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  • WP Bytes

    There is a new blog for folks who love WordPress or those new to the platform. I started Work on the site back in February of last year and after months of hiding the first day of its official launch has been a success.

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  • Path Access for WordPress

    One of the things that drives me crazy about WordPress is the lack of control you have in restricting access to content. Drupal on the other hand does a great job of this. In most cases I just use Drupal when I need to block certain pages from my users. But, wouldn’t it be nice to have a little control of access in WordPress? Yes. And, I made just the plugin.

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  • Website: Postmark

    I have an account for Postmark. I plan to use it very soon. I should have been using it. You should be using it is you ever plan to send email from your website. Using a service and its API is the best way to send email from a website or web app. They protect you from ISP filters and spam folders. Postmark is one of the best. There is even have a WordPress plugin for Postmark.

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  • Read: Localizing WordPress Themes and Plugins

    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.

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  • Is WordPress an Anti-Pattern?

    Drupal is a truly robust Content Management System. Today I want to talk about why this is true. First, because I think there is an unfortunate misconception about Drupal. Second, because WordPress has become a Golden Hammer in the web design community. It is used for sites Drupal is simply better fit to handle.

    The summery of this post is this: That you better know Drupal and WordPress if you want to be great at making sites. If you have the time lets dig in.

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  • WordPress Development Framework

    Today I want to share the framework I’m building called advanced custom post types. The framework help you to rapidly create custom post types. It also auto-magically enhances the WordPress core post type messages using filters.

    You can find the project on GitHub as advanced custom post types. Be sure to use a php include to add the classes to your. The core class is in acpt.php.

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  • Making WordPress Custom Post Types and Fields

    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.

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  • Drupal vs WordPress: The Epic Debate

    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.

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