Blipper Widget

Blipper Widget displays your latest entry (latest blip) on Blipfoto in a classic widget on your WordPress website. NB Blipper Widget is a classic widget with a shortcode. Although there is no Blipper Widget block, Blipper Widget can still be used in block-enabled themes. There are two ways to get Blipper Widget to work with block-enabled themes. The first is a workaround; the second uses existing Blipper Widget functionality:

1. Install a plugin that enables classic widgets. This will allow you to add Blipper Widget to any widget-enabled location on your site.
2. Use the Blipper Widget shortcode in a WP Shortcode block. Example: [blipper_widget title='Blipper Widget' add-link-to-blip=show display-journal-title=show display-powered-by=show display-desc-text=show].

Currently, Blipper Widget:

• displays the latest blip (image, title and username) in your Blipfoto account:
• in a widget in a widget-enabled area
• on a page via a shortcode
• in a post via a shortcode
• displays the date of the blip (optional; on by default)
• includes a link from the image to the corresponding blip on the Blipfoto website (optional; off by default)
• displays your journal name with a link to your Blipfoto account (optional; off by default)
• displays a (powered by) link to the Blipfoto website (optional; off by default).

The image in the blip is not stored on your server: the widget links to the best quality image made available by Blipfoto. See the plugin in action on my WordPress site. About Blipfoto Blipfoto is a photo journal service. It allows the user to post one photo a day along with descriptive text and tags; this constitutes a blip. The users may comment on other users' blips, depending in the user's settings, and award a star or heart to other users' blips. Blipper Widget is independent of and unendorsed by Blipfoto. It does not allow you to:

• publish blips
• comment on blips
• award stars or hearts to blips
• follow other users.

This plugin is subject to Blipfoto's developer rules; hence by installing, activating and/or using Blipper Widget, you consent to it performing actions involving your Blipfoto account, including, but not limited to, obtaining your account details (but never your password) and publishing your blips on your WordPress website. You also consent to your username being displayed together with your image. Following WordPress' restrictions in their developer information, no links to Blipfoto (or other external links) are included without your explicit consent. You, the Blipfoto account holder, are responsible for the images shown on any website using the Blipper Widget with your Blipfoto and Blipfoto OAuth credentials. Use of Blipper Widget does not affect the copyright of the photo. The Blipfoto PHP SDK is used under the MIT Licence. GDPR compliance Only your Blipfoto username, which is public information, and your Blipfoto access token are required, collected and stored by Blipper Widget. Your Blipfoto username and access token will be retained by this plugin until you delete or uninstall the plugin. If you do not wish Blipper Widget to store your Blipfoto username, please do not use this plugin. Your use of the plugin is not monitored by the plugin.

Follow WordPress' instructions for installation of plugins to install this plugin, then authenticate the plugin using OAuth. OAuth 2.0 authentication After installing and activating the Blipper Widget plugin, you will need to go to the plugin settings and follow the instructions to authenticate the plugin with Blipfoto. The plugin will not work if you do not do this. Additional requirements

• Blipfoto account – get one for free
• PHP client URL (cURL) library

1.2.4

• Fixes bug caused by cache: if the widget settings were changed in the Customiser, the cached version was still shown.
• Fixes colour picker in the Customiser widget settings.
• Improves wording of the Customiser widget settings.
• Adds step to press save button in the backend settings.
• Improves and fixes other minor issues.

1.2.3

• Enhances performance by caching the generated HTML that renders the blip. The blip will be cached for one hour. It is not yet possible to change this time or stop caching from happening.
• Ensures compatility with WordPress 6.2.

1.2.2

• Enhances formatting of examples.

1.2.1

• Ensures compatability with WordPress 6.1.1.
• Improves text for translation purposes.

1.2.0

• Refactors the blipper widget code.
• Improves the readme text and formatting.

More details Previous version history Known issues Known problems and enhancement requests are recorded on the Blipper Widget repository on GitHub. Please add bug reports and suggestions there.