Such AS Blog http://such.as Showfom's English Blog Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:45:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 How To: 2 Ways to Add Colorful Tag Cloud in WordPresshttp://such.as/2-ways-to-add-colorful-tag-cloud-in-wordpress/ http://such.as/2-ways-to-add-colorful-tag-cloud-in-wordpress/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:45:15 +0000 Showfom http://such.as/how-to-2-ways-to-add-colorful-tag-cloud-in-wordpress/ Continue reading →]]> Using the wp_tag_cloud function can add the tag cloud in any of your WordPress pages. It can easily tells readers which topics your blog have.

Usually, the Tag Cloud is simple with black or white text links, don’t you think it is bored with your eyes? Now, let me tell you 2 ways to add colorful tag cloud in your WordPress.

Here is the screenshot of my Blog:

How To: 2 Ways to Add Colorful Tag Cloud in WordPress

1. Use Simple Tags WordPress Plugin

If you install Simple Tags, you can easily add colorful tag cloud in your WordPress blog,

Just follow these steps:

Install Simple Tags

Go to Dashboard > Settings > Simple Tags > Tag Cloud

How To: 2 Ways to Add Colorful Tag Cloud in WordPress

(You can configure in this page)

Insert code <?php st_tag_cloud(); ?> in your sidebar.php of your current WordPress theme

2. Use simple php code

Author: bingu

I don’t like using too many plugins, so I choose this way.

Edit functions.php of your current WordPress theme, insert these codes:

function colorCloud($text) {
$text = preg_replace_callback('|<a (.+?)>|i', 'colorCloudCallback', $text);
return $text;
}
function colorCloudCallback($matches) {
$text = $matches[1];
$color = dechex(rand(0,16777215));
$pattern = '/style=(\'|\")(.*)(\'|\")/i';
$text = preg_replace($pattern, "style=\"color:#{$color};$2;\"", $text);
return "<a $text>";
}
add_filter('wp_tag_cloud', 'colorCloud', 1);

Then add wp_tag_cloud function:

<?php wp_tag_cloud('smallest=8&largest=24&number=50'); ?>

or add Tag Cloud in widget

That’s all, you can change the numbers 8, 24, 50, which stands for smallest font size , representing the smallest font, the largest font and tags numbers.

Now you can see the cool colorful tag cloud in your WordPress!

]]> http://such.as/2-ways-to-add-colorful-tag-cloud-in-wordpress/feed/ 3 How To: 2 Ways to Add Smilies to Your WordPress Bloghttp://such.as/2-ways-to-add-smilies-to-your-wordpress-blog/ http://such.as/2-ways-to-add-smilies-to-your-wordpress-blog/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:52:58 +0000 Showfom http://such.as/2-ways-to-add-smilies-to-your-wordpress-blog/ Continue reading →]]> Smilies, also known as “emoticons”, are glyphs used to convey emotions in your writing. They are a great way to brighten up posts.

If you want to attract more visitors to comment on your blog, adding smilies is an effective method.

Here is the screenshots in comment area of my blog:

2 Ways to Add Smilies to Your WordPress Blog

For more information about smilies of WordPress, please check WordPress Codx ( http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Smilies )

I will introduce two easy ways to add your own smilies to your WordPress blog

1. WordPress Plugins

I personally recommend use Custom Smilies SE ( author’s blog page ) as your WordPress Smilies Plugin, because you can add your own smilies images on your blog:

2 Ways to Add Smilies to Your WordPress Blog

Also, you can add smilies when posting in WordPress dashboard:

2 Ways to Add Smilies to Your WordPress Blog

There are many other WordPress smilies plugins:

http://www.blogsdna.com/914/top-10-best-wordpress-smilies-plugins-for-your-blog.htm

2. Using a simple php script

Many other bloggers, just like me, don’t like using plugins but want to customize your WordPress themes.

Usually, a WordPress plugin may increase your MySQL database size, so not using a plugin is a good habit.

Now, let me tech you how to do it without a WordPress plugin.

First, download this php sript:

http://x.com.sb/suchas/smiley.zip

Then, upload smiley.php to your themes folder, such as /wp-content/themes/default/smiley.php

Now, go to your WordPress dashboard to edit comments.php of your themes ( appearance ), insert this line where you find textarea in your comments.php:

<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/smiley.php'); ?>

( Normally insert it below or above these code: textarea name="comment" )

So easy, isn't it?

This simple php script is modified by Willin Kan.

3. Download QQ Emotions files

You may notice that the smilies images on my blog are special, it is from Tencent (QQ.COM, a Chinese IM software).

Now you can download it from my blog:

V1 Round Face (from original QQ)

http://zou.lu/files/uploads/qq-smilies-v1.zip

V2 Square Face

http://zou.lu/files/uploads/qq-smilies-v2.zip

(Replace the image files in /wp-includes/images/smilies/ )

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Yinheli

Translator:

Showfom

Screenshots:

Cache Avatar – Cache Gravatar Images Locally

Cache Avatar – Cache Gravatar Images Locally

Description:

This WordPress Plugin helps you auto-cache gravatar images in your local web server to make your WordPress load faster. And it can auto-delete the cache files, due to your settings.

If you blog has IPV6 address, but gravatar.com don’t have it. So if visitors who use IPV6 to visit your blog, they will not see the gravatar images.

Requires WordPress Version:

WordPress 2.7+ , recommended 2.9.2 +

Installation:

Upload cache-avatar folder into /wp-content/plugins/ and activate the plugin in the WordPress admin area.

Download Links:

http://x.com.sb/suchas/cache-avatar.zip

Others:

If you have any questions, please leave comments.

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It's a domain for wich the name plus the extension can be read as a whole word or a sentence.(Via)

A domain hack (sometimes known as a domain name hack) is an unconventional domain name that combines domain levels, especially the top-level domain (TLD), to spell out the full "name" or title of the domain. Well-known examples include blo.gs, del.icio.us, cr.yp.to, and goo.gl. (Via)

The "hacks" represents a trick (as in programming), not an exploit or break-in (as in security).

One-word samples:
del.icio.us, blo.gs, shouy.in, anim.al, mexi.co, inter.net, ma.gg/ie , doma.in, tr.ee, sha.re, ma.de ...

Two-word samples:
fish.cat, such.as, buy.it, kiss.me, who.is, used.to, i.am ...

Domain hacks offer the ability to produce original and funny short domain names.

2.Who loves Domain Hacks?

Domain hacks have been around for quite some time now, proof with inter.net registered in 1992, but it's only until very recently with the boom of the Web 2.0 and new services such as the now Yahoo-owned social bookmaking del.icio.us and url shortener bit.ly that they have become more than just "cool hacks" but powerful e-brands.

With the fast growth of .com/.net/.org (gTlds Domains) Registration, fewer and fewer "COOL" domains available, many webmasters have to choose other domain extensions (ccTLDs Domains).

Resources are limited, the same as domain name industry, and the domain name is a unique object, almost all the people in the world can register a domain name.

So Domain Hacks are Cooler, Shorter, Smarter Domain Names , mostly ccTLDs Domain Names, and there are only few domains available in the whole world. It's your opportunity to search and register your own Domain Hacks!

Domain Hack

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