This post is based on a question that was posted on reddit.com which really intrigued me. I have seen a lot of WordPress blogs that are so simple and so well constructed that they blew me away and inspired me to do more to make my blogs simple(r). I just have a hard time finding them when the time is right and I am about to make changes to my designs. In that spirit, what is the simplest and most elegant WordPress design that you have come across? Lloyd’s blog comes to mind as a good example.
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For those of you who may not have heard, it was recently discovered that the popular All In One SEO Plugin for WordPress would be no longer updated or supported past WordPress 2.5.1. The plugin is currently compatible with 2.5.1 but may not work with future versions of WordPress. However, I have managed to get a hold of the plugin author and he informed me that he believes the plugin will not die. He is currently in discussions with a number of other developers to continue maintenance of the plugin. He also expressed interest in the idea of having the plugin integrated into the core of WordPress. *UPDATE* It looks like the plugin has found a new home. A WordPress.org user who goes by the username hallsofmontezuma who is also the plugin author of the WP Security Scan plugin as well as the SMS Text Message plugin has taken over […]
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AU Footer AU Footer plugin lets you add html code to your website footer. A footer on a website is where you typically have your copyright notice. You no longer have to update the footer template manually which is helpful for theme updates and switching themes. My Top Commentators My Top Commentators is a plugin that allows a blogger to discover who are the most active commentators on his blog (via the WordPress Dashboard, so other people will not see this information). You can also use different time frames for the top commentators. Show125 A handy widget that allows you to display 125 x 125 ad banners in your sidebar. The links and images are configurable through the admin interface. Photo Galleria Photo Galleria plugin synchronizes Galleria with built-in media manager in WordPress. Simply upload photos as normal and the Photo Galleria plugin will create a photo gallery with fade-in […]
[Continue Reading...]Previous Post The Ownership Of Comments
10 Video Tutorials for Learning Basic Web Design Skills: Some interesting video tutorials linked from Mashable that could help budding web designers or dabblers put a new sheen on their existing blog or website. Of interest are such video tutorials as “How to turn any web template into a WordPress theme“.
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Previous Post WordPress Theme Releases For 6/12
Useful WordPress Tricks: StylizedWeb has an interesting article on simple but useful WordPress functions and code tricks that can make your theme succint, short and keep it optimized. Examples are simple to understand an include code to copy and paste to try on your own.
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Two Column Themes Faleonis Faleonis is a two column widget-ready theme with inbuilt gravatar support WordPress 2.5 and above. The theme also shows a gravatar of the author at the end of each post. Syrup Syrup is a two-column widget-ready theme which provides users with extensive options panel to control the look and feel of the theme. You can manage custom color schemes, layouts, sidebar positioning, font sizes and more from the admin panel. DarkClassic DarkClassic is a two column widget-ready theme made up of black color with a green tinge. The theme has built in tag support. Gymmetry Gymmetry is a two column widget-ready theme. You can customize the blog title and sidebar styles along with the header of the theme. The theme can also be customized to use 4 different colors. WP Newsmag WP Newsmag is a two column widget-ready magazine style theme. The theme has slider functions […]
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WordPress.com 2.5 Essential Training at lynda.com Online Training Library® is a set of training videos by Maria Langer (who also happens to be a professional helicopter pilot) that walk through the setup and use of WordPress as a blogging tool. Sadly, the title of this set of videos might be a bit misleading (though the title does indeed say WordPress.com, I was taken by the version number in the title) since the videos are tailored for WordPress.com blogs and not for self hosted WordPress.org blogs. However, a few of the initial videos are offered for free download and the only option for purchase of the full set is via a monthly subscription for $25 which would give the user access to all the videos on lynda.com. There are plans to sell the videos as a CDROM for purchase but those are not available as of this post. The videos are […]
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There are many plugins which are useful when it comes to displaying ads to your visitors but there are only a few of them which allow you to determine to whom and when you should. Who Sees Ads does help you to determine to whom and when you should display advertisements, though, there is a limitation with the plugin as it does not allow you to control the ads shown on single post level. In this post we will talk about the quick and easy way to hide advertisements for any particular post by making some minor changes to your theme. The Condition To Skip Advertisements For Single Posts Talking about conditions whatever you do there is always a condition under which you perform any action. We will use a similar logic and create conditions under which the advertisements should not be displayed for certain posts. The condition we will […]
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- Mark Ghosh
An avid fan of business, education, technology and finance. I lead a lean, highly focussed and capable team of Java Back End developers and Front End developers through a maze of complex software wizardry to fulfill the web maintenance needs of a large chemical manufacturer. As per Myers-Briggs Personality Types, I am an ESTJ. I pride in a project completed on time and according to plan. My hobbies include all kinds of technology, anything that I can taste and anything that goes fast or flies in the air. I like to read business books and comics in my spare time.
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The Ownership Of Comments
I’ve been reading a very interesting discussion over on the IntenseDebate blog with regards to the question, Who Owns Your Comments? IntenseDebate is one of three major third party commenting systems available. The other two are Disqus and CoComment. Before I dive into the WordPress aspect of this question, you need to know that IntenseDebate is asking this question because they are a third party commenting system. Therefor, they act as a link between the blog and the commenting system which is outside of the in-house solution provided by publishing platforms such as WordPress. Because of this fact, IntenseDebate needs to figure out how comment editing between the two will work out for the best. However, the question IntenseDebate raised can be addressed to the realm of blogging in general. When you browse around WordPress.com or self-hosted WordPress powered blogs and leave a comment, who really owns that comment? You […]
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