Bitcoin Blockheight is a straight-forward plugin that fetches the current Bitcoin Blockheight and adds it to your WordPress posts, under or beside the post date field.
Description
This plugin offers limited support. This is something I had developed for my own blog (Bombthrower.com) and decided to release it because a lot Bitcoiners have taken to referring to the blockheight as a kind of timestamp.
In the back of my mind I have the idea that if it becomes widely used, I may add options to link the blockheight field to an on-chain copy of the post somewhere, like IPFS (or maybe an ordinal).
Screenshots
The current blockheight is fetched when you publish your post
There are a few methods to control display, including a shortcode
The blockheight shows up as if it were a date field
Frequently Asked Questions
How does it get the blockheight?
It makes a call to an endpoint maintained on a server here, it’s just a .txt file with the current blockheight. There’s cronjob that populates that from a nearby Bitcoin node on our network.
Does it support any other blockchains? Like Ethereum?
No. Next question.
Does it update the blockheight for a post when it is revised?
Not yet. This may be added if there is any demand for it.
Support
If you have a question or concern around the plugin, you can:
* Email me at microsaas[._-.*]thirteen.ca
* Catch me on Twitter: @Stuntpope
* On Nostr: npub1elwpzsul8d9k4tgxqdjuzxp0wa94ysr4zu9xeudrcxe2h3sazqkq5mehan (NIP-05: markjr@bombthrower.com)
If you find this plugin useful, please consider donating to support its development:
– via BTC: bc1qcjjk8f9ynznm9aqx4lqtaucw5y8qs0gs0a8aju
– Lightning:
