Yesterday, I showed you how to automatically list child pages if a page's content is empty. That code would go in your theme's page.php file. What if you wanted to use it in any theme? The best solution is to turn it into a little plugin: Paste the code into a file in your … [Read more...] about Listing children on empty pages as a filter
New plugin: Content Audit
If you've read Kristina Halvorson's article on A List Apart or her book, Content Strategy for the Web, you know how important it is to audit your content once you've published it. For years, I've used Jeff Veen's content inventory spreadsheet, but copying all those titles and … [Read more...] about New plugin: Content Audit
Saying goodbye to Textile
I came to WordPress after using TextPattern for a while, and when I switched, I didn't want to give up Textile formatting, so I found a plugin and kept using it. That was six years ago. These days I do a lot more code samples, and trying to get characters escaped properly is … [Read more...] about Saying goodbye to Textile
Automatically list children on empty pages
Here's a little snippet I use in my theme's page templates. It figures out whether a page's content is empty, and if it is, a list of all its child pages is printed where the content would usually go. To use this, find the_content() in your page.php file and replace it with that … [Read more...] about Automatically list children on empty pages
The RIAA? Amateurs. Here’s how you sue 14,000+ P2P users
The RIAA? Amateurs. Here's how you sue 14,000+ P2P users … [Read more...] about The RIAA? Amateurs. Here’s how you sue 14,000+ P2P users
Get a review copy of Beginning WordPress 3 on Goodreads or LibraryThing
I'm giving away copies of Beginning WordPress 3 on Goodreads and LibraryThing. You can sign up until June 14. Both giveaway programs choose the recipients at random. The winners will receive copies from my author's stash as soon as I get them. Good luck! … [Read more...] about Get a review copy of Beginning WordPress 3 on Goodreads or LibraryThing
Going to WordCamp Fayetteville
Thanks to a last-minute change of plans, I'll be at WordCamp Fayetteville this weekend! I'm excited — it'll be my first WordCamp, and I'll get to hang out with several friends from the midwest HighEdWeb crowd. I'm looking forward to spending a little time in Arkansas before … [Read more...] about Going to WordCamp Fayetteville
Romantic Comedies
Over on her blog, Jenny Crusie is compiling a list of romantic comedies — just movies, for now — and then refining the best-of lists for the '30s through the '70s. There are a ton I haven't seen; I'm off to Netflix now… … [Read more...] about Romantic Comedies
on fanfic policies
An open letter to professionally-published authors who despise fanfic of their own works — well said. Also worth noting: Jim Butcher's fanfic policy, which is the most sensible I've seen. … [Read more...] about on fanfic policies
Becoming a fan of Seanan McGuire
I'm still mired in revisions, and I haven't had much reading time lately, but I do try to give myself a break at lunchtime, usually with a book. This past week, I've been having lunch with Seanan McGuire, in a literary sort of way. I'd heard that Rosemary and Rue was a pleasant … [Read more...] about Becoming a fan of Seanan McGuire
