Lee Willis recently published a plugin that will let you easily work with the WordPress.org API. “Paste the URL to a WordPress.org plugin into your posts or pages, and have the plugin information pulled in and displayed automatically.”
His plugin, WordPress.org Plugin Information Embed, will let you easily tap into a plugin’s current version, rating, number of downloads, and overall stats. It looks like a helpful plugin, especially if you’re heavily working with WordPress plugins.
Jonathan Dingman is a passionate blogger who loves writing about WordPress news, reporting on events, theme releases, awesome plugins, and more. He started using WordPress in 2004 and ran the first WordCamp NYC in 2008.
Thanks for sharing this plugin…
I need this plugin allot…
You said: “It looks like a plugin…”. I think you forgot a word. Is it supposed to say “It looks like a *handy* (or *useful*, *nifty*, etc) plugin”?
Good catch, thanks. I’ve updated the post.
No prob. Great site, BTW. Always nice to find a WP-related site with interesting stuff!
Nice sharing. This is really handy and useful plugin easily if you want to show the rating of the plugin in your blogspost.
This kind of plugin might not be useful for hundred of thousands of WP users, but it would be really helpful for thousands blog authors, like you.