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Wanted: Wordpress Post Template Plugin

Christopher Finke — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:25:39 +0000

I'm in need of a Wordpress plugin that lets you specify a template for posts based on their category. For example, I might want to postscript all of my posts about URL Fixer with a link to the most recent version, or prefix an explanation about what exactly "Mozilla" is to my Firefox posts.

I haven't found one that does what I want, so I've started writing it myself. It's tentatively named Formategory (Format + Category), and it is currently responsible for all of my Toby posts bearing the "Toby is unsupported" postscript.

Other possible uses:

Define a custom background image for posts based on their category.
Add a byline by categorizing posts on a multi-author blog with the author's name: "Joe Smith is a freelancer from Biloxi, Mississippi."

If anyone knows of something out there that already does this, please let me know.

Feed Statistics Wordpress Plugin Updated

Christopher Finke — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:34:35 +0000

I've updated the Feed Statistics Wordpress Plugin (now at version 1.3.1) to be more compatible with Wordpress 2.3 and to fix some bugs from the previous version's clickthrough tracking.

To install this plugin:

If you installed an earlier version, download the zip file of the latest version here, and overwrite feed-statistics.php in your blog's wp-content/plugins/ directory.
If you're downloading it for the first time, download the zip file of the latest version here and copy feed-statistics.php to the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your blog.

Feed Statistics plugin updated again

Christopher Finke — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:12:18 +0000

So, the last update to the Feed Statistics Wordpress plugin left a bad taste in the mouths of more than a few people. I admit that it wasn't my best work. However, I've fixed the problems in version 1.2 and have released version 1.3. No new features, but now the features from 1.2 should actually work.

To install this plugin:

If you installed an earlier version, download the zip file of the latest version here, and overwrite feed-statistics.php in your blog's wp-content/plugins/ directory.
If you're downloading it for the first time, download the zip file of the latest version here and copy feed-statistics.php to the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your blog.

Feed Statistics 1.2: Monitor your most popular feeds

Christopher Finke — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:39:00 +0000

I've updated the Feed Statistics plugin for Wordpress to version 1.2; this update adds a "Top Feeds" page where you can see what the most popular feeds for your website are (e.g., main feed, category feeds, different feed formats). It shows a list of all of the feed URLs that your subscibers are requesting, and how many people are requesting each feed.

(Note: if you're already running the plugin, this page will take some time to fully populate.)

This release also includes a fix proposed in the comments section by Nathan Pralle to better detect all of the different ways that feeds are accessed. Thanks Nathan!

To install this plugin:

If you installed an earlier version, download the zip file of the latest version here, and overwrite feed-statistics.php in your blog's wp-content/plugins/ directory.
If you're downloading it for the first time, just copy it to that directory and activate it from the Plugin administration menu.

Feed Statistics 1.1.2 Released

Christopher Finke — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 03:15:55 +0000

Thanks to dP's heads-up, I've updated the Feed Statistics plugin for Wordpress to 1.1.2 with a fix for accurate counting of subscribers via LiveJournal.

To install this plugin, download the zip file of the latest version here, and overwrite feed-statistics.php in your blog's wp-content/plugins/ directory if you downloaded an earlier version. If you're downloading it for the first time, just copy it to that directory and activate it from the Plugin administration menu.

Feed Statistics 1.1: Movin' On Up

Christopher Finke — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 13:21:53 +0000

I've just uploaded a big update to the Feed Statistics plugin for Wordpress. This new version allows you to track which posts your subscribers are reading and which links they're clicking on. It also has better feed reader statistics, and a more organized administration menu.

See the updated homepage for a full writeup of the new features.

More Feed Statistics coming

Christopher Finke — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:29:58 +0000

I'm working on an update to the Feed Statistics plugin for Wordpress that will add the following features:

The ability to track the number of views for individual posts in the feed
Tracking of clickthroughs for links in your posts
Better reporting of the feed readers used to access your feed

I'm running this new version on my blog right now to watch for bugs, and I'll have a release ready in a day or two. Here are some previews of the new features:

Any requests for other stats to be tracked in the next version? One feature I'm already planning is allowing the stats for individual posts to be accessed and graphed over time.

Feed Statistics: Now with more statistics

Christopher Finke — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:59:21 +0000

I've released the next iteration of the Feed Statistics plugin for Wordpress. This version (1.0.4) adds statistics on which Web-based feed readers your subscribers are using, which you can view on the Options > Feed Statistics page.

Download the zip file of the newest version here, and overwrite feed-statistics.php in your blog's wp-content/plugins/ directory if you downloaded an earlier version. If you're downloading it for the first time, just copy it to that directory and activate it from the Plugin administration menu.