This is an important note to anyone using my Virtual Multiblog system for WordPress:
WordPress version 2.6 is going to be released very soon. Until I have had time to test Virtual Multiblog on WP 2.6, I recommend that you not upgrade WordPress past 2.5.1.
I’ve always said that the VMB system is quite future-proof, “unless [...]
In the last couple weeks I have been working on a significant update to Andy Skelton’s Quiz plugin for WordPress. Andy gave me some feedback, which led to further fixes, and I think it’s working pretty well.
As of this morning I have turned off the Spam Karma plugin, which has been protecting this blog [...]
In a previous post I discussed the idea of locating your plugin’s Settings screen where it made sense within the Admin menus — giving an example of my own pull-quotes plugin’s Settings going under the Design menu. I briefly touched on a further aspect of this, when I suggested that authors not make their [...]
I’ve released a new version of the Virtual Multiblog system for WordPress.
Version 2.3 is mostly under-the-hood improvements, but it might fix some of the issues people have. Additionally, I’ve made a few updates so it fits more seamlessly within the WordPress 2.5 Admin section.
I’ve also managed to abstract the optional Multiblog Support plugin to [...]
New version of Virtual Multiblog is up!
Version 2.2 has a number of under the hood changes and bug fixes. It also includes an improved and clarified ReadMe, so if you’ve had problems, give it a look.
NOTE TO UPGRADERS: If you have used a previous version of Virtual Multiblog, be aware that the wp-config.php file [...]
A question that comes up in blogging circles from time to time is what the difference is between Comments and Tags. Most blogging software allows you to mark posts with both, and the distinction is often times not clear.
I like to think of it as like walking into a supermarket. Categories are the big [...]
I’ve made a code change to the WordPress indexing system outlined in my previous post. If you had problems with the template, try the new code.
What I’ve done is add the wp_reset_query() function to the end of the loop that gathers the pages. This can avoid conflicts with other code that may be [...]
This site has several areas where there is a page that serves as an index for a bunch of sub-pages. Some good examples seen from this page are the “Features” and “Webcraft” sections of Nerdaphernalia. If you look at those pages they are simply lists of various articles with a short description for [...]