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My First Knitting Blog Tool: Work In Progress Bars

Monday, May 29th, 2006
Categories: This Blog is Self-Referential, In Progress, Blog Tools, WP Progress Bars

8% Progress 32% Progress 65% Progress 100% Progress

I’ve seen lots of progress bars on various knitting blogs, and I’ve always really wanted one. I didn’t really like any of the ones I found on the net, so I decided to make my own. They’re dynamically-generated PNG files. I’ve never used PHP to generate images before, so it was really cool to learn how to do it. I introduced a neat little colour scale, too; it goes from purple to green to orange to pink! * Girl power! *

I’m planning on offering this as a Wordpress plugin to any other knitters who want to include it on their blog. There’ll be a Dashboard interface where you can input your WIPs and edit their percentage finished, and maybe some other features once I think about it more.

If you’d like to have this on your blog, leave me a comment or send me an email and I’ll hack something together quickly. The more responses I get, the bigger the push will be to get this plugin finished!

10 Comments to “My First Knitting Blog Tool: Work In Progress Bars”

Would like to try your progress indicator. It is a great way to keep track of WIP and even a motivator.
Comment by Peggy
May 31, 2006 @ 8:22 pm
Indeed! I’ll send you an email with info.
Comment by Eve
June 1, 2006 @ 5:33 pm
This is so cool and you made ‘em yourself! I have been so envious of the little progress bars people have on their blogs - I’m going to have to use these - can I??
Comment by Laura
June 16, 2006 @ 1:20 pm
Please, please, please count me in! I love your cute bars, and I would love to have some. Peggy’s right; it’s a great motivator (I am highly motivated by shame
Comment by lorinda
June 18, 2006 @ 12:28 am
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June 18, 2006 @ 11:28 am
I would love to have a copy of this…esp as a wordpress plugin. plesae count me in as well.
Comment by Jen da Purse-Ho
July 18, 2006 @ 12:26 am
New, or so to say, to blogging. Can’t get by wings to work. This may be just the thing to get me off the ground. YEAH!
Comment by Deb
September 24, 2006 @ 6:34 pm
Ingenious! Great invention!
Comment by Barbara
October 11, 2006 @ 8:24 am
I’m just about to move Emphatic Knitting to WordPress, and these would be great!
Comment by Flan
October 16, 2006 @ 3:50 pm
I would lobe to have WIPs toolbar on my blog!
Comment by Alexia
June 22, 2008 @ 1:06 am