Month: May 2009

WordPress Tip: Add modified dates to posts

On more than one occassion, I have read through an article that seamed relevant until I realized that the date of the article maybe years old. In many cases, the authors have made changes to the article, but the reader really isn’t sure about the content of the article because of the age, so they simply pass over the article,…

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WordPress Plugin: Paypal Donate (Version 1.1)

The original WordPress PayPal Donate is a plugin written by Mikhail Esteves in 2006. This plugin allows for the easy inclusion of Paypal Donate buttons in WordPress posts and pages. On the option page the generated donate button code provided by PayPal can be saved to a form and the pre-defined tag may be applied to individual posts or pages….

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How to get wp-print to display Nextgen nicely!

There are many great WordPress plugins that every site owner should consider using. Of the plugins, wp-print and Nextgen Gallery will greatly enhance any site. However, wp-print does not display the Nextgen Gallery the way that I would like it to. Instead of displaying the images in a row as displayed on the site, the printable version is a long…

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BigDump for large MySQL Databases

BigDump performs a staggered import of large and very large MySQL dumps similar to those of the phpMyAdmin 2.x dumps into a new or an existing MySQL database. Other reasons for using this script is if in the even access to the server shell is not possible or for what ever the reason the import fails using phpMyAdmin due to…

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Activate cPanel Hotlink Protection and get 403 and 404 errors.

cPanel has become a standard for turning standalone servers into automated hosting platforms. Tasks are replaced by web interfaces and API-based calls. cPanel is designed with multiple levels of administration and provide multiple levels provide security, ease of use, and flexibility for everyone from the server administrator to the email account user. One of cPanel’s features is under the Security…

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Access cPanel through Proxy when behind a firewall

cPanel has become a standard for turning standalone servers into automated hosting platforms. Tasks are replaced by web interfaces and API-based calls. cPanel is designed with multiple levels of administration and provide multiple levels provide security, ease of use, and flexibility for everyone from the server administrator to the email account user. cPanel powers web hosting companies and organizations that…

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Zlob Virus Removal

A client suspected their computer of being infected with a virus, trojan, or malware. There was the inability of using Internet Explorer without being redirected. Antivirus and anti-malware applications either did not identify any infection or did an claimed to remove the infection. The systems persisted. In desperation the computer’s hard drive was brought to me to identify the problem…

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GZip files with .htaccess and PHP that works with WordPress

Lately, I have been burning through bandwidth. I had thought that I have enabled all possible tweaks until I discovered that there is an additional work-a-round that will use gzip compression for PHP, CSS, and JS files. While there are more simplified solutions for use, WordPress installations create additional obstacles that this code addresses well. The results may be measured…

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