MyStuff plugin (0.2) (c)2004 Matt Burns How to install the MyStuff plugin for WordPress 1.2 =================================================== 1. Download the latest version (0.2) of the plugin from the web site at: http://www.matt.blis.co.uk/archives/category/programming/plugins/my-stuff/ 2. Unzip the archive, ensuring directories are maintained. 3. Copy the file wp-admin/mystuff.php to your wp-admin directory. 4. Copy the file plugins/mystuff.php to your wp-content/plugins directory. 5. Log into your WordPress application and select the Plugin Management page. 6. Locate the "My Stuff" plugin, and activate it. 7. Select the [install the table] link in the plugin description. This will create the database table if it doesn't already exist. 8. Add your stuff by selecting the MyStuff link in the plugin. 9. Edit your index.php template (or whichever template you want to display your stuff on). You can do this by selecting the Templates page, and choosing the "Main Index" option (assuming your template is writable on the server). 10. Locate a suitable place in the template and add the following PHP code, replacing where necessary your own options: set_link_referrer('www.amazon.co.uk','affiliate_no'); $my_stuff->add_stuff('books', 'Currently Reading:', false, 5); $my_stuff->add_stuff('books', 'Recently Read:', true, 5); $my_stuff->add_stuff('music', 'Listening To:'); $my_stuff->add_stuff('films', 'Recently Watched:'); $my_stuff->display(); ?> For more information on the my_stuff class and API, see README.txt that came with this archive.