There are two methods for installation. You can either use svn (for the advanced user) or you can simply download the zip. Both methods should allow you to automatically receive updates from WordPress.org.
ssh yourwebsite.com cd public_html/wp-content/plugins/ svn co http://svn.wp-plugins.org/lifestream/trunk lifestream
Quick and painless: Download from WordPress.org.
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Activate the plugin under the "Plugins" menu.
Visit "LifeStream" -> "Settings" to configure the basic options, and add feeds.
There are severals methods in which you can use LifeStream in a WordPress page.
The easiest way is to use the normal context handler (works in pages and posts):
[lifestream]
Another method requires a custom WordPress page, or the use of a template, and is a simple function call:
<?php lifestream(); ?>
You may also specify several parameters in the lifestream method (useful for sidebar display). These should be in the standard key => value pair format for PHP arrays.
(int) offset: defaults to 0
(int) limit: defaults to '50'
(string) date_interval: defaults to '1 month'
(boolean) break_events: defaults to false - forces grouped events to be single
(array) user_ids: defaults to all users -- specify the ids of users to show
(array) feed_types: defaults to all feeds -- specify the feed keys (e.g. twitter) to show
(array) feed_ids: defaults to all feeds -- specify the ids of feeds to show, also overrides feed_types setting
For example:
[lifestream limit="10"]
For more advanced uses, you may directly use get_events() which will return an array of Event instances. This is the same syntax as the lifestream() method.
Example:
<ul>
<?php
$events = $lifestream->get_events(array('number_of_results' => 50));
foreach ($events as $event)
{
echo '<li>'.$event->render().'</li>';
}
?>
</ul>
Another popular example, would to be show your current Twitter, or Facebook status somewhere in your templates:
$events = $lifestream->get_events(array('feed_types'=>array('twitter'), 'number_of_results'=>1, 'break_groups'=>true);
$event = $events[0];
// to render it with links
echo $event->feed->render_item($event, $event->data);
// or render just the text
echo $event->data['title'];
Or, use our handy shortcuts:
<?php lifestream_twitter_status(); ?>
And
<?php lifestream_facebook_status(); ?>
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