Posts Tagged "plugin"

Read: Localizing WordPress Themes and Plugins

Posted by Kevin Dees on Nov 18, 2011 in Design, Journal, Programming | 0 comments

I love it when someone else writes a blog post so good that when you want to write about the same topic yourself all you need to do is link to their site. Today I want to share an excellent post on localizing your WordPress themes and plugins.

Localizing a theme simply means to make its static content translatable for people who speak another language. This is important if you plan to sell or share a theme or plugin under the GPL. I personally need to do this for my plugins on WordPress.org.

Making WordPress Custom Post Types and Fields

Posted by Kevin Dees on Oct 31, 2011 in Articles, Design, Programming, Videos | 3 comments

This is the first video of the WordPress Ultra Mega Custom Post Type Series. Today I cover how to use the super powerful plugins Custom Post Type UI and Advanced Custom Fields. These plugin will help you create custom fields and custom fields without knowing any code.

The video will show you how to create your own custom post types, custom fields with meta boxes and adding those fields to your theme.

Widget: Add to Home Screen

Posted by Kevin Dees on Oct 21, 2011 in Design, Links, Programming | 2 comments

This little JavaScript widget gives you an elegant iPhone popup. Add to Homescreen acts as a notification box for the action button on the iPhone. Drop any message you want in it. “Add this site to your home screen,” is not a bad idea. I think is is perfect for mobile web apps.

Drupal vs WordPress: The Epic Debate

Posted by Kevin Dees on Oct 10, 2011 in Articles, Design, Programming | 17 comments

I want to cover a debatable topic: WordPress vs Drupal. If you had to pick just one Open Source CMS for your next project would you know which one to use?

Before we begin I want to make it clear that this is a very brief comparison. Knowing which is better or worse is not the point. The point of this series is to point out the holes in both. So, during your next project you can pick the one that fits your needs.

Gravity Forms User Registration Advanced Usage

Posted by Kevin Dees on Oct 5, 2011 in Design, Programming, Videos | 3 comments

In this video we will cover how to use the Gravity Forms User Registration Add-On with Approve New User demonstrating some of the advanced Gravity Forms features.

You will need the $200 Developer License to use the User Registration Add-On. It is well worth the money and once you own the developer version you can use it on unlimited sites. It will easily pay for itself. Trust me.

Cleaning up the WordPress dashboard

Posted by Kevin Dees on Sep 13, 2011 in Design, Journal, Programming | 0 comments

Today, I am proud to announce the full release of Dashboard Cleanup. The first WordPress plugin I’ve made. It has been a long time coming and it feels great to have finally finished version one. My thanks goes out to those who have tested the plugin.

Download the plugin today and have your WordPress dashboard looking better in no time.

Using FitVids.js with WordPress for responsive videos

Posted by Kevin Dees on Sep 11, 2011 in Articles, Design, Programming | 3 comments

Dave Rupert and Chris Coyier launched a new jQuery plugin a few day ago called FitVids. The FitVids plugin takes fixed width videos and makes them responsive. Getting the plugin to work is a cinch and opens the door to responsive videos in no time.

If you want to add responsive videos to your WordPress site you can use my plugin.