Plugin Name: Ask the Oracle

Plugin URI: http://www.wildbluffmedia.com/2007/03/12/ask-the-oracle-wordpress-plugin/

Description: Displays the random answer to a question in Magic 8-ball fashion for Wordpress

Author: Walter G. Whimpenny

Author URI: http://www.wildbluffmedia.com/

Contact: Walt@wildbluffmedia.com

Version: 1.2

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Examples

You can see examples of Ask the Oracle in use at these sites:

http://www.wildbluffmedia.com

http://www.wildbluffpoker.com

The text around the buttons is modified, but you’ll probably want to do that anyway.

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Troubleshooting:

Issues? Suggestions? Discuss Ask the Oracle in the PlugIns section of our Wild Bluff Media Forum.

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Licensing

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

This Means:
You are free:
* to Share — to copy, distribute, display, and perform the work
* to Remix — to make derivative works
Under the following conditions:
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* Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder.
* Apart from the remix rights granted under this license, nothing in this license impairs or restricts the author’s moral rights.

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Attribution

This plugin is based on and borrows heavily from the WP-Quotes Plugin created by Dustin Barnes
It is available from his website http://www.zombierobot.com/plugins

WP-Quotes is a great plugin to work with. It does almost everything you would want a plugin to do and so is a great example for Wordpress Plugin developers. I highly recommend you check it out.

WP-Quotes is distributed under a similar Creative Commons license agreement.

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Installation

To Install:
1. Create a new directory in your wp-content/plugins directory
2. Copy the file oracle.php into this directory
3. Copy the file edit-oracle.php into your wp-admin directory
4. Go to the Plugins tab in your wp-admin dashboard
5. In the Oracle row, click Activate
6. Add the following code within PHP Brackets:

wbm_asktheoracle ();

to the template or page where you would like the oracle to appear

7. You’re done

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Deinstallation

To Uninstall:
1. Delete the oracle.php file and the directory it is in from your wp-content/plugins directory
2. Delete the edit-oracle.php file and the directory it is in from your wp-admin directory
3. You should delete the wp_oracle table from your database

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Updates

v1.1 - Fixed bug that prevented use on page other than index.php; Now can be used on any page
v1.2 - Fixed bug that caused “Warning: Cannot modify header information - ” when updating files and posts in the dashboard in WP version 2.1.1 and 2.1.2