Archive for the 'Add-ons' Category

How to create tag.php for UTW

Few times I was asked how EXACTLY create file to display archive for posts with given tag. I have to admit that information given on official UTW site are rather… short ;) so here is little bit longer explanation.
I have copied content of archive.php file to Notepad. Then I removed all conditionals specifying what kind [...]

Download Plugin

For one of project I’m working on I needed plugin that enable to download different files stored on server. But I wanted to have it available in more ‘elegant’ way then link to place where file is stored.
I’ve found WP-DownloadManger by Lester ‘GaMerZ’ Chan.
It offers adding download feature to any post you wish by simple [...]

Plugins to broaden features of CMS-like content

WordPress can be successfully used as CMS but definitely more suitable for that is other open source software Joomla! I had chance (?) to get to know it pretty well. The only one ‘disadvantage’ of Joomla! is that it offers… too many possibilities . When you just need simple website without extra [...]

NextGEN Gallery

Few days off ??? Just may seems like that ;) . In fact I was hard working on re-design of my site. I completely changed its color suite and added few features to make it better, funnier and hopefully also more useful. Anyway I’ve spent few days playing with colors, matching them the best way [...]

Bookmarks

I’ve spent half day yesterday trying to get bookmarks working EXACTLY the way I wanted.
My idea was to get them displayed in the sidebar in a way that allows to submit entire site (not only particular posts) to favourite social bookmarks services. And they had to be “made of” icons (not text).
I didn’t expect any [...]

Lightbox 2.0

First time I met lightbox effect while working on Joomla! I though it would be cool to have something like that in WP. But I couldn’t find anything in plugin directory. Finally on Polish WP forum I found post about wp-lightbox2-pl. Although that plugin didn’t work in my WP install ( I guess because it [...]

Link plug-in test

Ok. I found something. Let’s check if it leads to my special site. Man…. Now I realised there is no need for link plug-in! New version of WP has it built-in ;).