Flu Pandemic Level

Flu Pandemic Level is a WordPress plugin that will fetch the current WHO (World Health Organisation) phase of pandemic alert.

Download

Download Flu Pandemic Level (v1.1, 05/11/2009)

Changelog

Version 1.0

• Initial release

Version 1.1

• Tidied up code
• Re-tested to ensure that level extraction still works

Installation

1. Upload the entire flu-pandemic-level folder to your wp-content/plugins/ directory.
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
3. There is no options screen.

Configuration

This plugin reads the WHO (World Health Organisation) website and fetch the current phase of pandemic alert. You can also find full descriptions for the phases on this site. The phase is a number between 1 and 6.

The phase is not displayed, but is returned by the plugin. So, to display the phase you might code…

<php echo flu_pandemic_level(); ?>

Alternatively, you can simply use the plugin to return the phase for use in some further code.

The following is an example of how it could be used, with a function_exists check so that it doesn’t cause problems if the plugin is not active…

<?php if (function_exists('flu_pandemic_level')) : ?>
<?php echo flu_pandemic_level(); ?>
<?php endif; ?>

Problems/Queries

Please report any problems, or suggestions for enhancements, to me either via my contact form or by commenting on the appropriate entries on my blog.

Updates

Updates to this and any other of my WordPress plugins will be published on this blog.

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