WordPress Download Counter

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WordPress Download Counter

by Automattic

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Description

Now you too can show the WordPress download counter on your website! This plugin adds a widget to your blog that shows the current download count and even refreshes the count every 15 seconds automatically.

Requirements

  • PHP 5.2.0 or newer (PHP4 is dead anyway)
  • WordPress 2.8 or newer

Manual Installation

Extract all files from the ZIP file, making sure to keep the file/folder structure intact, and then upload it to /wp-content/plugins/.

Automated Installation

Visit Plugins -> Add New in your admin area and search for this plugin. Click “Install”.

See Also: “Installing Plugins” article on the WP Codex

Plugin Usage

Visit Appearance -> Widgets and drag the new widget into your sidebar.

  1. Example widgets (that's two instances there, the lower one has a custom title) in the default Kubrick theme.

    Example widgets (that's two instances there, the lower one has a custom title) in the default Kubrick theme.

It’s not working!

Are you running at least PHP 5.2.0 and WordPress 2.8? You need to be.

Version 1.0.2

  • Send AJAX requests to wp-load.php to minimize code that’s loaded (queries, etc.).

Version 1.0.1

  • Send nocache headers for the AJAX to make sure it doesn’t cache.

Version 1.0.0

  • Initial release!
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