May
19th
2008
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.
May
12th
2008
Every blogger, whether a WordPress user or not, will probably come up against a problem many bloggers face: writers’ block.
Skribit promises to alleviate that by providing widget code that you can add to Blogger, TypePad, self-hosted WordPress, or any other HTML webpage. This widget allows your readers to suggest new topics or ask for advice. The suggested topics can even be voted on social-media style.
This setup is a win-win, since the readers get to suggest and vote on content, while the blogger has an ideas list tailored to his or her blog.
As of this writing, you can find the Skribit widget on this blog’s sidebar — check out what it looks like, and feel free to leave a topic suggestion or two. 
[via Easy WordPress]
By John Lamansky
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Posted in Widgets
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May
7th
2008
Cool WordPress-as-a-CMS tip: If your WordPress-powered site includes a blog as a component, rather than the main function, you can opt to put blog posts and archives (category/tag/date/author) into their own subdirectory (such as “blog”).
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May
5th
2008
Say you have a list like this:
…And you want it to look like this:
When you have lists that contain a lot of text, spacing out the items can improve readability.
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May
2nd
2008
Here’s a list of 5 features that have gone missing in WordPress 2.5:
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By John Lamansky
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Posted in Updates
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May
1st
2008
WPCandy recently posted an interesting article called 30+ Things That Should Be Changed in WordPress 2.6. It’s essentially a big ideas list spanning the administration, the comment system, and more.
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By John Lamansky
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Posted in Updates
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Apr
29th
2008
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 with the plugin auto-updater in WordPress 2.5. In addition, the WordPress 2.3-specific tweaks are now clearly marked as such.
Download
Of course, please let me know if you run into any bugs.
Apr
26th
2008
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 post page, Monotone changes the colors on the page to match the colors in the photo! A very cool method for creating an eye-pleasing visual atmosphere for your photoblog.
Check out the Monotone demo to see it for yourself.
The theme isn’t yet available for download, but should be in a few days.
By John Lamansky
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Posted in Themes
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Apr
25th
2008
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 is: does this mean 2.3.3 is no longer safe?
By John Lamansky
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Posted in Updates
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