Social Pulse
Social Pulse … is a WP plugin showing follower counts from YouTube, Facebook, X, and Steam. It uses Leader/Follower modes to reduce API requests. General Idea Social Pulse retrieves follower numbers from multiple platforms and displays them via WordPress shortcodes. In Leader mode, the plugin direct
Social Pulse … is a WP plugin showing follower counts from YouTube, Facebook, X, and Steam. It uses Leader/Follower modes to reduce API requests.
General Idea
Social Pulse retrieves follower numbers from multiple platforms and displays them via WordPress shortcodes. In Leader mode, the plugin directly makes API requests to obtain the latest values, which are then cached and exposed at a dedicated URL. In Follower mode, the plugin skips direct API calls and instead retrieves the pre-fetched data from the Leader instance. * Screenshot Leader-Mode * Screenshot Follower-Mode
Try it out!
- Download the ZIP
- Navigate to the WordPress Playground
- Go to the “Plugins” page
- Click “Add New Plugin”
- Click “Upload Plugin”
- Select the ZIP and click “Install Now”
- Click “Activate Plugin” The plugin should now be visible at the bottom of the WordPress menu.
Leader and Follower Mode
- Leader Mode: In this mode, Social Pulse performs the actual API calls to get the latest follower counts and caches these values. The current values are also exposed at a special URL (e.g. /social-counters/values), which can be used by Follower instances.
- Follower Mode: Follower mode is designed to minimize API calls on installations that do not need to fetch data directly. Instead of making API requests, the plugin retrieves the cached values from the Leader URL. This is particularly useful when dealing with strict API rate limits.
How to Use Social Pulse in Leader Mode
- 01Activate Leader Mode: In the plugin settings, select Leader as the mode.
- 02Configure API Credentials: Enter your API keys, tokens, and IDs for YouTube, Facebook, X, and Steam in the respective fields.
- 03Save Changes: Make sure to save your settings.
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