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Generic Ping Modifier

A ping randomizer / frequency modifier for WordPress - bundled with WordPress Super Installer

Installation Instructions for first time installs:

Unzip the zip file on your local computer.
Modify the default settings at the top of the file to have these settings be applied when you activate the plugin.
To enable this you must change $gpmSetupDefaults = false; to $gpmSetupDefaults = true;
Warning! These settings will overwrite any changes you make via the plugin's control panel each time the plugin is de-activated and re-activated.
To keep from overwriting your settings, you may do $gpmSetupDefaults = false; This will keep the default values from being written to your WordPress database.
Upload the plugin file to the plug-ins folder in your WordPress installation.
i.e. If your blog web address is www.example.com/blog/ then your plug-in folder most likely is blog/wp-content/plugins/

You should end up with
blog/wp-content/plugins/genericPingModifier.php
Activate the plugin.
That's it!

Upgrade Instructions:

Deactivate existing plugin.
Upload the new version per the instructions above, overwriting the existing file.
Activate.
That's it!

Screenshot of Options:

screenshot of the plugin options

Usage Instructions:

Enabling the plugin is all it takes to enable modified pinging, however you will need to change the options on this page to make it work well.

Under the Options menu, click Generic Ping Options.
To enable the most power this plugin has, you should enable the randomization option on this page.
The way the randomization works is that after this plugin performs a ping, it will change the frequency value (the text box for "Send generic pings every..."
To calculate the new value, a random value is chosen between the values of the two text boxes also on the form.
You can choose either posts or hours for the calculation of whether or not to send a ping.
If hours is chosen, a ping will not be sent unless at least x hours have passed since the last post. x = the value in the frequency box.
If posts is chosen, a ping will not be sent until x posts have been posted. x = the value in the frequency box.

ChangeLog:

Version 1.0.4 - 1/5/2007
Add ability to create defaults outside of WSI
Version 1.0.3 - 12/19/2006
Add security feature for WSI specific version.
Version 1.0.2 - 12/19/2006
Fix the reporting of number of posts since the last ping.
Version 1.0.1 - 12/16/2006
Update the way the last ping date is displayed to handle zero dates, Display number of posts since last ping.
Version 1.0.0 - 12/15/2006
Initial Release

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