I was preparing the following post as a speech for an event, but since I already used the above quote in a comment and the event did not pan out, I would like to post it for my readers. This version is smaller and is modified to suit the medium but I have tried to keep the message as close to the original thought as possible. I hope it helps at least one WordPresser help another WordPresser. I started on my Masters degree in Computer Science after having worked in the industry for over four years. I decided that my education in Physics was not enough because it did not give me the ability to make enough of a difference to the people that I worked for. I could solve their problems and try my very best to make them smile when I left their establishment (I worked as a […]
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I have updated my Where did they go from here Plugin to make it compatible with WordPress 2.6 and beyond. The plugin adds the small list of links to the bottom of each post, as on this blog, of places within your blog that visitors went to after visiting a particular post. This emulates an Amazon functionality of similar nature. Download version 1.4 from here. Check out the updated plugin.
[Continue Reading...]I am going to be in San Francisco this weekend, attending the WordCamp on Saturday and staying till Sunday. Since this is my first trip to the Bay Area, I am hoping to meet and catch up with a lot of friends and colleagues. True to my style, I waited till the last minute to confirm my trip and ended up in a hotel in the Financial District. But I am hoping to not let my lodging gaffe cramp my plans. Just send me an email or a twit or use the Contact Form above if you would like to get together. [EDIT] Suggestions and SF advice much appreciated. 🙂
[Continue Reading...]Matt Mullenweg & Joseph Scott Discuss The WordPress Themes Directory: Ian Stewart from ThemeShaper interviews Matt Mullenweg and Joseph Scott about the new WordPress Themes Directory. There are some insightful answers to questions about the new directory and the direction it is being taken. Quote from Matt (and agreed upon by Joseph) that is worthy of note: . . . there are a ton of features coming soon that will be my favorite.
[Continue Reading...]New DISQUS WordPress Plugin 2.0: DISQUS, the external commenting system has introduced a new version of their WordPress plugin that will allow bloggers to import their old comments into DISQUS and will allow for moderation of comments from within the WordPress administration area. New features introduced with this version of DISQUS include: Comments are indexable by search engines (SEO-friendly) Export and import of comments (Can WordPress import comments if you choose to get rid of DISQUS?) Automatic synchronization between Disqus.com and your WordPress comments Uses the new Disqus API Moderate/administer your blog right from the WordPress admin LaughingSquid and Mashable both have reviews of the new DISQUS. Is this going to help you switch comments? It appears that the plugin is only compatible upto WordPress 2.3 Thanks to Otto in the comments for the heads up.
[Continue Reading...]WordPress 2.7 Plugin Uninstall Methods: A tutorial from Jacob Santos on the WordPress 2.7 Plugin Uninstall functionality and how to use it to make the uninstall process easy and seamless. Jacob adds a note to all plugin authors that I believe is worth mentioning: Special care then should be taken when using this method to ensure that your plugin isn’t doing anything it shouldn’t when uninstalling. In other words, please be careful and do not break other plugins and/or the core.
[Continue Reading...]Firefly’s Chat-On-A-Webpage Goes Live.: Found via GigaOm, Firefly is a cool little Javascript app that sits on tops of your blog or webpage and allows unfettered chatting and interaction ability for visitors. I have enabled it on WeblogToolsCollection for the time being for people to check it out. Enable at the bottom of the page (look for a small bar), click anywhere on the page and chat away! If you want to put it on your own blog, visit firef.ly WARNING: It is addictive in an “Ooo! Shiny!” sort of way. 🙂 [EDIT] Now gone from this blog. Please use the demo on the firef.ly page to test it out.
[Continue Reading...]Image alignment within a WordPress post: WordPress 2.5 introduced floating image alignment within text on a post. This feature does not work on certain themes. Thanks to Jason for asking the question and to Sadish for the solution. Final thought: it would also be nice if a few gallery formatting options were available through the default interface instead of having to modify the shortcode and/or introduce hacks. WordPress Search as a custom Google Search without addition page or post: Add a custom Google Search to your WordPress blog (and make search advertising dollars?) without too much of a hassle. Complete instructions and examples are included in the post. Create a Flash Arcade site using WordPress: This set of instructions will help you convert a simple WordPress blog into a Flash arcade site. Pretty cool with detailed instructions on the transition. Here is a tip which I stumbled upon accidentally, that […]
[Continue Reading...]Slickdeals.net Blog: Slickdeals recently started a new “Slickblog” with WordPress. They seem to have put together a pretty seamless integeration between WordPress and their highly complex vBulletin installation and the comments on their blog are redirected to the main forums. I really like their sidebar items, including their hot topics by ratings and up and coming topics by the number of comments.
[Continue Reading...]About the Author
- 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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