One of the reasons I LOVE WordPress is that it makes some mundane programming chores very easy, particularly working with the database. WP uses a modified version of the ezSQL to interact with the database, and provides a number of data cleansing functions, both of which are huge time savers. One other thing that WP […]
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WordPress: Add Your Plugin’s Settings Link to Admin Plugins Page
Hello, WordPress plugin authors! I’ve been envious of that little “Settings” link on the Plugins page in the Admin on several of the plugins I use on my blogs. I wanted one for my own PhotoSmash plugin! My first stop, Google, yielded no fruit, but persistence paid off. So, thanks to GD-Star Ratings and Shadowbox-JS, […]
WordPress ReWrite – new Plugin Coming and a Hint
First of all, let me start by saying that Custom ReWriting in WordPress has consumed way more of my time than it ever should have. I have prayed and pleaded, even considered asking one of the WordPress Gurus on their message board, but I’ve not had much luck getting responses there (questions were probably so […]