From time to time, people ask “How do I make Tarski do x?” Often, the answer is “With a plugin.”
However, people’s ability to implement the things they want to achieve often prevents them from being able to do it themselves. If the idea is sufficiently general that I think more than one person might be able to benefit from it—and sometimes even if it’s not—I’ll write one myself.
Here I’ve collected a number of these small example plugins, in the hopes that they will, in the first instance, be useful to people, and in the second, that they will provide a simple way to learn about the Tarski hooks API.
If you come across a plugin on the forum which I’ve missed here, or which is broken or out of date, please get in touch and let me know.
Tarski plugins
Custom Header Resize
Specify a different size for Tarski’s custom headers. There is a brief article which explains how to use it.
Rotating Headers
Rotating headers plugin for Tarski.
Remove Print Style
Make sites using Tarski print as they appear on screen.
Sidebarless Pages
Remove Tarski’s sidebar from pages.
Classy Pages
Add a class of page to the body element on pages.
Always Show Authors
By default, sites with only one publishing author will not have the author’s name displayed by Tarski. This plugin disables this behaviour: the author’s name will always be shown, regardless of how many people write for the site.
Hide Author Names in Tarski
The converse of the previous plugin. Sometimes one wants a website with multiple accounts, but doesn’t want to credit the authors with their posts. This is particularly useful for corporate websites which are written in the company’s voice, not any particular employee’s.
Remove Feed Link
Remove the feed link from Tarski’s navbar.
Change Credits
Change the Tarski footer credits from their default value.
Custom 404 Content
Change the content of Tarski’s 404 error page.
Generic WordPress Plugins
Only Excerpts
Replace posts’ contents with their excerpts on the home and archive pages.
Display Excerpts
Display the post excerpt at the beginning of each post.
Category Stylesheets
Apply category-specific stylesheets to posts and archives.
Post Thumbnails
Add thumbnail images to your WordPress posts.
Hide Categories Listing
Hide WordPress’ Categories widget on certain pages.
Change Comment Text
Change comment text to something else (e.g., “No comments” could become “Comment on this post”).
Posted At
Add timestamps to post dates.
Ben’s other plugins
Ben has written a number of more complex WordPress plugins, all of which are available on his projects page.