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Sponsor management with logo display widgets.
Install
Upload it under Plugins → Add New Plugin → Upload Plugin, then activate.
Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:
wp plugin install https://github.com/hhansen06/wordpress_sponsor/releases/download/1.0.3/wordpress_sponsor-1.0.3.zipA WordPress plugin for managing sponsors and displaying their logos in the sidebar via two flexible widgets.
Features
- Custom post type Sponsor with logo (featured image), link URL, priority and status
- Custom post status Inactive (in addition to WordPress core statuses
publish/draft) - Admin list table with logo preview, priority (sortable) and link columns
- Widget 1 – Sponsors Grid: displays logos in a 3-column grid, ordered by priority; optional random order
- Widget 2 – Sponsors Scroll: infinite upward-scrolling ticker with configurable height and speed; optional random initial order; pauses on mouse hover
Requirements
- WordPress 6.0 or higher
- PHP 8.0 or higher
Installation
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Clone or download this repository into your
wp-content/plugins/directory:git clone https://github.com/your-org/wordpress_sponsor.git \ wp-content/plugins/wordpress_sponsor -
Activate the plugin in Plugins → Installed Plugins.
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Add sponsors under the new Sponsors menu entry in the WordPress admin.
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Add one or both widgets via Appearance → Widgets (or the block editor's Legacy Widget block).
File Structure
wordpress_sponsor/
├── wordpress_sponsor.php # Main plugin file
├── includes/
│ ├── class-sponsor-post-type.php # Custom post type, meta boxes, admin columns
│ ├── class-sponsor-widget-grid.php # Widget 1: 3-column grid
│ └── class-sponsor-widget-scroll.php # Widget 2: upward scroll ticker
└── assets/
├── css/sponsors.css # Frontend styles
└── js/sponsors-scroll.js # Scroll animation logicManaging Sponsors
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | Sponsor name (displayed as alt attribute on the logo) |
| Logo | Featured image – assign any image from the media library |
| Link URL | Optional website URL; wraps the logo in an <a> tag |
| Priority | Integer 1–999, lower = higher priority (default: 10) |
| Status | Published (active), Draft, or Inactive |
Only published sponsors are shown in the widgets.
Widgets
Widget 1 – Sponsors: Grid
Displays all active sponsor logos in a responsive 3-column grid.
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Title | (empty) | Optional widget heading |
| Random order | off | Shuffle logos on every page load instead of ordering by priority |
Widget 2 – Sponsors: Scroll
Scrolls all active sponsor logos continuously from bottom to top.
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Title | (empty) | Optional widget heading |
| Visible height (px) | 300 | Height of the visible scroll area |
| Speed (px / second) | 50 | Higher value = faster scroll |
| Random initial order | off | Shuffle logos on page load |
The animation pauses automatically when a visitor hovers over the widget.
License
Releases
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