=== Plugin Name === Contributors: lubus,ajitbohra Donate link: http://www.lubus.in Tags: admin, dashboard, widget, wordcamp Requires at least: 3.0.1 Tested up to: 4.6.1 Stable tag: 0.2 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Display upcoming WordCamps on your wp-admin dashboard == Description == >**Disclaimer:** Plugin development is in progress & we are constantly improving the code. If you think code can be improved or have any suggestion feel free to send a PR or [open an issue](https://github.com/lubusonline/wordcamp-dashboard-widget/issues). We have created this plugin out of personal need to have quick access to list of upcoming WordCamps right from the wp-admin. Plugin displays a widget on dashboard containing the list of upcoming WordCamps with options to search, sort & navigate through list along with direct link to respective wordcamp website. Data is fetched using JSON API (from https://central.wordcamp.org/wp-json/posts?type=wordcamp) and stored in transient for better performance, which is refreshed every day to reflect new data. ---------- **Features coming in v1.0** 1.Option to refresh data
2.Re-write plugin code
3.Improve data fetching
4.Creating shortcode to display WordCamp list anywhere on website
5.Option to filter wordcamps based on users location/country
6.localization If you have any suggestions/Feature request that you would like to see in the upcoming releases , feel free to let us know in the [issues section](https://github.com/lubusonline/wordcamp-dashboard-widget/issues) == Installation == ***From your WordPress dashboard*** 1.Visit 'Plugins > Add New'
2.Search for 'WordCamp Dashboard Widget' or upload zip file
3.Activate "Wordcamp Dashboard Widget" from your Plugins page ***Manual Installation*** 1.Download "WordCamp Dashboard Widget"
2.Upload the 'wordcamp-dashboard-widget' directory to your '/wp-content/plugins/' directory, using your favorite method (ftp, sftp, scp, etc...)
3.Activate "WordCamp Dashboard Widget" from your Plugins page. == Screenshots == 1. Widget in action == Changelog == ***v0.2*** Released on 10th October 2016 - Fixed fatal error on plugin activation - Fixed wp_remote_get() fatal error to catch and show user friendly error message - Funcitons, text & comments renaming/typos - Code comments added at required places - Developer friendly error message for easy troubleshooting - Fixed cURL error 51 (On some servers) - Fixed incorrect WordCamp data sorting (Sorting by date) - Fixed cURL error 28: Operation timed out after 5000 milliseconds - Fixed scripts & styles to load only on main dashboard page ***v0.1.1*** Released on 6th October 2016 - Functions renamed to be unique (as suggested by wordpress.org plugin review) - Datatables jquery plugin included locally to remove dependency (as suggested by wordpress.org plugin review) - wordpress.org plugin page assets removed - Readme updated ***v0.1*** Released on 28th September 2016 - Initial plugin release