genkisan

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<li>easily switch on and off through Admin Options</li>
<li>display message without editing theme files (above 1st post or through widget)</li>
<li>display different message to different roles/users</li>
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Demo: 
<a href="http://ericulous.com/2007/03/09/genki_announcement/" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin Details & Demo</a>

Genki Announcement

Rolly Bueno

Contributor Highlights is a lightweight plugin designed for individuals and organizations who want to display their WordPress.org contribution journey or highlight the efforts of others in the WordPress community.
With this plugin, you can easily fetch and present detailed contributor information from public WordPress.org profiles. The plugin pulls in and displays:
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<li>Contributor name and avatar</li>
<li>Contribution weekly pledge</li>
<li>Short biography</li>
<li>Contribution badges (e.g., Core Contributor, Plugin Developer, Translation Editor, etc.)</li>
<li>Meta information such as member since date, location, website, GitHub, employer, and job title</li>
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Perfect for personal portfolios, agency team pages, or contributor showcases on community sites.
This plugin does not require any API keys or manual data entry — just input a WordPress.org username, and the profile will be automatically rendered in a card format.
Whether you’re celebrating your own WordPress journey or recognizing others, Contributor Highlights makes it easy to bring open-source contributions front and center.
<h3>External Services</h3>
The plugin interacts with the following external services:
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<li>WordPress.org Profiles
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<li>Purpose: To fetch and display contributor profile data within the plugin interface.</li>
<li>What is fetched?: Publicly available data such as display name, avatar, badges, and contribution activity.</li>
<li>Authentication: No authentication or login is required.</li>
<li>Privacy Impact: The plugin only reads data that is already publicly accessible on profiles.wordpress.org. It does not store, share, or transmit this data beyond displaying it to site users.</li>
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For more information, see <a href="https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/" rel="ugc">WordPress.org Privacy Policy</a>.
<h3>Privacy & Data Collection</h3>
This plugin does not collect or store any personal data from your website visitors. It fetches publicly available contributor information from WordPress.org Profiles (including avatars) without requiring authentication. To improve performance, the data is temporarily cached and automatically cleared upon deactivation.

Contributor Highlights

Display WordPress.org contributor profiles on your site using a block or shortcode.

Genki Announcement vs Contributor Highlights