The plugin uses the XFN link syntax outlined in the Google Buzz API documentation.

Installation

1. Upload ‘google-buzz.php’ to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
3. Navigate to ‘Settings > Google Buzz’ and simply insert your Google Buzz username.

Screenshots

Admin Panel Screenshot

FAQ’s

Can’t I just add the XFN link manually?

You certainly can, not everyone is so tech savvi.

Why isn’t my feed appearing in my Google Buzz stream?

Give it some time, Google must first crawl or re-crawl your blog to pick-up the connection/claim and feed.

Future Development

We hope to one day add submission features similar to Tweetmeme’s plugin. That functionality is of course dependent on Google releasing more API features.

Update: 2/11/2010 There is a plugin currently available but doesn’t seem to be on wordpress.org that adds a Buzz button. Check it out here.

Update: 2/15/2010 Mashable put together a great post on, how to integrate Google Buzz into your WordPress blog.

Validation and Compatibility

• Valid XHTML 1.0

Download: Google Buzz WordPress Plugin

We believe Google Buzz will be a huge success for three primary reasons:

1. Email is the Original Social Tool
   Email continues to be one of the top uses of the internet today. Google’s move to integrate Buzz with their email application means users that spend hours a day using email will inherently be exposed to Buzz features.
2. Gmail’s Success
   As of August 2009, Gmail was the 3rd largest web mail service in the U.S. The release of Google Buzz will most assuredly increase Gmail’s market share.
3. Mobile Integration
   Having all the features of Gmail integrated with Google Buzz is great. It’s even better on a mobile device. The geo-location features alone make Google Buzz’s mobile version one of the more robust mobile/social applications available.

What do you think? Will you enable Google Buzz features? How will this effect Twitter and/or Facebook?

WordPress Post Countdown Plugin Demo

See it in action in the sidebar here: WordPress Post Countdown Plugin Demo

Installation

1. Upload ‘post-countdown.php’ to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
3. Navigate to ‘Appearance > Widgets’ and adjust the “Post Countdown” widget to your specifications.

Screenshots

Back-end Screenshot

Front-end Screenshot

How to style the widget

The list-item containing the widget is given the class of “post-countdown”. Simply add

li.post-countdown{"styles here"}

to your stylesheet.

Validation and Compatibility

• Valid XHTML 1.0
• Valid CSS
• Internet Explorer 7+ (PC)
• Internet Explorer 6 (PC)
• Firefox 3 (PC)
• Chrome 2 (PC)
• Safari 3 (PC)

Download: WordPress Post Countdown Plugin

Simple HTML Horizontal Menu Demo

• Link 1
• Link 2
• Link 3
• Link 4
• Link 5

Simple HTML Horizontal Menu Code

<ul class="menu">
    <li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Link 4</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Link 5</a></li>
</ul>

ul.menu {
	list-style:none; /* remove bullets */
    background:#999;
    overflow:auto; /* span the width of the container */
    padding:0; margin:0; /* reset browser defaults */
    height:100%; /* ie6 fix */
    }
ul.menu li {
	display:inline; /* line-up the list items horizontally */
    padding:0; margin:0; /* again, reset browser defaults */
    }
ul.menu li a {
	padding:10px 20px;
    background:#999;
    color:#fff;
    text-decoration:none;
    display:block; /* block it baby! */
    float:left; /* float each list item to the left */
    }
ul.menu li a:hover {
	background:#777;
    }

Validation and Compatibility

• Valid XHTML 1.0
• Valid CSS
• Internet Explorer 7+ (PC)
• Internet Explorer 6 (PC)
• Firefox 3 (PC)
• Chrome 2 (PC)
• Safari 3 (PC)

Download: Simple HTML Horizontal Menu