WordPress plugin coding

If I create plugin for WordPress theme, I am hardening that, so that this function will make sure, that futures are theme independent, if for some reason someone would like to change WordPress theme. In this case, if function is displaying content for private reading (for membership pages), it will still available in other themes as well.

Pluses by developing WordPress plugin:

• WordPress theme theme independent,
• cross theme usage,
• more freedom to turn on and off.

Minus(es):

• harder to implement in theme

WordPress theme feature coding

But if You are using only one theme for site (custom design for site), I’m sure You can make functions as features for WordPress theme. This is good for specific placement of information, like sidebars or footer information.

WP theme feature pluses:

• good support of WordPress theme  hacks and hooks,
• compatible with WordPress theme.

Minus(es):

• sometimes theme administrations panel can come with too much options

So, before creating WordPress theme options page, think about plugin replacements!

There are many more pros and cons… What’s Yours?

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For now on my To-Do list:

1. make for widget separate administration page,
2. rewrite JSON parsing script from Javascript to PHP,
3. and remove counter* and make it optional.

*counter reads ONLY clicks on profile and page links, nothing more

Next on list

An FaceBook.com application for pages and profiles. Now testing.

Download page for WordPress plugin on WordPress.org http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/draugiemlvlapas-fan-page/

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About “Draugiem.lv/lapas Fan page” WordPress widget

This plugin makes it easy to add draugiem.lv/lapas (frype.com) fan page to sidebar of WordPress blog.

Widget features: (http://mediabox.lv/en/wordpress-plugins/draugiem-lv-lapas-fan-page/)

1. customizable widget title,
2. customizable width (included recommended widths from frype.com),
3. customizable user count in sidebar or possibility turn visibility off,
4. changeable fan pages URL (e.g. http://draugiem.lv/umbrovskiscom),
5. In Your language. By default included Latvian and English.

This plugin is mainly written for Latvians :) http://mediabox.lv/blog/wordpress/spraudni/draugiem-lv-lapas-fanu-lapa/

Changelog

• 0.1.3 (test for upcoming 0.2) Custom CSS
• 0.1.1 & 0.1.2 code clean up
• 0.1 initial release

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So here it is: (live example: http://mediabox4b.blogspot.com)

<a expr:href='&"http://www.google.com/reader/link?url=&quot; + data:post.url + &quot;&amp;title=&" + data:post.title + &quot;&amp;srcTitle=&quot; + data:blog.title+ &quot;&amp;srcURL=&quot; + data:blog.homepageUrl ' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>+add to Google Buzz</a>

put it near data:post.body

Made with MediaBox.lv / Umbrovskis.com

Where
url=data:post.url – post URI,
title=data:post.title – post title,
srcTitle=data:blog.title – post source, You may also use data:blog.homepageUrl,
srcURL=data:blog.homepageUrl – source home page.

And Google Buzz button for WordPress blogs:

<a href="http://www.google.com/reader/link?url=<?php the_permalink() ?>&title=<?php the_title(); ?>&srcTitle=<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>&srcURL=<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">+add to Google Buzz</a>

Put this inside WordPress post loop.

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Here is mine with RewriteEngine On (works on this hosting and both versions of GoDaddy hosting plans example1.com and example1.com/example2.com):

# This will remove index.html AND index.php from URL
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \/index\.(php|html)\ HTTP [NC]
RewriteRule (.*)index\.(php|html)$ /$1 [R=301,L]

And Kaspar’s method without RewriteEngine On:

RewriteEngine On # remove this, if you have it already
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} index\.html
RewriteRule ^(.*)index\.html$ /$1/ [R=301,L]

Purpose of this is to remove duplicate content from Internet.

[Update on 2010.03.30]

Please keep in mind that some web applications still need index.php file for installation scripts as referrers. So it’s good to keep it in mind and comment these line during installation process if it fails.

# This will remove index.html AND index.php from URL
# RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \/index\.(php|html)\ HTTP [NC]
# RewriteRule (.*)index\.(php|html)$ /$1 [R=301,L]

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