Not long ago BlueDog helped launch site called Get Free Web Designs. We released a WordPress plugin designed to give you a chance to take part in the action. The Get Free Web Designs Widget allows you to display a feed of the most recent designs from the site right on your blog.
Worried about hotlinking to images that load slowly? Don’t! This plugin will cache the 20 most recent design thumbnails in a directory inside your uploads directory. They’ll load as quickly as everything else on your site. Then, when they get too old to show in the widget, they are removed, which means they’ll never waste space on your site.
- Verify that you have PHP5, which is required for this plugin.
- Upload the whole
get-free-web-designs-widgetdirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
- Add the widget to any widgetized area of your site (like your sidebar) through the widgets admin page
Can I have use than one instance of this widget?
Yes, the Get Free Web Designs Widget employs the multi-widget pattern, which allows you to not only have more than one instance of this widget on your site, but even allows more than one instance of this widget in a single sidebar.
Can I follow more than one feed?
Currently there is only one designs feed avaialble. Get Free Web Designs plans to add more options in the future.
Can I display only the designs I have submitted?
Currently there is only one "all inclusive" designs feed avaialble. Get Free Web Designs plans to add more options in the future.
