Title: WordCamp Dashboard Widget Author: lubus Published: སྤྱི་ཟླ་བཅུ་པ། 2, 2016 Last modified: སྤྱི་ཟླ་གཉིས་པ། 3, 2017 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wc-dashboard-widget/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1618943) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/wc-dashboard-widget/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1618943) # WordCamp Dashboard Widget By [lubus](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lubus/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wc-dashboard-widget.0.6.zip) * [Details](https://dzo.wordpress.org/plugins/wc-dashboard-widget/#description) * [Reviews](https://dzo.wordpress.org/plugins/wc-dashboard-widget/#reviews) * [Installation](https://dzo.wordpress.org/plugins/wc-dashboard-widget/#installation) * [Development](https://dzo.wordpress.org/plugins/wc-dashboard-widget/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wc-dashboard-widget/) ## 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/lubusIN/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. **Usage** * Simply activate and widget will displayed on dashboard * To display elsewhere use the Shortcode `[wordcamps]` * If your using visual composer you widget for the same is available **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/lubusIN/wordcamp-dashboard-widget/issues) **Credits** * [Ratnesh Sonar](https://twitter.com/ratneshsonar) Idea / Concept * [Ajit Bohra](http://https://twitter.com/ajitbohra) Development * [Meher Bala](https://twitter.com/meherbala) Helping with issue Reporting & troubleshooting ## Screenshots * [[ * Widget in action ## 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. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1a1501b9c7151803b2ecc58be89cec4f7e8adaf1753831dc3fb6b8631c9e4e6d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Much needed for WP devs](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/much-needed-for-wp-devs/)󠁿 [Harish Toshniwal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/toshniwalharish/) སྤྱི་ཟླ་གཉིས་ པ། 2, 2017 To follow the WordCamps schedule have been made quick & easy for the WP devs like me. All thanks to this plugin. [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wc-dashboard-widget/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WordCamp Dashboard Widget” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ lubus ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lubus/) * [ Ajit Bohra ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ajitbohra/) [Translate “WordCamp Dashboard Widget” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wc-dashboard-widget) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wc-dashboard-widget/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wc-dashboard-widget/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wc-dashboard-widget/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wc-dashboard-widget/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog **_v0.6_** Released on 3rd February 2016 * Code refactoring to meet WordPress VIP standards * UI Tweak * Shortcode Support * Visual Composer Support **_v0.5_** Released on 22nd November 2016 * Fixed UI to to be inline with WordPress * Added Twitter profile and hashtag for the WordCamps * Fixed fatal error on date conversion **_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 ## Meta * Version **0.6** * Last updated **9 years ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 3.0.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.7.33** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wc-dashboard-widget/) * Tags * [admin](https://dzo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[dashboard](https://dzo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dashboard/) [widget](https://dzo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/)[wordcamp](https://dzo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wordcamp/) * [Advanced View](https://dzo.wordpress.org/plugins/wc-dashboard-widget/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wc-dashboard-widget/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wc-dashboard-widget/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wc-dashboard-widget/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wc-dashboard-widget/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wc-dashboard-widget/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wc-dashboard-widget/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wc-dashboard-widget/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ lubus ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lubus/) * [ Ajit Bohra ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ajitbohra/) ## Support Got something to say? 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