Title: Power Box
Author: Bimal Poudel
Published: <strong>May 3, 2016</strong>
Last modified: June 26, 2016

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Power Box

 By [Bimal Poudel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pbimal/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/power-box.zip)

 * [Details](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/power-box/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/power-box/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/power-box/#installation)
 * [Development](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/power-box/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/power-box/)

## Description

Display contents in Sidebar Widgets, beyond your imagination. Examples: Quote|Joke
|Photo of the Day, Advertisements, Twitter Feeds, Forex Rates, anything else. All
at your own configuration.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Drag power-box from Configuration Window in WP Admin > Appearance > Widgets.
 * [[
 * Output in your blog’s side bar.

## Installation

Follow the installation methods below.

After installation, configure the Power Box in WP Admin > Appearance > Widgets. 
Drag a Power Box widget and configure what to show.

You can use several power-box windows at once.

[Learn more about how to create your own conent hosting](https://github.com/bimalpoudel/power-box/blob/master/documentation/setting-your-own-host.md).

#### Method #1

 * Go to your WP Admin > Plugins > Add New page.
 * Search for “Power Box”.
 * Click install. Click activate.

#### Method #2

 * Download this plugin as a .zip file.
 * Go to WP Admin > Plugins > Add new > Upload Plugin.
 * Upload the .zip file and activate the plugin.

#### Method #3

 * Download the file power-box.zip.
 * Unzip the file on your computer.
 * Upload folder power-box (you just unziped) to /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
 * Activate the plugin through the WP Admin > Plugins menu.

## FAQ

  How many Power Boxes can I use?

You may use multiple power boxes at once. But too many boxes may slow down because
WP has to be busy fetching all the remote URLs.

  Is it safe to embed third party contents?

As a matter of rule, do not point to untrusted source.

  What are the possible implementations?

Quotation of the day is a very generic example. You can link it to third party notices,
advertisements, Twitter feeds, Forex Rates, Pictures, … and almost anything else.

  Do I need to create my Content Server?

If the existing services and available APIs do not work, you should. It is actually
very simple. A dedicated url that servers a tiny piece of HTML/Javascript/CSS output
is enough. Do not limit your imaginations.

  How can I create my own Micro Content Server?

[Details here](https://github.com/bimalpoudel/power-box/blob/master/documentation/setting-your-own-host.md)

  Can I customize the output?

You can pass parameters as GET in the URL. And, your content server should respond
accordingly. Take care of customization while creating your micro content server.

  Why should I create my micro content server?

Shortly, to design the contents yourself. If you can use the public content APIs,
ok.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Power Box” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Bimal Poudel ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pbimal/)

[Translate “Power Box” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/power-box)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/power-box/), check 
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/power-box/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/power-box/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/power-box/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Tested with micro-service url.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **10 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.5.33**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/power-box/)
 * Tags
 * [Box](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/box/)[content](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/content/)
   [hosted](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/hosted/)[power](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/power/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/power-box/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Bimal Poudel ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pbimal/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/power-box/)

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