WordPress mask version display plugin

Further to the discussion here, over the source display of WordPress version, imposed on users of the default install of WordPress 2.5 - a plugin to regain a little control.

A WordPress Flickr Plugin?

Anyone know good Flickr plugin for WordPress? - shouldn’t be too difficult to put a set into a sidebar, now that the Flickr API has firmed up a bit.
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WordPress Database Operations

You will need a little knowledge of PHP and MySQL to get the hang of this - but it is perhaps easier than it looks at first sight, and it’s also a good way of expanding your skills in this area…

You want to get some info from the database, and you want it more flexibly than built-in functions like, say, wp_list_pages - this is the general how-to …
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Disable WordPress Update Option

WordPress version 2.3 arrived with the new feature of the update warning message prominently displayed across the admin - as soon as the version was out-of-date, or, more exactly, on release of another full version.

Well and good,  but what if you have 35-40 clients running WordPress…?

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Wordpress Default Theme

The idea resurfaces for a change in default theme, poor (old) Kubrick is seen as tired, also the issue of themes with added function (known by some as functionality).

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Post Ordering

Well, if this works, and there’s no reason to suggest it wouldn’t, (save that having looked into the issue it is quite a tricky bit of programming to catch all exceptions) it would be quite useful.

A lot of people wanting WP for business applications, ie not a pure blog, are keen on more control over displaying posts, and do become slightly unhappy when told no can do (quite like that).

WordPress Plugin Ethics

I was looking at some of the recently released plugins, particularly this stock data one and also something for media content - which adds a noembed section to any embedded content that does not already have one - very handy for people reading a site in an RSS reader.

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Getting started with WordPress Plugins

Devlounge.net is midway through a comphrensive guide, how to write a WordPress plugin. It’s simple and sensible.I’m sure it will be mentioned there in some form or other, but what got me started and probably the best overall advice on the subject is:- download a plugin and dissect the code - oh - and if it’s not too obvious- pick something simple first…

WordPress Date Countdown plugin

This for a countdown plugin matches the idea of weblog as diary pretty effectively - works well.

It’s filed under “rants”, so it’s probably tongue-in-cheek, with such gems as money is not why you should be working, here comes this mixture of wisdom and wild generalisations.

Ultimate Tag Warrior Unbroken

Having upgraded to WordPress 2.2 on 2 other sites and been contacted by precisely 2 unhappy punters complaining about their tags going awry, some searching was in order and I came up this sensible advice on the Ultimate Tag Warrior plugin

While definitely appearing to be a nice well-thought-out chunk of code (haven’t got down to looking at it any detail) I must confess to not being a total fan in practice - just occasionally too much can be added in terms of function - is that a bit churlish? probably…