Extended Author Contact Methods

Extends author contact methods in WordPress (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Flattr).

Installation

1. Download the ZIP
2. Install the plugin in WordPress by either uploading the unzipped plugin folder via (S)FTP or uploading the ZIP directly via the Plugins page in the WordPress back-end
3. Activate the plugin

Changelog

• 0.0.2
  • Add Flattr
• 0.0.1
  • Initial version

What it looks like

Usage in templates

Facebook

<?php the_author_meta('facebook') ?>

Twitter

<?php the_author_meta('twitter') ?>

Google+

<?php the_author_meta('google_plus') ?>

LinkedIn

<?php the_author_meta('linkedin') ?>

Pinterest

<?php the_author_meta('pinterest') ?>

Flattr

<?php the_author_meta('flattr') ?>

Examples

Authorship with Google+

<a href="https://plus.google.com/<?php the_author_meta('google_plus') ?>" rel="author">
	<?php the_author() ?>
</a>

Facebook

<a href="http://fb.com/<?php the_author_meta('facebook') ?>">
	<?php the_author() ?> on Facebook
</a>

Twitter

<a href="https://twitter.com/<?php the_author_meta('facebook') ?>">
	<?php the_author() ?> on Facebook
</a>

Flattr

<a href="https://flattr.com/submit/auto?url=<?php echo rawurlencode(get_permalink()) ?>&amp;user_id=<?php the_author_meta('flattr') ?>&amp;category=text&amp;title=<?php echo rawurlencode(get_the_title()) ?>" target="_blank">Flattr this!</a>

License

Copyright (c) 2015 websperts
Licensed under the MIT license.

See LICENSE for more info.