10 Things you did not know about WordPress

Filed Under: Code on 21 November, 2011 , 14 Comments

One thing I love equally as much as WordPress is sharing (my) knowledge. If I’m asked to share my knowledge about WordPress then I’m most definitely winning. Big time. Recently I was asked to speak at WordCamp Sevilla in Spain, which I gladly did. WordCamp Sevilla was a two day event and I got to do a presentation on both days. Fun times for sure.

This post is about the first presentation I did which I dubbed: 10 Things you did not know about WordPress. I’m assuming a lot here, but just roll with me ;) .Continue reading »

How to use GlotPress for your translations

Filed Under: Code on 3 October, 2011 , 18 Comments

From the first day I started using GlotPress for translating WordPress into Dutch and Frisian, I fell in love with how GlotPress facilitates the actual process of translating. Before GlotPress I relied on PoEdit, but I felt very little love for how PoEdit worked. GlotPress on the other hand, as a webtool, makes translating software as/with a team an actual possibility. For this very reason alone I installed my own installation about a year ago.

GlotPress is based on BackPress, but it is still in early stages of development. Stable enough to provide us with a platform for teams to translate, but it’s certainly not a finished product. As a translation expert / moderator on the StudioPress forums I installed a GlotPress installation for translating Genesis,  and when Joost de Valk from Yoast.com mentioned to me he was working on making his WordPress SEO Plugin fully translated,  I suggested to him he’d start using GlotPress as well. A few moments later I had installed Joost a GlotPress installation for Yoast.com.

So, on to the topic at hand. How to use GlotPress for your translations. Follow the following steps and you should be good to go.Continue reading »

When sharing WordPress related code snippets, I can haz standards please?

Filed Under: Code on 22 September, 2011 , 44 Comments

I love WordPress. Just absolutely love it. One of the things I love especially is how you can alter the output by adding just a small snippet of code. Turns out I’m not the only one who loves doing that because when you’re googling any given WordPress related subject, the pure amount of hits on Google can be overwhelming. I love how you can easily copy any of those snippets of code and put ‘em to use on your site.

But, I believe there’s something missing with all those snippets, at least in most cases. Two things: proper WordPress coding standards and inline documentation. Of those two articles on the Codex there are a few things that you should know about – whitespace, indentation & DocBlocks.

Here’s why. Continue reading »

Free Antivirus For Your Windows Home Server

Filed Under: Code on 28 June, 2010 , 1 Comment

Windows Home ServerI have been rocking a Windows Home Server since Microsoft released a beta back in 2008. A great solution for handling automated backups for the various PC’s and laptops in our house, plus it makes for a great torrentserver. One thing I still hadn’t installed, and which was long overdue, was a proper antivirus scanner. Mainly not on there yet, because I couldn’t find an affordable solution since pretty much any company creating those, assume you’re running a business server and don’t mind to pay a shit load of money for their antivirus scanner. I don’t mind paying, but all within reason.

Took quite a bit of Googling but I ended up finding a free antivirus solution that with the aid of a small add-on works perfectly with you Windows Home Server.Continue reading »

How to setup Tweetdeck with YOURLS

Filed Under: Code on 20 May, 2010 , 70 Comments

I’ve been a long time fan of YOURLS, a small set of PHP scripts that will allow you to run your own URL shortening service, you know, just like bit.ly and I’ve grown very acustomed to Tweetdeck as my main Twitter client.

If you have the latest version of YOURLS (version 1.4.3 at the moment) running somewhere on a server you can now set it up with Tweetdeck so Tweetdeck will use your favorite URL shortening service.

You will need to go to your admin panel of your YOURLS install, which should be something like http://sho.rt/admin Via your menu go to tools and there you will find your personal secret signature token under the heading called ‘Secure passwordless API call’. This is like a password so don’t be sharing it anywhere you shouldn’t ;) .Continue reading »