Today I was told about an incredibly useful feature in WordPress that I never knew existed: automatic revisions. WordPress apparently automatically stores versions of pages and posts as you update them. I’m not sure what, if any, the limit is, but it appears to go back a good 15 revisions at least, and rolling back [...]
Here’s a way to export your WordPress pages and posts and import them into a Drupal 7 installation: Log into your WordPress site and go to Tools > Export Choose ‘All content, just ‘Posts’, or just ‘Pages’ and click Download Export File to download an XML export of your WP site’s content. Download the ‘WordPress [...]
I recently tried out a few WordPress plugins to try to add autocomplete suggestion functionality to this blog’s searchbar, and here’s one I came across that I really like: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search-autocomplete/ This plugin uses jQuery UI’s autocomplete functionality and comes with a few of jQuery UI’s themes built in. Super easy to set up; just install [...]
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I’d advise everyone to stay away from this WordPress plugin: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/autotwitter/ a) When you visit the plugin’s site it auto-downloads the plugin files (not cool). b) The shortlinks it tweets to your Twitter account which link to your WordPress posts popup an advertisement modal window when someone clicks on the shortlink to go to your post. [...]
A couple of weeks ago I got the chance to try out Ecwid, which is an Ajax-powered e-Commerce software that integrates easily into everything from WordPress sites, static HTML sites, Drupal and Joomla! sites, and many others. Before I go into detail about Ecwid, you can check out a demo of the storefront here: http://www.ecwid.com/demo-frontend.html The [...]
I definitely recommend this WordPress plugin to anyone looking to add a lightbox-esque (colorbox to be specific) effect to their posts’ images when visitors click on them. It’s called jQuery Colorbox and it’s a very handy plugin that has many customizable settings and includes multiple visual styles (themes) for the modal colorbox effect. Best of all, [...]
Quick post today. Check out this great WordPress plugin which lets you add custom CSS code to your WordPress site without messing with your theme’s files or creating a child theme: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-style/ It works by placing your designated code between <style></style> tags in the <head> of all your pages and posts. It’s great for making [...]
Below are a few good premium WordPress themes which feature e-Commerce / online store functionality: Animal House Sofa Suppastore Express Store Sport & Grunge Mazine E-Shopper WP FlexiShop More great e-Commerce themes which will run you about $30-$40 for use on a single site are available at ThemeForest’s Retail category. These themes are great for getting [...]
I wanted to write a quick post detailing my thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of Drupal and WordPress now that I’ve gotten some significant experience using both platforms on real client projects. To give a bit of background on my experiences and biases with the platforms, when I first graduated from college I was [...]