Introducing: The Tiny Buddha Quote Widget

The first Tiny Buddha quote appeared on Twitter almost three years ago. Since then, the archives have grown to include more than 800 wisdom quotes, with new quotes added every weekday.

You can now embed a daily wisdom quote right on your site with the Tiny Buddha Quote Widget for WordPress.

This plugin will display the quote of the day from Monday through Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, the plugin will deliver a random quote from the Tiny Buddha archives.

12/21/11 UPDATE: The quote widget has been changed so that it now delivers a random quote from the Tiny Buddha archives each day.

Download the Tiny Buddha Quote Widget here:

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Installation

1. Upload the file ‘tiny-buddha-quotes.zip’ via Plugins > Add New > Upload’ OR Upload the ‘tiny-buddha-quotes’ folder to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory via FTP.
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
3. Enable the widget via Appearance > Widgets in your dashboard.
4. Enjoy!

Alternatively, you can place the template tag manually in your theme:

<?php if (function_exists('tb_wisdom_view')) { tb_wisdom_view(); } ?>

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How Often Do Quotes Update?

You will receive a random quote from the archives every day.

2. Does it require WordPress version 3.0 and above?

Yes!

Feedback

Currently, I don’t have a support team in place for the Tiny Buddha Quote Widget. If you have any questions or feedback, it would be best to post it here so that other readers can see my responses.

If you have any suggestions to improve the Tiny Buddha Quote Widget in future versions, please let me know!

4/20/12 Update: It’s been brought to my attention that the widget isn’t working properly. I have someone looking into this; I hope to resolve the issue ASAP!

About Lori Deschene

Lori Deschene is the Founder of Tiny Buddha. She recently launched her Tiny Wisdom eBook Series which includes one free eBook. Follow Lori on Twitter @tinybuddha for inspiring posts and wisdom quotes and don't forget to read the submission guidelines if you'd like to submit a blog post.

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http://brentongieser.com/ Brenton Gieser

This is too awesome!
http://twitter.com/longzero Long Nguyen

If my blog wasn’t so white and just post based, I would add this.

I will suggest this to clients though
http://joshuadenney.com Joshua

Works best on a white blog, actually

It’s very simple for now!
http://cpatlarge.blogspot.com Cynpauw

Do you know if this will work on blogspot?
http://twitter.com/4fahrenheit jules

love it but it doesnt work for wordpress.com. is there a way around that?
http://twitter.com/longzero Long Nguyen

My white pages only show posts and nothing else, devoid of category list, links, etc. that’s why it won’t work for me.
http://positivelypresent.com Positively present

This is awesome, Lori! Love it!
http://nifermusings.blogspot.com Jen

Aw, I post the daily quote to my blog currently, and I would love to have this widget, but I use Blogger! Are you planning on developing a code for Blogger blogs?
http://twitter.com/lori_deschene Lori Deschene

Thanks for the comments everyone! I will look into getting a widget for Blogger, Blogspot, and WordPress.com.
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http://www.zasites.co.za/blog/ Jolene

Awesome – works a treat
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http://twitter.com/coachingvideos HF. Halvorsen

Cool! Love it and have installed it!
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http://joshuadenney.com Joshua

I think it should be available next week for WordPress.com…cross your fingers I get it to work
http://joshuadenney.com Joshua

Will see what we can do for Blogspot/Blogger once WordPress.com is functional!
http://joshuadenney.com Joshua

We should have something available for Blogger/Blogspot in the near future. Will announce and update this post with additional platform availability.
kjc7962

is there a mobile app for this?
http://twitter.com/lori_deschene Lori Deschene

Hi there,

There will be an iPhone app available soon. I will update the site when it’s available!

Lori
Anonymous

Thanks, Lori, please do! I’d like to put that widget on my Blogspot blog!
Mikehosein

Is this available for blogspot yet?
http://twitter.com/lori_deschene Lori Deschene

Hi Mike,

Unfortunately, there is not yet. Currently, the widget is only available for WordPress. I am hoping to make other versions in the future, but I haven’t yet progressed with this plan. I will let you know if/when it’s available!

Lori
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http://toughwords.wordpress.com/ Zoe

Is this widget available for wordpress.com yet? If so, how do I add it? Thanks!
http://twitter.com/lori_deschene Lori Deschene

Hi Zoe,

I haven’t made additional versions of the widget yet. I am hoping to do that with my next revamp of the site, before the end of the year!

Namaste,
Lori
Michelle Crawley11

Yes. Can’t wait! I would LOVE to place this in my Blogspot blog! Tina Buddha has helped me so much and is one of my inspirations for starting my own blog and sharing my world with others Thank you so much for all of your efforts!

http://www.uniquewondefulme.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com/lori_deschene Lori Deschene

I’m so glad Michelle! I am hoping to have more versions of the widget by the beginning of next year. I have a few other developments on working on first, but this will be the next one!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1302214842 Amanda Hanko

is there an html format for this widget? i love it so much and would really like to add it to my tumblr!
http://twitter.com/lori_deschene Lori Deschene

Hi Amanda,

I am going to hire someone to make other versions of the widget this year. I will update the site as soon as I do!

Thanks so much =)
Lori
http://amyrxbaker.com/ Amy Baker

I love the idea, but my widget has been stuck on the same quote for a week now.
http://twitter.com/lori_deschene Lori Deschene

Hi Amy,

I’m so sorry about that! I recently hired someone to make some changes on the site, and it seems that affected the widget. I have asked him to look into this, so I hope to have the issue resolved within the next couple of days!

Lori
http://mals-mindspeaks.blogspot.com/ Malene

Hope you can have widget for blogger please?
http://twitter.com/lori_deschene Lori Deschene

Hi Malene~ It’s something I’m planning to do soon!
EcoGrrl

The widget manual tag doesn’t work
http://joshuadenney.com Joshua

The manual method is intended for use in your actual theme’s template files. Did you try to use it in a widget or is it not working for you?