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501st Legion Member Display

Wordpress Plugin for 501st Member Page

by Brendan Cowan ST84218 · github.com/churfala/501st_member_wp_plugin

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/churfala/501st_member_wp_plugin/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Readme github.com/churfala/501st_member_wp_plugin ↗

501st Legion Member Display — WordPress Plugin

Displays a 501st Legion garrison roster on a WordPress site using data from the 501st.com API: command staff (officers) with links to their Legion profiles, followed by a photo roster of active members.

Requirements

  • WordPress 5.3+ (uses wp_date())
  • PHP 7.0+
  • Outbound HTTPS access from the web server to api.501st.com
  • 501st.com API credentials (HTTP Basic Auth) — required to fetch member data

Plugin structure

501st-member-display/
├── 501st-member-display.php    # main plugin file
├── css/
│   └── 501st-member-display.css   # roster styles (Monda font is enqueued by the plugin)
├── readme.txt                  # WordPress-format readme
└── README.md                   # this file

Installation

  1. Copy the plugin folder into wp-content/plugins/ (or zip it and upload via Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin).
  2. Activate 501st Legion Member Display on the Plugins screen.
  3. Open Settings → 501st Member Display:
    • Enter your API username and password → Save Credentials → Test Connection.
    • Reload the page, choose your garrison/outpost from the dropdown → Save Settings.
  4. Add the shortcode to any page or post.

Usage

Shortcode Result
[501st_member_display] Roster for the garrison chosen in Settings (defaults to #54)
[501st_member_display garrison_id="140"] Roster for a specific garrison, overriding the global setting
[nzg_external_data] Legacy shortcode — still works as an alias of [501st_member_display]

Caching

  • Roster responses are cached per garrison for 24 hours; the garrison list for 7 days (WordPress transients).
  • Clear Cache on the settings page forces a fresh fetch; Refresh Garrison List reloads the dropdown.
  • The settings page shows the timestamp of the last successful live fetch, in the site's configured timezone.

Behaviour notes

  • Members with a status of In Memoriam, Reserve, or Retired are excluded from the roster and the member count.
  • Both API response shapes are supported: the legacy flat array and the current {"garrison": {...}} wrapper (garrisonId and id fields both work).
  • Styling lives in css/501st-member-display.css (classes: .command, .roster, .caption, .officerbreak). The stylesheet and the Monda Google Font are only enqueued on pages that render the shortcode.
  • API credentials are stored in the WordPress options table and sent only to api.501st.com over HTTPS. Anyone with admin or database access can read them, so prefer dedicated API credentials over a personal password.

Author

Brendan Cowan — ST-84218