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Template for Writing Your First WordPress Plug-in

This post covers Version 1.0 of the plugin for WordPress 2.7 and below. For WordPress 2.8 and above, use version 2.0 of the Plugin. Learn more by reading this updated post. I will try to support this plugin better than I did with Version 1.0. Thanks! It seems like only yesterday, I set out to [...]

Mayfair Theatre Case Study: Holy APIs Batman!

We’ve just rolled out a new project, here at Brolly. Our client is, the Mayfair Theatre, a local independently run movie theatre in Ottawa, Ontario. The theatre recently closed down for renovations and is now under new ownership. Their web site was in serious need of an update, so we took the opportunity to do [...]

Q/A: How do I add multiple WordPress widget sidebars?

I’m putting together my first WordPress theme which requires three dynamic sidebars (don’t ask!!). For some reason I can’t figure out how to add the other two dynamic sidebars.. Could you help me please? Adding in multiple sidebars is fairly straightforward and you can create as many as you need. Locate your functions.php file in [...]

Q/A: How can I add threaded comments to WordPress 2.7?

We’ve received our first question from a reader who asks how to incorporate threaded commenting into his WordPress 2.7 blog. The latest version of WordPress includes lots of new functionality, including the ability for threaded commenting (also know as: nested comments). The option to enable threaded commenting is built into WordPress, however your theme must [...]

Quick Fix: Javascript Loaded into DOM From AJAX doesn't Execute?

So I’ve been beating my head around this problem for the last couple of days. For a project I’m working on, I have a series of modal windows that pop up using the amazing Shadowbox library. I’m using a custom ajax player for shadowbox that uses prototype to load in a new page into the [...]