Narwhal Microblog

FAQ

Can I customize the automatic ‘asides’ behavior?

The plugin will automatically make any post categorized as aside, an aside. You can change the category name at the top of the narwhal-microblog.php file.

Help! I activated the plugin but the form isn’t showing up!

It’s possible your theme has get_sidebar() placed before the loop at the top of your theme (Most themes call get_sidebar() after the loop, but some do it before). This plugin attaches the form at the start of the loop, which usually works fine. In order to prevent the “Recent Posts” widget (or any other widgets which call multiple loops) from also causing the form to display, the plugin deactivates the form once get_sidebar() is called. So if get_sidebar() runs first, the form won’t appear in the “real loop” either.

If you’re willing to edit your theme’s index.php file, the fix is easy. Just place the following where you want the form to appear on your page (probably right before the loop):

<?php if(function_exists(posthasteForm)) { posthasteForm(); } ?>

Another option, if you have no other loops called on a page and would rather edit the plugin instead of your theme, is to comment out the action that removes the loop at get_sidebar(). Find the following line near the bottom of the plugin:

add_action('get_sidebar', removePosthasteInSidebar);

and comment it out by adding two slashes at the beginning of the line:

//add_action('get_sidebar', removePosthasteInSidebar);