Add blog updates box to your site using rss reader script

Google Ajax API allows us to easily import rss data using javascript. Using this simple script you can add any feed updates to your web site. Not only it is practical, it also makes sites load faster compared to php based readers.

RSS reader reads the feed after page load is complete so it doesn’t slow your page load. You can use a tiny loading image to show users something is loading there. You can view a demonstration of rss reader script here.

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WordPress pushes the limits with PHP & Mysql

Mark Jaquith announced that wordpress will no more support PHP4 & MySQL4. If you are (your host is) using PHP 4 or MySQL 4 you may not be able to catch the next wordpress update. Don’t know which version you have? Mark created a health check plugin just for this issue. You can install it using one click installer script on his site.

Well, I did my health check. I’m fine ;) How about you?

Custom Dropdown Menu Using WordPress 3 Nav Menus

WordPress 3 brought many great features. One of those great features was navigation menu support. Although many themes not supporting this great feature yet, you can use it with dropdown menu widget to create custom menus on your site. In this tutorial i will explain you how to use custom navigation menus with dropdown menu widget.
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Dropdown Menu Widget Update 1.5.2

I updated the dropdown menu widget plugin today. It was a huge update so i think i will get a lot of comments about the new version. This update was necessary to make it work with wordpress 3.0. While doing that i played a little with default styles & plugin itself. Here is a list of things that are new with this update:

  • WordPress 3.0 compatible,
  • Support for WordPress 3.0 navigation menus, (Widget automatically adds your navigation menus to menu select dropdown)
  • Themes got better & simpler now,
  • Fixed background problems with themes (for example “Shiny black” theme now supports wider links),
  • Added option to rename home link. You can easily change your home link text from Settings -> Dropdown menu options panel,
  • Added custom css insert option. Now you can easily add your customization without changing any files.

While updating the plugin i wanted it to be a clean version. So i removed some unused elements from the plugin. Here is a list of things i removed from the plugin,

  • Removed Exclude Pages plugin. This wasn’t working because of meta box changes in wordpress. You can easily get this plugin from wordpress plugins.
  • Removed inline style option from the plugin. You can use custom css instead of inline styling.
  • Removed Custom Walker support for now. I may add it later on if needed.
  • Removed Blue Tabs theme because it was custom walker dependant.

I hope you won’t get hurt by those changes. And after all those changes what’s next? Here is a list of things i want to complete with the next version:

  • Easy Menu Theme Creator,
  • Custom class support,
  • A New Tabbed Menu Theme.

Now, its your turn. Just update the plugin an see if you’ll like it.

If you see a problem you can report bugs here & you can request a custom theme here.

WordPress 3.0 is here!

After a little delay on schedule, here comes one great release : “WordPress 3.0 Thelonious!”.
Yesterday Matt announced the new release of wordpress, called “Thelonious” after Thelonious Monk.

This new version has a lot of enhancements including the most wanted navigation menu support, custom headers, custom background, shortlinks support, and better use of custom post types and custom taxonomies. WordPress 3 admin interface is lighter and faster with less colors to let you focus on content more. Updating plugins & even themes got easier; you can update all the outdated plugins with a click of a button!

You can view the release video trailer below for more tips on the new release:

You should also watch Matt’s talk at WordCamp San Francisco on the announcement page for a brief history on development.

You can view more information on WordPress 3.0 on the WordPress Codex.

So, What are you waiting for? Go update your blog!

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