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Simplifying ‘My Sites’ toolbar menu in WordPress multisite

The WordPress Toolbar saves me time daily with useful links as I jump around dozens of WordPress sites editing posts, pages and settings. But as a Super Admin on a multisite installation with hundreds of blogs and websites, I realized it also started costing me time soon after the network was created. Because my Super [...]

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Theme options plugins & frameworks for WordPress

There are many posts on the interwebs about how to use the WordPress Settings API to create theme options for your WP project. If you find these all too intimidating and time-consuming, there are a number of plugins and scripts to make the task easier: WordPress AdminPage Class I have used Markus Thömmes’ WordPress AdminPage Class [...]

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5 reasons why publishers shouldn’t install the Twitter tweet button

Why publishers shouldn't use the Twitter tweet button

Though the Twitter tweet button may have spread to hundreds of thousands of websites, here’s five good reasons it’s not a good choice for many publishers.

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How to update your theme with WordPress 3.0 navigation menu

The WordPress 3.0 menu editor features an easy drag and drop interface.

Here’s how to replace your hard-to-change existing theme primary navigation menu with WordPress 3.0′s drap and drop, edit on-the-fly menu system.

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Creating powerful web forms with JotForm

JotForm's WYSIWYG editor makes advanced form building a breeze.

When it comes to getting a contact form on your WordPress installation, plugins like Contact Form 7 usually come to mind. After all, that one plugin has 2.1 million downloads and counting, and it’s easy enough to create a simple and functional web form so that readers can get in touch with you. But what [...]

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Ozh’ Admin Drop Down Menu: A must-have plugin for WordPress as CMS

Ozh’ Admin Drop Down Menu plugin organizes WordPress’ default left-side vertical navigation into a horizontal navigation bar with vertical drop-down menus. Sure, it’s a simple change. But it’s a big time and frustration saver.