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Gaudério

Inspired by "Hello, Dolly", this plugin shows a line from "Gaudério", a beautiful poem by the gaúcho poet João da Cunha Vargas, sung by Vitor Ramil.

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v1.0 30+ installs WP 3.0+ PHP 5.6+

By Marco Andrei Kichalowsky · Read the readme on WordPress.org

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About this plugin

This is not just a plugin, it symbolizes the enthusiasm of the gaucho developers for this awesome platform, as well as for their homeplace, Rio Grande do Sul. When activated, you will randomly see a lyric from Gaudério, a beautiful poem by João da Cunha Vargas, written in its original language, in the upper right of your admin screen on every page.

This plugin also aims to be an educational example for people who want to start building plugins for the platform. Studying the code, we can see how simple it is to extend WordPress, through functions and hooks.

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Who was João da Cunha Vargas?

From a humble background and with little education, the gaúcho poet João da Cunha Vargas presented an unusual authenticity in his poetry, being worshiped by the artistic community in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). The poet kept all his poetry of memory and published only a posthumous book, whose poems were dictated to family members or transcribed from records of their declamations made on cassette tapes.

How do I use this plugin?

Just install, activate and that is it! The pajador will recite a verse everytime admin screens load.

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