Giveaway of the Day Shortcode

Installation

Requirements

The one and only requirement for this plug-in to work is that your host server supports the allow_url_fopen PHP option.

• Some hostings allow the activation of this option by adding the line php_value allow_url_fopen On in the .htaccess file located at the root of the site.

Main Plug-in

1. Upload the giveaway-of-the-day-shortcode folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
3. Place [giveawayoftheday] or [gaotd] shortcodes in your posts and pages
4. Done!

Reviews

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

2.0.6

• Changed some CodeMirror parameters.
• Small changes to CSS code.

2.0.5

• Fixed a bug preventing options from being saved.
• Added the option to restore default options.
• Rewrote some parts of the core code.

2.0.4

• Fixed another “unexpected output during activation” error.
• Removed titan framework options panel because I didn’t like their translation implementation.
• Added new options panel, now using the standard WP Settings API.
• Added CodeMirror for CSS editing, with syntax highlight and autocomplete enabled by default.
• Plug-in is now 100% compatible with translations, thanks to WP Settings API.
• Plug-in native language is now Brazilian Portuguese, English translation included.

2.0.3

• Implemented experimental options panel.
• Rewrote core functions and made other changes.

2.0.2

• Fixed the “unexpected output during activation” error.
• Small changes to dynamic CSS code.

2.0.1

• Added new shortcode parameters.
• Added a new file to hold css code.
• Fixed some shortcode subfunctions.
• Improved documentation.

2.0.0

• Plug-in core code completely rewritten.
• Added shortcode parameters – still experimental, yet more to come.
• Added 3 new download button color options.
• Added 4 download button color mode – yet it’s hard to use since options panel is not implemented yet.
• Options are stored in the DB as an array – uses only one DB entry.
• Fixed all translation errors from the broken 1.0.10 version.

1.0.10

• Broken version, removed from repository.

1.0.9

• (Definitely) changed the name of the plug-in.
• Added possibility to coexist with to pro version.
• Fixed a small bug in Plugin URI code.
• Added a Creative Commons license.
• Added missing domainpath.
• Improved translation file.

1.0.8

• Small changes in the main code.
• Fixed small bug in CSS code.

1.0.7

• Changed plug-in name to it’s full name.
• Fixed a bug in the hours/minutes separator string of the translation file.
• Some changes in the CSS code.

1.0.6

• Added option to insert your GAOTD partner ID.

1.0.5

• Fixed missing “textdomain” in a string.

1.0.4

• Plug-in native language changed to english.
• Added (.po/.mo) translation support.

1.0.3

• Added download button color options.

1.0.2

• Added CSS code to make download link display like a button.

1.0.1

• Fixed XML cache path.

1.0.0

• First plug-in working version.