Show Your Latest Tweet In 5 Lines of Code

Posted by John Kolbert in WordPressJun 30th, 2009 | No Comments While working on the redesign of my website I realized I was using a very inefficient method of displaying my latest Twitter post ("Tweet"). Currently I'm using a script I found online that uses two functions that are just over 20 lines of code total. Here I'll show you how to use WordPress' built in RSS parser to display your latest tweet in 5 lines of code. Note: An important aside about this script is that by default WordPress caches the feed for 1 hour. This means your Tweet...

Smart Ads WP Plugin Updated to v2.2

Posted by John Kolbert in Site News, WordPressJun 25th, 2009 | No Comments Last night I updated Smart Ads to version 2.2. This fixes an issue where posts that had ads disabled would randomly have ads become re-enabled. It also includes a changelog in the readme so automatic upraders can view the changes right from their dashboard. What's Smart Ads, you ask? Smart Ads is an intelligent advertising plugin for WordPress. It lets...

Smart Ads WordPress Plugin Hits 10,000 Downloads

Posted by John Kolbert in Site News, WordPressJun 13th, 2009 | 2 Comments A little over a year ago I released a WordPress plugin called Smart Ads. I had been looking for a plugin that would assist me in adding advertisements to Simply-Basic.com, my technology blog (now defunct), but  I couldn't find one that I felt did everything I needed it to. After creating what I felt was the perfect advertising solution for myself, I released it to the public. Well I'm happy to say that in just over a year...

WP Plugin Absolute Privacy v1.1 Released

Posted by John Kolbert in Site News, WordPressJun 13th, 2009 | No Comments I've released an update to the Absolute Privacy WordPress plugin. This release fixes a bug where some Internet Explorer users were unable to login. It also tweaks a few things to provide for WordPress 2.8 compatibility. This is a recommended update for all users. What is Absolute Privacy, you ask? It is a WordPress plugin which turns your blog into the ultimate private blog. Force registrants to...

Smart Ads WP Plugin Updated to v2.1

Posted by John Kolbert in WordPressMay 29th, 2009 | 1 Comment I just updated the Smart Ads WordPress plugin to version 2.1. It fixes a PHP error that users were getting before they input any ad code into the settings page. Turns out it was a dumb coding mistake on my part. I fixed the code logic on one line and now it works as intended. Head over to the support forums if you have any questions or see any more bugs. What is...

Add Native Syntax Highlighting and Line Numbering to Your Plugin with WP 2.8

Posted by John Kolbert in WordPressMay 27th, 2009 | 1 Comment What it Does This tutorial teaches you how to add WordPress 2.8's built-in syntax highlighting and line numbering capabilities to your plugins administrative pages. It requires 2.8 beta and up. Background WordPress 2.8 is set to be released in the near future and promises to add quite a few new features. Among them, and one that fellow nerds like me will appreciate, is the addition of syntax highlighting and line numbering to WordPress' built-in theme and plugin editors...

Fisheye Menu Tutorial

Posted by John Kolbert in Tech MusingsMay 27th, 2009 | No Comments Note: This post was originally published back 2007 on Simply-Basic.com (now defunct). I've gotten enough requests that I've resurrected it here in it's entirety. -John 5/27/2009 I've always been a fan of Macintosh's Dock. Something about that sleek mouseover effect gets me every time. Recently, I was working on a project that needed a minimally invasive similar effect on a website. During the...