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GitPress Repo Plugin

bradthomas127 — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 19:21:50 +0000

GitPress Repo is a WordPress plugin that lets you easily embed a Github repo or Gist onto your WordPress site with a shortcode. This is great for other plugin or library authors that want to showcase the contents of a repo on their WordPress project pages.

GitPress Repo uses Darcy Clarke‘s Repo.js and Repo.js uses Markus Ekwall‘s jQuery Vangogh plugin for styling of file contents. Vangogh, subsequently, utilizes highlight.js, written by Ivan Sagalaev for syntax highlighting.

Examples of Usage:

Basic repo shortcode:

1	[repo name="gitpress-repo" author="bradthomas127"]

Repo shortcode with branch:

1	[repo name="jquery" author="jquery" branch="strip_iife"]

Gist shortcode:

1	[gist id="1595155"]

Fork or Download from GitHub

Dre Armeda On WordPress End-User Security

bradthomas127 — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:41:02 +0000

From WordCamp Chicago 2011, Dre Armeda who is one of the guys behind Securi security services talks about security when working with WordPress. Dre talks about techniques on making your WordPress installation more secure from securing your local computer, using safe passwords, file permissions, SSL certificates, checking your web hosting providers and more…

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Help Stop SOPA/PIPA

bradthomas127 — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:18:04 +0000

Check out Jane Wells post on WordPress: Help Stop SOPA/PIPA

WordPress 3.3

bradthomas127 — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:30:51 +0000

WordPress 3.3 was just released, named “Sonny” in honor of the great jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt. WordPress just keeps getting better and better. Streamlining it’s simplicity for new users and becoming increasingly robust for the power user. It is an … Continue reading →

Features of WordPress 3.3

bradthomas127 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:28:53 +0000

There is a little over a month for WordPress 3.3 to be released. Right now the release date is set for November 29, 2011. You can check out the version 3.3 project schedule here. Its time for you to see what’s in store and what to expect when WordPress 3.3 is released. Here is a list of some of the biggest new features and Improvements with WordPress 3.3.

1) The beautiful revamped Admin Bar.

The admin bars have taken on a much simpler look and the option to deactivate the Admin bar while viewing the dashboard has been removed.

2) The new media Uploader.

WordPress 3.3 has replaced its flash based Media uploader with Plupload. which allows you to upload files using HTML5, Flash, Silverlight, Gears, Browserplus or the simple normal upload. The most significant update with Plupload will be Drag and Drop uploading.

3) The new feature pointer.

The new feature pointer will alert you via a pop up pointer about new features. Plugin and Theme authors can also add their own pointers to educate users about new features in their plugins or themes after an updated.

4) New Fly Out Admin Menus.

This has enhanced the useability of the WordPress admin panel. WordPress 3.3 has fly out admin menus.

These four features are on the user interface of WordPress 3.3, but there is much more upgrading that has to be done to the code of WordPress for security and optimization of performance.

WordPress 3.3 beta 2 was just released today. Here is a list of some of the fixes since WordPress 3.3 beta 1.

Fixed IE7 and RTL support
Finished the Pointers implementation
Landed the dashboard Welcome box for new installs
Improved contextual help styling
Improved flyout menu styling and fixed several glitches

This is just a beta release and should not be used on a production site.