Tagline Rotator Plugin for WordPress
The Tagline Rotator plugin does pretty much what it sounds like it would do: it randomly selects a tagline (that’s the description of your blog beneath the title) from a list of user-compiled taglines, then displays it within your blog. It offers a couple of advantages over some of the other similar plugins I found, most importantly that it uses the mySQL database within WordPress, and therefore should not slow down page loads at all.
Installation
- Download the plugin and unzip it.
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- Copy the tagline_rotator.php file to the plugins directory of your WordPress install.
- Activate the plugin in the Plugins menu within your admin pages. Taglines can be added through Settings -> Tagline Rotator.
Known Bugs/Limitations
Of course, the current version of this plugin is 0.2, so there are a couple of bugs/limitations that you should know about.
- You must choose ‘Save Changes’ to commit any deletions or additions to the tagline database. Hopefully, this will soon be automated
- The plugin currently does not delete the tables it creates upon de-activation (that way you don’t lose your taglines). However, if you manually delete the table, WordPress will throw an error upon re-activation of the plugin. The easiest way to fix this is to change the option ‘tagline_tables’ in wp_options to be ‘false’ NB: If you’re not comfortable manually editing your mySQL database, don’t worry. The table will just sit there and work if you re-activate the plugin.
- It still won’t do the dishes.
Updates
Version 0.3b - 7-31-2008 - Allows for editing of existing taglines without deleting and re-adding them. Please report bugs or errors in the comment area. Here is the download: Tagline Rotator Plugin (BETA)
Version 0.2 - 7-26-2008 - Fixes an issue where double quotes in a tagline prevent it from being deleted. Thanks to Thorsten for pointing out this bug.
Feedback
As always, please keep in mind that this is open-source software, so I welcome any contributions or suggestions you might have. Please leave a comment with any feedback or problems you had installing or using the plugin. Feature requests are also welcome, as are over-the-top compliments.
Drew :
Date: July 14, 2008 @ 5:14 pm
Thanks for this plugin! Just a quick question: now that i’ve got it installed what should I do with the Tagline field under Settings -> General? Empty it? If something is filled in there, will it be rotated or ignored?
Vasken :
Date: July 14, 2008 @ 5:40 pm
@Drew,
Good question. The Tagline field is ignored by the plugin. I figured that was the best way to go, since it won’t leave people without a tagline if they uninstall the plugin. At some point in the future, I hope that the tagline that’s already set for the blog will automatically show up in the plugin as the first entry, but for now you’d have to enter it again if you want it in the rotation.
Thanks for downloading the plugin! Please let me know if you run into any problems or have any requests for new features.
-Vasken
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Lionfire :
Date: July 15, 2008 @ 5:28 am
Am I right in thinking that the random tagline is being cached with wp-cache? Is there a convenient way of tweaking the tagline so it is regenerated for each page-view (rather than being cached)?
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Vasken :
Date: July 15, 2008 @ 11:04 am
@Lionfire,
It should just be a matter of wrapping the function that adds the filter (the main part that makes the plugin work) in the mfunc tags that wp-cache provides to include dynamic content. However, that’s not working for me right now. I can tell you that this isn’t the first plugin that’s having this problem, though–someone using the wp-quotes plugin had the same issue. I’ll work on it and post here (and email you) when I figure it out.
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thorsten :
Date: July 27, 2008 @ 6:45 am
Hi.
I can’t delete taglines with a quote.
e.g.:
Tagline: a (can be deleted)
Tagline: “a (can’t be deleted)
Is this problem/bug known?
Vasken :
Date: July 27, 2008 @ 12:47 pm
@thorsten,
Thanks for reporting that…I hadn’t tried any quotes with quote marks in my testing. I will figure it out as soon as possible and email you back directly as well as posting on this comment list.
-Vasken
Vasken :
Date: July 31, 2008 @ 5:41 pm
The issue with quotes is solved. Also, there was a version of the plugin available for about a day with an error that affects the visual editor in WordPress. If you are experiencing this error, please re-download the plugin.
fryevhen :
Date: August 10, 2008 @ 2:36 am
Greetings from Ukraine! ) Good plugin!
Raymond :
Date: August 18, 2008 @ 3:13 am
How do you set up where the taglines are shown. I do not see any instructions for this. I am a NOOB.
Vasken :
Date: August 19, 2008 @ 3:36 pm
@Raymond,
If you’re running WordPress 2.5 or later, just look for the Settings link towards the top right of your Admin panel interface. In there, one of the headings is “Tagline Rotator” and you can add or remove taglines there.
Kugelblitz :
Date: August 19, 2008 @ 10:55 pm
Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.
CREATE TABLE wp_tagline_rotator (id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,random_tagline VARCHAR( 200 ) NOT NULL)Could not create tagline table
I am running three wordpress installations on one MySQL Database.
All separated in different tables like first_wp_database second_wp_database and so on.
How can I run that plugin on two of my blogs now?
baron :
Date: August 25, 2008 @ 6:52 pm
hi. Thanks for plugin
perfect.
Regards
Kugelblitz :
Date: August 26, 2008 @ 9:47 pm
Hey There, wonder if that problem with the wp_tagline_rotator Datasheet is fixed in version 0.3?
phraensys :
Date: September 1, 2008 @ 9:39 pm
i’ve just installed the plugin
so far, nice and cool!
i’ll get back here when i find some flaws
thanks a lot dude!
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Vasken :
Date: October 22, 2008 @ 11:48 am
@Kugelblitz,
Unfortunately, the plugin is trying to create the database every time that you install it. Since you are using only one database, it is crashing because the database already exists. You should really not be sharing a database among three installs because of things like this, but you could delete the tables for the plugin manually each time before you switch on the plugin on each blog. Then the tables will be re-created by each blog and you can delete and activate, etc. Of course, all of your taglines will be shared, as there is only one database of taglines for all three blogs.
esck :
Date: November 13, 2008 @ 10:50 pm
Hello Vasken I want to know if this feature could be doable?
I want that know if the taglines could be sent as comments in a wordpress page? so they can be moderated.
What do you think? I would love that feature!