Update (March 23, 2010): I updated the version to 0.3 officially, and fixed some links. I need to really make this better. Hopefully I will have some time soon!
This is my first plugin, so let’s see how it goes!
Usage (version 0.3)
Download the zip file and extract the contents to your wp-content/plugins directory. In your blog’s admin tool, activate the plugin.
Next, login to Foursquare and goto the feeds page. Find your RSS feed.
Copy it to the clipboard, and paste it into the Foursquare settings panel.
Finally, paste the following code in your sidebar.php file in WordPress:
<?php echo foursquare_get_checkins(); ?>
Here is the working version of the plugin in action:
Pretty basic now, but there will be further revisions, I promise 
Downloads and version history
- Version 0.1 – Simple widget showing the latest 5 checkins with links back to venue pages – [download]
- 0.2 – Added the ability to control the number of checkins you post. Also cleaned up the code a little bit. Still want to figure out how to eliminate duplicate checkins via strcmp() or array_unitque() functions in PHP. I want to add a Google map with the kml file and show checkins on a map – [download]
- 0.3 – Fixes broken URL. I need to really make this a better plugin, and integrate the map – [download]
In further versions, I want to explore the WordPress widget API. Instead of this being a plugin where you have to actually paste PHP code into your sidebar, I want to bring all the interaction into the admin panel.
I welcome further requests please! Email me or leave some comments below.
Here is the git repository for my WordPress plugins.
Note: this blog post is still a work in progress, check back periodically for updates
