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WoWpi
The WoWpi plugin allows you to retrieve data from Battle.net API regarding your World of Warcraft character and/or guild.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 12
- Active installs
- 20+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 3 Feb 2019
- Added
- Jun 2016
- Requires WP
- 3.0.1
- Tested up to
- WP 4.9.31
- Downloads
- 9,539
Our analysis
AI-assistedWoWpi is a WordPress plugin that retrieves character data from the Battle.net API service, specifically designed for World of Warcraft players. It features caching mechanisms to manage data efficiently, allowing users to display up-to-date information about their guilds, characters, and realm status. Users can refresh the data cache manually to ensure they have the latest updates, particularly after game expansions or new character races are introduced.
This plugin is suitable for individuals or communities focused on World of Warcraft, providing tools to showcase guild achievements, progression, and character datasheets. The inclusion of a Tooltip script from Wowhead enhances the user experience by offering additional information on mouseover.
Best for: This plugin suits World of Warcraft players and guilds looking to display character and guild information on their WordPress sites.
What it does well
- ✓Retrieves character data from Battle.net API
- ✓Includes features for guild roster and progression
- ✓Allows manual cache refresh for up-to-date data
- ✓Supports Tooltip integration from Wowhead
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in February 2019
- •Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.31
- •Directory score is relatively low at 45/100
Verdict
WoWpi offers useful features for World of Warcraft enthusiasts, but its outdated status may limit compatibility with newer WordPress versions.
From the developer
avenirer's own description of WoWpi, lightly tidied.
ATTENTION: AFTER AN UPDATE IT IS IMPORTANT TO GO TO THE SETTINGS OF THE PLUGIN AND DO A SAVE, IN ORDER TO CLEAR THE OLD DATA
Highlights
Guild Roster
Guild Progression (as I see it…)
Guild Achievements
Guild Tabard
Character Datasheets
Realm status
The plugin allows you to get your character data from Battle.net API service. The plugin uses caching of 12 hours, so you don’t have to worry about reaching the quota established by the Battle.net. Also, for general data, like classes, factions, races and so on, the cache is set for 14 days. If you however find yourself in the position to show data that appeared between the refresh of caches you can go to the admin section and save your data again, which will simply destroy all cache.
For example, a new expansion appeared in World of Warcraft with and you created a new character of a race that didn’t exist before the expansion. In order to show that race you need to refresh the cache. Just go to WoWpi settings and push the save button. That’s it.
The plugin allows you to choose if you want to include the Tooltip script from Wowhead (the one that shows a tooltip on mouseover). More info on the Tooltip can be found here (http://www.wowhead.com/tooltips).
Also, when retrieving the Guild Tabard, the plugin uses a personal script located at http://wow-hunter.ro/tabard-creator (by the way, my wow blog is http://wow-hunter.ro)
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