The Problem: A Missing Link in Media Tracking<\/h3>\n
Up until recently I was a VIP member of Trakt and this gave me the ability to display a “Recently Watched” widget on my Reviews Website<\/a> which I thought was a nice addition so that my readers could see what I might be reviewing next. But when Trakt announced their 100% price hike for current members I knew I had to find an alternative and while there are other good services out there, none quite worked exactly the way I wanted.<\/p>\n Then I found Yamtrack.<\/p>\n Yamtrack is\u00a0 a fantastic, lightweight way to keep a pulse on what you’re watching. However, as a former Trakt user, I noticed a frustrating gap: there was no easy way to automatically display my “Recently Watched” activity on my own website as I had been previously.<\/p>\n I wanted a simple widget or a line of text on my site that said, “Hey, I just finished watching X,” without me having to manually update it every time I hit the sofa.<\/p>\n After searching for a plugin and finding nothing, I decided to build it myself.<\/p>\n Yamtrack To WordPress Sync<\/strong> is a lightweight WordPress plugin that creates a secure bridge between your Yamtrack data and your WordPress site. It doesn’t bloat your site with heavy scripts; instead, it uses a simple Python middleman to “ping” your site whenever your watch history updates.<\/p>\n The system consists of two small parts:<\/p>\n Here it is in action:<\/p>\n I’ve made the entire project Open Source. Whether you’re a developer who wants to tweak the code or just someone who wants their site to look a bit more “live,” you can grab it today.<\/p>\n Download the latest release from Gitbub here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Once you’ve installed the plugin on WordPress, you only need to configure one file to get the sync moving. Here is exactly what to do:<\/p>\n You will need two pieces of information from your WordPress Settings > Yamtrack Sync<\/strong> page:<\/p>\n If you download the zip file from the settings page these variables are already automatically added to your python script. If you’re editing the script manually you can find this information at the bottom of the plugin setting page.<\/p>\n Your secret key and API URL should be auto-configured but you will need to ensure that the path to your database folder is set correctly:<\/p>\n If you need help finding your Database Path you can run the following command from your Yamtrack server command line:<\/p>\n You can change the database name if needed here too but if you ran the default Yamtrack install you should be good to go<\/p>\n Upload your python script to your Yamtrack server. You can store it anywhere but I’d recommend adding it to your main Yamtrack folder to keep things neat and tidy.<\/p>\n The default Yamtrack install location is:<\/p>\n From your Yamtrack server command line run your first sync by entering:<\/p>\n If you get a “permission denied” error, run the above command as Sudo and enter your password when prompted<\/p>\n The required files to track changes will be created and your WordPress site should be “pinged”. If you’ve already added the shortcode to your site, on refreshing your last watched TV show or Movie should now be displayed!<\/p>\n In order to tell WordPress that you’ve watched something new you’ll need to schedule the python script to run on a schedule.<\/p>\n I recommend 15 minutes but you can change the frequency if you wish.<\/p>\n The schedule is run through Linux’s inbuilt cron functionality. To enable this:<\/p>\n And that’s it<\/strong>! Your watch history will be checked every 15 minutes and if anything has changed it’ll update your WordPress site – nice!<\/p>\n If you come across any bugs or have a feature request you can create an issue\/feature request on\u00a0 Github<\/a> (you’ll need an account to post, don’t worry it’s free!)<\/p>\nThe Solution: Yamtrack To WordPress Sync<\/h3>\n
How It Works<\/h3>\n
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Key Features<\/h3>\n
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Quick Start: The 3-Minute Setup<\/h3>\n
1. The Ingredients<\/h4>\n
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2. Configure the Python Script<\/h4>\n
\r\n# --- CONFIGURATION ---\r\n# Replace these with the values from your WordPress Admin panel\r\nWP_URL = '[should be auto-filled]' \r\nSECRET_KEY = '[should be auto-filled]'\r\n\r\n# The full path to the folder containing your Yamtrack db.sqlite3\r\n# Example: '\/home\/docker\/yamtrack'\r\nDB_PATH = '\/path\/to\/your\/yamtrack\/databasefolder' \r\n<\/code><\/pre>\nType: find \/ -name \"db.sqlite3\" 2>\/dev\/null<\/code><\/p>\n3. Upload Your Python Script<\/h4>\n
\/home\/[YourServerName]\/Yamtrack<\/code><\/p>\n4. Run An Initial Sync<\/h4>\n
python3 \/home\/[YourServerName]\/Yamtrack\/yam_to_wp.py<\/code><\/p>\n5. Set A Schedule<\/h4>\n
1. Type: crontab -e (if you're running this for the first time, select nano as that's the easiest editor)\r\n2. Scroll to the bottom and paste this line (adjusting the path):\r\n# Format: Minute Hour Day Month DayOfWeek Command\r\n# This runs every 15 minutes:\r\n*\/15 * * * * \/usr\/bin\/python3 \/path\/to\/your\/folder\/yam_to_wp.py >> \/path\/to\/your\/folder\/sync.log 2>&1\r\n\r\n3. CTRL+O, then Enter to save the file\r\n\r\n4. CTRL+X to exit the nano editor<\/code><\/pre>\nPro-Tips for a Smooth Experience<\/h3>\n
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[kwwd_show_yamtrack_last_watched]<\/code> into any Page, Post, or Widget.<\/li>\n.kwwd-yamtrack-display<\/code>. If you know a little CSS, you can make it match your theme perfectly if the supplied style options don’t work for you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTroubleshooting (Read this before panicking!)<\/h3>\n
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Reporting Issues Or Requesting Functionality<\/h3>\n
Supporting the Project<\/h3>\n