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WordPress 2008/04/19 1 min read

Week-End Plugin Updates

I've updated two of my plugins today: Absolute Comments to version 2.2 and Admin Drop Down Menu to version 2.1. So, what's new ? Absolute Comments 2.2 brings its own administration page within the admin area and fixes the "View All" links (to view all comments for a particular post) which were broken for pages and attachments. This plugin now…

Hu? I didn't know there was a Google Bookmarks service (apparently it's been around since June 2006). It's a bit like del.icio.us, without the social dimension, without the usable interface. Sort of sucks.

2008/04/19 18h59 #

My Life 2008/04/17 1 min read

The Kind of Reader You Want To Have

Leszek from Free Geography Tools left a comment that really made my day: Who Sees Ads is one of a very small handful of plugins I consider essential to my site. I tend to be a bit lazy about making donations for plugins I use. I’ve made a donation for Who Sees Ads. Twice. And I expect to do it…

WordPress 2008/04/15 1 min read

How-To: Use WordPress 2.5 Tooltips

Go to your blog admin area, head to the "Write" page, move your mouse over the "Add media" tiny icons: you probably had noticed it already, WordPress 2.5 comes with a neat tooltip function. Using it in your own plugins is so easy that a hamster could do it. First, in the HTML output of your plugin page, add a…

WordPress 2008/04/14 1 min read

Absolute Comments Update

If you are experiencing problems with Absolute Comments, it's mostly because of a conflicting plugin. I've put this troubleshooting guide to help you identify it. I've also improved a few things on Absolute Comments, regarding error handling and reporting. Now, instead of a silly javascript alert box telling that something went moo, you can actually have a more detailed error…

WordPress 2008/04/11 3 min read

4 Checkpoints to Make Sure Plugin Update Notices in WordPress Will Work

One of the mostest ubercoolest feature in WordPress is its ability to warn you about an outdated plugin you might be running on your blog, so you can upgrade in a snap and as soon as a new version gets off the press (assuming this plugin is hosted on wp.org/plugins) The thing is: it's cool… when it works. After updating…

WordPress 2008/04/11 3 min read

How To: Load Javascript With Your WordPress Plugin

Adding javascript into an admin page is a critical part of plugin coding. Critical, because it is both trivial and probably reason #1 why it will conflict with other plugins if not done properly. When their plugin needs javascript, Good Plugin Coders™ have to make sure of the following points: add javascript only once: if you need prototype.js, don't add…

WordPress 2008/04/07 2 min read

Who Sees Ads for WordPress 2.5

Yet another plugin of mine that gets a revamp: Who Sees Ads, your all time favorite ultimate ad management plugin, is now WordPress 2.5 ready. For those who don't know it, let me quickly describe this baby : Easy ad management: inline or in PHP templates, inserting your ads is now a handy one-liner. Advanced display rules: chose what conditions…

Images 2008/04/07 1 min read

Original Flickr Page Bookmarklet

Sometimes, you stumble upon a cool Flickr photo and only know its static URL (something like 14488551_4945c8ea17_b.jpg). You'd like to go to the photo Flickr page (ie this), to know more about the author, and discover other pictures of the same kind? Bookmark this bookmarklet: Flickr Photo Page Quick explanation: Flickr image filenames in static URLs are like this: photoId_someHash_size.jpg.…

I've just discovered that Twitter accepts GET parameters as a quick way to update your status. For example, this simple link: I'm reading https://planetozh.com/blog/

2008/04/07 9h26 #