Sideblogging WordPress Plugin
Display asides in a widget. They can automatically be published to Twitter, Facebook, and any Status.net installation (like identi.ca).
Manage and write aside posts (using the new custom post types feature).
They are displayed in a sidebar widget and don't interfere with other posts.
A dashboard widget is provided to allow fast aside blogging.
Require WordPress 3 and PHP 5.
Aside content must be write in post title. If you write something in post content (like a video embed), a link to this content will be displayed after the aside.
Asides can be automatically posted on Twitter and/or Facebook and/or Identica (Status.Net).
A Twitter app is preconfigured.
For Facebook, you need to create your own application. Video tutorial included in contextual help on settings page.
When asides with additional content are published to Twitter a shortlink to the full content is added.
Supported shortlink providers :
- Native (blogu
asides
Facebook
twitter
Sites running Sideblogging, click to open one
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Usage of Sideblogging over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 4 to 2 — down 2 (-50%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 2 | +0 |
| June 2024 | 2 | +0 |
| May 2024 | 2 | +0 |
| April 2024 | 2 | +0 |
| March 2024 | 2 | +0 |
| February 2024 | 2 | -1 |
| January 2024 | 3 | +0 |
| December 2023 | 3 | +0 |
| November 2023 | 3 | +0 |
| October 2023 | 3 | +0 |
| September 2023 | 3 | -1 |
| August 2023 | 4 | +0 |
| July 2023 | 4 | +0 |
| June 2023 | 4 | — |
Sites running Sideblogging
All sites in the collection2 examples from the collection. Open any site to see the theme and plugins we found on it.