The Widget Viewer

There is a new feature here at GARA Systems: The Bookmarkify Widget Viewer. The Widget Viewer is an online tool that lets you see the widget using different configuration options and style themes. Select options using a screen similar to the Bookmarkify Plugin Options page used in WordPress to select the widget title, displayed site list and more.

You can select a style for your widget from a list of predefined themes. Once you select and apply a theme you can download or view the CSS for use on your site. The “None” theme is the full set of Bookmarkify style classes with no attribute settings. Use it as a stub for creating new themes. Use the other themes as they are or modify them for better integration in to you site’s design. All themes listed here at GARA Systems are licensed under a Creative Commons license.

Visit the Widget Viewer here.

Submit your Theme

If you develop themes and would like to submit your designs for inclusion in the Widget Viewer please contact me. If your theme is included, you will receive full attribution and a link to your site. The only requirement is that the theme be released under a Creative Common license.

Release 0.8.9 Updates

In addition to the Viewer I’ve also released another update to the plugin. This revision includes the following changes:

• Changed More Box to use 5 columns instead of 4. This allows the More Box to be contained more easily in an 800×600 screen resolution.
• Moved the “Email This to a Friend” link to its own line in the More Box. This sharing method is a bit different than submitting a link to a social networking site so I thought it should stand out.
• Updated the favicon location for Blinklist. Apparently they moved it in the past week.
• Added CiteULike and folkd.com to the social bookmark site list.
• Added style definitions to the More Box

This release is a significant improvement and corrects a number of style issues that occur on some sites. Download the update here.

Roadmap to 1.0

This a brief outline of the features I hope to include in the 1.0 release.

1. Sidebar Widget - Provide an option that allows the Bookmark, Share and Subscribe links to appear in the sidebar.
2. Consistent More Box Styling - I continue to add style definitions to the More Box. My goal is to ensure that it appears consistent regardless of the theme or other style definitions your blog or site may be using.
3. Bug Free - I know it’s not always possible, but it’s always my goal.

One issue that seems to occur with a few WordPress themes is the “clipping” of the More Box. When certain elements in a theme use the “overflow:hidden” attribute it causes those elements to cover up the More Box at a time when the user would expect it to be completely on top. I would like to come up with a solution that does not require theme designers to modify these attributes, however, I have been unable to find one yet. If you know of something I can do to correct the issue please let me know.

Have a great day!!

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