Category: WordPress
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WordPress 3.4 Goes Green!
…not like eco-friendly. I mean, they’re already eco-friendly; a journal that doesn’t use paper? Can’t get any more green than that! No, it’s green like Grant Green, the incredible Jazz musician. Look below for the change list, taken from the official site: For Users The biggest change in 3.4 is the theme customizer which allows…
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Post Ordering Made Easy
I love using WordPress’ built in custom post types. I’ve used them for sliders, directories, galleries, and pretty much anything else I can think to use them for. The one gripe I have, however, is that I can’t manually set the order of the posts. Just like typical blog posts, I have to arrange…
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Easy Javascript ToolTips in WordPress
A client needed a simple way to preserve real estate on the sidebar, but still have the ability to display their policies at a quick glance. I found a plugin on the repository that uses the TipTip jquery script and condenses it down into a simple-to-use shortcode (complete with button on the editing screen). The…
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Freshly Pressed: A Wild New Plugin Appears! Custom Classes
From time to time I like to surf through the repository and try out new plugins. It keeps me in the know and I’m able to share those plugins with you. So, here’s what I found as I was surfing this fine Wednesday: Custom Classes Justin Tadlock is a man synonymous with great plugins, and his latest…
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WordPress BootCamp: Setting a Static Front Page
If you’re new to WordPress, you may be wondering how in the world WordPress could be anything more than a simple blog.
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WordPress 3.3’s roadmap has been set… at least, it will be.
Here’s the email I received of some of the proposed changes to WordPress – a lot of them look super exciting (goodbye IE7!) and plenty of them are just amazing. What’s your favorite? User Feature: Media Uploader (azaozz) · Definitely v1: Integrate Plupload into dashboard. (GSoC project) · Probably v2: Improve our image manipulation and…
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How to set up multiple “layouts” in a post loop (a la TechCrunch)
I’ve seen a lot of hateful comments on TechCrunch regarding their new design. I’m going to officially go on-record and say that (from a design standpoint) I really like where they’re going with the new style. But, beyond that, under the surface, there’s a few other things that appear to be going on (I say…
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Go Update W3 Total Cache, WPTouch, and AddThis RIGHT NOW!
If you’ve updated your plugins in the last 24 hours, go straight back into your website and do it again – there’s a chance you may have downloaded some infected plugins that were hacked into the repository. According to WordPress.org, the plugins AddThis, W3 Total Cache, and WPTouch were infected with a backdoor that lets…