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The Woes of WordPress

Since converting back to WordPress I’ve been having some difficulties with my site. It’s not the fault of WordPress per se (I just liked the sound of the title) but rather my inefficient system, and my impatience.
In my haste to get the live WP install up and running, I temporarily dropped some of the functionality [...]

 

Migration Back to WordPress

Yes, as if the credit link at the bottom of the page and the various “WordPress-esque” features hadn’t already given it away: I’ve moved back to WordPress. Before the geeky among you gasp and sigh (and the likes of my Mum wonder what the fuss was about) I will explain.
For about 6-8 months now [...]

 

NinjaLinks Update

I made some empty promises about my latest script, NinjaLinks, possibly being ready by the end of March. Obviously as it’s now a couple of hours from April that didn’t happen. I do have excuses reasons for this though…
NinjaLinks is supposed to be my secure replacement for SimpleDir. It’s needed, the old script is [...]

 

Proper HTML Like Wot I Does

According to Millie, “Everyone needs to know the proper usage of basic HTML” and that includes <font face=”tahoma”> and <your text here</u>. And don’t forget to customise your blockquote elements with the following snippet:
00px;
text-align: left;
border-top: 0px dotted #;
border-left: 2px solid #000000;
border-right: 0px solid #;
border-bottom: 0px solid #;
padding: 5px;
background-color: #ffffff;
}
If that doesn’t work for you, you [...]

 

Your Website is Letting You Down

With Karl and I in the process of moving house, I have decided to indulge a little in one of my few obsessions: clocks. Since I was younger I have had this unexplainable need to know the time, and to have access to an accurate timepiece. I check my watch even if I already know [...]

 

BellaBuzz Ask (FAQ) Script

BellaBuzz, my Wak’s Ask & Answer replacement script, is now online for open testing. The point of this release is to get feedback on ease of use and installation (and of course any bugs/etc) ready for the final release which will go on the BellaBuzz page.
Please bear in mind that, should you choose to download [...]

 

What the Hell?

I left a comment on an entry earlier at noupe.com, re: “WordPress Security Tips”. Now, aside from the fact that the entire entry consists of tips ripped from other sites and balled into one, the first tip incorrectly states that by using $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] a person is able to search your entire server. Talk about spreading [...]

 

Beginner’s Guide to PHP - Part Three

I’ve had to restart this about 4 times now, because each time I decide to finish off, I get half way and somehow lose the file. I don’t know about l33t PHP Ninja; recently I’ve been l33t file loser.
Anyway, quick recap: in Part Two of the PHP Beginners Guide I briefly covered the basic mathematical [...]

 

Battle of the CMS

Amelie, her partner, and Katy came for a little “wii party” yesterday, as a belated birthday celebration. The wii part was fun, and Amelie bought me Super Mario Galaxy which was totally uber (and mucho unexpected!) However, the part of the evening that got me most fired up was not plungering rabbids in Rayman, or [...]

 

Dynamic/Changing Sidebars

I get a lot of people sending me e-mails, or using my Q&A thing to ask me how I did my dynamic/changing sidebars on the site. I think people over-complicate it and assume it’s a magic PHP thing when really, it’s not. Now, you have to bear in mind I don’t use WordPress and my [...]