I must admit after listening to the interview I’m enjoying fantasizing about whether somewhere in the CIA some is using smart sort or category dropdown plugin to navigate a top-secret blog.

And hearing that about 50% percent of WordPress users now implent it as a CMS speaks volumes for need for EASY to use and install CMS type plugins.

For a while now I’m been considering going GPL with with my premium plugin and have recently begun the search for a way of implementing a WP-ecommerce type way of providing the core free & GPL compatible and then selling premium modules to keep the cash flow going (a programmers got to eat as well). This interview has really helped me realize the need for this course of action.

All in all the interview provides a good reference point to send ‘lay’ users to go and understand what WordPress can be used for and for the rest of us developers, reassurance that our favorite platform is ticking along nicely!

Please visit the plugin page for all the details.

Free Version:

This release marks the beginning of work on upgrading the free version to be WP 2.8 (2.9) compatible as well.

• Class/Module based code rewrite
• Compatibility for WP 2.8+ (requires minimum of 2.8)
• New user interface – ease of use.
• Amazing search improvements.
  • New Search Template
  • Beautiful advanced search
  • Compatibility for Search Unleashed built in (awaiting update from urban giraffe)
• New widget options
• New jquery ui based widget theming
• Ajax load widgets for better SEO (Less useless html on page)

Use the contact form on the site request a copy (includes trial license). For those awaiting the stable release; as usual all trial and paid users will receive an update email when it’s available for download. Cheers!

One of the most powerful WordPress Plugins is about to get a new lease on life. We’ve rewritten the entire SSP code implemented a fantastic new user interface and added a host of new features (full details in final release due next week).

New DyasonHat.com

We figured it was time to spruce up the site’s theme a bit and hope the new version will be easier to use and more visually appealing – Taking a leave from the minimalists cap. New site release due next week.

My involvment included, CSS Design, plugin customization, migration over to a new server and platform. The site is run on a WordPress Platform.

Previously the site was based on HTML static pages and as a result I utilised WordPress’s permalink options with the HTML pages plugin to ensure existing pages within google’s index are still found.

Additionally we set up redirects for other pages indexed by google that no longer had any direct relevant pages on the new site.

Well this year I’ve decided to enter, I’ve had a plugin in mind for nearly a year now that I haven’t had the guts to actually tackle, it’s actually a plugin I wonder why no one else hasn’t done. Any way I’ve spend the last month planning it, looking at various open source libraries to incorporate and generally just learning more on the subject that will make this plugin fly.

I’m not anouncing just yet what it’s going to be, I’ll at least what untill I have more than just the install class written (yay! that parts’s done). I’m confident that this could be a competition finalist if I stick at it and incorporate all the features I want to, so currently I have a lot of enthusiasm.

The downside is, as many of the users of my other plugins have already found out is that the support for the other plugins is a little slow at the moment, still going, but slow. Sorry to all those who are wanting quick fixes etc, I’m trying to get to them but since the competition ends July 31st and I’m trying to code something that an entire team should be doing you’ll hopefully forgive me my human trait of a need for sleep.

Cheers!

Been doing a fair bit of work for Todd over at Whatsthesoup.net, It’s a fantastic example of niche blogging making a big success of itself.

The site allows restaurants across the US to update their soup menu online so soup fans anywhere can easily choose where to go for the soup that suits their mood.

I’ve been involved with:

• Home page re-design.
• Writing the AJAX category dropdown plugin for this purpose
• Bug fixing
  • WP Geo wasn’t playing nice with Rolescoper
  • Blog within a sub directory of another blog
  • Mobile blog site
• Tweaking the mobile theme, adding additional functions for categories and sub categories
• Other minor tweaks.

It’s been great working them and since they’re launching their national campaign soon, here’s wishing all the souper (excuse the pun) guys over at Whatsthesoup.net good luck with the expansion.

I finally released my  Ajax Category Dropdown plugin yesterday, it’s hosted over at the WordPress Extend site.

For more about the plugin view the plugin page.

Queries, bug and fixes should be done over at the forums.

Cheers

DyasonHat!

I’m not sure when exactly the plugin stopped working and which ‘branch’ versions are the best, but last week I came across this version and it’s working great on one of my WP 2.7 installs so I’m including it here for those that are struggling to find a version that works.