DealDotCom Wordpress Widget (Beta)

19 Sep

Posted by YC as Wordpress, Announcements

You might have noticed the little addition on my sidebar promoting a product known as WPAffiliate.

Well, it is the latest Wordpress widget created - this time for DealDotCom. Essentially it will display the product being offered on the day and provides a quick link to the site if you are interested in purchasing. There were some typos in the script, and I modified some of the HTML code as I did not like the extra whitespace in the original display. Otherwise it is straightforward to install and set up, just like most Wordpress widgets. If you have signed up to DealDotCom, you might wish to test this.

Note though the widget is still in Beta, so proceed with a little caution. :) Get it here.

If you are wondering what DealDotCom is, you must not have read my earlier post. Or you can jump straight to the site now to find out more!

8 Responses

Chris Jacobson

September 19th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
1

I’m getting an error in my sidebar.php after I install it:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: dotcomdeal() in /home/money/public_html/blog/wp-content/themes/Cutline 1.1/sidebar.php on line 43

Must be the whole Beta issue. :(
Thomas Sinfield

September 19th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
2

I just added it to my blog as well. I think it is a great idea!
YC

September 20th, 2007 at 1:54 am
3

@ Chris - I’m not sure what the problem could be - you might want to approach the DealDotCom guys on it? Why is the function called dotcomdeal()? Shouldn’t it be dealdotcom()?

@ Thomas - One thing I noted tho’ - the product’s picture hasn’t been updated in the widget…
Chris Jacobson

September 20th, 2007 at 2:20 am
4

They just released Beta 0.3
The design is more appealing too.
YC

September 20th, 2007 at 2:33 am
5

Yeah Chris - thanks for the heads up - I just put it as well :) At least it looks more graphical now I hope the picture updates correctly ;)
david

September 21st, 2007 at 5:09 am
6

It seems like everyone want a piece of the internet advertising business these days. New companies are rolling up just to get a piece of the pie. I wonder how many will belly up sooner or later =|.
YC

September 21st, 2007 at 6:30 am
7

@ David - it really depends on their strategies and plans. The Internet is huge - you get potential new clients everyday.
Ken Xu

September 27th, 2007 at 9:31 am
8

THis widget is cool. I will add it up in my blog. :D