On my language-learning web site, Fluent Every Year, I have a feature that shows a translation inline by swapping out text when the mouse rolls over it. It’s very handy, and it occurred to me that I should make it a plugin, so other people can use it too!

Features:

• Add the “translate” class to a containing element, such as a blockquote or a ul tag. Then, any em tags with a title attribute will automatically swap their content for the title when you move the mouse over them.

Planned features:

• Allow any tag or classname to be specified as the containing element.
• Allow any tag or classname to be specified as the translate element.

Download
The current version can be downloaded at WordPress.org.

Changelog

• 0.1
  • Initial version

TweetPost is a multi-user plugin that automatically tweets bit.ly or su.pr links to new posts.

Description

TweetPost is a multiuser plugin which allows wordpress publishers to automatically tweet their new posts to their Twitter account. Tweets consist of a message (“New post from @user”) including a reference to the author’s Twitter name, the title of the post, and a bit.ly shortened link to the post.

Currently, the Twitter Poster consists of the following features.

• Authorize a global Twitter account with the site
• Specify a Bit.ly login and API key to associate with the site
• Adds a “Twitter” property to user details, so users can manage their own Twitter name
• Automatically submits the permalink to bit.ly and adds that to the tweet
• Adds a reference to the author’s Twitter account in the tweet
• Fits the tweet into Twitter’s 140-character limit.

License

This Twitter Poster plugin and WordPress Plugin Framework are being developed under the GNU General Public License, version 2.

[GNU General Public License, version 2](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html “GNU General Public License, version 2″)

Download

The current version can be downloaded here: tweetpost

Installation

1. Unzip the archive file.
2. Verify the name of the unzipped folder to be “tweetpost”
3. Upload the “tweetpost” folder to the root of your WordPress “plugins” folder.
4. Activate the “tweetpost” plugin in your website’s plugin administration page.
5. Navigate to the “Settings” ~ “TweetPost” administration page, to add account info.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to register my blog with Twitter?
Yes. Due to details of Twitter’s implementation of the OAuth protocol, it is
necessary to register your blog as a Twitter API consumer application. It’s silly, but fortunately it’s not difficult to do.

Change Log

• 1.0
  • Added support for Twitter OAuth protocol
  • Removed support for Twitter’s (now defunct) Basic authentication
  • Added messaging missing configuration
• 0.1
  • Initial version

I prefer to use the keyboard for navigating content whenever possible, rather than the more awkward movement of a mouse… and my carpal tunnels thank me for that preference. I’ve seen keyboard navigation of posts implemented on FFFFOUND! and thought it was really nice. So I decided to make a WordPress plugin to allow others that functionality easily.

Scrolling through posts by keyboard may not be useful to everyone, but it makes a lot of sense for anyone with a photoblog. Users can quickly flip through your content without enlessly flicking a scroll wheel or clicking and dragging until they grab their wrists in pain.

Features:

• Press the “J” key to see the next post, and the “K” key takes you to the previous post.

Planned features:

• Add “next” and “previous” keys for page-by-page navigation.
• Add an options page which allows the navigation keys to be customized.
• Automatically load the “next” or “previous” page when you hit the end.
• Detect the scrollable element in a site’s design. (Current version only scrolls the body.)

Download
The current version can be downloaded at WordPress.org.

Changelog

• 0.6
  • Updated the algorithm to work with fractional scrollTop property in Firefox
• 0.5
  • Added scroll event listener to make the navigation sensitive to your current scroll position
• 0.4
  • Continues to next/previous page when you navigate past the last (or first) post
• 0.3
  • Javascript has moved to a separate file and is now added through via wp_enqueue_script
  • jQuery has been implemented for all DOM functions
  • ScrollTop is now at the top of the screen, as expected
  • Tested on Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 3.5, Safari 4, and Chrome 3
• 0.2
  • Key navigation is no longer added on single posts
  • Keypress events are ignored inside of TEXTAREA and INPUT elements
• 0.1
  • Initial version

Freedom of Information, my second WordPress plugin, is just for fun. It filters the content of your post and “redacts” terminology that certain nefarious conspirators wouldn’t want getting out.

Example:

This is a government test of a new top secret plugin for ufo homeland security. I wonder what will happen to George Bush and Karl Rove when I type their names. Do you think John F. Kennedy was involved with the Secret Service’s plot to give H1N1 Swine Flu and Mad Cow Disease to the citizens? I wonder who knows about President Obama’s secret plan to bring socialism to the United States?

Current version is 0.1, and you can download it here: freedom-of-information

Add Linked Images To Gallery
Makes local copies of all the linked images in a post, adding them as gallery attachments on the post itself.

I have a photoblog, for my iPhone. I take a lot of pictures, and I want them to post quickly and easily. And I’m lazy. I want to send the photo to Flickr, and let Flickr update my blog. But I also want my main pages to reflect the latest additions. And what’s more, I want customized images on the front page, and I need to use the gallery to get those.

This WordPress plugin creates local copies of all external linked images in the SRC attribute of IMG tags. It extracts a list of IMG tags in the post, saves copies of those images locally as gallery attachments on the post, and then offers the option to replace the external link with a link to the local copy.

Features

• Finds all external images linked in the SRC attribute of IMG tags and makes local copies of those images
• Allows the SRC to be updated to point to those local copies
• Can be applied to posts in all categories, or only those selected
• Can be applied to all authors, or only selected authors
• Administrator has the option to replace the external src with the url of the local copy. Another option allows the plugin to be applied to all external images, or only to those on Flickr.

This plugin is particularly useful for photobloggers, especially those who update using the mail2blog Flickr API. The plugin will saved the linked image file from Flickr locally.

Planned features

• Add internationalization support
• Integrate with Flickr API in order to allow always downloading the original image size regardless of which is linked
• Additional options to allow running the plugin only for specific users or categories

Download

Download the current stable version: Add-Linked-Images-To-Gallery.

Changelog

• 1.0
  • Finally found the “WP_Error on line 48″ issue. Added trapping.
  • I’m ready to call this a 1.0
• 0.9
  • Replaced externimg_loadimage() function with a call to WordPress’s media_handle_sideload()
• 0.8
  • Fixed a pad path, preventing imported images from showing up in WP media library
• 0.7
  • Fixed a syntax error in creating the new attachment
• 0.6
  • Suppresses safe_mode warnings from CURL
  • Adds compatibility with WordPress 2.9
• 0.5
  • Fixes a bug that cause all img tags to be rewritten as the last matched image
• 0.4
  • Option added to option panel allowing the plugin to run only on posts in specific categories
  • Option added to option panel allowing the plugin to run only on posts by specific authors
• 0.3
  • Improved pattern matching for images
  • 404 errors not processed
  • Flickr “image-not-found” jpg not processed
  • Improved local file naming
  • Replace feature was replacing URL in entire text. Now only replaces in IMG src.
  • Added feedback when options are saved.
• 0.2
  • Added options panel
  • User can apply plugin to all external images or choose only to apply to Flickr
  • User can choose to either mark images by custom tag, or to replace image source
  • Custom tag name is user-definable
  • Improved regular expression matching
• 0.1
  • Initial version

I am writing this from my iPhone. This proves that wordpress rocks and that the iPhone is awesome.