The Chicklet Creator Wordpress plugin just got better and much easier to use.

Version 0.5 Includes:

• A configuration pane in Worpress’ admin area.
• New Feed Buttons.
• Lots of new code.
• All local images for fast load times.
• More like a real Wordpress plugin.

Check out the Chicklet Creator Wordpress Plugin v0.5 and let me know what you think.

You can leave feedback below and I’ll workout any issues I can. At this time, there is no drop down option. For that, you’ll need to use the online tool.

Announcing updates to the Chicklet Creator and the Social Bookmark Creator.

The updated blog tools include a new layout, more buttons and a few added features. One of the big additions is the drop down menus. You can now create a CSS drop down menu to hold all your feed buttons, or you can create a social bookmark pop-up menu just like the one above.

The upgraded Chicklet Creator is just around the corner.  Really, in that folder over there.

Now is the time to send in any Feed readers or other blog services that you want included.  This is a big update so you’ll definitely want to get your service, or your favorite service added.

What is a feed?

A feed is a web document that usually ends in .xml or .rss and it is a slimed down version of a website that is created to be easily syndicated. It may be represented by an orange icon.

What does it cost? $0 - It’s free.

What is a feed reader?

A feed reader is an application, stand alone or web based, that reads feeds. A feed reader is to feeds what an email application is to email.

What is a Chicklet or feed button?

I’ve updated the Chicklet Creator with new buttons today. Now included are Technorati (add to favorites), Protopage, Pageflakes and Netvibes. I may have another new button in the works, but feel free to share any services that I’m missing.

I’ve also updated the Yahoo, Rojo, Newsgator and Pluck images to come directly from those services, not from my site. This will help out with my bandwidth some. The new buttons are also located on their respected sites. I’m just trying to save the pennies.

As always, if you find issues let me know. I can’t fix what I don’t know about.

I just update the Chicklet Creator to add the ability to define what code appears before all buttons, before each button, after each and after all. This will help format the code to fit your needs right way and you don’t have to worry about it later.

You can easily create your feed buttons in a list or remove any type of separation between each button.

This functionally is already part of the Chicklet Creator Wordpress plugin.

Check it out and let me know if any issues come up.

Now available for download is the Chicklet Creator Wordpress plugin. It’s very similar to the social bookmark links plugin I released a few days ago.

Included in the plugin are the button images and the plugin file.

Install & Configure Instructions [new location]
1) Download the plugin. Version 0.1
2) Open chicklet-creator.php and configure it. Turn on the buttons you want and set up a few optional features.
3) Upload the entire Chicklet-Creator folder into your Wordpress plugins directory.
4) Activate it via the Plugins area in the admin.
5) Put this code where you want the social bookmark links to show up: < ? chicklet_creator() ? > (remove the space before the first ? and after the last ?)
- This code should work anywhere in your blog template.
- If you de-active the plugin, you have to remove this code or you’ll throw errors!

To everyone!

I appreciate you using my feed button maker code however I do have one request. My bandwidth is going though the roof and I was wondering if I could get you to host your feed button images on your own site instead of connecting to mine. It’s not even the middle of March and I’m at 80% of my limit already!

You can download the button images here: http://www.twistermc.com/RSS-images/RSS-images.zip

Thank You
Thomas

Updates to the Chicklet Creator include a new Google button & code and a Simpy & Immedi.at chicklet.

The Google button no longer says ‘Reader’ as I updated the code that takes you to a page on Google that asks you if you want to add the feed to your Google Homepage or your Google Reader. Two choices for one item. Nice!

Also, Otis sent me a Simpy button to add. It’s the same as the link code that was already there, just in button mode now too.