WordPress Plugin: WordPress
Table of contents
- Introduction
- Usage
- Basic usage
- Cache timeout
- Error handling
- Screenshots
- Installing
- Via wordpress
- Manual
- GitHub
- WordPress
Introduction
This WordPress plugin adds a shortcode for embedding WordPress plugin information into pages and posts.
Usage
The WordPress shortcode allows information to be gathered about a WordPress plugin, such as ratings, download stats, description, versions and requirements.
Arguments:
- slug: A WordPress plugin slug
- Cache: Cache time in minutes, if not included, the default cache time of 1 minute will be used
Basic usage
[f13-wordpress slug="classic-widgets"]
Rating: (4.9/5 from 241 rating)
Description:Classic Widgets is an official plugin maintained by the WordPress team that restores the previous (“classic”) WordPress widgets settings screens. It will be supported and maintained to 202...
Downloads:3995306
Requirements
Version:0.3Requires WordPress:4.9+Tested with WordPress:6.2.2Requires PHP:+Created:May 5, 2021Last updated:March 30, 2023 1:57am
Cache timeout
Including a custom cache time in minutes (1440 minutes = 24 hours):
[f13-wordpress slug="classic-editor" cache="1440"]
Rating: (4.9/5 from 1133 rating)
Description:Classic Editor is an official plugin maintained by the WordPress team that restores the previous (“classic”) WordPress editor and the “Edit Post” screen. It makes it possible t...
Downloads:50756730
Requirements
Version:1.6.3Requires WordPress:4.9+Tested with WordPress:6.2.2Requires PHP:5.2.4+Created:October 24, 2017Last updated:March 29, 2023 10:38pm
Error handling
Should you enter a non existing slug, or a plugin is removed from the WordPress directory, a “soft” error will be shown allowing you to see that the repository could not be found without displaying general PHP errors.
[f13-wordpress slug="a-non-existent-plugin" cache="1440"]
Rating: (0/5 from 0 rating)
Description:...
Downloads:
Requirements
Version:Requires WordPress:+Tested with WordPress:Requires PHP:+Created:January 1, 1970Last updated:January 1, 1970 12:00am
Screenshots

An example output of the F13 WordPress shortcode.

Example requirements output of F13 WordPress plugins shortcode.

An example “soft” error generated by F13 WordPress
Installing
Installing is as simple as 1,2,3 –
Via wordpress
- Navigate to WP Admin > Plugins > Add New
- Search for ‘F13 WordPress’
- Install and activate
Manual
- download the source code
- upload the ‘f13-wordpress’ folder to your ‘wp-content/plugins’ folder
- activate the plugin in wp-admin
GitHub
Created: October 20, 2021 - 06:42pm
Last commit: October 30, 2021 - 09:10am
Forks: 0
Open issues: 0
Stars: 0
Watchers: 0
Description: N/A
WordPress
Rating: (0/5 from 0 rating)
Description:Add a formatted plugin information box using simple shortcodes to your website. Transient cache can be utilised allowing for faster page loading times and less API calls in excahnge for delayed update...
Downloads:256
Requirements
Version:1.0.2Requires WordPress:5.0+Tested with WordPress:5.8.7Requires PHP:7.0+Created:October 22, 2021Last updated:October 30, 2021 6:05am