Category Archives: Plugins

Tip for Plugin Developers: Inline Changelogs

Recently, the Dev4Press and Weblog Tools Collection blogs made posts about integrating plugin changelogs into the Plugins dashboard. This functionality was something I was already doing in the SEO Ultimate plugin, so I thought I’d share my technique for doing this. (My method is different because it’s simpler and it integrates directly into WordPress’s update [...] Read more »

Announcing the “SEO Ultimate” Plugin

Normally when I set up plugin-level SEO on a WordPress blog, I’ll need 5-8 plugins to provide all the desired SEO functionality. Wouldn’t it be cool if there was one plugin that incorporated all that functionality and more into one easy-to-use suite?
That’s the goal of SEO Ultimate, which is a free plugin I’m developing on [...] Read more »

WordPress Tweaks 1.8

Version 1.8 of the WordPress Tweaks plugin has been released! Here are the changes for this version:

Added the “Automatically scroll to the post editor” tweak (based on the WriteScroll plugin)
Removed unnecessary JavaScript HTTP calls (hat tip to user Doug)
Removed unused code
Added a POT file to the plugin distribution
Fixed a WordPress 2.6 compatibility bug (reported by [...] Read more »

Top 3 Underrated WordPress Plugins

There are a ton of WordPress plugins out there, so it’s no surprise that many are lost in the crowd. Here are three great plugins that I think deserve more attention (inspired by this post from a year ago): Read more »

WordPress Tweaks 1.7

Version 1.7 of the WordPress Tweaks plugin features the following under-the-hood changes:

Internationalization support for all strings
Nonce support for the administration interface to guard against unauthorized changes
Other minor enhancements and fixes

For those who aren’t familiar with WordPress Tweaks, it is a multi-purpose plugin specializing in simple toggle-on/off changes. It adds many useful settings pertaining to comments, [...] Read more »

WordPress Tweaks 1.6

Version 1.6 of the WordPress Tweaks plugin adds 2 new tweaks:

Admin: Disable the Dashboard
Security: Disable directory listing for my plugins folder

WordPress Tweaks now includes a total of 23 toggle-on/off settings spanning SEO, administration, security, posts, and comments.
Download the latest version here Read more »

WordPress Tweaks 1.5

Version 1.5 of the WordPress Tweaks plugin has been released! This version boasts 9 new tweaks and a variety of other improvements. View the release history on the plugin page for more information.
Download the latest version here
If you run into any bugs, let me know in the comments! Read more »

How to Uninstall a WordPress Plugin

WordPress makes plugin deactivation simple enough — just go to the “Plugins” section, find the plugin, and then click “Deactivate.” But what if you want to get rid of a plugin for good? Here’s how: Read more »

What to Do If Plugin Deactivation Breaks Your Blog

Say you just disabled a plugin, and now your WordPress blog’s front-end says “Fatal error: Call to undefined function.” Part of your site may even be missing.
The problem is that your theme is calling on the plugin you deactivated. However, since that plugin is gone, the site displays an error and then stops rendering the [...] Read more »

WordPress Plugin Competition 2.5

Weblog Tools Collection is running a WordPress Plugin Competition! I have several plugins I’m working on that I’m planning to submit. Stay tuned for more info on their releases. Read more »