Category Archives: Technology

Plugin Review – Add Twitter RSS

Posted on April 16, 2009 by paulmc

It’s proving to be a great week for my plugin’s. Following on from WordCast PodCast mentioning WP Frame Breaker, Weblog Tools Collection have just posted a review of another one of my plugins – Add Twitter RSS. If you use … Continue reading →

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WordPress 2.8 – New Widget API

Posted on April 14, 2009 by paulmc

WordPress 2.8 and the new Widget API WordPress 2.8 is due sometime this month, and one of the major changes is the new Widget API. Hand in hand comes the new Widget Panel which uses AJAX to update your sidebars. … Continue reading →

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Wall-E Case Mod

Posted on April 9, 2009 by paulmc

Via Damn Cool Pics. That is damn cool! Edit: Opps. Forgot the link!

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New Plugin – WP Frame Breaker

Posted on April 8, 2009 by paulmc

For all you WordPress authors out there unhappy with Diggs new policy of putting outbound links in a frame, here’s an easy way to break out of the frame – WP Frame Breaker. Follow the link to read more and … Continue reading →

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New WordPress Plugin – Twitter Friends Widget

Posted on March 11, 2009 by paulmc

I’ve a new plugin available for download – Twitter Friends Widget. Basically it replicates the Twitter sidebar and displays all those you’re following. Read more and download it from the “Twitter Friends Widget” plugin page.

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New WordPress Plugin – Email Post Activation

Posted on March 4, 2009 by paulmc

I was looking into blogging via email1, and I couldn’t get it to work. Until I discovered that WordPress has to be told to check for any new emails.2. In order to process the email post, WordPress uses wp-mail.php. Loading … Continue reading →

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New Plugin – Add Twitter RSS

Posted on February 22, 2009 by paulmc

I’ve just finished a small plugin that I wrote for WordPress. “Add Twitter RSS” adds a link to your blog header for your Twitter RSS feed. More details from the plugin page – Add Twitter RSS

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Using WordPress Templates to Create Forms

Posted on February 5, 2009 by paulmc

For the past week I’ve been working on integrating a custom form into a WordPress installation. Yes, I know there are a whole host of plug-ins out there that will allow you to add a form to your WordPress blog, … Continue reading →

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Enable Bash History in Terminal

Posted on January 30, 2009 by paulmc

If you use Terminal and are having issues with losing your bash history, then you might want to try this hint. Open Terminal and type the following command: sudo chown [username] .bash_history Type your password when prompted. That it’s. Now … Continue reading →

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New WordPress Plugin – Paul’s Latest Posts

Posted on January 20, 2009 by paulmc

I’ve written a new plugin for WordPress called Paul’s Latest Posts. This sidebar widget pulls your latest posts and displays them with an excerpt. I’ve just gotten confirmation from WordPress Plugins that it’s been approved for hosting on the official … Continue reading →

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