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Easy WordPress Updates: Store FTP Info in wp-config.php
Saw an interesting blog post on Twitter today about storing WordPress FTP information in wp-config.php. The article was written in German so I sent the ...
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Sumo Gamer
This post is Art Directed. This means it has a unique post design, so you may want to read Sumo Gamer in your web ...
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Hints and Tips to Make Your WordPress Development Easier
Recently I was contacted on Twitter by Josh Fialkoff how I develop WordPress themes, and I thought the answer would make for perfect blog fodder. ...
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Improve Your Blog, Revisit Old Content
Recently I have spent some time trying to improve the page views on my website. Rather than trying to increase the promotion and links I ...
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Lowercase p, dangit! WordPress Controversy
There has recently been a new piece of code added to the WordPress core which makes sure that people spell WordPress correctly - automatically correcting ...
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LiveView for iPhone & iPad
LiveView is a specialized remote screen viewing application intended as a tool to help designers create graphics for mobile applications.
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My Ex-Wife’s Wedding Dress
The model for setting up a quirky blog then waiting for the coffee-table book deals to roll in is being stretched a bit thin, but ...
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Community Expectations
Dribbble opened to the public last month while generating a lot of discussion about community and exclusivity. Drawar runs a great community ...
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Designing with the Elements of Play
This post by Jared Spool is another chapter in the strongest recurring theme of 2006-2010: gameplay in everyday activities. See also, this talk by Jesse ...
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Designing with Social Skills
Raise your hand if you never went to art school. For better or worse I jumped into interactive design without learning design fundamentals. Instead I ...
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Plugin And Theme Devs Have Reason To Celebrate
A topic of discussion that’s popped up numerous times within the WP Hackers Mailing List as well as other places throughout the community is when ...
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So Far So Good With Limit Login Attempts
It’s been a little while since I’ve installed the Limit Login Attempts plug-in that I’ve reviewed here and so far, it’s worked as advertised. Since ...
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WordPress, Matt Cutts, And Google
It’s no secret that Google’s own Matt Cutts is a fan of WordPress as he has used it to power his own website for quite ...
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Which Theme Framework To Use?
Although Paul Cunningham wanted to hear experiences by those who have used the Genesis theme framework, he ended up starting a conversation that discussed the ...
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New WordPress Resource – Patches Welcome
Peter Westwood, one of the core developers for WordPress announced on his personal blog that he has created a new resource specifically for those looking ...
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New Kindle
There’s a new Kindle out, which I just ordered. I love the Kindle — even more than the iPhone 4. On my iPhone I do ...
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Centered Twitter Backgrounds
I don’t usually make public feature requests and I know our friends at Twitter are dealing with crazy scaling issues but I would like to ...
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Mena Suvari Mystery
Yesterday in front of my building in Montreal I ran into (almost quite literally) Mena Suvari. There’s been a large filming crew hanging out the ...
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Why Intelligent People Fail
1. Lack of motivation. A talent is irrelevant if a person is not motivated to use it. Motivation may be external (for example, social approval) ...
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Grand Unified Theory
If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive property, it is the action of the thinking power called an ...
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WordPress 3.0.1 Released
WordPress 3.0.1 has been officially released. This release fixes 55 minor issues, including a frequently reported export error and an incompatibility with PHP 5.0.5. The upgrade should ...
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WordPress Plugin Releases for 07/29
New plugins FourSquare Integration for WordPress allows you to view your last checkins either as a list or on Google Maps on Pages and Posts. ...
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A New Way to Install Plugins
There are two ways to install plugins in WordPress 3.0. You can either search for and install plugins via Plugins/Add New in your admin panel, ...
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WordPress Theme Releases for 07/27
The ClearCut WordPress Theme is a highly configurable WP theme for artful or portfolio sites with an unusual and unique layout, featuring a two column ...
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Thesis Adopts a Split GPL License
Thesis has officially adopted a split GPL license, putting an end to the explosive debate between WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and Thesis developer Chris Pearson which ...
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DiW v3.0 Book News
We have been working diligently on updating Digging into WordPress and finding the best print-on-demand solution. Thanks to your suggestions and ideas for book printing, ...
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Thumbnail Based Archives
Here at Digging Into WordPress, we’ve attached thumbnail images to every single (non-link-style) post since day one. We started before WordPress 3.0 had the specific ...
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Optimizing WordPress Permalinks
Configuring your WordPress permalinks is simple and only takes a second, but understanding what they are and how they work is key to setting up ...
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Media Temple WordPress Hack
It looks like Media Temple WordPress installs have been hit with a WordPress Redirect Exploit. We got hit here at DigWP.com, but have cleaned things ...
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GPL Showdown
If you missed the Matt Mullenweg vs. Chris Pearson debate live debate today, this is my wrap up: Matt: Thesis is violating the law because ...
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Toolbox: An HTML5 WordPress Starter Theme
The Problem: You want to start hacking away at a WordPress Theme and get your site online. You don’t want to start with a Parent ...
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A Sample WordPress Theme Options Page
Problem: You want to create a simple theme options page for your new WordPress theme but all the tutorials and sample theme options pages you’ve ...
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Using TextMate for WordPress Code Cleanup
I spend a lot of time cleaning up WordPress themes. During the code cleanup I often perform certain cleanup tasks over and over, which makes ...
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Quick and Dirty Widget Testing
Testing widgets with your WordPress theme would be so much faster if you could enable all widgets at once, instead of dragging them one by ...
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What Is The Automattic Theme Team?
So, just what is this Automattic Theme Team anyway? In a nutshell, we’re a bunch of people who really care about WordPress Themes and want ...
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WordPress function: Get category ID using category name
When coding a WordPress site, you often need to get a category ID. If you ever wanted to be able to get a category ID ...
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How to display your average feed readers
Many bloggers are using Feedburner "chicklet" to display their subscribers count. If you want to be able to display the count for an average 7 ...
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Add categories or tags to post programatically
I recently shown you jow you can create a post or a comment programatically, which is very usefull when creating advanced WOrdPress themes or plugins. ...
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Display dates as “time ago”, the easy way
Want to display human readable dates on your blog, such as "Posted 6 days ago?" There's a lot of available functions to do so, but ...
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How to programatically remove WordPress dashboard widgets
Added in version 2.7, the Dashboard Widget API allow you to ad widgets to your WordPress admin dashboard. In this recipe, I'll show you how ...
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Bulletproof WordPress Pages-based Navigation
How to code up a navigation menu with a home tab and be ready for a static page set as the front page. Direct Link →
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The Pico WordPress Theme by WPLover
Another gorgeous magazine-style Theme. Direct Link →
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Creating Custom WordPress Widgets
An easy to follow tutorial from Darren Hoyt and Ben Gillbanks on creating your own custom widgets. Direct Link →
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Add Categories to Menu Plugin
This is a great plugin if you’re using WordPress as a CMS with ‘Blog’ as one of your menu links. It adds your list of ...
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Creating Theme Options with the WordPress Settings API
This tutorial shows you how to create an options page for your theme users that they can access from the Appearance menu in their Wordpress ...
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