jekkilekki

<p>I’m an American expat in South Korea so I find I’m constantly wanting to convert<br />
between various units of measurement for different things. My family talks to me<br />
over Skype in Fahrenheit; recipes online call for 8 ounces of something; and I always<br />
wondered what various Korean house sizes and floor plans (pyoung) actually were in<br />
square meters or square feet.</p>
<p>Well now, I’ve created just the plugin to take care of all of those kinds of<br />
conversions. It currently includes functions for 14 different conversion formulas<br />
(like length, weight, temperature, speed, etc), but there are plans for about 20<br />
more! (For a full list of conversion formulas and units, see the plugin NOTES<br />
section below.)</p>
<p>This plugin was inspired by Google’s Unit Converter and includes the majority of<br />
the units <a href="https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/3284611?hl=en-KR#unitconverter" rel="nofollow ugc">listed on their website</a><br />
(including some extra silly ones I’ve found and a handful of Korea specific units<br />
of measurement).</p>
<p>Requires WordPress 3.5 and PHP 5.4 or later.</p>
<h4>Special Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Provides varying levels of complexity for conversion lists (Basic – 6 types,<br />
Default – 14 types)</li>
<li>Provides a default list of the most common units for each list, but also a checkbox<br />
to enable ALL unit types (including some obscure ones from ancient history and fiction)</li>
<li>Lists values are dynamically controlled with JavaScript so that as soon as you<br />
change list types, the units of measurement are immediately switched (without page<br />
refresh)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Notes</h4>
<ul>
<li>Multiple widgets are allowed at once (on the same Post/Page)</li>
<li>Multiple shortcodes (on the same Post/Page) are disabled – multiple shortcodes<br />
will display only ONE form</li>
<li>On Posts/Pages with a shortcode, the widget will be disabled</li>
</ul>
<h4>Planned Upcoming Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>AJAX form submission to prevent page reload</li>
<li>An Advanced List of conversion formulas – 32 types</li>
<li>More conversion units supported</li>
<li>Possibly allow users to select whether or not to display multiple forms in shortcodes<br />
and/or widgets </li>
</ul>
<h4>Translations</h4>
<ul>
<li>English (EN) – default</li>
<li>Korean (KO) – upcoming</li>
</ul>
<p>If you want to help translate the plugin into your language, please have a look<br />
at the <code>.pot</code> file which contains all definitions and may be used with a [gettext]<br />
editor.</p>
<p>If you have created your own language pack, or have an update of an existing one,<br />
you can send your [gettext .po or .mo file] to me so that I can bundle it in the<br />
plugin.</p>
<h4>Contact Me</h4>
<p>If you have questions about, problems with, or suggestions for improving this<br />
plugin, please let me know at the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jkl-unit-converter" rel="ugc">WordPress.org support forums</a></p>
<p>Want updates about my other WordPress plugins, themes, or tutorials? Follow me<br />
<a href="http://twitter.com/jekkilekki" rel="nofollow ugc">@jekkilekki</a></p>
<h4>Support</h4>
<p><a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jkl-unit-converter" rel="ugc">Click here to visit the forum for this plugin</a></p>
<h4>Acknowledgements</h4>
<p>This plugin uses:</p>
<ul>
<li>A similar list of units as those <a href="https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/3284611?hl=en-KR#unitconverter" rel="nofollow ugc">on the Google website</a> </li>
</ul>
<h4>License</h4>
<p>This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms<br />
of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either<br />
version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.</p>
<p>This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY<br />
WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A<br />
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.</p>
<p>You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this<br />
program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth<br />
Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA</p>


JKL Unit Converter

A simple Unit Converter widget that allows you to between various units. (Inspired by Google's Unit Converter.)

Kyle Phillips

<p><strong>Why Units?</strong></p>
<p>Units provides your users with an intuitive way to choose and display their preferred unit of measurement. The user’s preferred unit of measurement is saved via session, cookie, or none – configurable under the plugin settings.</p>
<p>Any number of primary/alternate units can be added, along with their conversion formulas.</p>
<p>Visit <a href="http://unitswitcher.com" rel="nofollow ugc">unitswitcher.com</a> for more detailed information.</p>
<p><strong>Using Units</strong></p>
<p>Add primary units under Settings > Units. Alternate units may be added by providing their name and conversion formula. Multiple alternate units may be added for each primary unit.</p>
<p>Use the function <code>unit_switcher($value, $primaryunit, $round)</code> in your template to display the switcher. Pass the stored value as the first parameter and primary unit of measurement as the second value.</p>
<p>To display a single switcher, the shortcode [unit_switcher] is available for use. The shortcode requires two parameters: <code>unit</code> (the primary unit being converted) and <code>value</code> (the stored value).</p>
<p>For more information visit <a href="http://unitswitcher.com" rel="nofollow ugc">unitswitcher.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Important: Unit Switcher requires WordPress version 3.8 or higher, and PHP version 5.3.2 or higher.</strong></p>
<h3>More Information</h3>
<h4>Using the Template Function</h4>
<p><strong>unit_switcher($variable, $primaryunit, $round);</strong></p>
<p>Parameters:<br />
* $variable – The stored value (integer or float)<br />
* $primaryunit – The primary unit (the stored value should be stored in this unit)<br />
* $round – Number of digits to round to (default is 2)</p>
<p>Visit <a href="http://unitswitcher.com" rel="nofollow ugc">unitswitcher.com</a> for more detailed information.</p>


Units

Add front-end dropdowns for toggling measurement units.

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