Adam R Brown

A major change: You can now use iCal data (think Google Calendar) with the widget. When a date has passed, it disappears from the widget and gets replaced by the next one in line. How cool is that?

Download it here .

You can post support questions if you want. iCal parsing is done by the iCal Events plugin , so if you’re having trouble getting your calendar data to parse correctly, you might need to contact those folks instead.

Be aware that this new iCal feature is very new. Consider that aspect of the plugin beta. Please inform of me of any bugs.

Completely rewritten using PHP 5 objects. This doesn’t change much for you if you use it as a widget as far as appearance goes, although it should run more efficiently now (i.e. faster). From a developer’s perspective, it’s now going to be MUCH easier to use in template files, or to reference it from another plugin.

If you aren’t using PHP 5, do not upgrade to v3.0 of the plugin. Stick with v2.3.4 at most. Version 3.0 of the plugin will not work if you aren’t using PHP 5.

Note that further development will occur exclusively within the v3+ branch of the plugin. So if you aren’t using PHP 5, why not upgrade now? Your system will only get more obsolete over time…

Download here .

It’s now available for download here .

If you upgraded Wordpress but didn’t upgrade the widget, please don’t post saying that the widget doesn’t work.

If you’re looking for instructions, check here.
Okay. You can ask support questions here.

Now with TOTAL_DAYS_SINCE and TOTAL_DAYS_UNTIL. Download .

Version 1.5 is out. Get it from the Wordpress.org plugins repository . New features:

• Easy to localize (for non-English sites)
• Can now handle dates before 1970 or after 2038, even if your server is a bit outdated.
• Better processing of TIME_SINCE and TIME_UNTIL.

As always, look for samples in the sidebar.

New widget available: KB Countdown. You give it a start date and/or an end date. It tells your visitors how many years, months, and days remain until the end date (or have passed since the start date). If you specify both dates, you can also include a bargraph showing what percent of the time has passed.

Great for tracking a pregnancy, or time until the next elections, or your baby’s precise age. See the examples in the sidebar. (You might need to scroll down a bit.)

For more details, visit the KB Countdown widget page.