Hot on the heals of my FourSquare API plugin for WordPress come the first release of my GetGlue version. Now you can not only show off the places you have been to, but all the things you’ve been doing also. Read more about on the GetGlueAPI WordPress Plugin page.

Planning something new and just needed a post to play with.

So after a complete code rewrite that better makes use of WordPress API’s to improve performance, and some tweaks to how I use the foursquare API, and a much cleaner look to what is displayed … I am pleased to announce the release of version 2. But now for the bad news. Because this is a complete rewrite, unfortunately you will have to re-setup your foursquare connection and your current widgets won’t work anymore Just as well connecting to foursquare and adding widgets in WordPress are really simple.

This plugin uses the foursquare® API to retrieve various information and display it in a widget or directly in posts and pages via a shortcode. Information currently available includes … your recent checkins your mayorships your badges your checkin history To display your selected data in a widget, simply drag the widget to your sidebar and select the options you want to display. Similarly, you can add the widget styled data to a page or post by using the shortcode features (see shortcode pages) Your foursquare data may be displayed with options to include a map showing the location(s), address details, and statistics relating to the venue. Some data also allows you display a timestamp relating to when the event occurred (such as when you checked in or when you received a badge) I wanted to show my foursquare® check-ins here on the blog but wasn’t 100% with the few plugins that currently exist … so I wrote my own The map is my favorite feature. Venue icons or badges will be placed on the map and, if selected, on your list of checked in venues or achieved badges. Clicking an icon from the list will move the map to that venue. To download the plugin, please visit WordPress.org … and don’t forget to rate it once you fall in love with it If you are currently using this plugin, please let me know your website as I am planning on providing a ‘users wall’ section here. If you find this plugin useful and would like to assist in further development, please consider making a small donation via PayPal  

New site soon hopefully to share my semi-retirement adventures.