(last one for a while!) This widget will list random posts from a chosen category. You can choose how many posts to display, and whether to show the excerpt or the full content in addition to the post title. You may also link the widget title to the category archive if you like. … [Read more...] about New WordPress plugin: Random Posts from Category
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Another WordPress plugin: Dashboard Notepad (and some backstory)
Let me pause here and say that this blog is not going to become all WordPress, all the time. I don't really plan on writing five plugins in a single month ever again (this is #4; there's another being uploaded to wordpress.org right now). Two things happened. First, I had two … [Read more...] about Another WordPress plugin: Dashboard Notepad (and some backstory)
New WordPress plugin: Import HTML Pages
This plugin will import a directory of files as either pages or posts, according to configurable settings. You may specify the HTML tag containing the content you want to import (e.g. <body>, <div id="content"> or <td width="732">) or the name of a Dreamweaver … [Read more...] about New WordPress plugin: Import HTML Pages
New WordPress plugin: Recent Posts with Excerpts widget
I've written a widget that lists your most recent posts with excerpts, optionally limited to a category. The number of posts and excerpts is configurable; for example, you could show five posts but include the excerpt for only the most recent. Supports The Excerpt Reloaded and … [Read more...] about New WordPress plugin: Recent Posts with Excerpts widget
Word Unmunger (HTML cleanup) Automator script updated
For years, I used Luke Francl's Word Unmunger to strip the gunk out of Word-generated HTML files (an occupational hazard when you work in higher ed). I fell out of the habit when I started working more on application interfaces than static files, but recently I had another batch … [Read more...] about Word Unmunger (HTML cleanup) Automator script updated
New WordPress plugin; new WordPress site
My new Next Page plugin provides shortcodes and template tags for previous, next, and parent navigation in pages. It's a feature I've wanted for a while, and a post in the support forum finally made me figure out the code (and then rewrite it from scratch to make it work as a … [Read more...] about New WordPress plugin; new WordPress site
Fix Outlook
Email design is one of the most annoying aspects of my profession because design standards implemented by most web browsers in 1996 are still not supported in email clients. In Office 2000, Outlook actually did pretty well, but in Office 2007, Microsoft used not Internet … [Read more...] about Fix Outlook
When you can’t log in to wordpress.com stats from your Dashboard…
…but you can log in at wordpress.com itself, and you're using Firefox… …you probably need to go to your cookie preferences and check "Accept third-party cookies," because the stats are loaded in an iframe, and Firefox is trying to protect you from yourself. … [Read more...] about When you can’t log in to wordpress.com stats from your Dashboard…
HighEdWeb 2009 call for proposals
Hey, higher-ed web peeps: now would be a great time to submit a proposal for a talk at HighEdWeb this year. This year, the programming committee (including yours truly) would especially like to expand the offerings in design, social media and networking, professional skills (like … [Read more...] about HighEdWeb 2009 call for proposals
Improving IndieBound
Earlier this week there was a post on The Written Nerd about IndieBound (formerly BookSense), inviting booksellers and bloggers to share ideas on how it could better serve independent bookstores. I'm writing to the marketing person, but I thought I'd ping you guys for additional … [Read more...] about Improving IndieBound
