Req: simple sidbar 2-column list plugin

  • I am wondering if some guru plugin developer can throw this together?

    I want a plugin that will format a 2-column table that will go into the sidebar. I am looking to be able to edit the table inside the admin menu. I don’t want a widget, just something I can call in my sidebar.

    Needs are:
    – 2 columns
    – admin menu displays current list (and can edit/delete rows) with a blank at the bottom for new rows
    – customizable with CSS

    As an example, if I want to put in a recipe list, I want to be able to call the list and have it show:

    Col 1 | Col 2
    1 tsp. | Garlic
    1 lb. | Beef
    1 | Egg

    I don’t need a header row, but maybe the option to include or not would be cool.

    I would like the info to be stored in the database, so it is preserved in case…

    A later revision may have the ability to have multiple lists, but I just need to maintain one right now…

    If there is anyone who thinks they can throw this together, please email me @ chief AT tribalcomm DOT com. This is for a personal project, but I am willing to donate to get this done quickly…

    Thanks!!!

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  • Would you want to a different list for every page or post? If your website has recipes in it, then it makes sense that you would want a different list with every page or post. I don’t know if this is possible in a plugin… it might be possible if I can figure out how to get the post_id or page name…

    The plugin is not going to be hard to write (other than the annoying ajax required to give you indefinite number of rows). Perhaps if they make the max number of rows fixed it would not be so bad…

    I’m not volunteering to write it… I have my own plugin that I need to finish for a client these days but your idea is decent and you should provide the extra information I have asked for as it’s relevant to the plugin… this can be done with DIV’s btw (without tables, which are a bad idea for SEO purposes).

    Regards,
    Ali
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    Sorry, to correct myself, within a plugin it is of course possible to have customize stuff based on the post or page you are on, however the sidebars contain widgets. From within the widget whether it is possible to change the content of the widget depending on the page / post one is on is something I’m not sure about (will have to look into it, I think the meta data plugin does something similar).

    Also, if you just need the same list on each page, you can just use the text widget and put your HTML in it.

    Thread Starter tribalcomm

    (@tribalcomm)

    Thanks for the replies atgheb, I actually just saw the text widget and used that with the div encodings. I did only need one list on all the pages, so it works perfectly.

    Thanks!!!

    :-p oddly you got my juices going on this… I wonder if we can customize this based on the page / post you are on… I’ll give it a whirl some time soon.

    I see you are into web development as well, if you need to outsource or if you need SEO services, do keep me in mind :-p

    Regards,
    Ali
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