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07:25:2009
WP Xtended 0.01 Beta
I have been working on this Wordpress plugin for some a time now, it still far from complete but i decided to release it, to get some feedback from folks.
XTENDED is a simple plugin that allows you to extend Wordpress and integrate custom libraries like Zend Framework and Flourish libs… It was created because we needed to add out of the box functionality to WP for custom plugin, Templating and some freedom from the license restrictions of the GPL, a key requirements for using Wordpress in commercial development. XTENDED is created by Shawn Sandy and is supported by XSSTREAMSTUDIO an Interactive Design Studio!
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06:19:2009
Howto: Wordpress 2.7+ Most Popular Posts Widget | tripwire magazine
In this article tripwire magazine provides a mini-tutorial on how to setup a Most Popular Posts Widget in Wordpress (hit based). In my opinion it is a good feature to have on a blog as it may trigger visitors to click to see a few more articles. At the same time I found that it is not that simple and out of the box to create it for Wordpress as I was expecting. I managed to get a working solution for tripwire magazine that I’m still testing and keeping an eye on, but I think it is stable enough to share with you.
via Howto: Wordpress 2.7+ Most Popular Posts Widget | tripwire magazine .
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06:17:2009
14 Essential Wordpress Development and Design Cheat Sheets
Needing a little help with your Wordpress development? Try these useful cheat sheets, they are always helpful for reference.
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06:11:2009
Publishing Extend of WordPress – - WP Engineer
Not always you want to solve things like WordPress provides and you seek for a different solution. Sometimes you don’t need various applications of the backend to publish posts.
A simple example would be a form, no matter where, where the contents of the form should automatically published on your WordPress blog. Alternatively, you could send it with a different status, and therefore only publish them if the admin approves it.
For a good start, here is the function, which is pretty powerful and for all processes of the publication responsible.
via Publishing Extend of WordPress – - WP Engineer.
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05:31:2009
PHP: Display Adobe PSD files on a web page
The classPhpPsdReader.php Class
The classPhpPsdReader.php Class was created by Tim de Koning in 2007. It is based on the GD library, which can do numerous operations on images with PHP, but sadly, can’t open PSD files.
The classPhpPsdReader.php Class can be downloaded for free on PhpClasses.org. It is compatible with both PHP4 and PHP5.
Usage
Nothing hard here. Once you have downloaded the classPhpPsdReader.php class and uploaded it on your server, you’re now ready to display PSD throught a web browser.
To do so, just refer to the following code example:
<?php
// Send header to client browser
header("Content-type: image/jpeg");
// Includes the requested class
include_once('classPhpPsdReader.php');
// Finally display the PSD on the screen
imagejpeg(imagecreatefrompsd('yourPsdFile.psd'));
?>
The result
Great tool for people who are, like me, both webdevelopers and webdesigners!
On another note, I just purchased a new blog to complete my network. The blog is called PsdVibe and you can have a look here. The blog focus on providing Adobe Photoshop tutorials, resources and freebies.
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05:05:2009
10 Easy Ways to Secure your WordPress Blog
Guest post by Alex Denning, a Twitter fan who recently launched his new blog, Nometech.com, where he blogs about WordPress, blogging and web design.
1. WP Security Scan
This very easy to use plugin will sort out some of the basic security issues with WordPress – it’ll change your database’s name and alert you to flaws in your installation’s security, amongst other features.
2. Protect your plugins
Plugins are an easy way for a hacker to get access to your blog if they’ve got flaws in them. An easy way for hackers to find out which plugins you’re using is to go to /wp-content/plugins/, and they’ll find all the plugins that you’re using. The solution? Put a blank index.html file in the wp-content/plugins/ folder.
3. Update WordPress
This is super-easy to do, but a surprising number of people don’t do it: update WordPress. If you’re super-security-conscious then don’t upgrade to the next big release immediately (ie 2.8), wait for the bug fixes to come in (ie wait for 2.8.1).
4. Pick a good password
Common sense. Use a good password. Don’t use the same password that you use on every site, create something that is easily memorable, with a mix of UPPER and lower case and some numbers in there too. Change your password regularly too.
5. Change the admin user name
By default, the WordPress user name is admin. [Lots]% of people don’t change it. Why should you change it? If a hacker has your username, he’s halfway there to getting into your site, he just has to guess your password. If the hacker has to guess your username as well, then that’s twice as much work to do. It’s super easy to migrate posts from one user to another, just create your new user and then delete the admin user. You’ll be given the option to migrate posts to another user.
6. Protect your WP-Config.php file
Your WP-Config.php contains your database name, database username and database password. It’s something to protect.
Just add the following code to your .htaccess file:
# protect wpconfig.php order allow,deny from all
Source - Nometech.com
7. Hide your WordPress version
First off, go into your header.php file and remove the meta data (something like <meta name=”generator” etc). Trouble is, WordPress adds in the meta data automatically! How do you remove it? Paste this code into your functions.php file.
<?php remove_action('wp_header', 'wp_generator'); ?>
Source – ProBlogDesign
8. Limit the number of times user can enter their password (wrongly)
The Login LockDown plugin will lock out users if they enter their password wrong too many times. You can choose how many times users can enter their password and also how long they’re locked out for via a neat options page.
Source – WP Plugin Directory
9. Limit WP-Admin access by IP
This isn’t something that I do personally, as I blog on a fair number of different computers, but if you’re just on the one, with a fixed IP, then this is a great hack for you: you can restrict access to the wp-admin directory with a spluginimple .htaccess hack:
order deny, allow allow from a.b.c.d. #your static ip deny from all
Source – Nometech
10. Login via SSL
If your host has an SSL certificate then you can use this great little plugin to login via SSL. The Admin SSL plugin “secures login page, admin area, posts, pages – whatever you want – using Private or Shared SSL.”
Source – WP Plugin Directory, via MakeUseOf.com
And finally
It is very easy to get bogged down in plugins, but bear this in mind: a strong password that is changed regularly, and a couple of .htaccess hacks (this post might help) will keep the casual hacker out.
If you’ve enjoyed this post then please do take a look at Nometech.com, my new blog, and perhaps even subscribe to the RSS feed. If you’re on Twitter too then new followers are always welcome!
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