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I upgraded and now the widget does not update the status Since the in-world object caches entries, this might mean waiting for about one minute for the error to disappear. Usually, after the next refresh (every minute or so), it should retrieve the correct status (online/offline) and start working again. This happens when the dataserver in Second Life is slow in responding there is a limit to the number of successive queries that it replies to. Updating to 1.2 will probably get a profile picture by default change your widget and save again.ġ.0-1.2.1 scripts might still work with 1.3.X widgets, but it's a safer bet to use the new LSL script.ġ.3.X scripts should still work with 1.4.X widgets, but you will not get the ability to reset or delete the objects remotely. You will need to go back to your scripted object and drop the new script inside.

These were simply too many changes, and it was next-to-impossible to make the plugin backwards-compatible with 0.9.X.

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The code was completely rewritten and now uses HTTP-in instead of XML-RPC, retrieves a bit more data from in-world (to be used on future versions), and stores information on the blog itself instead of external files on the upload directory (and even has some caching). It also includes more communication with the in-world objects, allowing them to be resetted, deleted, or simply tested to see if they're alive.įrequently Asked Questions Uh oh! I have tried out earlier versions before, I did an upgrade, and now nothing works! Thanks to Celebrity Trollop for the suggestion for changing this, and to the ever-patient Puitia for the many tests!ġ.4.0 changed the way the list of tracked objects are displayed, using an internal WP API. This should get pages with this widget to display much faster.

The blog will just read stored information from the WP database but not initiate any new communication. If not, it won't do anything and just patiently wait. If it has, it will send an update to the blog. Now the widget won't contact the in-world object any longer instead, it works the other way round: every minute, the in-world object will see if the status has changed. For this to work, you need to have set your SL profile to visible on the Web.įrom 1.3.0 onwards, the plugin has been rewritten from scratch and the previous in-world scripts will not work any longer. Note that you can have several online status indicators on different sims for the same avatar.ġ.2 also allows an optional SL profile picture to be shown on the widget (or via shortcodes on any page or post). This is mostly needed if you're doing a lot of tests, lost an in-world object and need to create a new one for the same avatar, and so forth.

See the section on Shortcodes for more information.ġ.2 includes the ability to delete tracked avatars from the admin page. You can now place shortcodes inside posts and pages like this: Styling of each widget is possible via additional CSS (see FAQ).įrom version 1.1.0 onwards, this plugin incorporates the Shortcode API. And, of course, you can have widgets for Second Life® and several OpenSimulator grids at the same time (so that your website visitors can see where exactly you are at the moment)! You can have two or more widgets for a single avatar (although this is pointless.). In-world, each avatar needs to have their own scripted object.

To have multiple widgets for multiple avatars, just drag & drop a few more.

Refresh your blog it should now show your online status!.

If you don't wish it, just leave the setting to 'none'.

If you wish a SL profile picture, select 'left', 'right', or 'center' for alignment.

Select the avatar name and (optionally) change the text that gets displayed.

You can go back to WordPress, go to Appearance > Widgets, and select the widget Online Status inSL by dragging it to one sidebar.

The LSL script will now try to contact your blog and register itself.

Save the LSL script in SL it should recompile.

Now go back to the WordPress admin page you've opened, and copy the script and paste it inside your LSL script in SL.

Create a new script inside (just click on the button).

Open the object, and go to the Contents tab.

Launch your favourite Second Life® viewer and connect to your Second Life or OpenSimulator grid account.

You should be shown a pre-formatted LSL script.

After installing the plugin, go to the Settings menu and look at the option for Online Status inSL.

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