It’s no secret that I enjoy writing WordPress plugins. I’ve got a few that I’ve released freely, some I keep to myself, and many are contract work. Most of my work goes undisclosed. However, when I release free plugins, the question that invariably arises is “what versions of WordPress will [...]

For the past few weeks I’ve been working on a WordPress plugin that my wife requested. Today I’m happy to announce the release of my latest WordPress plugin called Absolute Privacy.
What does it do?
Absolute Privacy turns your blog into the ultimate private blog. Here’s a quick list of its features:

Force [...]

Mike needed a plugin to quickly solve a problem he was having: stop pages from being listed in navigation areas without having to adjust his theme files. This one was a quick plugin that saved him a lot of time.
The Problem
Theme developers like to use WordPress’ built in wp_list_pages() function [...]

This project was for Mike from The Naked Nutrition Network. Mike wanted a plugin that would increase the usability and community involvement of his comments. He had been using IntenseDebate and wanted a self-hosted solution that imitated IntenseDebate’s style.
Requirements

Usable on any WP 2.7 theme
Automatically styled the threaded comments
Imitates the IntenseDebate [...]

The release of WordPress 2.5 introduced shortcodes to the WordPress community. What are shortcodes? To quote a WordPress.com support page:
A shortcode is a WordPress-specific code that lets you do nifty things with very little effort. Shortcodes can embed files or create objects that would normally require lots of complicated, ugly [...]

I came across a link to day to a single RAR file containing over 2,400 free WordPress themes. Come on, really? What good does having thousands of themes do you? I’ve not downloaded the file, but I assume that is just a collection of theme folders. If so, it means [...]

Yesterday I was looking for a WordPress plugin that would allow me to announce to the readers of my previous blog that I’ve moved to my current domain. I came across a plugin, called MaxBlogPress Stripe Ad, that places a horizontal stripe at the top of the website. I figured [...]