Opensimulator Destination Guide WP Plug-In
- Tested on Opensimulator 9.2.2
- WordPress Version 6.8.3 or greater
- Uses w4os WordPress Plug-In https://w4os.org/ Version 2.10.0-beta-1
A Quick and easy way to enter Name, Description, SLURL and Photo for your Destination Guide and provide the module for your Splash Page in your client as well as for your Destination Guide using the shortcut in-world in the client.
Installation:
Install the Plug-In as any normal WordPress plug-in Upload it – Activate it;
You will see the Plug-in on the Left Menu:
Click on the Destination Guide to access the Dashboard.
To Add a Destination:
Enter the information and Save Destination.
As you build your destinations, scroll down to view your list of current Destinations:
Here you can Edit, Delete and View all of your Current listings.
Clicking Edit takes you to the form at the top with all information filled-in from your entry so you can update your photo, description, SLURL or Name, and Update by clicking Save Destination.
Your Destinations are stored in your database of your WordPress.
To Display your Destination Guide, Create a WordPress Page, it does not need to be published in a Menu, this is just for access by w4os, so it’s not necessary to have it publicly accessible unless you really want to display it, that is your option!
After creating the page, use the shortcode: Usage: To display the destination guide, use the shortcode [destination_guide] in any post or page.
From the Edit Window of the page, or your page list, click on View Page and copy the URL.
You should see a Destination Guide in your Browser like this:
Paste the URL of your Destination Guide in w4os in “Source” and follow the instructions for placing this information in your Opensimulator files.
Usage:
In-World Go to your Toolbar, or if you have the Shortcut on the Left side of your screen already set-up, simply click that, otherwise select World > Destinations you will see the Destination Guide pop up on your client screen:
Troubleshooting: