Wordpress Tips & Plugins

April 23rd, 2007 • Related • Filed Under

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I have been furiously customising my wordpress template and adding features to the sidebar. Here are a few of the plugins I have installed.

  • Random Page Redirect
    Really cool link that jumps to one of your articles randomly. (see the red furry dice on the right.)
    Written by: Matt Mullenweg
  • Code Highlighting
    I will be posting quite a lot of code extracts so I needed a way to make the code look readable. Once installed you only need to put a tag around the source, job done.
    Written by: Ryan McGeary
  • Popular Articles
    I also wanted a way to list the most popular articles/posts on the site. Lots to choose from on the wordpress website, but I went for this one because it allows weighting between different actions that controls the popularity.
  • Contact Form
    I also wanted a way for people on the site to contact me direct, as not everyone wants to put their views in a comment. Again lots of options out there, chose this for ease of setup.
    Written by: Wil Rushmer

Other General Tips:

  • wp_list_pages function controls how menu’s are display.
  • Before editing your theme (using the wordpress interface) make sure you have a copy of the files.
  • Delete all the themes you dont plan on using. I found it easier to backup once they were gone.
  • BACKUP everything, including the SQL, if you dont know how to do this, get your host to do it.

I have also added a list of the most popular Digg articles using their new API. It is located in my side bar at bottom. I will be posting a full article about the code soon.

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