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WordPress Tip: iTunes Integration via last.fm

CMDR Mitchcraft

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So, you’ve got a personal blog and want to integrate your iTunes playlist into WordPress, but don’t just want to say that you’re listening to a CD – you want to display the album art too? WordPress has a few solutions that work great.  The easiest way to do that is by utilizing the “scrobbler” built into last.fm – on which an API can export just about any data you need.  Cue last.fm records and last.fm recent album artwork.

These plugins will take your last X number of CD covers from last.fm and displays them.  last.fm records has a nice caching system, and it’s one I’ve used personally, but recent album artwork has gotten a lot of positive reviews.

  • 50 Days to a Better WordPress Blog–Day 1: Font Readability

    50 Days to a Better WordPress Blog–Day 1: Font Readability

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    When it comes to typography online, there are a few simple ideas you can remember to help your users read your articles time and time again and always be begging for more, without them having to get new glasses every time.

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  • WordPress Plugin: Author Spotlight

    WordPress Plugin: Author Spotlight

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    I’ve been doing a lot of looking into using WordPress as a multi-author website/blog lately.  A few of my clients have requested the need to handle (elegantly) multiple authors, so (being fresh on my mind) I feel inclined to share. One of the coolest plugin combinations I’ve come across recently is using Author Spotlight and…

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