New WordPress plugin: Restore Admin Header
WordPress v3.3 removed the header from the admin interface, merging it with the admin bar. This meant that the link to your site’s front page was taken away and you now have to go through drop down menus to get to the link. Instead, this plugin puts that link back onto your admin interface. Download [...]
Read MoreWordPress Author Bio Shortcode v1.2 plugin released
I finally got round to updating this quick-release Author Bio Shortcode plugin. The main changes are background stuff and making sure it’s compatible with the latest version of WordPress (v3.2.1 as I type). One important feature is that I’ve locked in compatibility only to v3.2.1 and older. If you’re using a version of WordPress prior [...]
Read MoreWordPress Plugin: Author Bio Shortcode
I’ve just written a quick and simple plugin. It provides a shortcode which, when inserted into a post or page, will print out the bio of the author as provided in their profile. You can download from WordPress.org now. Any issues/requests, use the comments below.
Read MoreAdd a shortlink to the end of your WordPress posts
Once again, that Andy Mabbett has given me the reason to knock out a quick WordPress plugin. This one prints out a “Shortlink for this post” link (see screenshot) to the end of all your posts. It uses WordPress’ built in shortlink feature which doesn’t always produce very short URLs so you’ll want to use [...]
Read MoreSchedule Selected Content for WordPress: Perfect for live events!
Yet another excellent plugin from the folks at WPMU DEV* This allows you to specify certain portions of a post or page to be hidden until a certain time. Just like you can schedule posts to be published at a certain time, you can use this plugin to schedule content at a particular time. Here’s [...]
Read MoreBuilding a hyperlocal business directory: call for suggestions
I’ve long been planning to build a hyperlocal directory for The Lichfield Blog and something which can be used by other hyperlocals. B31 Blog launched their business directory the other day using a simple form submission and manual entry of listings. Owner Sas Taylor complained on Twitter about the lack of a decent business directory [...]
Read More
Recent Comments