My most popular WordPress plugin, Simple Facebook Link, has been updated.

It now makes use of the Simple URL Shortener plugin to provide, erm, URL shortening. And various bug fixes and general tidyness have been implemented.

Oh, and you can also now override the default URL.

Full details on the plugins official page.

I’m happy to announce the launch of my latest WordPress plugin – Simple Twitter Data.

This uses the Twitter API to return information about a Twitter user – anything from their profile image to their latest Tweet.

How you wish to use it is up to you – you could display your Twitter profile on your blog using CSS (rather than use one of the JavaScript based “buttons” that are often provided) or use Twitter profile images for commenters (by asking for their Twitter name at the time they make their comment).

And all of this is cached locally for optimum speed.

Full instructions are provided on the plugins dedicated page.

Over the last few days I’ve released new versions of 3 of my WordPress plugins.

Flu Pandemic Level – updated to version 1.1. Re-tested and code tidied up, but no major changes.

Simple Wakoopa List – updated to version 2. This is a major update which introduces a new caching system, a new method of passing parameters, along with a slew of new switchable options.

Simple PayPal Donate – updated to version 1.2. Re-tested and code tidied up. New parameters to allow a target to be specified, and for the button image ALT text to be modified.

There’s more to come, including a brand new Twitter plugin.