Twitter button WordPress plugin
Since Twitter is yet to offer an alternative to those less savvy with code implementation, I’ve decided to offer you a WordPress plugin to help you include the official Twitter Tweet button in your blog posts. Download the plugin and from this point on, it’s all as easy as 1-2-3.
Current plugin version: 1.1
Supported WordPress versions: Most recent. Pre-3.0 versions not yet tested.
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6 new WordPress plugins to take out for a spin
Every once in a while I like to scan the plugins directory on WordPress.org and see what beautiful & useful pieces of code the community comes up with. Here’s a selection of 6 of the latest WordPress plugin releases that caught my attention during the last “scan”.
1. Simple Fields
Plugin description: Simple Fields for WordPress lets you add groups of fields to your edit post page. Simple Fields turns WordPress into an even more powerful Content Management System (CMS).
Required WP version: 3.0+
Compatible up to: 3.0.1
Downlod & more info: Simple Fields
2. Simple Mail Address Encoder
Plugin description: Automatically encodes every e-mail address on posts, pages and sidebar widgets to prevent spam. Simply decodes any previously encoded e-mail address by just clicking the mail link.
Required WP version: 2.7+
Compatible up to: 3.0.1
Downlod & more info: Simple Mail Address Encoder
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10 new WordPress plugins you might want to test
The wonderful community of WordPress developers constantly provides us with interesting new themes and plugins. I have scanned the most recent WordPress plugin releases and came up with a list of 10 plugins definitely worth taking a look at.
Keep in might that these are new releases and so, their stability and status should be considered as BETA. You might want to test them on a backup server before going live. The descriptions listed here are those submitted by the plugins’ authors and do not necessarily express my views.
1. WP Content Slideshow
WP Content Slideshow shows up to 5 Posts in a very nice and powerfull Javascript Slideshow. On the left side of the Slideshow it displays an image for every post. On the right side, there are all the titles (and a small description under the title) of the posts. The Slideshow highlights the active post and repeats automatically after getting to the 5th post. You have a powerfull Administration Area to adjust the category, the number of posts, the width and height, and many colours for the Slideshow!
Download: WP Content Slideshow
Compatibility: 2.6+
2. Sidebar Generator
Now you can create as many sidebars as you need for any page you want. Thats right, page/post specific sidebars. You can easily seperate your site into sections, or make every single page have specific sidebar content on it. Great for CMS sites.
Download: Sidebar Generator
Compatibility: 2.8.0+
3. WordPress Tabs Slides
Tabs and Slides (in post/page) Plugin gives you the ability to easily add content tabs and/or content slides. The tabs emulate a multi-page structure, while the slides emulate an accordion-like structure, inside a single page!
Download: WordPress Tabs Slides
Compatibility: 2.5+
4. Custom Login Page
With the Custom Login Page, you can change the background image of your login page, the background image/color of your login form div, the main logo image of your login page, and add custom CSS. All through a simple interface. Remember to view the Help tab at the top of the settings page of the plugin.
Download: Custom Login Page
Compatibility: 2.0.2+
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Use Any Font on Your WordPress Blog with AnyFont WordPress Plugin
Recently I came across a relatively young WordPress plugin that allow WordPress users and designers to use basically any TrueType font you have on your computer on your WordPress blog, replacing post titles, widget titles, links and so on with automatically generated SEO-smart images using your desired font. The plugin is called AnyFont and it has been developed by Ryan Peel
The generated images have a very good level of clarity, way better than the classic SWF replacement and the plugin is really easy to administrate and customize.
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New WordPress Plugins You Might Want to Try
While working on a couple of WordPress projects these days, I’ve been on the look out for some new WordPress plugins. During my searches I’ve come across some really cool and useful plugins that you might want to check out too.
Manual Related Links
Tired of the old and sometimes irrelevant automated “Related posts”. This new WordPress plugin allows you to hand pick the links to be displayed at the end of your posts. Also works with off site links. Some might think that it’s a waste of time, other like me will see the value in giving the reader really relevant, hand-picked links.
Download hereWP Version: 2.7+
Author: Aaron D. Campbell
WP htaccess Control
No need to access the FTP or the cPanel anymore to add rules to your .htaccess file. With WP htaccess Control you get to do that from the comfort of your WP Admin screen.
Download hereWP Version: 2.7+
Author: António Andrade aka Dardna
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I Need Your Translation Skills!
Hey friends, as you might have noticed, yesterday I’ve released the 1.2 version of the Latest Posts by Category WP Plugin. As the time was short and the update was needed, I decided to leave the localization of the plugin for the next update.
As I’m typing this, the plugin is set to English as default, and I’ve already created the Romanian translation file.
How can you help?
If you’re proficient in any other languages than English and Romanian – like Spanish, French, German – and you’re willing to give me a helping hand in translating 19 short phrases, contact me via email. Tell me which language are you willing to help with and I’ll send you a text file with the required translations.
Not to be picky, but native speakers would be preferred, as each language has its own little tricks.
Each translator will receive a link to his/her website on the plugin download page and in the info files in the download package.
Already in the works: Croatian, German, Spanish, French, Bulgarian.
Thank you!
Things You Can Do To Help WordPress Developers
Today I’ve exchanged a few emails with one of Simple Balance’s users which made me think about several things that users could do to help out WordPress themes and plugins developers.
This article is written purely for the purpose of giving you an idea on how to give back to those that invest time and knowledge to give your free quality WordPress resources.
So, here are a few things you can do to help them out:
Offer to test out their themes and plugins
If their project is still in Beta stage, ask to join the testing group or register we’re this is permitted. Test out the product in whatever environment you have available and report bugs and unusual behavior to the designer / developer. They are only humans and most of the time work on too many project and might miss out things, being so closely involved in the project. An outsider could observe things that they can not.
You can also test the projects after the official release. Help is welcome anytime.
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Latest Posts by Category v1.2 – Major Update
The Latest Posts by Category Archive WordPress plugin has been updated to version 1.2.
This is a major update as from now on, the plugin is also available as a widget for your widget-ready areas and comes with new styling options dedicated to customize the output of the widget.
The styling options are well documented and the documentation can be found as PDF and HTML files in the download package.
Download the 1.2 plugin version from the original post.
Please report unusual behaviors or bugs via this posts comments section.
Latest Posts by Category Plugin v1.1 Update
By popular demand, the Latest Posts by Category Archive WordPress plugin has been updated to version 1.1 which currently includes the option to also display post dates, via hardcode or shortcodes.
Also, for WordPress 2.7+ users, a dashboard widget has been added that keeps track of the version in used and compares it to the most recent version available, for you to know when it’s time for a new update.
The updated plugin can be downloaded here.
WP Plugin: Latest Posts by Category Archive
After posting the Latest Posts by Category Archive tutorial, I’ve received requests to transform the code into a WordPress plugin.
Update: Version 1.2 has been released. Read about the changes below, in the “Version History” section.
The Features of ‘Latest Posts by Category Archive’ WP Plugin
Here’s the list of features currently available:
- Can be used via hard-coding inside page templates;
- Can be used as a widget in your widget-ready areas;
- Can be used via shortcodes inside pages’ or posts’ content;
- Can be used either inside or outside the loop;
- Can limit the archive to certain categories, or exclude certain categories;
- Can display or hide post dates;
- Can display or hide post excerpts and adjust their length in words;
- Can set the number of listed post from 1 to ‘all’.
Version history
Version 1.2
- The plugin is now available as a widget for your blog’s widget ready areas;
- The widget’s output can be easily customized using a few newly added CSS classes. Information about the widget is available in the plugin documentation, which is also included in the download package;
- Fixed the dashboard area that notifies WP 2.7+ users on the latest plugin version available.
Version 1.1
- Added option to display post dates;
- Added dashboard widget for plugin version tracking (Only available for WP 2.7+ users).
Documentation
The plugin documentation is available for download in PDF format: LPBC Documentation (3185)
For further information and plugin updates, please refer to this page, as it will be edited with further improvements.
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