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WordPress “Delete Post Link”

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

I recently had a client ask for a delete post link, like the WordPress edit post link template tag, for the user to delete posts when browsing the front-end of the site. He also wanted a pop-up confirmation box to appear before deleting the post. I saw variations on this function in several places, but never exactly what he asked for. (more…)

WordPress Tip: Echo the current page number

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

I’ve recently been working on a site with loads of data that all needed to be linked together by archive page number. So, for example, if you are browsing page 4 of “Category A” posts, you need to easily access links to page 4 of “Category B” posts. (more…)

WP-Hive: a painless WordPress multi-site manager

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Upgrading and maintaining a WordPress installation has recently become a lot less time-consuming thanks to the automatic upgrade feature for both the main WordPress installation and the plugins. It is ideal, though, if you’re managing multiple installations for multiple clients, that these clients are running off of one installation of WordPress. This makes upgrades and maintenance a lot less painful. (more…)

WordPress Plugin: Ad-minister

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Note 2010/06/09: I’ve noticed lately that the developer of this (still excellent) plugin has not kept up with WordPress compatibility. The main issue seems to be that you cannot add more than one ad widget to your sidebar. This has been remedied with another plugin by Finding Simple. Just install it, activate, and you’re set to go!

Recently, a client asked if I could create some ad spaces on his WordPress blog that he could administer himself. The requirements:

  1. ad spaces of differing sizes
  2. ad spaces in multiple locations on the site
  3. a simple administration interface with the ability to input ads with HTML code or to upload an image with a link

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