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CodeColorer updated to version 0.5.1

Dmytro Shteflyuk — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 14:29:37 +0000

Right after publishing my previous post about WordPress plugins updates, I found that GeSHi library has been updated, therefor I have updated CodeColorer too.

From GeSHi news:

This release adds a couple of new languages, X++ and Rails, and fixes a few bugs in other languages. Ruby support is improved also.

Here is the example of Rails syntax highlighting:

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class User < ActiveRecord::Base
include AccessManager

attr_accessible :email, :first_name, :last_name, :country, :birthday, :home_page, :preferred_name

has_many :videos

validates_presence_of :login, :role, :email
validates_format_of :email, :with => /^[^@]+@.+\..+$/
validates_presence_of :password :if => :validate_password?
validates_length_of :password, :in => 5..100, :if => :validate_password?

def initialize(attributes = nil)
super
@new_password = false
end

def self.authorize(login, password)
User.find :first, :conditions => ['(login = ? OR email = ?) AND password = ? AND is_active = 1', login, login, password]
end

protected

def validate_password?
@new_password
end
end

Let’s update!

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WordPress plugins updates

Dmytro Shteflyuk — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 14:29:48 +0000

Today I finished reorganization of my blog and now all my WordPress plugins moved to separate page. Check it if you are using my plugins in your blog. In this post I’ll describe which plugins I have at this moment.

sCategory Permalink

Plugin allows to select category which will be used to generate permalink on post edit page. Use custom permalink option %scategory% on Options/Permalinks options page. Current version is 0.2.1. more »

CodeColorer

CodeColorer is the plugin which allows you to insert code snippets into the post with nice syntax highlighting. Current version is 0.5.0. more »

Ad Rotator

This widget is intended to display random HTML code from a given group of HTML-chunks on sidebar. Basically it shows different HTML every time you requesting page. Current version is 1.0.1. more »

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Redesign

Dmytro Shteflyuk — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 07:16:41 +0000

I got new design for my blog finally! My wife has finished her work and presented sketch in her blog today. I’m highly impressed and want to see what do you think guys. Please look it (click on logo) and vote on sidebar or in the bottom of post. Thanks, your opinion is significant for me!

Corresponding post in IRIS Design blog.

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WordPress Plugins: sCategory Permalink – select category for permalink generation

Dmytro Shteflyuk — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 09:12:39 +0000

I’m starting publishing custom WordPress plugins used in this blog, and today it will be “sCategory Permalink”. I like permalink option of WordPress %category% (and using it here), but it has one great limitation – when this option is selected, WordPress uses category with lowest ID for permalink generation! Just imagine following scenario: you have category “Development” (common for all posts related to software building), and several specific categories, for example “PHP”, “AJAX”, “JavaScript”. You have Development category ID greater than any of other categories IDs, therefor specific categories used for URL generation. But one day you decided to start learning Ruby on Rails and post about this in your blog. It’s the problem, because when you will create category “Ruby on Rails”, its ID will be greater then ID of “Development”. Now you have to take decision: to abandon posting in both categories at the same time, or to update “Development” category ID. Lastest can be done in two ways: remove category from WordPress administration area and re-add it (and then you need to go through all of your posts and add needed to this category), or update ID in database (there are several tables related on category ID). But now you can relax! Just download and install plugin!

Installation

Download and unpack plugin files to wp-content/plugins/scategory_permalink directory.
Enable “sCategory Permalink” plugin on your Plugins page in Site Admin.
Go to the Options/Permalinks page in Site Admin and use %scategory% option in Custom text field (you can look here for other options). In this blog I’m using /%scategory%/%postname%/.
Now on Write Post page near the categories checkboxes radio button will appear:

Select radio button near category which will be used in permalink.
Have fun!

Download

You could always download latest version of the plugin here.

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WordPress Widgets: Ad Rotator

Dmytro Shteflyuk — Mon, 01 May 2006 13:16:23 +0000

Automattic has released fine plugin for WordPress — WordPress Widgets which can be used to personalize your blog without knowing HTML. You don’t need to edit your WordPress theme at all! Just choose required widget, drag and drop it to sidebar. There are many widgets already created by different developers which you can use on your blog.

I failed to find widget which can get several chunks of HTML code and show one of them on sidebar therefor I decided to create it myself. You can download Ad Rotator plugin, then you need to unpack, copy adrotator.php to your BLOG_DIR/wp-content/plugins/widgets/ directory and activate it on Plugins page.

You can see the sample on this blog: there are several of my favourite books from Amazon on sidebar, and only one of them is shown at time.

Edit window looks like following:

You can enter title of the your widget, and HTML-code to display. Different chunks are separated with <--more--> code.

Download

You could always download latest version of the plugin here.

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New administrator’s blog has been founded

Dmytro Shteflyuk — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 21:42:00 +0000

My best friend Alexey Kovyrin founded new blog — Homo-Adminus Blog. As he mentioned in our conversation this blog was intended for improve his english skills. I think we’ll find many interesting news and ideas on this page.

Here You will be able to read my notes about my admin’s life, about some interesting news in IT world, maybe some links to interesting web resources.

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