Wordpress plugins have become my new addiction in the WP environment, thus I've noticed that I'm using the same few beginning steps every time. This led me to create a template file so that I just open, edit, and continue on my merry way of coding my plugin. I'm posting these templates for free use no matter what you're working on. I'll even be a nice guy and let you repost them as your own.
Last week I gave my self the challenge to create a motion typography video (sometimes called kinetic typography). I decided to go with the song "No Handlebars by the Flobots" since I quite enjoy the song (I think it's the trumpet). My original goal was to do the whole song over the course of 4 days, but I soon discovered that was impossible, so I decided to just do the first half (maybe later in the summer I'll finish the rest). So without further antagonizing, here's the finished version of my video!
by Fire G on May. 21st, 2009 in Coding, HTML/Javascript, PHP, Tutorial, Weekday Tips, wordpress with 6 comments
Google Syntax Highlighter may be Wordpress' most popular syntax highlighter plugin, but it's not the most efficient. With plenty of extra JavaScript and sloppy PHP writing, it's quite the bloat-ware if left unchecked. So here's 2 fixes showing how to put GSH on a diet and still get all the features of the plugin.
by Fire G on May. 18th, 2009 in Reviews, Weekday Tips, wordpress with 13 comments
No Wordpress blog is complete (or even fully functional) with a healthy arsenal of plugins in it's repertoire. So here are 9 ultra-useful plugins to use on every blog setup you configure.
by Fire G on May. 15th, 2009 in General, Weekday Tips with No comments yet
It's no secret that we've started a new series on FS called "Weekday Tips" and it's been incredibly successful even though it has only been 2 weeks since it started. So here's a video talking about what it is and how it works and also what all is happening behind the scenes here at FS.
by Fire G on May. 13th, 2009 in Coding, PHP, Screencasts, Tutorial, wordpress with 3 comments
Thumbnails in Wordpress themes are a critical part of relaying the topic or aspect of the article/post you've written. With some simple tricks you can add your own to your theme, and there are even plugins out there to do it for you. The fact of the matter is that these systems you have in place have faults, so here's a video detailing how to create an advanced Wordpress Thumbnail generator in your own theme.
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