Ruben Sargsyan

WordPress plugin "Quick Navigation Panel" new 1.1 version

2012-05-08T01:04:00.002+04:00

The new version of Wordpress plugin "Quick Navigation Panel" 1.1 is created. The following updates have been done in this version:

1. Added new option "Exclude".
2. Now you can set an external CSS for styling the quick navigation panel.
3. Fixed some bugs.

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Get values of a custom field belonging to the category or tag posts in Wordpress

2012-05-04T00:12:00.001+04:00

This is an example how to get the values of a custom field belonging to the category or tag posts in WordPress:

<?php
function get_custom_field_values($custom_field,$term_id){
global $wpdb;

$query = "SELECT ".$wpdb->prefix."postmeta.meta_value FROM ".$wpdb->prefix."postmeta JOIN ".$wpdb->prefix."term_relationships ON ".$wpdb->prefix."term_relationships.object_id = ".$wpdb->prefix."postmeta.post_id JOIN ".$wpdb->prefix."term_taxonomy ON ".$wpdb->prefix."term_relationships.term_taxonomy_id = ".$wpdb->prefix."term_taxonomy.term_taxonomy_id AND ".$wpdb->prefix."term_taxonomy.term_id='".$term_id."' WHERE meta_key = '".$custom_field."' GROUP BY ".$wpdb->prefix."postmeta.meta_value;";

return $wpdb->get_results($query);
}

$custom_field = "Brand"; //Custom field name
$term_id = 7; //Category or tag ID

$custom_field_values = get_custom_field_values($custom_field,$term_id);
?>

WordPress plugin "Share Buttons Simple Use" new 1.3 version

2012-05-04T00:08:00.000+04:00

The new version of Wordpress plugin "Share Buttons Simple Use" 1.3 is created. The following updates have been done in this version:

1. Google buzz button is removed.
2. Google plus button is added.

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Get user added custom fields in WordPress

2011-12-06T12:45:00.000+04:00

A short code to get all user added custom fields in WordPress:

<?php
$custom_fields = $wpdb->get_col("SELECT meta_key FROM $wpdb->postmeta GROUP BY meta_key HAVING meta_key NOT LIKE '\_%' ORDER BY meta_key");
natcasesort($custom_fields);
?>

WordPress plugin "Automatically Remove Links From Posts"

2011-10-20T11:23:00.002+05:00

Automatically remove links from posts when they are published and keep the anchor text in tact. This is a plugin for those with autoblogs or outsourcing content and do not want external links on their site. It automatically strips all outgoing links.

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Wordpress plugin "Explanatory Dictionary" new 3.0 version

2011-10-05T23:06:00.000+05:00

The new version of Wordpress plugin "Explanatory Dictionary" 3.0. is created. The following updates have been done in this version:

1. The tooltips show and hide using jQuery fadeIn and fadeOut effects.
2. Now you can move the mouse cursor over the tooltip.
3. You can add HTML code in the explanation.
4. Added "Synonyms and forms" field where you can add the synonyms and/or the different forms of the words (words expressions, sentences) and it will show their explanation as well.
5. Besides the fields "Explanation" you can also edit the fields "Word (words expression, sentence)" and "Synonyms and forms" as well.
6. The first page of the glossary shows all words (words expressions, sentences) with their explanations.
7. Now you can remove the alphabet.
8. Now you can remove the tooltips and use only the glossary page.

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WordPress plugin "Useful Banner Manager" new 1.1 version

2011-09-01T22:27:00.002+05:00

The new version of Wordpress plugin "Useful Banner Manager" 1.1 is created. The following updates have been done in this version:

1. Added banners rotation function.
2. Added new options for banners - "Image Alt" and "Link Rel".
3. Fixed some bugs.

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WordPress plugin "UBM Premium"

2011-08-31T23:27:00.000+05:00

UBM Premium is the ultimate banner serving tool for the serious bloggers. Rotate banners based on performance, track outgoing clicks, control nofollow/dofollow and much more. The perfect solution for all affiliate marketers and webmasters.

It is the premium version of WordPress plugin "Useful Banner Manager".

Additional features:

count the impressions of the banners
count the clicks on the banners

Price:

$14.99

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Get Countries Info

2011-08-09T23:09:00.001+05:00

I'd like to inform you about my new created website - http://www.getcountries.info. It is a website where you can get info of the country by its name (capital, currency, currency code, TLD, calling code, google news, yahoo answers about the country, page of the country on Wikipedia e.t.c.). Time by time it is expected to show more information about the country.

Modify the categories from Wordpress default widget "Categories"

2011-08-06T22:19:00.000+05:00

I have a post about how to exclude the categories from Wordpress default widget "Categories". Now I'd like to bring to your attention how to modify the categories from Wordpress default widget "Categories" for the users who probably doesn't know Wordpress coding so good. The solution is the following: add this code in the file functions.php of the using theme:

<?php
function modify_widget_categories($args){
$include = "3,6,18"; // The IDs of the including categories
$args["include"] = $include ;

$args["hide_empty"] = 0; // If it is 0 it will show the empty categories as well

return $args;
}
add_filter("widget_categories_args","modify_widget_categories");
?>

You can find the full list of parameters to modify the widget categories here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_categories#Default_Usage
.

Change input type from text to password for IE

2011-04-29T00:43:00.000+05:00

Changing the type of input after page loaded is not supported in IE and here is an example how to do it using the other way:

<html>

<head>
<title>Change input type from text to password for IE</title>
</head>

<body>

<div id="password_field">
<input type="text" id="password" name="password" value="Password" onclick="change_pass_field_type_topass()" />
</div>

<script type="text/javascript">
function change_pass_field_type_topass(){
if(document.getElementById("password").value=="Password"){
var pass_new_field = document.createElement("input");

pass_new_field.name = "password";
pass_new_field.id = "password";

pass_new_field.type = "password";
pass_new_field.value = "";

pass_new_field.onblur = function(){
change_pass_field_type_totext();
}

document.getElementById("password_field").removeChild(document.getElementById("password"));

document.getElementById("password_field").appendChild(pass_new_field);

document.getElementById("password").focus();
}
}

function change_pass_field_type_totext(){
if(document.getElementById("password").value==""){
var pass_new_field = document.createElement("input");

pass_new_field.name = "password";
pass_new_field.id = "password";

pass_new_field.type = "text";
pass_new_field.value = "Password";

pass_new_field.onclick = function(){
change_pass_field_type_topass();
}

document.getElementById("password_field").removeChild(document.getElementById("password"));

document.getElementById("password_field").appendChild(pass_new_field);
}
}
</script>

</body>

</html>

Special proposal from blorner.com

2011-04-11T22:53:00.000+05:00

blorner.com proposes a new opportunity to promote its bloggers! Every 1st day of each month a special bonus will be held among blorner.com bloggers. There will be selected 3 random bloggers and their primary blogs will be posted on the website rubensargsyan.com for a month period. And that is not all: their blorners' thumbnails will be placed on the first page of blorner.com which will be linked to their blorners.

WordPress plugin "Share Buttons Simple Use" new 1.2 version

2011-04-08T20:38:00.002+05:00

The new version of Wordpress plugin "Share Buttons Simple Use" 1.2 is created. The following updates have been done in this version:

1. Now you can choose the share buttons you want to be shown.
2. Add [share_buttons_simple_use] in any place of post(s) or page(s) where yo want the share buttons to be displayed.

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WordPress plugin "Outbound Link Manager" new 1.11 version

2011-04-08T20:38:00.001+05:00

The new version of Wordpress plugin "Outbound Link Manager" 1.11 is created. The following updates have been done in this version:

1. Some bulk editing bugs were fixed.
2. The Outbound Link Manager now also scans pages.

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blorner.com

2011-03-21T00:08:00.001+04:00

http://blorner.com is the website where you can create your corner in the blogs world!

Creating your corner in the blorner.com, you open a gateway for people to find your blog by your name, as well as to find you by your own blog URL.

blorner.com gives you a chance to share your blorner (blog corner), therefore your blorner can share you and your blog(s).

One of your blorner.com features is the following: your blorner viewers may be aware of your blog's latest published posts, as those posts titles will be displayed in your blorner and they will be updated automatically from time to time by connecting to your blog RSS and checking for a new published post.

Wordpress plugin wp-chunk shorten URLs within posts and pages

2011-03-08T15:26:00.000+04:00

wp-chunk is a WordPress plugin to gracefully shorten URLs within submitted comments. It does not affect urls within posts and pages, just comments. But if you want that it affects within posts and pages open the file wp-chunk.php from the plugin directory and add this lines just after the line 72 (add_filter('comment_text', 'make_chunky');):

add_filter('the_excerpt', 'make_chunky');
add_filter('the_content', 'make_chunky');

Generate YouTube video browser-based uploading form by PHP

2011-02-09T17:38:00.001+04:00

Here is an example how to generate YouTube video browser-based uploading form by PHP:

<?php
$youtube_email = "example@youtube.com"; // Change this to your youtube sign in email.
$youtube_password = "password"; // Change this to your youtube sign in password.

$postdata = "Email=".$youtube_email."&Passwd=".$youtube_password."&service=youtube&source=Example";
$curl = curl_init("https://www.google.com/youtube/accounts/ClientLogin");
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HEADER, "Content-Type:application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $postdata);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 1);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
curl_close($curl);

list($auth, $youtubeuser) = explode("\n", $response);
list($authlabel, $authvalue) = array_map("trim", explode("=", $auth));
list($youtubeuserlabel, $youtubeuservalue) = array_map("trim", explode("=", $youtubeuser));

$youtube_video_title = "Example"; // This is the uploading video title.
$youtube_video_description = "Example"; // This is the uploading video description.
$youtube_video_category = "News"; // This is the uploading video category.
$youtube_video_keywords = "example, video"; // This is the uploading video keywords.

$data = '<?xml version="1.0"?>
<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
xmlns:yt="http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007">
<media:group>
<media:title type="plain">'.$youtube_video_title.'</media:title>
<media:description type="plain">'.$youtube_video_description.'</media:description>
<media:category
scheme="http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/categories.cat">'.$youtube_video_category.'</media:category>
<media:keywords>'.$youtube_video_keywords.'</media:keywords>
</media:group>
</entry>';

$key = "adf15ee97731bca89da876c...a8dc"; // Get your key here: http://code.google.com/apis/youtube/dashboard/.

$headers = array("Authorization: GoogleLogin auth=".$authvalue,
"GData-Version: 2",
"X-GData-Key: key=".$key,
"Content-length: ".strlen($data),
"Content-Type: application/atom+xml; charset=UTF-8");

$curl = curl_init("http://gdata.youtube.com/action/GetUploadToken");
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_USERAGENT, $_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"]);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 10);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $data);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_REFERER, true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);

$response = simplexml_load_string(curl_exec($curl));
curl_close($curl);
?>
<script type="text/javascript">
function checkForFile() {
if (document.getElementById('file').value) {
return true;
}
document.getElementById('errMsg').style.display = '';
return false;
}
</script>

<?php
$nexturl = "http://rubensargsyan.com"; // This parameter specifies the URL to which YouTube will redirect the user's browser when the user uploads his video file.
?>

<form action="<?php echo($response->url); ?>?nexturl=<?php echo(urlencode($nexturl)); ?>" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" onsubmit="return checkForFile();">
<input id="file" type="file" name="file"/>
<div id="errMsg" style="display:none;color:red">
You need to specify a file.
</div>
<input type="hidden" name="token" value="<?php echo($response->token); ?>"/>
<input type="submit" value="go" />

</form>
</php>

Scrollable content by JavaScript

2011-01-14T17:52:00.001+04:00

This is a scrollable content example created by JavaScript:

<html>

<head>
<title>Scrollable Content</title>
</head>

<body>

<script type="text/javascript">
function up(){
if(parseInt(document.getElementById("text").style.marginTop)-5>=parseInt("-"+document.getElementById("text").offsetHeight)+300){
document.getElementById("text").style.marginTop = (parseInt(document.getElementById("text").style.marginTop)-5)+"px";
}
}

function down(){
if(parseInt(document.getElementById("text").style.marginTop)+5<=0){
document.getElementById("text").style.marginTop = (parseInt(document.getElementById("text").style.marginTop)+5)+"px";
}
}
</script>

<div id="scrollable_content" style="width: 300px; height: 300px; overflow: hidden; font-size: 15px; line-height: 15px;">
<div id="text" style="margin-top: 0px;">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.<br />Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.<br />Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</div>
</div>

<div><img src="up.png" alt="up" style="cursor: pointer" onclick="up();" /> <img src="down.png" alt="down" style="cursor: pointer" onclick="down();" /></div>

</body>

</html>

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WordPress plugin "Greetings" new 1.1 version

2010-12-21T12:17:00.000+04:00

The new version of Wordpress plugin "Greetings" 1.1 is created. The following updates have been done in this version:

1. Changed some deprecated functions.
2. Now the avatars of the greetings authors can be shown.

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WordPress plugin "The Last Comment"

2010-12-17T15:07:00.001+04:00

This widget plugin shows the last comment of the Wordpress blog in the sidebar.

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WordPress plugin "Share Buttons Simple Use" new 1.1 version

2010-12-15T11:54:00.000+04:00

The new version of Wordpress plugin "Share Buttons Simple Use" 1.1 is created. The following updates have been done in this version:

1. Google buzz button is added.

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WordPress plugin "Useful Banner Manager"

2010-12-08T14:00:00.000+04:00

There are many WordPress blogs which have or need to have banners on them. So a banner manager plugin is very useful for those blogs. This plugin is created for it. The plugin helps to manage the banners over the Wordpress blog. It is very easy to use. Try it and be assured.

P.S.
Wishing you to earn much money by banners advertising. :)

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Select limited random values and order it

2010-12-07T14:58:00.000+04:00

It is a query example how to select limited count of random values from a MySQL database table and make it in order:

SELECT * FROM
(SELECT * FROM table_name ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 3) as selected_rows
ORDER BY column_name DESC;

Where:
"table_name" is the name of the table where the values are selected,
"selected_rows" is the name of the rows of the table "table_name" are selected,
"column_name" is the name of the column by which the values are ordered.

WordPress plugin "Share Buttons Simple Use"

2010-11-23T20:18:00.001+04:00

This is a simple use plugin which displays the share buttons (Facebook Like button and Tweet button) on the bottom or on the top of the posts and pages.

In the admin panel you can configure the settings of the plugin. You can change the share buttons settings and set the display settings.

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Retrieve links and sort them by follow or nofollow

2010-11-17T11:26:00.001+04:00

This PHP example is used to retrieve all links from a file content or a url content, then sort by the follow links or nofollow links and show them:

<?php
$file = "http://example.com";

$content = file_get_contents($file);
$links = array("follow"=>array(),"nofollow"=>array());

preg_match_all("/(<a.*>)(.*)(<\/a>)/ismU",$content,$matches,PREG_SET_ORDER);

if(empty($matches)){
echo("There is no link in the file ".$file.".");
}else{
foreach($matches as $match){
preg_match("/href\s*=\s*[\'|\"]\s*([^\"|\']*)\s*[\'|\"]/i",$match[1],$href);

if(preg_match("/rel\s*=\s*[\'|\"]\s*nofollow\s*[\'|\"]/i",$match[1])){
$links["nofollow"][] = $href[1];
}else{
$links["follow"][] = $href[1];
}
}

$output = "<h1>Nofollow links</h1>";

if(empty($links["nofollow"])){
$output .= "There is no nofollow link.";
}else{
$output .= "<ol type='1'>";

foreach($links["nofollow"] as $link){
$output .= "<li>".$link."</li>";
}

$output .= "</ol>";
}

$output .= "<h1>Follow links</h1>";

if(empty($links["follow"])){
$output .= "There is no follow link.";
}else{
$output .= "<ol type='1'>";

foreach($links["follow"] as $link){
$output .= "<li>".$link."</li>";
}

$output .= "</ol>";
}

echo($output);
}
?>