This WordPress plugin is a “lite” version of the very popular WP Grins plugin by Alex King.
The plugin allows smilies to be inserted in the comment area of a WordPress blog.
WP Grins Screenshot
Difference Between WP Grins and WP Grins Lite
The original installation of WP Grins requires the heavy overhead of the Prototype JavaScript library.
WP Grins Lite uses the much lighter-weight jQuery library.
Download Information
The plugin can be downloaded over at WP Grins Lite on WP Extend.
Installation
- Download the plugin archive and expand it (you’ve likely already done this).
- Put the ‘wp-grins-lite’ folder into your wp-content/plugins/ directory.
- Go to the Plugins page in your WordPress Administration area and click ‘Activate’ for WP Grins.
Conclusion
WP Grins Lite is simply a port from the Prototype library to jQuery. The functionality should still be the same, but the footprint lighter.
Improvements like these add up. Nice to see you back in the WordPress game, which a spiffy new look as well.
Thanks Jeff for stopping by my neck of the woods.
hello, i already download that wp grins plugin, it is okay if use that on the update wordpress theme? thanks
– green
Use whichever version you prefer. WP Grins Lite has a cleaner codebase and fixes some bugs, so you should at least give it a try.
that wordpress plugin looks so interesting, i will try to implement it to my blog.
thanks for da plugin now i can click smilies in my admin site… 🙂
I really appreciate the plugin, cool idea making this light.
Doesn’t work with the new phpbb version. No error msg, no smilies are visible.