A few months ago I received suggested it might be a good idea to allow the gallery shortcode to retrieve attachments from a category as part of my Media Categories plugin. So here it is, Media Categories 1.2 extends the native WordPress Gallery Shortcode to allow you to select a category to display via a newly added category parameter which can take either a term_id OR a slug. ...
Download Category Template Hierarchy Version 1.3.2.1 from the WordPress Plugin Repository This plugin has seen a flurry of bug fixes and updates since 1.3 was released and we’re now on version 1.3.2.1. I am really sorry for having so many updates back-to-back. Everything since 1.3 is bug fixes, here is a summery of what was fixed. category.php templates were not being loaded (somewhere down the line I must have removed it by mistake) In cases where the current category was neither parent nor child, the plugin would fail to load anything from the hierarchy other Lastly, I screwed up a commit, and the changes for 1.3.2 didn’t go out, hence 1.3.2.1 I really appreciate the feedback I’ve received from people using this plugin. These bug reports not only help me make my plugin better for you guys, but also for myself and my job - where every one of my publicly released plugins is being used on production websites. These bug reports and public feedback really help to justify releasing our code publicly when we can, and open source as a whole. ...
Download Simple Hook Widget from the WordPress Plugin Repository The Simple Hook Widget just got a little bit less simple. Since I released this originally, it seems people have a hard time understanding what this plugin could possibly be good for. I can understand that given the vague nature of it being a plugin for hooks. Additionally, there is a signficant security problem in having this plugin turned on for a server where other non-developers have access to the widgets panel - primarily thats because this plugin lets you do ANYTHING !! Including the use of hooks that are part of core, and could cause serious problems if they are run at the wrong time (such as in the sidebar. ...
Download Category Template Hierarchy Version 1.3 from the WordPress Plugin Repository I’ve release an update to the Category Template Hierarchy plugin, a particular bug report prompted the update but there are a couple of other changes as well. I use this plugin for three sites I’ve worked on for Sears / Kmart, so over time I make minor changes to resolve issues I notice or improve how it works, but I don’t always have time to release those changes publicly. ...
Download: WordPress Plugin Directory This widget allows the user to insert a hook, with a name of their choosing, in any sidebar. The hook can be anything, an existing hook from the WordPress Core, a plugin, a theme, or something you’ve come up with on the fly. Once the hook exists, your plugins, your theme, or the WordPress Core to make something happen with that hook. ...
Download: WordPress Plugin Directory This plugin was create to work around a problem that -I have to assume- only occurs after a database migration, where certain configurations in MySQL lead to several odd symtoms including but not limited to: Loss of ability to create new posts Loss of ability to update posts Admin interface reverts to lowest settings such as the ‘Publish’ button says ‘Submit Draft’. Errors regarding invalid timestamps In addition, this problem is often accompanied by an error like the following: ...