Author Archives: Owen

WordPress for Blackberry

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Owen

I’ve just read that WordPress for Blackberry 1.4.3 has been released. Many big improvements have been made for devices running OS5.0 or higher, including: Improvements to the post GeoTagging feature. The app allows you to choose a location from a … Continue reading →

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Video on your website

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Owen

If you’re looking to embed flash videos on your website, here’s a plugin that might do the trick for you. FLV Flash Fullscreen Video Player is a plugin that lets you easily and quickly embed a Flash Video anywhere you … Continue reading →

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What’s the weather like?

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Owen

Here’s another good plugin that can fit quite a few websites. It’s called WP-Weather and lets you pop a weather forecast on your website with no effort at all. It uses the weather from weather.com and even generates an image … Continue reading →

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Google Maps plugin

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Owen

Here’s a great plugin if you ever need a map on your website. The Google Maps for WordPress plugin lets you easily embed a map into your WordPress blog without having to mess around with code or embeds. All you … Continue reading →

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Affiliate plugin

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Owen

Have you ever used your affiliate links on your website? If you have, you should be looking at a plugin like WP-Affiliate. The plugin works by masking your affiliate links and make them seamless against the rest of your website. … Continue reading →

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School themes for WordPress

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Owen

I’ve just came across a collection of free school themes for WordPress. They will be useful for anyone building up an educational site, whether it’s for a school, an after school club, or even a particular class. There are a … Continue reading →

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Coping with the load

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Owen

Are you ready for the big time? What’s the difference you may ask? Well, if your site gets really really popular you may be getting thousands of page hits an hour and unless your server is designed to handle the … Continue reading →

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WordPress 3.0.1

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Owen

Where there’s a new version, there’s bound to be a service release that fixes some minor bugs. And this was the case with WordPress 3.0 too. WordPress 3.0.1 has hit the streets with fixes for around 50 minor issues. It … Continue reading →

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WP Auctions 3.7

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Owen

photo credit: walknboston There’s a new version of WP Auctions in town, the plugin that turns your WordPress blog into an fully fledged auction site.The new version has some new features, like the ability to customise the automated emails sent … Continue reading →

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Cutting down the extra bits

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Owen

Here’s an interesting plugin. It’s called WPlite and lets you hide extra bits from your Administration menu. If you’re preparing a site for someone else to use, then having all the menu options that WordPress provides can be a bit … Continue reading →

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