Author Archives: penfold

Problems posting youtube on facebook

May 15, 2010 – 9:11 am

If you are having problems embedding youtube videos on your facebook wall or page (sometimes they don’t show the description and thumbnail and show a captcha or human verification graphic instead simply put a semi colon after the link. This may be due to a copyright issue or bug. This doesn’t always work but is [...]

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Using custom fields in Wordpress

May 4, 2010 – 10:20 am

(This is really a PS to the previous post)
The following code can be placed anywhere in your php to call data entered in the custom field section of your post/page editing area. For example you could place it within your ‘head’ tags to include keywords for SEO.
The function name I’ve called ‘customfunction’ (can be anything [...]

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Creating individual custom style sheets for different posts or pages

May 3, 2010 – 5:55 pm

You may wish to create a different look for an individual post or page. This could be as simple as using a different background image called with a CSS class (use the post/page name or ID number as the class definition.
You may want to do something slightly more drastic that involves an entirely new stylesheet. [...]

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How to place a facebook ‘like’ button on a wordpress post or page

April 23, 2010 – 2:46 pm

As Facebook gradually battles Google for interstellar supremacy you’ll probably want to integrate a ‘like’ button directly into your posts or pages - just like the one after this post…

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Placing dynamic post excerpts onto a static page template

April 20, 2010 – 10:06 pm

If you require a page (home or otherwise) that contains editable content plus a dynamic list of excerpts of new posts then read on (wordpress).

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Placing a custom graphic in Facebook sidebar

January 14, 2010 – 2:55 pm

If you’ve just read my last post this will all seem very familiar. Best to just ignore it and move on…

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Placing an Add Photo button on to a Facebook page

January 14, 2010 – 1:34 pm

If you require a page (home or otherwise) that contains editable content plus a dynamic list of excerpts of new posts then read on (wordpress).

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Placing a specific sidebar on a particular page

January 5, 2010 – 3:56 pm

Placing specific sidebars where you want will enable you to turn a simple blog into a CMS style site such as gekko surf where I’ve put a shopping cart widget on some pages (but not all) and a further 4 sidebars in the footer giving me a really flexible content framework.
This assumes you already have [...]

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New styles for wordpress calendars

November 23, 2008 – 2:16 pm

If you have previously used calendars for wordpress then you may be interested in a few more background styles for your blog post dates. Feel free to drag or copy these to your desktop then upload them to your theme design.

(You may need to adjust margins for the text depending on [...]

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Creating a handrawn website design

October 30, 2008 – 1:39 pm

I’ve recently started to take a more organic approach to site design - I was getting hacked off with the ‘clean’ or ‘3D’ look that web2.0 seems to be wallowing in. Previously connection speeds have been an issue but with browser and IP technology improvements this isn’t so relevant.
I tend to do basic layouts in [...]

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