Plugin Picks 5: WP Tabbity
By Dave Moyer, posted Mar 15 2010 at 6:00 am | No Comments »
Javascript tab interfaces have become a popular method of displaying content on the web these days. Today on Plugin Picks, Kym and Dave take a look at a WordPress plugin that makes tabs incredibly easy to implement in WordPress blog posts.
Plugin Picks 4: WP Function Reference
By Dave Moyer, posted Mar 10 2010 at 6:00 am | 4 Comments »
For those WordPress users who have trouble remembering all the various PHP functions used when coding extensions for the platform, the WP Function Reference WordPress plugin adds a dashboard widget for quick reference.
Plugin Picks 3: WP Google Buzz
By Dave Moyer, posted Mar 8 2010 at 2:00 pm | No Comments »
To kick off the second week of Plugin Picks, Kym and Dave take a look at the WP Google Buzz WordPress plugin which brings the newest social media craze, Google Buzz, to your site by adding a “Buzz This” button to your blog posts.
Around the WordPress Community: Dynamic Copyrights, Moving WordPress, Microformats, and Twitter to Blog
By Lorelle VanFossen, posted Mar 4 2010 at 4:28 am | 2 Comments »
In this week’s Around the WordPress Community, we dig far and wide to bring you WordPress related tips and techniques on moving your WordPress blog, creating dynamic copyrights, injecting content and custom stuff into your WordPress feed, bringing Twitter to your blog, and some great tips on microformats for WordPress Themes.
Learn to Write WordPress Plugins in 20 Minutes (video)
By Dave Moyer, posted Mar 3 2010 at 9:08 am | No Comments »
At WordCamp Phoenix 2009, John Hawkins shared with users a simple way to get started with a task that’s daunting to most WordPress users: writing a WordPress plugin. While you probably won’t be making huge developmental masterpieces after watching this video, it might be a good kick-start.
Plugin Picks 1: Audio Player
By Dave Moyer, posted Mar 1 2010 at 3:35 pm | 3 Comments »
It’s the very first episode of Plugin Picks, the newest show on the WordCast Network. To kick things off, we’re talking about the Audio Player WordPress plugin, which allows you to easily embed a flash player for music or any other kind of audio on your WordPress site.
Donate to Your Favorite WordPress Project: Support a WordPress Developer Day
By Dave Moyer, posted Mar 1 2010 at 8:44 am | 1 Comment »
One of the primary reasons the open source WordPress content management system is so powerful is its’ extensibility. If you’ve been thinking about donating to a WordPress development project like a plugin or a theme, or even if you haven’t, today is definitely a great time to do so. Scott Ellis has designated March 1st as “Support a WordPress Developer Day!”
Around the WordPress Community: Post Thumbnails, Videos, Permalinks, Multiple Bloggers Blog, and Designing for iPad
By Lorelle VanFossen, posted Feb 24 2010 at 4:43 am | 1 Comment »
This week our wander through the fields of the WordPress Community include a guide on using the new post thumbnail feature in WordPress, great videos from WordCamp New York, improving your permalink structure, tips for multiple author blogs, a look at some of the most influential designers in the world, and designing website tips for the iPad.
WordPress Wrangles
By Lorelle VanFossen, posted Feb 22 2010 at 4:22 am | 3 Comments »
We all have our pains and suffering with our WordPress blogs, but Dave Thackeray came up with a novel way to tell the story of his WordPress woes. We’re looking for your innovative “WordPress Wrangles” to share in an upcoming article. Come join the fun and help us showcase your WordPress story.
Around the WordPress Community: The Perfect Sidebar, SQL Queries, Videos, and WordPress CMS Style
By Lorelle VanFossen, posted Feb 16 2010 at 6:35 pm | No Comments »
A peek around the WordPress Community this week finds some great articles on the perfect sidebar for your WordPress Theme, WordPress SQL queries you need to know for MySQL, video tutorials for WordPress, and come CMS stuff for WordPress.