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Initial Thoughts on Google+
So I managed to get myself a Google+ invite earlier, and spend a bit of time over my lunch break playing around with it and getting familiarised. First impressions are that it’s a prettier version of Facebook. It’s got most of the same functionality (except for Events, which are a key reason in why I’ve [...]
Please vote for ‘Spill Yer Guts’ on Threadless
I’ve just had my new t-shirt design submission accepted into the voting over at Threadless.com — it’d be a huge help if any of you could take two minutes out and go and vote the design up for me! Thanks mucho! Vote for ‘Spill Yer Guts’ on Threadless
FreeAgent Review & Discount
For a couple of months now, I’ve been using FreeAgent to take care of my invoicing and book-keeping needs. I had been using Freshbooks for years — their invoicing system still works very well, and I saw no real reason to leave… That is until, one evening in the pub, a friend mentioned that they’d [...]
Add Max-Width and Max-Height Parameters to the TimThumb Script
For a while, over on my illustration site (Nice Hot Cuppa) I was using TimThumb to resize the thumbnails of my portfolio images. However, I was having to use a second script to resize the main images, as the layout of my site demanded that they were generated with a maximum width and height. Out [...]
Multiple Search Results Pages within One WordPress Site
On a client site I’m currently developing in WordPress, I’m having to add the client’s existing articles to the new site, as well as his old blog. I wanted them to both exist as Posts, but to be separated within the site. Most of that was straightforward – by assigning articles and blog posts to [...]
Quick WordPress Tip: Style Posts According to Date
Ever wanted to give a post element a different look and feel (or even include/exclude content) based on a post’s publication date? I got asked about this earlier today, and I figured it would be a handy tip to share. I don’t claim to be a PHP coder, so while it does work, it could [...]
Display WordPress Custom Field Values Within Post Body
This is such a cool little plugin that I just had to share it. I remember reading somewhere, a little while back, about a way to insert the contents of a Custom Field into the body of a Post or Page. Unfortunately I didn’t bookmark the tutorial, and when I came to need it today, [...]
