 | == Screenshots == |
| 42 | |
| 43 | 1. The widget as seen in the "Available Widgets" panel in your Widgets Admin page. |
| 44 | 2. The widget settings, available once you put it in your sidebar. |
| 45 | 3. The jQuery datepicker dialog visible once you click on the date input. |
| 46 | 4. The widget as seen on a page using the twentythirteen theme. |
| 47 | |
| 48 | |
| 49 | == Changelog == |
| 50 | |
| 51 | = 0.4 = |
| 52 | * Updated Plugin to the new Plugins API. Minimum WordPress requirement is now 3.4 |
| 53 | * Dropped use of external jQuery lib in favor of html5 date picker. |
| 54 | |
| 55 | = 0.3 = |
| 56 | * Added various functions that take care of uninstalling all the data when the plugin is disabled. |
| 57 | |
| 58 | = 0.1 = |
| 59 | * This is the first release. |
| 60 | |
| 61 | |
| 62 | == Upgrade Notice == |
| 63 | |
| 64 | = 0.4 = |
| 65 | * It's highly recommended to upgrade since previous versions of the plugin made use of the old Plugins API and are deprecated with versions of WordPress starting from 3.4 |
| 66 | |
| 67 | |
| 68 | == ToDo list == |
| 69 | |
| 70 | List is actually empty, but I'm open to suggestions. |
| 71 | |
| 72 | == Translations == |
| 73 | |
| 74 | None as of now. This plugin ships with a .pot file that will allow you to create a translation in your language. |
| 75 | If you want it to be added to this plugin contact me and I'll add it and put a link to your WordPress profile here in this section. |