#wordpress 2024-08-02

2024-08-02 UTC
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GWG I can try to help
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GWG I wrote the h-card widget code
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hawbringer @GWG, cool! I'm inexperienced when it comes to code. I'm at the part in the "Getting Started on Wordpress" doc that talks about how finding and placing an h-card widget into a block.
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GWG The Classic Widget block, I believe.
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GWG I'm an old school WordPress person. Not much for blocks, but I checked and it should work
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GWG At some point, I was hoping someone would be interested in writing a native block version, but...
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hawbringer Yeah, I have all the recommended plugins installed, but don't see anything labeled "h-card" when I do a search. There's something I can add called "Custom HTML"
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GWG You can do an h-card with Custom HTML if you want to.
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GWG I can try to help you with that
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GWG H-Cards are very simple HTML.
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GWG But...I thought the h-card plugin would help.
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GWG It just outputs that from your user profile
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GWG I'm opening up a test site to see what I can suggest
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hawbringer shoot yeah wish I could find the plugin to keep it simple. I don't mind going the HTML route either. The example in the documentation link seems missing, so not sure what the plugin's supposed to look like.
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GWG If you activate the Indieweb plugin, it will let you add the Author Profile H-Card widget.
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GWG I see the option here
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hawbringer Ok, where on WP do you see it?
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GWG Okay, If you go to Widgets, and then add it as a block.
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hawbringer No luck. I think widgets transitioned to blocks, and no returns for anything related to h-card. Is there a unique interface for the plugin that I can open maybe?
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hawbringer for the IndieWeb plugin I mean
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hawbringer Oh, just learned that widgets are only compatible with certain themes, so I'm guessing that's it.
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GWG I don't think so, only because the Legacy Widget block is supposed to convert them for use with block themes
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hawbringer Ah. Weird that I can't see it then. All I have under Appearance is /Themes and /Editor
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GWG This is the 2020 theme. Lets see about 2024
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GWG I think I have an idea.
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GWG Once second.
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GWG Okay. This might require some work. The newer themes turn everything into pages, which means, unfortunately, can't make it work without some other things.
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hawbringer alright I'm game
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GWG I meant, I think it isn't something that can be accomplished tonight
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GWG Custom HTML is probably the quickest way for now
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hawbringer *puts away coffee mug discreetly under desk
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hawbringer yeah, I would try HTML
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GWG https://indieweb.org/h-card
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GWG There is an example there of the simplest h-card with a name, URL, and image.
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hawbringer Ok, so I use a Custom HTML block and cpaste the minimal example you linked. What do I plug in to get my URL and image in there?
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GWG Well, your URL would be your website where the example site is. Image, you'd just need to upload to the Media Library and get the link
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GWG Out of curiosity, what is your site?
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hawbringer insitze.org
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hawbringer right now it's a way to host/organize my music stuff, but there's also a running blog on various topics
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hawbringer looks like the html worked!
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GWG Yes. The widget version has more options, but that works and is simple.
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GWG Simple as in, two lines, not simple otherwise.
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hawbringer Gotchu awhuh. I'm reading up on some of the other h-properties; that's one hell of a name tag!
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hawbringer How long have you been active with indieweb?
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GWG A little over ten years.
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GWG I've learned a lot hanging around here
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hawbringer yeah, I bet. I'm at ground 0 for a lot of this kind of stuff, but the principles resonate. Ten years being a code sponge seems like it'd give you a nice perspective on it all.
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GWG Well, some people here are developers by trade, some are designers. I'm neither. I just like doing it.
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hawbringer Yeah, I dig that.
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hawbringer GWG: Hey, I'm thinking it would be a good idea to make an h-card that can replace my header with the same info.
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hawbringer Did you ever find the long way to make the widget work?
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GWG Long as in I have to learn JavaScript
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GWG You only need one on your homepage..you can move it there
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hawbringer Oh jeez. I guess is there a way to configure the HTML so that I can add things like socials and customize the layout a bit?
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hawbringer layout meaning position and size mainly
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