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Local Database vs Cloud Database 1 Feb 2012 | 01:47 pm
Approximately two years ago I set up a wordpress blog for a client, nothing out of the ordinary there, but the problem was that there was no access to a database. Particularly, there was no mysql data...
Is the Fax Dead? Or is Fax Exchange the Way to Go? 1 Feb 2012 | 01:25 pm
A long, very long, time ago, I was told that the fax was dead. I suppose that was a bit optimistic, especially when you consider snail mail was also supposed to be dead and today still is as popular a...
JMeter Cloud Testing, The Reality 17 Jan 2012 | 12:55 pm
Isn’t it an interesting fact that we must test, to destruction, anything we put online? Sometimes things do slip through the cracks but there are ways to fix this, or at least to mitigate the problems...
Simple WordPress Security Precaution 9 Dec 2011 | 01:39 am
One of the simplest security precautions that I have seen so far (and used ever since I first read about it) is changing the $table_prefix in the config.php file. Normally it’s like this in the confi...
Released Author Feeds Plugin/Widget 25 Nov 2011 | 03:48 am
Today I wrote and released a new plugin/widget that shows up on a blog’s sidebar, allow the user to click on and view any author’s RSS feed. It’s free to use, and called the Author Feeds Widget. Ther...
Removing ‘Sticky’ Options from Post Page 21 Nov 2011 | 01:37 am
This is useful if you are running a site where you don’t want users to set the ‘sticky’ option on posts they write. Firstly you add this line to your functions.php file: add_action(‘admin_print_style...
Removing Category Meta Box from Post/Page 19 Nov 2011 | 11:14 pm
Another little code snippet that you might find useful. This removes the ‘category’ meta box on post/page editing pages. First of all you need to use an add_action() to hook into admin_head: add_act...
Adding User-Named Category on Login in WordPress 18 Nov 2011 | 09:49 pm
An interesting little snippet here, especially if you have a lot of users. Perhaps you want each user to post into their own category, one named after them? This will help you get that functionality i...
Modifying User Role from WordPress Functions File 18 Nov 2011 | 03:11 am
A small project I’ve been working on demanded some specific functionality, namely that the user role of any member on the site be upgraded to at least ‘contributor’ level. When most users register the...
Adding Comment Counts to Theme Files 14 Nov 2011 | 04:16 am
Another useful little gem that I had to find out how to do, thought I’d share it. This details how to add the simple function of adding comment counts to a theme file; so if someone adds a comment, it...
