This plugin is able to read datafiles used by the popular Unix tool fortune and to display a random one. It then replaces the displayed one every few seconds with a new one using an AJAX request.

Download and install the plugin using the Extension Manager. Refer to Plugins on how to install plugins manually.

• Version upped (2025-07-08 01:02)
• (mostly automatic) code cleanup. fixes #5 (2025-07-07 20:57)
• Version upped (2017-04-20 23:51)
• major refactoring (2017-04-20 17:01)
• Version upped (2016-02-03 18:22)
• Merge pull request #4 from splitbrain-forks/php7-signature (2016-02-03 12:54)
• Adjust method signatures to match parent (2016-02-03 12:52)
• Version upped (2016-01-24 14:18)

Just reference a textfile with the correct format with the following syntax:

{{xfortune>namespace:cookiefile.txt}}

You may specify the interval for changing the cookie in seconds:

{{xfortune>namespace:cookiefile.txt?15}}

The default is 30 seconds.

The cookie file needs to be a text file ¹⁾ where each cookie is separated by a % char on it's own line. You need to upload those files through the mediamanager.

Here is an example:

%
My first cookie
%
Another cookie
with multiple lines
%
Third cookie
%

• If your input files are not in UTF-8 this plugin will assume they are in latin1 and tries to convert them to UTF-8. If you get any charset problems, make sure the file is valid UTF-8.
• Using compiled fortune cookies would probably be more effective
• It is implied above, but I think it is better to state it explicitly: at least for DW Lemming and the latest version of the plugin, the fortune file must have UNIX line endings (LF). Windows line endings won't do. — ryan.chappelle 2011/02/07 02:48