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Discussion: what plugins do you use?

Gilles — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:22:21 +0000

Considering pretty much every WordPress site has a post showcasing the plugins they use, I thought it might be cool to ask which plugins you use. I’ll obviously start it off myself. First of all, I’m sorry to disappoint you: Dev WP barely uses any plugins. And with barely, I mean almost none. No fancy scripts [...]

50 awesome WordPress designs

Gilles — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:34:48 +0000

WordPress is currently one of the most popular blogging platforms, if not the most popular blogging platform when it comes to self-hosted blogs. This list offers you 50 awesome WordPress designs illustrating the power of WordPress: some are blogs, some are magazines, others are full blown communities. Watch the selection of 50 websites by clicking [...]

Status update: forums, guest writers and more

Gilles — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:03:41 +0000

Hey everyone The site has been online for about a month now and I’m considering expanding it! I’ve been playing with the idea to set up forums, so you could simply post there whenever you’d need help. I’d also add a marketplace since I know some people would find these useful. I know the WordPress forums exist, [...]

Separating comments, trackbacks and pingbacks

Gilles — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0000

You’ve all seen it: comments that aren’t actually comments but simply trackbacks or pingbacks from other blogs linking to your blog posts. One of the most commen examples is this: a post gets featured on del.icio.us and tens of blogs link to your post. No problem, you think, this only makes your blog bigger. The [...]

WordPress Admin Bar

Gilles — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:58:51 +0000

Some people have these plugins that they just can’t live without. The WordPress Admin Bar is such a plugin for me. The author’s description: This plugin creates an admin bar at the top of your site for logged in users (i.e. you) based on the design of the admin bar located at WordPress.com. It has links [...]

Template tag reference

Gilles — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:01:18 +0000

Hey I usually just post this in our Asides category but I think this deserved more exposure. DBS Interactive has written/copied the WordPress codex on template tags into one easy to use page that acts as a one-stop-resource for all your template tags. Have a look here. It’s definately worthy of bookmarking.

Custom links in WordPress µ

Gilles — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:58:52 +0000

During a job which involved skinning WordPress µ I did recently, my client asked me if it was possible if I could add a link to their support forum. As usual, I said I’d find a solution. A little digging through Google didn’t turn up much information. I haven’t found a plugin that does this and [...]

Highlighting comments by the post author

Gilles — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:00:05 +0000

By using this little snippet of code, you can add a specific css class to a comment being made by the author, as demonstrated on blogs such as Veerle’s, a fellow Belgian! By using this technique, you make sure that people notice it when you add something or address a remark. if(get_the_author_email() == get_comment_author_email()) { [...]

Tackling WordPress template files

Gilles — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:38:15 +0000

As I’ve mentioned in the opening post, we at Dev WP will be making regular use of our own base WordPress theme with the awesome name Base Dev. It’ll be a no-nonsense layout which will gradually improve as we continue adding more and more through our articles. However, everything must start somewhere. What would be a [...]

Our mini-contest: the winners!

Gilles — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:16:44 +0000

Hey, first of all, I’d like to thank everyone who posted a comment suggesting ideas for upcoming articles. It’s definately given me ideas for a couple of articles. Expect to see more of this in the future, hopefully with bigger prices, so I can keep writing the articles you guys want! I know you’re all very anxious [...]