Monthly Archives: April 2008

WordPress Tweaks 1.0

Version 1.0 of the WordPress Tweaks plugin has been released! With this update, the version number has been moved from 0.1.2 to 1.0. This does not indicate a major update, but rather is a reflection that the plugin is tested and stable. The 1.0 version focuses on WordPress 2.5 compatibility. The plugin should now work [...] Read more »

In Defense of WordPress 2.5′s New Widget Manager

If you’ve been keeping up with WordPress 2.5, you probably know the intuitive drag-and-drop sidebar assembly of WordPress 2.2/2.3 has been replaced with a more cluttered method of widget administration, involving a dropdown to select the sidebar you want to work with (see screenshot). At first glance this seems like a step backwards, but I [...] Read more »

Cool New Photoblogging Theme: “Monotone”

If you’re into photoblogging, check this out: When you have the Monotone theme set up on your blog, it will take the first photo attached to each post and place that image prominently at the top, with the post text and comments below. Simple enough. But what’s unique about this theme is that for each [...] Read more »

WordPress 2.5.1 Security Release

WordPress 2.5.1 has just been released. According to the development blog: It includes a number of bug fixes, performance enhancements, and one very important security fix. We recommend everyone update immediately, particularly if your blog has open registration. The vulnerability is not public but it will be shortly. Download it now The question I have [...] Read more »

Contact Form ][ Plugin Review

In this post I’ll review the Contact Form ][ plugin that I use on WordPress Expert at the time of this writing. (And yes, the plugin's name has two square brackets ][ instead of two letter I's). Here's an overview of the plugin's pros and cons: Read more »

Will Apple Put WordPress in the iPhone?

Lead WordPress developer Matt Mullenweg discussed WordPress’s mobile future at the WordCamp Dallas event on March 29. He said something very interesting which I’ve transcribed from the video of his presentation: Read more »

The WordPress Plugin XHTML Hall of Shame

Just because the developers of WordPress itself put such attention onto XHTML standards compliance doesn’t necessarily mean plugin authors do the same. Even if the author of the theme you use put substantial effort into total compliance, your installed plugins nevertheless have the potential to mess things up. To raise awareness that there are some [...] Read more »