OpenSpending - WordPress plugin

WordPress plugin to make openspendingjs visualisations easy to add to WordPress posts and pages.

Installation

1. Add the openspending directory into your WordPress instance's plugin directory (usually wp-content/plugins/).
2. Go to your admin panel, navigate to plugins, find OpenSpending and activate it.

How to Use

The OpenSpending WordPress plugin operates using the standard WordPress shortcodes, namely:

[openspending]

Three attributes must be defined:

• type - The type of visualisation to use
• dataset - The dataset on openspending.org to use
• drilldowns - Dimensions of the dataset to drill down into

If you would like to add a treemap for the dimensions from and to in the ukgov-25k-spending dataset on OpenSpending the only thing you need to add to your post or page is:

[openspending type="treemap" dataset="ukgov-25k-spending" dimensions="from,to"]

Supported Visualisations

• Treemap (type: "treemap")
• Bubbletree (type: "bubbletree")
  • Supported icons/colors for COFOG

FAQ

How to change the color of the main bubbles in the bubble chart?

This would require javascript overwrite. It would be difficult to add onto wordpress ui.

How to change line height of the bubble titles?

Would require css overwrite. It would difficult to add onto wordpress ui.

How to display amounts in Millions instead of Billions?

Would require javascript overwrite (is possible, but difficult to add onto wordpress ui)

How to change the assignment of bubble background images?

Wordpress often stops users from adding javascripts files so it will require code changes to wordpress itself (or the theme)

How to add a secondary currency, like US dollars and have it be shown in the bubbles or in the pop-up window?

Unfortunately you cannot do this at the moment in OpenSpending. This would need a customised improvement.You can however do a separate budget in USD dollars and visualise that.