PlantUML Renderer

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PlantUML Renderer

by toddhalfpenny

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Description

Use PlantUML syntax in shortcodes to have diagrams rendered automatically.

Wrap your PlantUML syntax in our shortcode tags like this, and the PlantUML SaaS will be used to render a lovely diagram.

[plantuml]
Alice -> Bob: Authentication Request
Bob --> Alice: Authentication Response

Alice -> Bob: Another authentication Request
Alice <-- Bob: another authentication Response
[/plantuml]

Easily add all sorts of UML diagrams (Sequence, State, Activity, etc) to your site using the powerful PlantUML syntax.

  1. Upload plantuml-renderer zip file to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory and extract all contents
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. Use the [plantuml] shortcode and syntax, as per the Description section.
  1. Example shortcode use and outputted diagram

    Example shortcode use and outputted diagram

Installation Instructions

  1. Upload plantuml-renderer zip file to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory and extract all contents
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. Use the [plantuml] shortcode and syntax, as per the Description section.

What is PlantUML

PlantUML is a (superb) tool that generates all sorts of UML (and non-UML) diagrams through a descriptive syntax… but better than me trying to tell you about it I recommend you go and check out their examples

Which Diagram Types are Supported

All of them, as far as we are aware. But please let us know if you run into any issues

Really useful!

By joevansteen on March 5, 2024

Fantastic tool to be able to insert UML or related graphics into a web page to assist with concept documentation.

Great stuff. solved a big problem for me

By OllieJones on March 18, 2019

This is terrific! Thanks.

Todd ROCKS!!!

By lqbspidey on November 22, 2017

Todd ROCKS! This plugin is going to change that way our company creates documentation. Todd was sooo reasonable and responsive. Thanks Todd! Mike

easy plantuml integration

By axelwebers on November 22, 2017

works as expected; Feature request instantly fulfilled. Thanks.

Loving it

By flavsditz on July 3, 2017

This is exactly what I wanted to display UML! Cheers

Really useful

By toddhalfpenny on May 4, 2017

... And that's why I wrote the plugin.

0.0.3

  • Adding support for links

0.0.2

Issue seen with double quotes – caused the “alt text” to run into the main content.

0.0.1

Initial drop

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