NOTICE: as of Mai 2015, Microsoft has officially dropped Skype's Online Status service
read more and consequently, this plugin will no longer be able to provide buttons that indicate online status. Only legacy Skype buttons that do
not reflect the users online status remain available.
This WordPress plugin allows you to add one or multiple, customizable and accessible (!) Skype buttons to your site. You can pick any of the (still) available legacy Skype button themes and place them in your
pages and posts content (with a neat little Skype button in the WYSIWYG editor), in your sidebar via
widgets (unlimited number) or anywhere in your theme template files.
The Skype Buttons admin page and Skype Widget options are adequately annotated but there is also a
Quick Guide section with lots of information on all the possible ways to get you blog Skyped. If you still cannot get it working the way you want to, find a Skype link to the developer on the Notes & Live Support section.
This plugin has grown a lot since the start but it should be mentioned that it was built upon the neat little plugin Skype Button v2.01 by Anti Veeranna. Many thanks!
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
Translations
Since version 2.6.4.0, Skype Online Status is ready for internationalization. Anyone who wants to contribute can do so by making a transation. Read
translation instructions (also included in the latest package) for more info.
New translations and their Authors will be mentioned here.
Donations
Top donators making my continued work possible:
Support
Post your questions on
WordPress Support » Skype Legacy Buttons.
Road Map
For version 3.5 and beyond :)
- add the modern Skype buttons
- integration with WP user system (skype field on the Profile page, ++)
- more translations! Read translation instructions.
- make multiple drop downs per page possible
Bugs
Please report anything you find on
WordPress Support » Skype Legacy Buttons
When reporting bugs, please describe as carefully as possible and provide information like the version number of the plugin, WordPress and - if relevant - server security settings, PHP and MySQL version. Provide as much related info as you can, so we can reproduce the error... And fix it :)
Known issues
- The javascript provided by Skype that detects whether Skype is installed (client side), does not work properly on Linux. It defaults to displaying a download popup even if Skype is installed on the visitors computer after the Skype button is clicked. Hopefully - but I doubt it - Skype will fix this some day :$
Quick installation:
Install now !
… OR …
Search for "Skype Legacy Buttons" and install with that slick
Plugins > Add New back-end page.
… OR …
Follow these steps:
Note: When upgrading from version 2.5.x or previous: please deactivate plugin and remove the old directories and files before uploading!
- Download archive and unpack.
- Upload (and overwrite) the /skype-online-status/ folder and its content to the /plugins/ folder.
- Activate plugin on the Plug-ins page
- Configure (or update) your SkypeID and settings on the Settings > Skype Buttons page
- Activate the widget or put
<?php if (function_exists(get_skype_status)) { get_skype_status(''); } ?>
in your sidebar.php or any other template file or use the Skype quicktag button to insert the [skype-status] shortcode in your posts/pages to display the Skype button anywhere on your website.
Read more on usage in the Quick Guide section of the Settings > Skype Buttons page, available after installation.