...in the middle, Starting<\/a>.<\/p>\n\nFeatures:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n- Separate, fully customisable messages for new and returning visitors.<\/li>\n
- Configurable repetition threshold \u2014 choose how many visits count as \"new\".<\/li>\n
- Choose whether messages appear before or after post content, or only where you place the
<?php wwsgd_the_message(); ?><\/code> template tag.<\/li>\n- Option to show or hide messages on Pages (vs. Posts only).<\/li>\n
- Exclude specific post or page IDs from showing any message.<\/li>\n
- No external dependencies; lightweight vanilla JavaScript.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
\n- Install directly through the WordPress Plugins \u2192 Add New<\/strong> screen, or download the zip and upload via Plugins \u2192 Add New \u2192 Upload Plugin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Activate the plugin through the Plugins<\/strong> screen in WordPress.<\/li>\n
- Go to Settings \u2192 WWSGD<\/strong> to configure your messages and display options.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
\nHow does the plugin know if someone is a new or returning visitor?<\/h3><\/dt>\nIt sets a cookie called wwsgd_visits<\/code> that increments by 1 on each page load. Visitors whose count is at or below your configured \"# of Repetitions\" see the new-visitor message; everyone else sees the return-visitor message.<\/p><\/dd>\nWill this work if a visitor deletes their cookies?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes \u2014 if the cookie is deleted the visitor will simply be treated as new again.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Can I use the message in a widget or template file instead of automatic insertion?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes. Set Location of Message<\/strong> to \"Only where I use the template tag\" and place <?php wwsgd_the_message(); ?><\/code> wherever you want the messages to appear in your theme.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan I show a message to returning visitors only and nothing to new visitors?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes. Leave the Message to New Visitors<\/strong> field blank. New visitors will see nothing; return visitors will see your return-visitor message.<\/p><\/dd>\nDoes WWSGD work with pages as well as posts?<\/h3><\/dt>\nBy default, yes. You can restrict it to posts only via the Show Message on Pages?<\/strong> setting.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n2.2.0 (2026.03.03)<\/h4>\n\n\n- Remove adoption notices. New maintainer: James Hunt.<\/li>\n
- Refactored to modern class-based architecture with PSR-4 autoloading.<\/li>\n
- Added escaping and nonce verification throughout.<\/li>\n
- Extracted inline JavaScript to a separately enqueued asset file.<\/li>\n
- Adding language POT file.<\/li>\n
- Updated minimum WordPress requirement to 6.0.<\/li>\n
- Tested with PHP 8.4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
2.1.8<\/h4>\n\n\n- Add adoption notices to admin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
2.1.7<\/h4>\n\n\n- Reducing tags to 4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
2.1.6<\/h4>\n\n\n- Add contact info for plugin adoption<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
2.1.5<\/h4>\n\n\n- Make plugin available for adoption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
2.1.4<\/h4>\n\n\n- Update copyright to 2026<\/li>\n
- Tested with WordPress 6.9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
2.1.3<\/h4>\n\n\n- Fix issue where WordPress's magic slashes were not being unslashed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
2.1.1<\/h4>\n\n\n- Fixing a vulnerability, as reported by Patchstack<\/li>\n
- Tested with WordPress 6.0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
2.1.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Updated for WordPress 4.6+.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
2.0.3<\/h4>\n\n\n- Improved sanitisation of excluded post\/page IDs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
2.0.2<\/h4>\n\n\n- Fixed cookie path detection for WordPress installations in a subdirectory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
2.0.1<\/h4>\n\n\n- Minor code clean-up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
2.0.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Rewrote cookie logic in vanilla JavaScript (removed jQuery dependency).<\/li>\n
- Added return-visitor message and repetition threshold.<\/li>\n
- Added option to exclude specific posts and pages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Initial release by Richard K Miller.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Displays a custom welcome message to new visitors and a different message to return visitors using a simple cookie.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/3996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3996"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/bonkerz"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=3996"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=3996"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=3996"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=3996"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=3996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}