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WordPress: Provide a Better Naming Convention for Thumbnails
We never really brought the WordPress thumbnail feature to its full potential until recently. Initially, we assumed that WordPress provided a codex tag that would allow for the easy insertion of a thumbnail image, keeping it separate from the full-size image, something such as wp_thumbnail would have been perfect. What we discovered was that WordPress has no such tag or simple naming convention set for the use of thumbnails. This isn't to say WordPress hasn't thought about this at all.
What WordPress does provide are a few options for basic thumbnail insertion. The first option is to simply add a link to the thumbnail image ( http://www.mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/myImage-125x125.jpg...
Tutorial: Flutter Duplicate Fields
Creating duplicate fields through Freshout's WordPress plugin, Flutter has been a little on the mysterious side up to this point. No documentation seems to exist for this feature with the exception of simply repeating a php get_post_meta tag for each Custom Field. The true beauty behind the duplicate fields lies within the ability to utilize a single php function to echo all fields as they are created on the fly.
An example:
I set up a Custom Write Panel Page titled "Upcoming Events". Within this page is a group and the option for duplication is checked. Let's title this group "Event" and create a Custom Write Fields like so:
CUSTOM...
Tutorial: Condensing the Flutter menu
One of the few flaws we've found with Freshout's WordPress plugin entitled Flutter is the manner in which it displays Custom Write Panels. Flutter lists the Write Panels in the WordPress navigation under no distinct heading. WordPress breaks the navigation down in an orderly fashion for us: Dashboard, Posts, Media, Links, etc. only to be interrupted by what typically turns into five to eight Custom Write Panels making a mess of the usability. The problem becomes truly evident when combining it with Ozh's Drop Down Menu plugin where the added horizontal menu can quickly be overwhelmed by multiple Custom Write Panels pushing the Ozh...
Retro Imagic Font: DCDragonfire
DCDragonfire (named for the Atari 2600 Imagic game Dragonfire) was created for use with the Activision Anthology artwork. Each letter was reworked from 600dpi scans of the original Imagic packaging and then vectorized in Adobe Illustrator. You may notice that on occasion Imagic was prone to certain letter variations such is the case with the "R" and the "N". We have included these letter variations as well, housing them within the upper and lowercase characters. In addition, we added a few extras such as the vertical "NEW", the combined characters in "THE" and a few Imagic character icons for fun. There was also a brief attempt to extend...
WordPress: If ($the_content) exists
Developing custom themes for WordPress over long periods of time can easily bring to light plenty of issues that are only solvable through php coding. These are things that are not provided for within the WordPress Codex or through the incredibly simple use of their template tag system. As mentioned, it's not too hard to get back on track with the inclusion of a little additional php code or with the help of the many plugins available on the WordPress extend page.
The issue we are looking at is a site design incorporating the use of $the_content template tag with the possibility that $the_content may not actually be needed or even...
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