Buy Me a Beer - PayPal Donation WordPress Plugin
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This WordPress plugin allows your readers to donate money to you via PayPal. The plugin is widget enabled.
The plugin adds a “Buy Me a Beer” button to
1. The sidebar
2. At the bottom of all posts
When your readers click on that button, they are taken to the secure PayPal page from where they can donate money to you.
Why add a “Buy Me a Beer” button instead of a simple “Donate Money” button?
Past experience shows me that asking people to donate money by giving them a specific reason increases donations by 200%! (Read more in the “power of specific phrasing…“)
For people who prefer non-alcoholic drinks, there is a setting to replace the beer mugs with coffee cups too!
Update: Version 1.4 of the plugin is out. It now allows you to select your own currency!
Buy Me a Beer - WordPress Plugin v 1.4
Installation
- Download the “buy-me-beer_131.zip” on your computer. And then unzip the file.
- Upload the unzipped “buy-me-beer” folder to your wp-content/plugins folder.
- Log in to WordPress Admin. Go to the “Plugins” page and click Activate for the “Buy Me Beer” plugin.
- Go to the “Options” page and click on the “Buy Me a Beer” link on the submenu.
- Input your email that you use for your PayPal.
- Change other preferences and add the title and text you prefer (optional).
How to Use the Plugin
- Adding Buy Me a Beer PayPal Donation buttons to all Posts:
Check the “Auto Insert” field on the “Options>Buy Me a Beer” page. - Adding Buy Me a Beer PayPal Donation image to the Sidebar:
Click on “Presentation” and go to “Sidebar Widgets” submenu. Drag-and-drop the “Buy Me a Beer” widget from the “Available Widgets” to the “Sidebar.”
Advanced Usage
Insert the following template tags anywhere in your template pages to show the Buy Me a Beer plugin.
For sidebar (shows the bigger image):
<?php buymebeer_sidebar(); ?>
For posts and page content (shows the smaller icon image):
<?php buymebeer_content(); ?>
This plugin is Beer-ware 
If you use it please buy me a beer by clicking on the “Buy Me a Beer” button below!
I can’t seen to get this plug in to work. Is it working with wordpress 2.1?
Or could it be my theme?
Thanks
Posted 31 May 2007 #
This plugin would break my sidebar by not displaying any of the widgets below the buymeabeer plugin. However if you remove the line “<div style=”clear: both;”></div><br />” from line 70 in buy-me-a-beer.php it works fine.
FYI: I’m still running Wordpress 2.0.10
Posted 31 May 2007 #
your blog is good
Posted 31 May 2007 #
I am interested in the buy me a coffee plugin, but always seem to end up here to get the buy me a beer plugin. The beer is a little too much for some of my readers, they would more ikely buy me coffee! Is there a site for the coffee plugin?
Posted 31 May 2007 #
I changed the icon to a martini glass for my site, I don’t care for beer.
Posted 31 May 2007 #
We have the plugin installed, but it can’t seem to find the required images … any ideas?
Can’t really figure out why they are not showing up.
Any help, much appreciated.
Posted 31 May 2007 #
To get the images to show up, you need to set the permissions for the buy-me-beer plugin directory to be readable by everyone, and you need to set the . You do this by telnet/sshing to the directory and using “chmod 744 *.gif” once there.
The problem I found was that I cannot get the paypal link (which contains my email address) to stop being mangled by the “mangle email addresses” plugin that I use in my blog.
Posted 31 May 2007 #
I set up a PHP-powered script at buy-me-a-pint.com which will even take regular monthly PayPal donations, and just link from my blog from time to time. I call it a ‘Virtual Bar’, and it lets my donors add their own names and links automatically when they buy me a drink.
I’ve set up a few for people including one that’s a virtual coffee shop - you can get the script to install yourself on any PHP/MySQL server for $97. It paid for itself in a few days for me, and still gets unexpected ‘thanks’ coming in for my good deeds.
Regards, David
Posted 31 May 2007 #
Thanks all for posting your comments.
AG Wright - The plugin has been tested with WP 2.1 and it works with it. Can you tell me what error you receive?
Andy: Thanks. I’ll ask my programmer to look line 70 up.
Johns: Thanks for your kind words.
Brian King: The same beer plugin can be used to show “Buy Me a Coffee” - there is a setting in the Options that allows you yo replace the beer mugs with coffee cups.
Roberta: Thanks for making changes to the plugin to suit your own needs. Maybe you can make the martini version available from your website.
Joe Bloggs: Stephanie has given you the answer.
Stephanie: Thanks for posting solutions for others. Not sure how I could help you with your mangle plugin in place. But let me know the plugin you use and I’ll ask my programmer to see if there is something he can do to make it work.
David: Thanks for your link.
Posted 01 Jun 2007 #
I fixed the mangler problem by hard-coding my email address using url-encoders, specifically by replacing “@” for “%40″ in my email address in the plugin, and now it works! So, if anyone has the EmailShroud plugin installed (from Somethinkodd), use that to encode your email address as a workaround.
I then went on to modify the “Donate to PayPal” Feedburner FeedFlare widget to say “Buy Me Beer” when people get my posts via RSS. However, the in-post Buy Me a Beer link also shows up in the RSS feed (which is interesting), so it may not be needed if you plan to keep Buy Me a Beer active all the time.
Also, Ankesh: THANKS FOR THE BEER! It was a Summer Wheat at Boulder Creek Brewery, a local brewery that’s just up the road from me.
Posted 01 Jun 2007 #
How does one CHMOD on a Windows based server?
We have many WP plug-ins installed and have never had to CHMOD anything especially .gif files?
Its a path issue as far as I can tell.
Maybe a mod to the plug-in where we can set the graphics location path would fix it.
Any other thoughts.
Thanks in Advance …
Joe Bloggs
Posted 02 Jun 2007 #
Uploaded the unzipped folder of buy-me-a-beer into my Wordpress 2.2, it does not show up on plugin page.
changed the chmod to 744 as suggested.
nada.
Do all the .gifs have to be chmod too?
What? All my other plugins show up.
chnaged all the files chmod to 744, nada
still doesn’t show on my plugin page
Rene
Posted 03 Jun 2007 #
Looks like a pretty good plugin, provided that the blogger double-checks the code before implementing it.
Good work.
Posted 03 Jun 2007 #
Is there a version for Blogger?
Posted 03 Jun 2007 #
Somehow it not works for me. I use WP 2.2 and when I upload plugin folder in wp-content/plugins it even not shows in my Admin Plugins directory… Any ideas?
Posted 03 Jun 2007 #
I wonder if there is an e-gold version?
Posted 04 Jun 2007 #
The plugin has been tested with WP 2.2 and it works fine.
For people who can’t see the plugin on their Admin Plugin page - may I suggest you check where you have uploaded the plugin in the first place?
If you have upgraded your blog recently to WP 2.2 - then please make sure you upload the plugins to the upgraded blog directory / folder and not the old blog directory / folder.
Posted 04 Jun 2007 #
Nice plugin. re: Joe Bloggs If you have access to the server you can right click andf set permissions. Otherwise, your host probably provides some kind of webbased utility to set permissions on a file (chmod is *nix only). You should search the FAQ at your host.
Posted 06 Jun 2007 #
Just wondering how to use this so the buy me beer only displays on certain pages/ posts??
Thanks
Posted 06 Jun 2007 #
Joe Bloggs: Have not tested the plugin on Windows server. Will ask my programmer if he can take a look at it and help you out.
Jermayn: While writing the post / page - you will find an option in the right column - where you can disable the beer plugin for that specific post/page.
Posted 06 Jun 2007 #
What about the possibility to change che currency? I would prefer EUR instead of USD :p
Posted 06 Jun 2007 #
Hi! I’m going to take your beer mug image on my paypal donate!
Posted 07 Jun 2007 #
What an awesome plug-in! Let’s see how many people will buy me a cheap $1 PBR.
Posted 07 Jun 2007 #
Hi! I agree with Scorp, I would appreciate the possibility to change the currency from US$ to EUR. Is this possible to do that somewhere in the code by oneself? Please help
Posted 10 Jun 2007 #
Word of warning to K2 theme users — I just ran into a serious bug from this plugin when I attempted to implement the embedded Buy Me a Beer widget into my disabled plugins column. It wiped out 2/3rds of the modules in that column and now I can’t seem to add any module at all.
I also was unable to remove the Buy Me a Beer module but it vanished (along with the others) when I attempted to create a php module and insert the php code for this plugin.
I’m about to install a backup and hope for the best.
Otherwise, I was very happy with how easily the plugin installed for the content, but K2 users must always expect the unexpected.
Posted 10 Jun 2007 #
Awesome pluginn. I just changed it a bit so that people can buy me a glass of wine.
Just two questions:
1. If people click my link they come to a paypall account with balance in USD. What should I change in the script in order that people see EUR mentioned (well, I live in Europe so EUR would be more convenient)?
2. When people click a certain post in the paypall account shows up the following: Buy me a beer for “name of post”. How could I change this into “buy me a glass of wine for…”?
I appreciate your help and if you can solve this, this is word some glasses of beer!
Posted 11 Jun 2007 #
This is cool but I have implemented this in my blog a long long time ago and no need for a plugin, just a simple image link to paypal. You can take a look at my blog in the footer. Seems like a better idea then adding another plugin to your wordpress installation. Nevertheless, its still a cool idea and I’m glad your sharing the plugin for free with the world!
Posted 14 Jun 2007 #
Great plugin… i just implemented a few weeks ago but just set it up… I’m also offering free link backs for whoever, buys me a beer…
again, great plugin…
Posted 15 Jun 2007 #
Thanks. It works great. Let’s see who will buy me a beer.
Posted 18 Jun 2007 #
Hi,
I’m trying to over-ride the default instructions, but with no instructions I’m failing miserably.
I’ve tried:
$beerargs = array (
“before_title” => “”,
“after_title” => “”,
);
buymebeer_sidebar($beerargs);
But with no joy.
Can you provide instructions on this?
Regards,
Andy
Posted 19 Jun 2007 #
Hi Andy,
What are you trying to accomplish?
Posted 19 Jun 2007 #
My theme is not widget ready. Is there a way I can still place the plug-in in the sidebar?
Excuse me in advance if this is a stupid question.
Thanks,
Benny
Posted 21 Jun 2007 #
Hi Benny,
Yes You can. Instructions are given on this page as well as on the ReadMe file that comes with the plugin.
After installing the script, you’ll have to place the following code in your sidebar:
< ?php buymebeer_sidebar(); ?>
Posted 21 Jun 2007 #
One problem I have with this plug in, or rather with PayPal, is that when you go to the PayPal payments page PayPal displays your PayPal email address at the top of the page. Is this not a security risk that allows every spambot and phisher to find your PayPal email address and start to bombard you with spam and phishing emails?
I know that this would be a problem with any PayPal donate or payment link, not just this plug-in.
Posted 22 Jun 2007 #
I had the same concern as Brian, so I changed all the ‘beer’ references to ‘chai’.
And is there a way to have the title of the post they came from disabled? (so when they go to PayPal, it just reads, “Buy Me a Chai”?
Thanks, Ankesh!
Posted 22 Jun 2007 #
The plugin has been installed and activated, and I am able to use the auto-insert into each post function.
I input your code into the sidebar.php of my theme (see below). However, all I see on the sidebar is the php code itself.
Did I do something wrong?
Posted 22 Jun 2007 #
I figured it out. There was a space in the code in your reply that needed to be removed.
This plugin frickin’ rocks, dude. Nice work. I can’t think of anything that fits my website better than this.
http://summerofbenny.com
Posted 22 Jun 2007 #
Hi Adam,
Nice to see you here
There is no way to disable the post title from the Options panel. But it can be disabled if you are willing to edit the code for the plugin a bit… Let me know if you don’t mind doing that and I’ll ask my programmer to send you details.
(I’m not sure why you would want to do that though… knowing which post helped your readers so that they are buying you a chai is very helpful…)
Posted 23 Jun 2007 #
Hi friends,
If people click my link they come to a paypall account with balance in USD. What should I change in the script in order that people see EUR mentioned (well, I live in Europe so EUR would be more convenient)?
Who can help me? –> ghostwriter2006(at)gmail.com
Posted 24 Jun 2007 #
Hi Philip,
Thanks for asking. Currencies can’t be changed from the Options panel of the plugin right now. But that setting will be added in the next release of the plugin in a couple of weeks time.
Posted 24 Jun 2007 #
Hey, Just wanted to say thanks for this wonderful plugin. I first saw a similar kind of plugin at JohnChow and Im very happy to be able to have a rather similar one
http://www.drett.com
Posted 24 Jun 2007 #
Thanks David.
Its this plugin that John Chow uses on his blog… its the “same” plugin.
Posted 24 Jun 2007 #
Does this only work for wordpress.org sites. I want to use this but I’m wondering if I need to upgrade.
Having a bit of a time with it.
Posted 25 Jun 2007 #
Hi
Nice tip.
Can You give similar plugin for blogger also.
Posted 27 Jun 2007 #
Hi ,
I am itching to get this beer icon for my blog with blogspot.Please give HTML
Posted 27 Jun 2007 #
Hi Kavita & Ravi,
My plugin won’t work with blogspot. But you can create your own PayPal code from within the PayPal admin panel and add it to your blogspot template.
Posted 28 Jun 2007 #
Please let me have my own version. I prefer doing Jager shots
Posted 28 Jun 2007 #
Hi Mike,
1. Download the plugin from above.
2. Replace icon_beer.gif and beer.gif with your own Jager shot pictures. Name the smaller jager image as icon_beer.gif and the bigger one as beer.gif (don’t worry if the image file name is same.)
3. Upload the plugin with your pictures and activate it. And then from “Options > Buy me a Beer” panel give them whatever title you want to. You can easily title them “Buy me a Jager Shot.”
Posted 28 Jun 2007 #
Thank you for the useful plugin…thanks S.M for me…anyway, I’ll buy you a beer…Is there one dollar beer? I don’t have much of PayPal money..I hope you accept it…keep on blogging man…
Posted 01 Jul 2007 #
Thanks aryst for your comments.
I haven’t set any price for the beer. You can pay any amount you wish.
Posted 02 Jul 2007 #
You are a genius for making this plugin …I just added it so no one has bought me anything yet, but it still is a sweet idea. I can’t wait till my first beer comes in.
Posted 03 Jul 2007 #
I bought you a beer. Well, a one dollar long neck anyways. Thanks for the great tips.
Posted 04 Jul 2007 #
Hi,
any idea if there is a blogger version of this plugin?
gerri
Posted 04 Jul 2007 #
thanks for this great plugins.
Posted 05 Jul 2007 #
Gerri: For blogger, create a PayPal donation link from your PayPal account and then add that link to your blogger template. No one has come up with a plugin that works with blogger till now. So you will need to manually edit your blogger template. That is the only way. If you know HTML - this is not that hard.
Posted 05 Jul 2007 #
hey, Im having problems with the image of the beer icons appearing in the sidebar and under the posts. Can you help?
Posted 08 Jul 2007 #
Quick Question.
How do I get rid of the line around the cup of coffee graphics?
Thanks,
T
Posted 09 Jul 2007 #
Ashwin: Could you please let me know a few more details? Point me to your blog where the error is appearing… Let me know if you use a Unix or Windows based server…
Tim: Seems like you have a CSS setting that adds a border around all the hyper linked images by default. You’ll need to change your CSS settings.
Posted 09 Jul 2007 #
my site is www.ashwinkhanna.com
As you can see the beer icons dont appear. The writing appears but the images are just crossed off. See for yourself by clicking the link.
Thanks
Posted 09 Jul 2007 #
im using bluehost by the way.
Posted 09 Jul 2007 #
Ashwin: couldn’t find the usage of the plugin on your blog… Maybe you haven’t uploaded and installed the plugin properly…?
Posted 10 Jul 2007 #
Thank you very much for your work! I always wanted people to buy me a beer, now i can invite them to do it on my blog!
Posted 10 Jul 2007 #
ok its up now. As you can see the images dont appear.
Posted 10 Jul 2007 #
For sidebar (shows the bigger image):
For posts and page content (shows the smaller icon image):
What template do i put this in?
Posted 10 Jul 2007 #
Hi, I have the plugin installed and working. However, there is an issue with my theme and the plugin. I’d rather not change the theme just for the plugin. Any ideas?
Posted 11 Jul 2007 #
Ashwin: You will need to change the chmod for your “buy me beer” directory and the images in it. Just change the chmod to 744 - this will make the images readable by everyone. You won’t have to make any changes to your template. (Right now, the direct image link on your server is giving a 403 permission denied error. Setting the chmod to 744 should rectify that.)
Chris: What is the issue between your theme and the plugin? A few details would be helpful. Most likely, the issue should be solved if you directly use the beer plugin tags in your template. Read the “Advanced Usage” section in the above blog post.
Posted 11 Jul 2007 #
so when you say change the chmod, do you mean change the permissions??
Can you give me a step by step guide cos i cant do it! Ive tried so many times but nothing!!!
Thanks alot. If this works, i think I will owe you 5 or 6 beers. Very expensive beers also!
Posted 11 Jul 2007 #
I have installed without problem de pluging. All goes well….except the size of the image of beer. At my blog with my style, the image is deformed.
I have tryed to change at file buy-me-beer.php the line with:
$additional_content .= “”;
Delimiting height and widht but it goes not
Any solution?
Posted 11 Jul 2007 #
Ashwin: Yes - by chmod I mean changing permission. You usually do this through your ftp program. I use FireFTP - which is a free firefox add-on that works as a FTP software program. In that software, I connect to my web host server (with the appropriate username password) - go to the folder - right click and go to Properties. There they have an option to change the chmod.
It may not be the same for other FTP softwares - but it shouldn’t be too different either. Right click on the appropriate folder and you should find an option.
If you need more help, simply email me outside of this comment section. You can find the contact link at the top of this blog.
Posted 11 Jul 2007 #
Mike: I went through your css file. You have all your paragraph images set to 100% width.
Easy way to rectify the situation is edit your css file. Just find ‘p img’ and delete ‘max-width: 100%; ‘ from under it.
Posted 11 Jul 2007 #
Doesn’t be better change or delimited this plugin? Because the “share-this” plugin have a gif image and I have not problem with it.
Posted 11 Jul 2007 #
I am going to give you a back link from my blog to this post. I wanted to tell more people about it and where the idea came from. I think that it is a wonderful idea and I have added it to my blog. Thanks for everything. The post on this should be up by the end of the day.
Posted 12 Jul 2007 #
I have changed a_?p imga_T and delete a_?max-width: 100%; and it goes not.
The problem that i have is not at CSS . It must be a code that delimited the image to a exactly size, and not only to a column.
Posted 13 Jul 2007 #
Mike: Your problem is CSS based. I just went to your CSS file again and found that max-width hasn’t been removed. Go verify it for yourself.
You’ve also added a buymebeer class around the beer plugin text. But your CSS file doesn’t have any buymebeer class in it. You have to first create the class in the CSS file then call it.
Fix your CSS file - or ask your programmer to fix it for you and the beer buttons will show up correctly.
Posted 13 Jul 2007 #
Dear Ankesh,
thanks for your responses
I changed CSS deleting image width, but it doesn’t happen anything. The image was enlarged too.
The problem must be in another site.
In this moment, the plugin and the CSS file is like original.
I understand your answers, but i really changed (deleted):
a_?p imga_T and delete a_?max-width: 100%; a_?
It goes really equal as before the change.
I have compared the plugin share-this, that have an icon below the beer. And this icon don’t change its sice, because in the plugin code is all defined. This in my opinion would be the best solution for your plugin because everybody without changing CSS (not all people knows how do it) could directly include it.
Again a lot of thanks for your plugin and your interest to answering me.Best regards from Spain
Posted 13 Jul 2007 #
Mike: If you changed the CSS file, then there may have been a problem in uploading the new CSS file. Because it hasn’t been updated. You can open your CSS file in the browser and check it out for yourself.
The only reason the width for images isn’t mentioned in the plugin itself is because it allows people to use other images if they want to too. For eg: I know others have modified the plugin to say “Buy me a Chai” and “Buy me a martini” just by replacing the beer icon with their own images. Having a fixed width for images would spoil that. So having no fixed width is a better option. It doesn’t lock people in and offers them more flexibility to modify the plugin.
The best option is for you to edit your CSS file. Ask your programmer or WP host why you couldn’t edit it.
Posted 13 Jul 2007 #
Thanks for the nice plugin!
however, I want to put spaces before and after the buy-me-a-beer link. how do I do that?
thanks!
Posted 13 Jul 2007 #
Rai: Thanks for asking. You could always use the advanced tag for the plugin in your theme.
< ?php buymebeer_content(); ?>
(Remove the space right after “< " for it to work.)
That tag shows the beer plugin. You can simply place the spaces around that tag and have the look that you want.
Posted 13 Jul 2007 #
ok, i have do changes at CSS.
At first i deleted max-width
Then I created a buymeabeer class with this dates:
padding-left: 50px;
height: 16px;
width: 50%
But at Mozilla Firefox i don’t see the changes, and at Explorer i see the changes, bit the image expands gain over the size.
cry cry cry cry cry
Posted 13 Jul 2007 #
Mike: Why give width as 50% in your buymebeer class? Leave the width out and the image should show up properly.
Posted 13 Jul 2007 #
sorry, but not…see you it…i change it now
Posted 13 Jul 2007 #
Hello Ankesh Kothari,
Thanks for the reply and it worked for me!
thanks!
Posted 14 Jul 2007 #
Thanx for this great plug-in, Anki. You can see it in action at my blog.
Posted 14 Jul 2007 #
I just put it up in my blog, its a great plug-in. Thanks for it, I bought you a beer
Posted 14 Jul 2007 #
Nice plugin. Learned about it on John Chow’s blog.
I changed it to “soda” rather than beer, though.
However, I am having an issue with the plugin. When the plugin is activated, it affects my “Write Post” page. The area where you enter your post is pushed off into the right sidebar. If I deactivate the plugin, the “Write Post” page appears normally.
Any ideas what may be causing that issue?
Posted 15 Jul 2007 #
it worked perfectly
thanks!
Posted 16 Jul 2007 #
Dan: Not sure why you’re having such a problem. Haven’t heard of anyone else have the problem. Is your WP version the latest one?
Posted 16 Jul 2007 #
I’m using WordPress version 2.2.1.
Posted 18 Jul 2007 #
Dan: I sincerely have no idea why the “Write Post” page comes distorted for you. A beer plugin feature is placed on that page - which allows you to disable showing the beer link from under your particular post. But its always worked before without distorting any pages…
Posted 18 Jul 2007 #
Great plug in- I see so far (unless I am mistaken) it does not work with blogger… I was hoping to change one from beer to legos. Those things are expensive and my son has been having me do a lego blog for him. I thought maybe he could make some lego $$$ by using the plug in. I might see what i can do direct on paypal though. My son’s site is Eikki’s Build It Thanks for the info. -Michelle Smart not Cheap
Posted 20 Jul 2007 #
Hi,
Great plugin Kotari,
Can you add code encryption feature? The PP email isn ‘t encrypted…this wll result in tons of SPAM in my PP email
RB
PS: Adding styling elements is another good idea
Posted 21 Jul 2007 #
Michelle: Thanks for commenting. You are right - this plugin only works in WordPress. You may want to login to PayPal and build your own code for blogger…
Review Boss: We just don’t have a lot of time to add the encryption feature to the plugin. But you or some one else can take that up - and modify the plugin. (For the record: I haven’t received a single spam email on my PayPal email address that is shown on this blog yet.)
Posted 21 Jul 2007 #
I just want to say THANK YOU FOR A GREAT PLUGIN! I have installed it and it looks great. I adjusted it to “Buy me an icecream”:)))… I can’t wait to see it in action!!
kind regards
Posted 26 Jul 2007 #
People who are subscribed to comments: Buy Me a Beer plugin has been updated to version 1.4. You can now select your currency.
Posted 26 Jul 2007 #
@Ankesh
It doesn’t work to change currency, after saving the input box for currency is empty again =(
So I were redirect to the USD Page =/
Posted 27 Jul 2007 #
sry, i forgot: i try it with Euro
Posted 27 Jul 2007 #
Tapedeck: Thanks for commenting. Can you please download and try again. There seemed to be a problem with updating the plugin. But its been rectified.
Posted 27 Jul 2007 #
Ok great plugin, this may sound like its going off topic, but simply had to ask. Does this donation stuff really work, I feel it makes sense to have buttons one such opensource sites, but general blogs feel it doesn’t really do well not sure though any insights on this would be great.
Posted 27 Jul 2007 #
@Ankesh
Working fine now =) When there’s some money on my PayPal Account I buy you a beer
Posted 28 Jul 2007 #
Thanks for this plugin and the explanation associated with it. My blog/site is now beerware, too
I’ll forward you my first beer !
Posted 29 Jul 2007 #
I cana_Tt seen to get this plug in to work. Is it working with wordpress 2.21?
When I click the link of my blog to buy a beer,it notice that “Data does not match input character set or default encoding. For more information, please contact the merchant.
”
Please Tell me how to use it !
Posted 29 Jul 2007 #
adsensetips: I just checked your blog and the plugin seemed to work over there. I clicked on the link and it took me to PayPal fine. Not sure why you are seeing any error.
Posted 29 Jul 2007 #
I tried it and the picture was not visible… I take a look to the page source in the browser to see the picture url was C:\appache ect… not http://myurl…
After i modded the plugins to point to my images forlder and put beer.gif in it.
get_settings(’siteurl’) get the file url on server not the http url
Posted 30 Jul 2007 #
hi.. using wordpress v 2.xx and just wondering how does it works ?
ald uploaded the file but unable to c the icon in my page
as mnentioned earlier, we adv to give permission on the folder (which i did) still to no avail
i read about chmod.. can i know what is that and from where i can find it ?
thanks
Posted 30 Jul 2007 #
Jason: You normally won’t have to chmod anything. The default plugins directory chmod works well with all blogs except a few handful.
The installation instructions are given in the blog post above. After uploading the plugin in the appropriate directory, you will have to go to your “Plugins” tab in the WP admin panel and activate it. Then only will the plugin work. After activating the plugin, simply go to the “Options” tab to choose your icon and currency and other such features.
Posted 30 Jul 2007 #
Great little plugin, thanks. The first few coffees I receive are going straight to you!
Cheers,
Andy
Posted 30 Jul 2007 #
great lil plugin, works great,, thanks
Posted 31 Jul 2007 #
HI MAN!, I FOUND A SERIUS ERROR IN THE PLUGIN.
apparently plugin in sidebar works of wonder, but when I use in my post the line “?php buymebeer_content(); ” it does not work. The problem is that in the file “buy_me_a_beer.php” in the function “content_display()” $paypal_contentlink this badly written.
Posted 01 Aug 2007 #
I’m using Buy Me a Beer 1.3 and it seems to automatically place a border around the beer mug picture. How do I remove this? To my knowledge, hyperlinked images on my site do not automatically come with borders (never had this issue with any other pictures), so that doesn’t appear to be the solution. Also, how do I go about changing the image to something else?
Posted 02 Aug 2007 #
Is this fixed in the new version of the plug-in?
Posted 02 Aug 2007 #
Hi, thanks for the pluging I am using the most recent version of wordpress. It installed easily and seems to be working fine.
I installed it here:
http://plseducation.com/wordpress/
Could you tell me how to install it to my normal webpages? I’d love to add it to my template.
Posted 02 Aug 2007 #
Michael: The plugin does not add a border around images. Many blogs are using it without any border around the images. You may want to check your CSS file.
Christopher: Thanks for using the plugin. This is a WordPress plugin only. It can’t be added to other templates. But you can login to your PayPal account and create a donation link that you can then add to your template.
Posted 02 Aug 2007 #
I get a problem that a few people seem to be getting, and its that I can’t see the image, the address for the image is e:\domains\p\picturesandwords.co.uk\user\htdocs\etc..
which i don’t understand, could anyone help me?
Posted 02 Aug 2007 #
actrative to people they write buy me a beer instead of Donate Money
Posted 03 Aug 2007 #
Thanks for the plugin. I bought you a beer today. Hey a linkback would be nice.
Thanks:)
Posted 05 Aug 2007 #
Hey, great tip, I was wondering where people got this from! I’ll bookmark your site so I can keep visiting!
Posted 06 Aug 2007 #
thanks for the plugins dude. i was in need of this.
Posted 10 Aug 2007 #
Hi, I’m having problems with the plugin for post titles with apostrophes for eg ’s
The resulting string will have %E2%80%99s instead of ’s and when you arrive at the paypal page, there is an error msg “Data does not match input character set or default encoding. For more information, please contact the merchant.”
Posted 15 Aug 2007 #
Hi Great idea - I’m going to check it out.
One issue with this page though: In your Advanced Usage section above, the code doesn’t show up (in Firefox). I managed to get it by viewing the source. I guess the php is being interpreted? Although I would have thought the plugin would appear if it was. Anyway, Thanks!
Posted 16 Aug 2007 #
Stephen: Thanks. Not sure why the code disappeared from the post above… it was showing before. Anyways, I’ve added it again. Hopefully, it won’t disappear this time.
Personal Development: Thanks for bringing the apostrophe error to my notice. I’ll see if it can be fixed during the next update.
Posted 16 Aug 2007 #
[…] This plugin allows your blog visitors to make a donation for your work (buy you a beer/coffee) by sending you money through PayPal. This plugin’s author, Ankesh Kothari, has a past experience that shows him asking people to donate money by giving them a specific reason increases donations by 200% […]
Posted 16 Aug 2007 #
[…] maker of Buy-Me-a-Beer plugin adds custom footers […]
Posted 16 Aug 2007 #
I’m using Dreamhost with Wordpress. Is there some reason why the images don’t work, and is there a way to fix that? The words show up with an indented border and a big red X for the image.
Posted 17 Aug 2007 #
AB: My host is dreamhost too. I’ve not had any sort of image problems yet… You’ll have to tell me a bit more about your problem before I can solve it. But its not a dreamhost problem.
Posted 17 Aug 2007 #
Hi guys, great plugin!
The one problem I have is that I want the sidebar widget to only appear for selected posts (you can do this for the post body, but not the sidebar).
I’ve created a simple hack so the sidebar only appears for those post which have been set to display=yes in the edit post page. Full details can be found on a post I’ve just written about the hack.
Would you guys please consider adding something like this to a future version? Apart from that, it’s great!
Posted 18 Aug 2007 #
Stephen: Thanks for making the excellent hack for the beer plugin. Because of a few other projects, I wasn’t going to spend time on updating the beer plugin soon. But will see what I can do. Especially as you have done all the work.
Thanks a lot!
Posted 19 Aug 2007 #
Love it! Easy to install and set up - Thanks!!
Posted 19 Aug 2007 #
This is a great plugin… I was wondering though, is there any way to show how many beers/coffee’s have been purchased for us on our blog for visitors to see?
Posted 20 Aug 2007 #
Heather: Thanks for asking. Not at this moment. It would complicate the simplicity of the plugin a bit (as I would have to add a PayPal IPN support that checks if the transaction went through).
But you can easily upload a guest book or comment script and make that as the thank you page where people are forwarded to after they’ve bought you a beer / coffee. And there - they can add their websites to the list - and you can keep a count.
Posted 20 Aug 2007 #
Thanks
I just think it would be cool to have in the sidebar 
Posted 21 Aug 2007 #
Ankesh,
How can I add an empty line above buy me a beer to separate it from my google ads? I am not sure how to explain it but if you look at any one of my posts at the bottom, you will see there is no space. I am not sure if I can add a line between the two by inserting a line into the plugin or if I need to code it?
Mark
Posted 25 Aug 2007 #
Mark: When I saw your blog - the beer link did leave a line after the Adsense code. However, if you want to leave more lines, you will have to edit the theme manually.
Read the above post in its entirety - it gives the instructions. Read under the “Advanced Usage”. You will have to paste the buymeabeer_content php code right under a br tag in your theme.
Posted 26 Aug 2007 #
Heya,
How do you make it so you can remove plugin from your homepage but keep it your individual posts?
With my current posts listed on the homepage, the homepage is just full of beer pictures and looks overloaded.
Posted 26 Aug 2007 #
Jill: You will have to manually edit your theme pages. And add the buymeabeer_content php code in your single post file. (Read the Advanced Usage instructions in the post above.)
Posted 26 Aug 2007 #
I really like this plugin, but I’m feel more inclined to use the buy me coffee than beer. However even if i have the options set for coffee if you click the link the paypal description says “Buy Me a Beer for post_title_here” how do i change the code so that once i’m at the paypal page it says buy me a coffee?
Thanks!
Posted 26 Aug 2007 #
Matt: If you select coffee option in the plugin, your PayPal page should have coffee on it - not beer. I just checked your blog and the plugin seems to be working fine there. The PayPal page does have coffee on it…
Posted 27 Aug 2007 #
wow thanks for the info. I downloaded this plugin and had no problems whatsoever… now all I need is someone to buy me coffee
Posted 29 Aug 2007 #
Thanks, Ankesh, for the great plugin! I installed it on a friend’s blog. Her sneaky puppy got the admin password and took over her blog. The puppy changed the “beer” to a “bone” and has taken begging to a whole new level for dogs.
Robin’s Nest Blog
If “Buy me a fish” shows up on my blog, I’ll know my friend’s puppy has been coaching my cat!
Posted 30 Aug 2007 #
I changed your plugin just a bit. When you put the plugin into the singlepost page and turn the plugin off on all posts so it just shows up on the single page & not on homepage of the list of posts, well on the paypal site it displays “Buy me Beer for title of post” even if you have cafe selected on the options page. I fixed it by going into the code and changing: empty($options[’contentname’])) $options[’contentname’] = “Buy Me a Beer”; to: empty($options[’contentname’])) $options[’contentname’] = “Buy Me a Coffee”; and line: ($options[’contentname’])) $options[’contentname’] = “Buy Me a Beer”; to: [($options[’contentname’])) $options[’contentname’] = “Buy Me a Coffee”; just change the “beer” to whatever on both lines. While i was in there I decided to add a bit to that “buy me beer for “your post title here” line to add a “-” after for. if u want to change this go to this line: [’contentname’]).”+for+”.str_replace(” “,”+”,$post- and add a space then add - sign after the
thank you for a great plugin!
+for, but befor the last + sign like this: [’contentname’]).”+for - +”.str_replace(” “,”+”,$post- there are two of these lines change them both to whatever.
Posted 31 Aug 2007 #
Awesome plug-in. Thanks again. I just wished I had it sooner than later because it would have made some money faster.
Posted 31 Aug 2007 #
Great effort on the plug in. I have installed it at my site and shall buy you a beer soon.
Posted 01 Sep 2007 #
Great plugin. One question though.
I’ve added the plugin to display on all of my content pages, but…
How do I add some vertical spacing around the Buy Me A Beer space?
I know CSS quite well, but I don’t know PHP. I’m not sure where to edit the file to make it work.
Help!
Posted 04 Sep 2007 #
Great idea, all is in the wording. By the way, how many “beers” do you earn here ?
Posted 05 Sep 2007 #
I’m so excited to have this plugin on my site! However, the picture of the coffee cup is coming out really large and even pixelated. How can I make it smaller, like your beer mug above?
Posted 06 Sep 2007 #
Barb: Not sure what the problem is. I visited your blog and couldn’t find the plugin in action… but it seems like a CSS problem to me from what you say. Can’t help you further without seeing the plugin in action.
Posted 06 Sep 2007 #
Rob: Thanks for asking. You don’t need to edit the plugin file. Just copy the code provided in the post above under “Advanced Usage” subhead. And use that code in your theme. Place “br” tag above or below the plugin code where you want to leave the vertical spacing.
F1JKJ: While I don’t reveal my real financial numbers, quite a few people have bought me or my programmer a beer from this blog. This plugin earns me 5-6 times as much money as Google Adsense.
Posted 06 Sep 2007 #
hi
tried this today and it looks great. one thing bothers me though. Is there any way to hide your email address as anyone can hold their cursor over the buy me a beer link and see the email address that it goes too.
not so good for spam and email harvesting or whatever its called
I would really like to use this but dont want my email being so visible
thanks
Posted 07 Sep 2007 #
Love your plugin! Was even able to change the icon to a little tip jar. Works great!
Posted 08 Sep 2007 #
Hi
Very interesting information! Thanks!
G’night
Posted 15 Sep 2007 #
Thanks, it’s fantastic!!!!
Posted 16 Sep 2007 #
Got a bug for you.
I am using WP 2.2.1 and with your plugin activated, my widgets wouldn’t configure. I could hover over the configure icons, but clicking them did nothing.
Deactivating your plugin got my configuration controls back, but I was hoping you could fix this so I could use your plugin and configure my widgets. I even tried it using the default theme, thinking it might be theme related, but no go. I can either have your plugin on or configure my widgets, but not both.
I’m going to try configuring them, then turning your plugin back on. But it’s an annoying workaround to have to remember, and I’m not sure if it will work or not. Any thoughts?
Posted 18 Sep 2007 #
Soni: Thanks for reporting. This blog uses WP 2.2.1 too - and hasn’t had any problems. Not sure why you’re having the problem. Haven’t had some one else report the problem yet… so not sure why you’re facing the error. I’ll create a new test blog and see if I can replicate the error. But it may well be some other error. I think that this plugin may be clashing with another plugin you have installed. If that is the case, you’ll have to email me your list of all the plugins you have installed. And then I can try to find the problem.
Posted 18 Sep 2007 #
The complete list of dosh plugins…
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Posted 21 Sep 2007 #
Hi,I can’t get the function working
It kept giving me a function undefined for the php function even I’ve installed and activate the plugin. Any advise?Thanks!papayamilkshakeLoadRunner TnT
Posted 23 Sep 2007 #
papayamilkshake: I can’t say what is wrong unless I see the plugin in action on your blog. Try un-installing and re-installing the plugin again - maybe that’ll work. Or else, let me know when the plugin is activated so that I can see what the error is.
Posted 24 Sep 2007 #
I think I like this plug-ins but I don’t want beer .. Coz it is not good for health and my religions avoid it..
Posted 29 Sep 2007 #
Boring Bro: So then simply use the coffee option. Or make your own hack and replace the beer icon with anything else you want.
Posted 29 Sep 2007 #
Is it okay to take the code for this and extend it? Naturally, I’ll still give credit where credit is due. I just thought it might be nice to add a few more features to this already cool plugin!
Posted 29 Sep 2007 #
Network Geek: Thanks for asking. If its for your own personal use, feel free to make the changes. But if you want to distribute the plugin after the changes, then let me know more about your idea.
Posted 29 Sep 2007 #
Well, my idea was to add more than just two options, coffee or beer, and, possibly, make it so you could turn it on by post, not just “all or nothing”.
Posted 30 Sep 2007 #
I changed the graphic to BUY ME A CIGARETTE! lol Just kidding! Give me fruit juice anytime. (At this moment, my wordpress blog is messy so don’t even visit!) Thanks for the plugin!
Posted 30 Sep 2007 #
Network Geek: Thanks for thinking about improving this plugin. Right now, its not “all or nothing” either. You can select from your “Write” page whether you want to show the beer/coffee plugin for that particular post or page. There should be an option in the right hand column of your Write tab.
Changing the beer or coffee is very simple. You just replace the coffee images with any other images you want. In fact, many people have created their own versions for their own blogs - I’ve come across - Buy me a Budlite - Buy Me Starbucks - Buy me Milk - Buy me Candy - Buy me Pizza. People have made lots of variations. Feel free to make your own variation too.
Posted 01 Oct 2007 #
It works fine with Wordpress 2.3. Thanks
Posted 06 Oct 2007 #
Buy Me A Beer Plugin Doesn’t Work With Wordpress…
When I found out that the Buy Me A Beer Plugin doesn’t work with Wordpress.com blogs as it is not a widget… I was disappointed at first… then I realized I have a blog and a PayPal account… so I could easily setup my own Shaka Be…
Posted 08 Oct 2007 #
A great idea and plugin… unfortunately we wordpress.com users can’t use it… how I wish it was a widget… oh well… I have taken the liberty to set up my own Beer Fund… and if ever gets released in widget form that wordpress.com blogs can use… then hit me up!
Posted 08 Oct 2007 #
haha nice plugin bro, added to my blog too
Posted 15 Oct 2007 #
Great site keep up the good work
Posted 22 Oct 2007 #
This plugin causes major display issues on the Write screen in Wordpress. Can you double check the code? Display’s fine in Firefox, but not in Safari on the Write page.
Posted 28 Oct 2007 #
It’s a great idea for a plug in but you should update with more features and a how to guide. Really it could be very popular.
Posted 29 Oct 2007 #
Thanks you ! very usefull plugin !
Posted 29 Oct 2007 #
I love this plugin so much that I’ve started writing both a joomla module, an Expression Engine module and I have a client that would love to have this for Drupal. I’ve also designed a few new coffee and cocktail icons for use in WP, et al. Would you be interested in a patch that added a choice between several different images? That is, if I make this plugin theme-able on the admin page? Let me know. Great work! One of the most clever revenue generating plugins out there!
Posted 06 Nov 2007 #
Jose: Thanks for your kind words. I’m pretty sure a Drupal version of this plugin is available. Some one had created it some time back. So you may want to search for it and save some time.
As for the patch - its very easy to add 12 different icons to the plugin. But I kept it to 2 on purpose - as to not to overwhelm people with choices. I think its been a good idea overall. But if you do write an article on how anyone can customize their icon - I’ll link to it. (Its easy to do - just replace the icon image files with your images - but don’t change the name.)
Posted 06 Nov 2007 #
excellent!! works flawlessly on my blog!
thanks for the plugin mate! since installing it about 1 month ago, i’ve already got about 15 donations! i’ll be buying you a pitcher in a bit!! :O)
Posted 06 Nov 2007 #
My host (Bluehost) is rapidly switching all their servers to PHP 5 and eliminating support for PHP 4 entirely without notification. Luckily I havena_Tt been switched yet.
Is AIOSEO compatible with PHP 5? Ia_Tm just trying to eliminate any problems before the switch.
Great plugin BTW.
Posted 10 Nov 2007 #
I meant to say is “Buy Me a Beer” compatible with PHP 5?
Sorry about that.
Posted 10 Nov 2007 #
Kirk: Yes it is.
Posted 12 Nov 2007 #
hey ankesh
great plugin! i like it.
i’m having the same problem as a few other people though. the images don’t show up in my sidebar. i’m on a windows server, and everything is there. i even tried directly linking to the image, which works.
any ideas?
cheers
david
www.davidsmeaton.com
Posted 14 Nov 2007 #
this plugin is not working properly in IE. if you check my site www.whatmattersinlife.com in IE, you’ll notice that the coffee mug overlaps the text that is supposed to be underneath it.
also, if i display the text at the bottom of my post, and my post ends with a table, the BMaB text does not start underneath the table, but to the right of the table.
thank you.
Posted 17 Nov 2007 #
Just got it up and running! great plugin!
Posted 22 Nov 2007 #
its now on my 2nd site..I love this Plugin!
Posted 22 Nov 2007 #
Hi, great plugin, still would like people to buy me a coffee though! How do I get the plugin to NOT display on PAGES. I have it displaying on posts and in my sidebar but it also displays on my Pages, which I don’t want. Thanks!
Posted 23 Nov 2007 #
Um, nevermind, just figured it out. Set the BMAB option on the page editor to NO. doh!
Posted 23 Nov 2007 #
I haven’t been up to much recently. I’ve just been letting everything happen without me lately. I feel like a bunch of nothing.
Posted 24 Nov 2007 #
Hehe good plugins
Posted 24 Nov 2007 #
As mentioned by a previous commenter, the ‘Write Post’ page layout in Safari is messed up, with everything being pushed to the right side of the page. Is there a work around? Seems like a simple linebreak or div issue…although I’m not smart enough to know that. I deactivate the plugin, and the page displayed just fine. It also looks good in Firefox.
[Updated Minutes Later…There’s a missing close div tag round about line 180 in buy-me-beer-admin.php. It closes the div class “dbx-content”. I added the close tag and the display on my Write Post page is back to normal. The excitement is palpable.]
Posted 27 Nov 2007 #
Excellent find Scott. That worked wonders.
Posted 27 Nov 2007 #
More On #185 Admin layout issue…
I’m not sure if adding the div close tag caused this problem, but now the text box for the body of my post extends too far to the right, under the right sidebar widgets. I’m digging into the code now to see if I caused that.
BTW, it would be great to hear from the developer on this issue. Since he seems like a smart guy, and I’m a clown.
[Update Moments Later: I have moved the close div tag to line 179 of buy-me-beer-admin.php, just above the close fieldset tag. This seems to have resolved the issue.]
Posted 30 Nov 2007 #
Just got it up and running! great plugin!
Posted 06 Dec 2007 #
Why is’nt there a plugin like this for blooger blogs yet? There should be!!
Posted 07 Dec 2007 #
Love the plugin — I’ve changed the icon and text to invite folks to buy me an Anchor Steam!
Is there some way to configure the plugin to show an “item” name at the PayPal site?
Right now I have the plugin set up to work only in the sidebar, and when people land on the PayPal site, the “item” line shows up blank, and it’s confusing to people.
Thanks …
Posted 09 Dec 2007 #
Nice plug-in and the fact that my site deals with tailgating and tailgate parties, the beer theme works out perfectly. I placed this plug-in on my site two days ago and have already had three beers bought for me. At this rate my liver will revolt in a week. Thanks for the great plug-in. I should buy you a beer now!
Posted 17 Dec 2007 #
@Scott - great work in tracking down the Safari issue. Thanks.
Posted 29 Dec 2007 #
You’re doing this all wrong. You need to incorporate a 2 for 1 program. Every two beers donated to someone else’s site, they donate one back to you
Seriously though, I’m not very savvy when it comes to creating plugins so it makes my day when someone with the “know how” puts their skills to great use.
I’ve added the plug and will share my beer with you, when I get some!
Nate
Posted 02 Jan 2008 #
Hi Ankesh
Your plugin is great and I’ve been using it for quite a while but when I changed the layout of my site it started acting up something fierce. Basically the image blew up to enormous proportions. It’s clearly a CSS issue, but the img calls in the new layout are identical to the ones in the old so I can’t figure it out.
So, first off, where in your code is the image defined? Maybe I can hardcode a style into it so I can style the image by itself
Secondly, is there any way to turn the image off altogether? it doesn’t really work with my design and I’d like to just have the text there anyway.
Unfortunately I can’t leave the plugin live the way it is now because it looks completely ridiculous so I can’t show you what the problem is.
mor10
Posted 02 Jan 2008 #
Love the plugin a_” Ia_Tve changed the icon and text to invite folks to buy me an Anchor Steam!
Is there some way to configure the plugin to show an a_?itema_? name at the PayPal site?
John Degary
doctors employment australia
Posted 09 Jan 2008 #
Nice money making plugin. Will try this one out on my new site. Thanks.
Posted 09 Jan 2008 #
It is breaking my WP write post/page page and I fixed it by adding a for the Buy Me a Beer fieldsest. It’s only visible when using Safari or iCab. I wrote a post about it.
Buy Me a Beer plugin bug fix
Posted 11 Jan 2008 #
You know what would be great? Having transparent beer images
Actually, if background isn’t plain white, it doesn’t look very nice 
Posted 12 Jan 2008 #
Thanks! A while I was looking for this plugin…
Posted 15 Jan 2008 #
This is great! Thanks!
Posted 18 Jan 2008 #
Hi,
Nice plugin.
I want to apply a border around the plugin text as showing in the posts page.
I added a CSS class to my stylesheet named buymeabeer (currently commented).
The result is that the the text gets written below the border.
Any assistance is appreciated.
Gili
Posted 20 Jan 2008 #
Hi,
Nice plugin. There are a few things that would help make it greater though
BUG FIX:
Page: buy-me-beer.php
Line: 68
Current:
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="<?php echo $args[’currency’]?>” />Should be:
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="<?php echo $options[’currency’]?>” />Also,
* are you looking at adding this to the wordpress.org plugin system?
* anyway of encoding the email address in the
$paypal_link? Just thinking about sniffers.* an easy way to add new items? Maybe the plugin could just check the directory for images and add them?
Thanks,
James
=-)
Posted 20 Jan 2008 #
Hi!
I just found a way to change Paypal page language when using this great plugin
http://www.a2p.it/wordpress/tech-stuff/tips-and-tricks/change-paypal-language-in-buy-me-a-beer-plugin/
Would be great to have it inside options panel in next release
Hope it helps
Posted 26 Jan 2008 #
I have read about the ‘Buy Me a Beer’ plugin a few times, I will definitely consider downloading it and using it as a tool for people to help my site grow. Unless you have a big traffic site, it is not exactly going to convert into big bucks though.
Thanks for the post,
Kind Regards,
Fabien
Earn Money Online with Small Fish Big Money
Posted 31 Jan 2008 #
Ankesh, Nice to hear that people are asking money for bear. Do not you think is as a new art of begging in beggers community to tap a new market opportunity. (joking)
Regards
imBuntu
Directory Maximizer
Manual Directory Submission Service
Posted 01 Feb 2008 #
wowww
thanksssssssssss
Posted 10 Feb 2008 #
Great plugin, thanks!
Posted 10 Feb 2008 #
Thanks for such a great plugin.
I used the widget function so it shows in the sidebar. Is there a way to make the text be under the image instead of running to the left of the image?
Thanks!
Posted 11 Feb 2008 #
This is a great plugin. I write a blog helping new bloggers get set up monetizing their blogs and I’ve done a write up of your plugin there. Cheers and beers!
Posted 17 Feb 2008 #
Thank you for this great plugin!
But the plugin has some problems with german “Umlaute” like “A, A, A?” (ae, oe, ue). The subject on Paypal is really strange and not readable. :-/
Posted 18 Feb 2008 #
i’d use your plugin at my blog.
thanks a lot mate…cheers..
Posted 01 Mar 2008 #
Thanks for a great plugin. The installation was very simple and it works like a charm. Much appreciated.
Posted 06 Mar 2008 #
I have been meaning to put one of these widgets on my restaurant review site, asking people to buy me a couple of slaw dogs at my local diner.
Posted 11 Mar 2008 #
Posted 15 Mar 2008 #
Posted 15 Mar 2008 #
Just got it up and running!
great plugin!
Posted 23 Mar 2008 #
Thank you !! I was looking for this great plugin !
Posted 28 Mar 2008 #
Hello why I can’t see the Beer Icon on my Site.
Thanks for an answer.
Posted 01 Apr 2008 #
Great plugin, is it compatible with WP2.5? Gonna try it anyway. Thanks.
Posted 02 Apr 2008 #
The Plugin in version 1.4, running on Windows server and WP 2.5 does give the error already pointed out, that is it takes not the HTTP PATH but the absolute path (hence from the server of the host). This is the reason why the images are not shown.
Posted 03 Apr 2008 #
Hi how can I modify the Plugin Code from absolute path to Http Path. Thanks for a solution.
Posted 14 Apr 2008 #
This is an excellent plugin… Nice and easy to customise too, great work. I’ll let you know if I get any beers..
Posted 15 Apr 2008 #
Hmm…I’m having some issues installing it on Wordpress 2.3.3 on one of my blogs. It could be that I just did something wrong. I will go and try to install in on another blog to see if it was my bad. Is is compatible with 2.3.3 and 2.5 as I’ll be upgrading very soon?
Posted 16 Apr 2008 #
I’m having some issues caring.
Posted 21 Apr 2008 #
I’m also interested in trying it out with 2.5X.
Anyone do it yet with success???
This is perfect for my beer review site!
Posted 02 May 2008 #
WP 2.5 doesn’t seem to work on my self-hosted server though…
Posted 02 May 2008 #
“Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around,
I’d rather lie around. No contest.”
– Eric Clapton
—————————————————————————————————-
http://noereeveskz.easyjournal.com
Posted 06 May 2008 #
thank bro,:D
Posted 12 May 2008 #
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Should be:
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Posted 12 May 2008 #
I am trying to place the onto a specific category page. I pasted . but nothing is showing up, any ideas?
Posted 14 May 2008 #
Thanks for this useful plugin.
Posted 28 May 2008 #
how can I change the color of the text of the widget in the sidebar? it has some blue 0000EE and I have a black background :S
I can’t figure out how?
Posted 28 May 2008 #
Also interested if this will work successfully with the newest version of Wordpress?
Posted 29 May 2008 #
Works great for me with WP Version 2.5 (No Beer as yet) Changed Cafe icon to Donate Button
Posted 30 May 2008 #
Keep up the good work! 10q
Posted 31 May 2008 #
Is there any way to make the text smaller in each post? If you look at my site, you can see that the text for my Buy Me a Beer is much larger than the remainder of the layout.
And thanks for the great plugin.
Posted 02 Jun 2008 #
I’ve just installed the plugin in my WP www.pivari.com
I’ve set euro currency but it seems that the configuration of the euro currency doesn’t work.
Where was I wrong?
Thanks
Fabrizio
Posted 04 Jun 2008 #
I’ve understood the problem: when you click on the link everything is ok with euro currency, when you click on the image the currency is dollar!
Posted 05 Jun 2008 #
This is the code that show that the code is not the same under the image and under the link
Offrimi un caffe’
Offrimi un caffe’
Posted 05 Jun 2008 #
Thanks for this great plug-in. I believe in beer AND karma, so I’ve just bought you a beer!
Posted 10 Jun 2008 #
Great plug-in - just bought you a beer
Enjoy!
Posted 12 Jun 2008 #
Nice plugin.wait for someone to buy a coffee lol.
Posted 13 Jun 2008 #
Great Plugin..My First Beer Will Be Given To You
Posted 23 Jun 2008 #
Great plugin and easy as hell to install!
Posted 23 Jun 2008 #
awesome plugin need money for kung fu lessons :)),thank you
Posted 24 Jun 2008 #
I love this plugin. I have it set to show up after the posts instead of in the sidebar. The only thing I don’t like is that it displays on the index/home page. I only want it to display on the single post. Does anyone know how can I change it?
Posted 07 Jul 2008 #
@Bipolar, place in the file post.php or single.php (your chosen theme’s file). It should work.
Posted 07 Jul 2008 #
I’m having some issues caring.
Posted 11 Jul 2008 #
I’m Italian.
I’d like if you can add a “glass of wine”
Thanks
Posted 12 Jul 2008 #
Thanks a lot for this plugin. It’s looks good in Explorer 6 but there is a problem in Firefox 2. Too much space from the plugin to the searchbox - see here http://www.findbiblioteket.dk/testwordpress/
Posted 14 Jul 2008 #
Have some of you made the button in psd or vector and would like to share, please? So it can be used where there are used different background colors.
Posted 15 Jul 2008 #
Another problem WE ALL have is that when you click the cup paypal show USD and NOT like it should be - the same as for the textlink. As in my example it should be DKK. How to solve this?
Have the programmer stopped answering questions about this plugin?
Is there another plugin you can suggest then?
Posted 16 Jul 2008 #
My problem mentioned in “252″ is now solved. The solution was explained in “202″. Now ALL things is functioning with the plugin on my site. Great.
Posted 17 Jul 2008 #
great. see it online at http://www.professionalcomputing.net
Posted 17 Jul 2008 #
Thanks Tine. I’ve implemented the fix you suggested. Seems to work nicely now.
Posted 17 Jul 2008 #
Does anyone know if this plugin is still supported?
Posted 17 Jul 2008 #
Hi… Could you donate me 1 Dollar?? My name is Louis Carlos, I live in Brazil and I don’t have money for buying a new computer… *(
My computer has 6 years of age, he doesn’t work more right and I don’t have as buying other…please help donate me a dollar each one that you will help me to buy a new one…
My paypal account is [deleted-by-admin]
Please help me *)
I will be thankful to you forever
Posted 20 Jul 2008 #
Louis, how did you get online? If I help you, and if I can’t afford to help another person (after you) also asking for help here (I have bills too!), what is fairness?
Posted 20 Jul 2008 #
I am online of a lan house *)
When my pc is turning off alone and it doesn’t connect in the internet I come the a lanhouse close to my house and I am for one hour…
Posted 21 Jul 2008 #
Louis, where are your parents? You obviously have hands to work for money. People donate willingly because they benefit from using the plugin. What you’re doing is NOT ethical and is as good as a spam - which is illegal.
Posted 21 Jul 2008 #
Ok… i didn’t know that they used a plugin for the donations… *)
My father is a janitor and my mother is a babysitter…
They don’t have money for helping me *(
I cannot work while it is at the university, because that invalidates the scholarship for poor people in the brazil *(
I always thought that spam was to order commercials for email for a lot of people inconveniencing them *(
Excuse me for inconveniencing you I didn’t know that was a site of as it uses a plugin… I thought that was a site of donations for people to buy beer… There I asked for donations for buying a computer.. Once again I excuse myself and thank you for the attention
Posted 21 Jul 2008 #
Very nice plug-in. Through couple of tweaks, it works greatly! Have a look!
Thanks
Posted 03 Aug 2008 #
Many non-profit organisations have found it’s far more powerful to ask for specific amounts for specific projects.
Care Australia is a good example. They have a catalog where you can buy goats, piglets, cows, school-books, bicycles and so on.
It gives you a warm inner glow to know that you have bought a poor family a pig that will help them survive.
Posted 04 Aug 2008 #
Thanks for the plugin - it should come in handy
Posted 07 Aug 2008 #
This is such a great plug-in..have been itching to come home all day so I could use it on my website..then discovered that it will only work on .org and not wordpress.com:( To say that I am *gutted* is an understatement..I’m guessing the only options available to me then are Paypal badges? ( Kitty kicks ground and pouts) They don’t look as good:(((
Sulky Kitty =^..^=
Posted 08 Aug 2008 #
A nice idea that probably works a lot better than just asking for donations. I wonder if it’s possible to link it to blogging? Something along the lines of: Your dollar donation will keep this blog hosted for another 27 minutes.
Posted 14 Aug 2008 #
Too much beer can really cause you some damage
teke it easy
Posted 14 Aug 2008 #
Great plugin…just what I was looking for. One problem though, it automatically charges $6 for shipping. I can’t seem to change that in m y PayPal account and have tried to rig it in your code to no effect.
If you can show me how to fix this, I will definitely buy you a beer!
Posted 19 Aug 2008 #
Great plugin
Posted 23 Aug 2008 #
Hi, I have run into a issue and would like to see if you would kindly help me. My challenge is getting the cafe images to show up in the posts, and on the sidebar. I have read all 269 comments here for the solution and found that the image files needed to be chmod to 744, I did that. Unfortunately I still can not see the images on my sidebar or at the end of the post. The phrase that I chose to use for the sidebar and at the end of the post does show up, and are clickable…I am not seeing the images though. I did not see anything else that I could do to fix this. My wordpress version is 2.5 and I did read a few comments asking if it was compatible and one person said they were using it on version 2.5 so, I know it should work for me. Just not sure why the images don’t show up. Any ideas on how I could get the images to show? Thanks in advance.
Posted 24 Aug 2008 #
Is it ONLY for Wordpress or can you use it in Webnode too?
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“Specializing in Cutting Edge Social Marketing & Services for
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Posted 27 Aug 2008 #
Hello, I’ve currected a little bug
in the line 68 of buy-me-beer.php from
$args[’currency’]
to
$options[’currency’]
That’s all but important to me today: 4 euros are not 4 dollars
Posted 04 Sep 2008 #
Hi,
Thanks for this great plug-in. I have a question. Is there any way to change this paypal payment code to paypal donation code? Because, I’ve got a payment, and need to claim it. If I claim it, paypal cuts some fees. But it does not cut any fee from donations. And these coffees are seen as payments on paypal. I will explain in detail , if you don’t understand. Thanks
Posted 07 Sep 2008 #
Great plugin, thanks much. I too am interested in the question above (#273). I had been using the plugin found here, http://www.thejackol.com/2006/11/16/wordpress-plugin-paypal-donate/. Maybe it can help.
Posted 08 Sep 2008 #
Great plugin, thanks much. I too am interested in the question above (#273). I had been using the plugin found here. Maybe it can help.
Posted 08 Sep 2008 #
Thanks, buddy. Let me have a look at it
Posted 08 Sep 2008 #
Buy me a beer? Think of the add-ons - buy me a burger, buy me some pretzels, buy me some pizza. It’s a great concept.
Posted 19 Sep 2008 #
Wow Cool !
Super Man
Nice Site
Posted 22 Sep 2008 #
I just checked your blog and the plugin seemed to work over there. I clicked on the link and it took me to PayPal fine. Not sure why you are seeing any error.
Posted 22 Sep 2008 #
can i change the image which shows on left to right?????
Posted 22 Sep 2008 #
GREAT Plugins!!!
Work fine in WP 2.6.2
Posted 23 Sep 2008 #
Bookmarked. I will think about this.
Posted 27 Sep 2008 #
I did it. Check out my Europe blog…
Posted 27 Sep 2008 #
It would be a great addition to have the icons transparent — or have the option available. I run a black background, and the white icons did not look very good.
I booted up photoshop and made them transparent, but I’m not very good — and I can get rid of that thin white line around the image no matter what I do.
However, if an artist like yourself can draw the images, you could easily draw them on a transparent background to begin with….
Just a suggestion — LOVE the plugin. In the first week I paid for my website costs for a year. Once I get my paypal account confirmed, I’ll buy you one…:-)
Posted 29 Sep 2008 #
Guys look at this site, I have improved the code so that it will be a Donation not a Payment and also it will be spam proof… Check it out and send any suggestions to compuparadise[at]yahoo.com
Tutorial: Buy Me a Beer!!! - Spam Proof Version
I should mention all the credit goes to the original developer and I have just improved it :)…
Posted 29 Sep 2008 #
***** LINK UPDATED ***** LINK UPDATED *****
Guys look at this site, I have improved the code so that it will be a Donation not a Payment and also it will be spam proof… Check it out and send any suggestions to compuparadise[at]yahoo.com
Tutorial: Buy Me a Beer!!! - Spam Proof Version
I should mention all the credit goes to the original developer and I have just improved it :)…
Posted 29 Sep 2008 #
Thank you man.
Posted 06 Oct 2008 #
i like your site wil be visiting again
Posted 09 Oct 2008 #
What a fantastic plugin! I am thrilled to have found it and it works perfectly. Well done.
Posted 10 Oct 2008 #
Is there any similar plugin available for blogger
Posted 10 Oct 2008 #
thanks for the post.
Posted 12 Oct 2008 #
This is a cool plugin , thanks for the post
Posted 20 Oct 2008 #
thanks…
Posted 20 Oct 2008 #
This is the BEST WordPress plugin I’ve seen so far. Paypal donations are an excellent way to offer your readers an opportunity to say thanks for publishing useful content. It seems to be very effective! Thanks!
Posted 21 Oct 2008 #
thanks..
Posted 21 Oct 2008 #
Hey, I finally got round to adding this to my site, since i prefer coffee to beer, i opted for the “buy me a coffee” choice.
Hopefully I’ll be able to afford a nice starbucks! lol
Posted 22 Oct 2008 #
The “buy me a beer if you like this post” is a very good idea. But honestly as far as how to go about doing it is so poorly written that I get so frustrated just reading it! First of all, you must write under the assumption that your readers doesn’t know anything about your topic. What is it to unzip file? How do you upload it to your plugin folder and where is that exactly! What the heck is WordPress v.1.4 ~ is that the one around? If so there is no Administrator that I can find!!! Gosh, talking about not being specific…
Posted 24 Oct 2008 #
This is a great plugin that is definitely getting installed on all my blogs. Works flawlessly if you follow the instructions.
@Grace
You obviously have a huge learning curve in front of you. Sometimes its just easier to pay someone that knows what they’re doing if it’s that frustrating for you!
Posted 24 Oct 2008 #
thanks…
Posted 25 Oct 2008 #
I wonder if this will work with wordpress direct. Anyone out there tried it? cool idea.
Posted 26 Oct 2008 #
thanks…
Posted 27 Oct 2008 #
Excellent plugin, thanks for sharing!
Posted 30 Oct 2008 #
The coffee or beer icon is not appearing for me. I have changed the permissions on the gif file to 744 and still no joy. Any other ideas?
Posted 30 Oct 2008 #
Posted 30 Oct 2008 #
dear can i this plugin as egold?
Posted 01 Nov 2008 #
I found something called a cpn number that will
give you a new credit profile within 30 days.
the website is
http://www.creditmenow.info
Posted 19 Nov 2008 #
ITS REALY NICE
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thank you
Posted 22 Nov 2008 #
its nice
see these famous ebooks sites
www.way2books.com
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for your all ebook needs
thank you
Posted 22 Nov 2008 #
its a real great plugin !!
but i have a little stupid question about the layout.
i need after the beer icon a form-feed, so that the text is under the icon and after the text i need one form-feed again. i did not find it in your php script where i can make it. sorry.
Posted 27 Nov 2008 #
Hi Ankesh,
I would like to insert the buy me a coffee plugin in the single posts only, with the same attributes as I would add it automatically from the options interface.
How would you do that?
I have already tried buymebeer_content but it only shows the coffee mug. How can I make it with the rich content of your interface?
thanks with all my heart,
Ioan
Posted 30 Nov 2008 #
Ankesh,
Never Mind, it works beautifully. I have discovered the button @ the bottom of the posts…
The Plugin is absolutely wonderful.
the moment I will earn a coffee, I’ll buy you one as well.
Thank you Ankesh, Thank you Universe,
Ioan
Posted 01 Dec 2008 #
Check it out - http://arepaypal.ehibou.com a very cool wordpress paypal integration.
Posted 02 Dec 2008 #
My theme is unfortunately not widgit ready. I had no problem pasting into my sidebar, but is there any way to get a little buffer space between the image and the text? Either that or remove the border. I just looks like a mistake because the text starts right next to the border.
Posted 11 Dec 2008 #
Do you plan to update the plugin to be compatible with WP 2.7?
Posted 12 Dec 2008 #
Got a question. Is there a way to set it up so that I have a minimum amount for a donation, but that the user can still donate whatever amount they wish?
Posted 30 Dec 2008 #
@ #315 Neo, you can set any minimum amount you want. I’ve done it on my own blog (minimum donation US$1)!
Posted 31 Dec 2008 #
Can i integrate this plugin in buddypress and release it under gpl linking your plugin?
Posted 03 Jan 2009 #
I can’t find this “options” page in wordpress. I have activated the “buy me a beer” plugin but can’t find any “options” tab under the “plugins” tab. I want to change it to coffee rather than beer. beer is to crass for the site I’m doing. Where is this options tab?
Posted 04 Jan 2009 #
Ok, I actually found out how to do it…The “buy me a beer” options is under “settings”, not “plugins”.
Only one problem. When I click on the link, it goes to the paypal screen and says “buy me a beer” rather than “buy me a coffee”. In the options tab, I changed everything to “cafe” and the text to “buy me a coffee”. The paypal account though says “buy me a beer” when the user is ready to donate on the account. Anyone know whats going on with this? Thank you
Posted 04 Jan 2009 #
Actaully. Follow Terris advice above and got it. Anyone know if I could put a larger image of coffee though? The size of the beer one? The coffee one in there now is really small.
Posted 04 Jan 2009 #
Thanks for the great plug-in. I got it working within 2 minutes.
My site is new, once I get my first beer, I will buy you one for sure.
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Thanks
Posted 05 Jan 2009 #
If you are using e107 as your CMS, you can check out RoofDog’s Donation Tracker plugin, and use the icon from this set for your graphic to display. Or, if you want you can visit my website and contact me and I’ll send you a modified version of it (transparency).
Thanks for the idea!!
Posted 08 Jan 2009 #
The plugin doesn’t seem to work on WP 2.7.
Elisheva Wiriaatmadja.
Posted 09 Jan 2009 #
I don’t mind how much will be donated. Maybe I can change it to Buy me a candy.
Posted 19 Jan 2009 #
Thank you buddy.
I was looking for this kind of a plugin.
Posted 30 Jan 2009 #
Hey Pal, nice Plugin indeed. I read thorugh all the comments, downloaded the newest version of the plugin- And still PayPal shows “USD” as standard currency. ARRRRG! What can I do? THX
Posted 05 Feb 2009 #
Hi guys. The freedom of all is essential to my freedom.
I am from Central and learning to write in English, please tell me right I wrote the following sentence: “Kiss lock closure printed cotton lining silver hardware glove leather with patent trim.”
With respect :D, Seeley.
Posted 09 Feb 2009 #
Thanks so much for this plugin!
Posted 22 Feb 2009 #
I wonder if people would accept a donate-to-comment button? The idea being that for a dollar or so you get guaranteed approval of your comments - no spam of course.
Posted 26 Feb 2009 #
Fantastic plug-in. This more than makes up for the major drop in Adsense income since Google dropped things again.
One question: Could you put in a way to do line breaks in the text? I tried inserting a manual line breaks, but when I clicked the update button the html was deleted.
Thanks!
Posted 05 Mar 2009 #
Good plugin but I can’t display the image because in the source the plugin calls C:/… image and not blogname.com/…
Posted 06 Mar 2009 #
This is Just what the doctor ordered for my site! although my doc wont be too pleased that I may be drinking a hell lot more soon!:D
Posted 11 Mar 2009 #
This is Just what the doctor ordered for my site! although my doc wont be too pleased that I may be drinking a hell of a lot more soon!:D
Posted 11 Mar 2009 #
I am using 2.7.1, doesn’t seem to work. Any plans for an upgrade?
Posted 12 Mar 2009 #
I’ve the same problem of Ron #334 and Alessandro #331
Posted 12 Mar 2009 #
I have 2.7.1 too and it worked fine for me…
Posted 12 Mar 2009 #
Thanks for this plug in allthought i dont like beer this will come handy
Posted 17 Mar 2009 #
Great plug-in! Is there any way I can get a break tag in the text? For aesthetic reasons, I’d like to add this HTML to the text, but it seems to be getting stripped out.
Posted 24 Mar 2009 #
Hi,
any idea if there is a blogger version of this plugin?
Posted 27 Mar 2009 #
Hi,
thats the plug-in i need
Thanks for the idea
Posted 27 Mar 2009 #
Hi,
thats the plug-in i need
Thanks
Posted 27 Mar 2009 #
Hi,
thats the plug-in i need
Thanks a lot
Posted 27 Mar 2009 #
My plugin works great, but appears twice. Any suggestion?
Posted 28 Mar 2009 #
Thanks a lot of the plugin, I have to say that I’ve added it to a few blogs and several people have bought me a few! Thanks again.
Posted 15 Apr 2009 #
This plug-in has been very useful.
The attention I’ve received since installing has made the original difficulty worthwhile.
Initially I wanted to have the HTML designation appear, but my brother pointed out that the codes necessary to achieve that would be burdensome. So be it.
Anyway, thanks again for this information.
It has made a big different for me.
Posted 19 Apr 2009 #
This plug-in has been very useful.
The attention I’ve received since installing has made the original difficulty worthwhile.
Initially I wanted to have the HTML designation appear, but my brother pointed out that the codes necessary to achieve that would be burdensome. So be it.
Anyway, thanks again for this information.
It has made a big difference for me.
Posted 19 Apr 2009 #
Hi,
thats the plug-in i need
Thanks a lot
Posted 25 Apr 2009 #
UUUUhaaaaaa… I wonder if this will work with wordpress direct. Anyone out there tried it? cool idea.
Posted 25 Apr 2009 #
Hey,
Very good plugin. Great idea!!!
And, if you drink, don’t drive!
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Posted 05 May 2009 #
Ok. Going to try this out! Wonder if this could get me drunk fast.
Posted 07 May 2009 #
that is usefull plugin ! thanks.
Posted 12 May 2009 #
Thanks for the great plugin.
Posted 12 May 2009 #
Does it work?
Posted 25 May 2009 #
Hi Ankesh Kothari.
Thanks for a great plugin. At the moment I am changing the code, so it will ask for coffee instead. I will drop a blog article containing a link to it as soon as it’s ready.
Kind Regards
Kasper Larsen
bl0ggen.com
Posted 31 May 2009 #
finally i found this plugin..
thanks, i really appreciate
Posted 04 Jun 2009 #
I am brand spanking new to Word Press. Can you please tell me how to find the options menu? thank you
Posted 10 Jun 2009 #
One of the reasons I love Wordpress is the range of free plugins available. I wonder which blog holds the record for the most number of plugins that do different things?
Posted 10 Jun 2009 #
Found the answer that I was looking for in comment 319! Thanks, Brian Adkins! If I had the money, I would buy you a coffee!
God bless,
Mark
Isaiah 40:31
Posted 10 Jun 2009 #
Blessing from my side also
Posted 13 Jun 2009 #
thank you admin
Posted 15 Jun 2009 #
thank you admin……
Posted 15 Jun 2009 #
Nice post. I would like to know if there is a “Buy me a soda” plugin or if someone can send me the changes to the script? That would be go for sites that are better for kids. Maybe buy me a mountain dew.? LOL. Let me know if you have any ideas on this.
Thanks
Posted 16 Jun 2009 #
Thanks for the plugin. However, I’m having this problem with the size of the font when I put it in at the bottom of the post. Is there any way that we can change the size of the font? Thanks again
Posted 18 Jun 2009 #
thanks for the plugin.
Posted 24 Jun 2009 #
very good plugin, thank you.
Posted 29 Jun 2009 #
I’ve decided I want to reach for some higher fruit & shoot for the glass of Mums Champagne. Ty for the plug-in
Posted 30 Jun 2009 #
Ankesh, That was so easy to set-up. Thanks so much. I only thing wordpress requires is the zip file intact. Also it took a few minutes for the Options to show up so I could customize the widgets etc.
Well done. Have a beer on me.
JoAnn
Posted 03 Jul 2009 #