WordPress WHOIS plugin
Description
The WordPress WHOIS plugin allows you to insert a tag into any WordPress post or page to generate a WHOIS search form for your users to get information on domain names with different TLDs. The plugin also supports sidebar widgets which will simply output Registered or Available depending on the domain status.
System Recommendations
- WordPress 3.2 or higher
- PHP 4.2 or higher
- fsockopen() on port 43
- MySQL 4 or higher
Installation
- Ensure that you have WordPress installed.
- Either upload it to your WordPress > Plugins > Add New section for a quick installation and skip to step 4 or extract the WHOIS package.
- Upload the
wp-whois
folder to thewp-content/plugins
directory. - Activate the WHOIS plugin from the ‘Plugins‘ menu in WordPress.
- Go to Tools > WHOIS to configure the WHOIS plugin.
Quick Start Guide
Activation
- Go to ‘Plugins’ in your WordPress dashboard.
- Find the WHOIS plugin and click the ‘Activate’ link.
Configuration
- Go to Tools > WHOIS.
- Read carefully through the settings and select the options that suit you.
- Click Save Configuration.
Two ways to integrate it
Sidebar Widget
- Go to Appearance > Widgets.
- Drag and drop the WHOIS onto your sidebar or choose it from the blocks available.
- Click on it to expand it. Here’s how it looks like.
- Type in a title, e.g., WHOIS Lookup, and decide whether or not you would like the redirect button.
- Click Save.
Post/Page Embedding
To make the plugin appear on a post or page, simply use the below shortcode in the appropriate place:
- Add/edit a post or page as normal.
- Type
[whois]
- Publish/Update the post or page.
That’s it, you are done!
Usage
Release Notes
- 1.5 - March 5, 2025
- 1.4.2.7 - January 24, 2021
- 1.4.2.5 - January 23, 2020
- 1.4.2.4 - January 30, 2012
- 1.4.2.3 - January 3, 2012
- 1.4.2.2 - January 3, 2012
- 1.4.2 - July 20, 2011
- 1.4 - May 3, 2010
- 1.3.7 - December 20, 2009
- 1.3.3 - September 28, 2009
- 1.3.2 - September 24, 2009
- 1.3.1 - March 18, 2009
- 1.2.5 - March 13, 2009
- 1.2 - February 25, 2009
- 1.1.5 - February 24, 2009
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