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5 March 2011 at 17 : 48 PM
Video Thumbnails Plugin
I often write blog posts that only have a little bit of text and a cool video that I've found somewhere online. This is all good and well, except for the fact that my blog theme automatically generates a thumbnail (for the featured image) using the first pic I have in the post. In the past, if I didn't have an image in the post, I wouldn't have a featured ...
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14 December 2010 at 21 : 27 PM
How to enable multi sites using sub directories in WordPress 3
One of the coolest features of WordPress 3.x is the ability to add multiple sites to any domain. This means that you can control multiple sites on your domain all from one place - very cool. I spent a lot of time banging my head against the keyboard trying to get this to work, so discovering multi sites was a real blessing. Recently I needed to add a ...
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11 December 2010 at 08 : 04 AM
How To Use WordPress Shortcodes Anywhere In Your Theme
I was editing the StereoType Records website and wanted to call a WordPress shortcode for a plugin from directly in the theme - useful if you want to add things in places they weren't to go, like a Flickr Gallery in a pop up or a music player in your header. Whatever you need to call from a shortcode, it's really easy to accomplish with just one line of ...
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10 December 2010 at 08 : 14 AM
How to display code in your WordPress blog posts like Smashing Magazine
I encountered this problem while doing a post on how to add a Facebook like button to your Wordpress blog. Everytime I entered code into a blog post, WP would strip it out and there would be nothing to see in the post. Since the whole post was about a couple of lines of code, this was clearly not a good thing... I was trying to get the cool code ...
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19 May 2010 at 23 : 50 PM
WordPress Hassles with file size uploads
For the last week or so I've been working on the beta version of the new StereoType Records website, but I've been hitting file size limitations at every turn. After a number of calls to my host I decided that I was going to try and fix it myself. One of the error messages I received was while importing data from the current install: "File upload ...
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1 April 2010 at 09 : 49 AM
How to serve ads on your WordPress blog with AdRotate
How to serve ads on your WordPress blog with AdRotate from Lester Hein on ...
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20 January 2010 at 06 : 56 AM
How to embed a video in your blog post
Even though it's one of the easiest things to do on your blog, I get asked this one quite a bit. Here's a very quick guide on how to insert a video from YouTube or Vimeo into your WordPress blog. How to insert a video in to a page or post on your WordPress blog from Lester Hein on Vimeo. (if you're reading this on facebook, go here to watch the ...
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18 January 2010 at 21 : 29 PM
Using NextGen image gallery on WordPress
In this short video I'll cover how to use the NextGen image gallery on your WordPress blog, how to add images to your new gallery and how to embed your gallery on a WordPress page or post. I have the Flickr image gallery on this blog linked to my Flickr account, but I recently came across an instance where the Flickr Gallery was causing a conflict and ...
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22 October 2009 at 08 : 00 AM
Custom dashboards in WordPress
For the last few weeks I've been quietly working on the revamped marketing plan for the next year here at StereoType Records.Now, the StereoType Records website runs on Wordpress, which is a great platform, but one that can take a bit of time to get your head around.One of the things that I need to do is do present registered users with a branded, ...
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9 June 2009 at 09 : 00 AM
Six Things You Should Probably Do That Might Eventually Get Your Blog A Little Traffic
A question that I get asked quite a lot is "How do I get more traffic to my blog?" Now, I'm not social media expert/rock star/ ninja/monkey but I reckon that I've learned a thing or two over the last while and since I'm mostly a nice guy, I'll share. Something that really irks me are "experts" dishing out posts with titles like "10 Ways Guaranteed to Get ...
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19 February 2009 at 07 : 00 AM
Californication
I don't have a TV. And even when I did have one, I never really used it. There's just far too much other shit to get through in a day. But occasionally, something comes along that's worth sitting on your ass for. Right now, that something is Californication, a TV series starring former X files guys David Duchovney. I'd heard a bit about Californication ...
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28 August 2008 at 12 : 00 PM
Link Love, cos there are some seriously cool people around
So I've decided to put a links page up, cos quite frankly, there are too many cool people out in the blogosphere to fit them all in my humble little links tab.As always, a reciprocal link is appreciated ;)Cool Blogs to Check outStereoType Records - http://www.stereotyperecords.co.zaWe Are not Freelancers - Defying the general perception that, just because ...
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