Description
This simple plugin allows you to display the contents of a text file as a widget, in any widgetized area provided by your theme (eg Sidebar)
There are no configuration options for this plugin – all configuration (such as there is) is done by the widget settings.
Only text is displayed – HTML is stripped out.
End-of-line characters are displayed as HTML \”Breaks\”
Screenshots
These are the widget options
This is the widget in action
Installation
There are three possibilities:
*Use the standard WordPress Plugins > “Add New” procedure (Recommended) or
*Download the plugin file from ww.wp.xz.cn and the Upload the Zip file
Add Plugin > Upload
or
*Download the plugin file from ww.wp.xz.cn, then manually upload the unzipped folder (text-file-widget) into wp-content/plugins
Then
*Activate the plugin
Now there will be a \”text file widget\” in the Appearance>Widgets section. Drag this to a widget location, and tell it which file you want to display and what title to give it (or none)
You can have multiple instances displaying different files.
FAQ
Why is HTML stripped out?
This plugin is only intended to display text. Hence the name.
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Text File Widget” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
2.0 – Added WordPress 4.3 Compatibility
1.2 – Corrected readme.txt
1.0 – Initial working version