Another little plugin for you to play with. I was, today, looking for a simple plugin to convert WordPress comments into a kind of review/ratings system. The idea being that a comment would be left against a product posting or something similar and people could then rate the page/post at the same time. I wanted the ability to add a star rating and then keep an average against posts and pages themselves. This is only very basic for the moment but I would happily extend it according to demand. Let me know if you have any ideas for it. Features … Continue reading
Simple custom post type features for WordPress
July 15th, 2011 by Sean 4 comments »I have been using custom post types in WordPress for a long time now…. In fact each new theme or plugin I write I tend to integrate a custom post type and some supplementary meta boxes here and there. If you have no idea what i’m talking about then this article probably isn’t for you… however read on and I shall explain briefly. Custom post types are wonderful for parts of sites that don’t generally fit into the standard Post or Page model. For instance WP Ecommerce (the most popular WP shopping cart) has just started using custom post types … Continue reading
Want a website? Basic details on cost and what you are likely to be asked for…
July 14th, 2011 by Sean No comments »A lot of my clients seem to think, at least initially, that having a website built is a case of asking someone like me to write one and then their involvement stops. That is not the case as you are about to find out. This isn’t a rant or attack on people who don’t know the specifics of the web but hopefully will serve as a guide to those people or give other people like me a checklist to refine and give their clients… First things first… Costs. It doesn’t cost the earth to have a website written. A normal … Continue reading
Zen Cart Welcome Email Editor Update
July 12th, 2011 by Sean 2 comments »Just a quick one today. I have recently updated my Welcome email editor for Zencart. Not much of a change but a helpful user said that coupon codes weren’t working. They now do along with a few more hooks and options. Comments and suggestions welcome! Enjoy! Original post here: http://www.sean-barton.co.uk/2008/07/zen-cart-welcome-email-editor/ Here’s the download link:
SB Uploader gets an upgrade
June 27th, 2011 by Sean No comments »It’s been a while since I have posted anything, simply because I have been too busy with work and family etc… However, this is a good one for you. I have just spent the last couple of days on and off extending the SB Uploader plugin. For those of you that don’t know what it does it’s a meta box that sits in the post/page interface within WordPress and allows you to upload images and attach them to your content effortlessly and without being bombarded with options such as those that WordPress gives by default. This new update adds some … Continue reading
PHP source code protection – the basics
April 2nd, 2011 by Sean 2 comments »If you have ever sold or considered selling your code/application you would most likely have thought, if only briefly, about stopping people from buying a copy of your code then passing it to their ten friends (disclaimer: not all people have ten friends! some have more (or less!)) for free. ‘Why not add a product key?’ you ask! Well yes a product key would do the job and avert the efforts of a portion of these people but obviously when using an interpreted/scripted language such as PHP they will be able to open up your source code, remove any license … Continue reading
SB Remote Signup
March 17th, 2011 by Sean 2 comments »Ever wanted to be able to sign people up to your blog from the URL? No? Well let me convince you… I have been working with a few people that sell their wares on third party sites and services. These services usually come with some sort of email notification when someone coughs up for your product and then you have to spend that time faffing adding users to your WordPress site manually. Using this plugin, assuming they have a pseudo API, you don’t need to! In effect you can do the following http://www.yoursite.com/?sb_rs_action=user_register&sb_rs_email=example@test.com&sb_rs_first_name=Test&sb_rs_last_name=User&sb_rs_username=test_user&sb_rs_password=anicepassword In fact the minimum you can send … Continue reading
SB Uploader
January 4th, 2011 by Sean 2 comments »You know I have been intending to release this for literally six months now. I originally wrote it for a client as a way to get company logos to appear inside WordPress posts… easy you say huh? What about if we were dealing with people who had no idea what to do when looking at the standard wordpress ‘Add Media’ or ‘Add Image’ page. It all seemed a bit too complicated for the average person so SB Uploader was born. The idea of the plugin is that it means the act of uploading an image can be done on the … Continue reading
