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Random Image Header

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April 17th, 2004
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Blog Templates Blog Skins Blog Themes, WordPress Templates WordPress Skins WordPress Themes

I was looking for a way to alter the image randomly on my WordPress weblog, but as the header image is called from a CSS file, I was unsure quite how to do it. I am unsure no more ! PhotoMatt wrote a random image script, the details of which can be viewed here. Although I use WP, this will work for any blog that has an image called from the CSS. I did this; – Created a folder on the server called ‘headers’ – Into that, I uploaded several different images that would suit as a header image. – I saved the script above as a php file (call it what you will – mine is ‘rotate.php’) and uploaded into the same ‘headers’ folder. Now I edited the CSS file. In WP, there is a line in #header which can be used to specify a url for the image [...]

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Show scripts online

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April 16th, 2004
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Cool Scripts, Weblog Add-Ons

I was sent a php script by someone I was helping on the IRC channel and I thought that the method could be really useful to someone else. Try it out yourself. Here is the link. This page basically allows you to display your script online without having to email it or do anything messy. One little disclaimer is that it is available to everyone and is stored on their server for a while. So please be careful with passwords and sensitive information.

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WordPress PhotoBlog New Version

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April 15th, 2004
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CMS, Code, Weblog tools blog tools blogging tools

There is a new version of Pictorialis out which fixes a couple of issues that were brought up with the Beta and you can download it from http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/pictorialis.zip Fixes for this version include: – Built in EXIF support which does not need pre-compiled EXIF in PHP – There is a selection mechanism for versions of GD which makes sure you always get the best possible thumbnails and pictures conversion. – This also has some file upload fixes which makes sure that the uploaded files do not get erased before the script gets a chance to grab the files. – The installation process has also been better defined with some fixes for the installation troubles reported from the previous version. As in the pervious version, this new version has the following features: – XHTML compliant code – Simple once click addition of photos, auto thumbnail and resizing – Extraction of EXIF [...]

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To RSS or not to RSS, that is the question

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April 14th, 2004
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Web Design, Web Ethics

I have long pondered this question and have come to some conclusions on my own. RSS is powerful and very light on bandwidth usage. Aggregation is very effective, simple to use and can be used to gather tons of information with very little processing power and bandwidth. However, there are some weaknesses of RSS which come to mind. RSS is a text based protocol and the design of the site, the aesthetics and the overall experience is muted. Visiting this site and browsing the various features and comments (etc.) cannot be replaced by an RSS feed. I personally use RSS to see if there is any new and relevant information on a blog or site that I frequent and then I visit the site to check it out for myself. So RSS, for me is more about prospecting than it is about aggregating. Many of the newer mutlimedia blogs are [...]

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This is me

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April 13th, 2004
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General

Mark suggested I introduce myself …… Self taught in all things html / css, I know nothing about php (yet), using WordPress since early January (before that tried Blogger / MT / Nucleus and more – didn’t like them) prior to that I hand coded, love playing with code and breaking it because then I can see better how it works, and am nearly always to be found in front of my computer. Other interests include bodyart (27 piercings, 3 tattoos, 2 implants), console gaming, I wrote and maintain www.abody.co.uk (a bodyart studio site), I run the interviews and statistics part of www.ukbodyart.org and I’ve not long bought Diablo 2. My site is www.tamba2.org.uk There’s probably more, but I won’t bore you any more

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Customise the WordPress Comments Page

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April 13th, 2004
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WordPress Hack, WordPress Templates WordPress Skins WordPress Themes

Change the font, font size, add borders / images / background colours to the comments themselves or just the page background. Font Changes In wp-layout.css, add this; ol#commentlist p { font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 100%; } This is the font that the comments will be displayed in. Change to suit your site. Add Borders ol#commentlist li { border-left: solid 1px #ff0000; border-right: solid 1px #ff0000; border-top: solid 1px #ff0000; border-bottom: solid 1px #ff0000; margin: 10px; } This will add a border around each post, and separate the posts by a margin of 10 pixels. The colour there is red, so alter as you will, and for those borders that you do not want, just remove the line required. You could always have a dotted line instead of solid too. Comment Image Add this line to the above code: background-image: url(‘image.gif’); This will place an image behind the comment entry. You can [...]

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Nick Bradbury

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April 12th, 2004
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General

The creator and author of TopStyle, the tool kit for creating standards-compliant sites through valid CSS and XHTML, as well as FeedDemon, which is a highly-rated RSS aggregator, is in the middle of a personal challenge right now. He is undergoing some spinal surgery to rectify some chronic pain he has been having. You can send him a Get Well Soon wish on his blog and encourage him to rest, relax, and heal up properly! You can find out more about Nick’s software by visiting his site. I personally have been using TopStyle Pro for a couple years now, and I find it to be an indispensible tool in helping me with my WordPress sites. I was also a beta tester for FeedDemon, as well. Best wishes to Nick and his family.

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Image alignment & Drop shadows

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April 12th, 2004
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Weblog Add-Ons, WordPress Hack

Mark posted a while back (link) a quicktags improvement that included the ability to have drop shadows around your image. Visit that link to get the code and follow the instructions for adapting your current setup. I’ve adapted it so that the image can now be left or right aligned with text wrapping, and I’m assuming that you have added the CSS from that link to your ‘wp-layout.css’. Add the following to your wp-layout.css; .img-shadow1 { clear: both; float:right; background: url(images/shadowAlpha.png) no-repeat bottom right !important; background: url(images/shadow.gif) no-repeat bottom right; margin: 20px 0 0 17px !important; margin: 20px 0 0 8px; } .img-shadow1 img { display: block; position: relative; background-color: #fff; border: 1px solid #a9a9a9; margin: -6px 6px 6px -6px; padding: 4px; } div.clearer { clear: left; line-height: 0; height: 0; } The instruction <div class=”img-shadow”> will produce a left aligned image. The instruction <div class=”img-shadow1″> will produce a right [...]

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Referrer Spam Removal

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April 12th, 2004
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Code, Cool Scripts, Weblog Add-Ons

We have all been the victim of referrer spam in one way or the other and I have often wanted to show people the easy way to prevent this kind of prarsite from sucking our bandwidth (and getting in on the search engine action) SpywareInfo has a good article on referrer spam and also have some easy solutions to block out referrer spammers.

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