Advanced WordPress – Plugins for Working with Custom Fields

Jul 20 2010

I am playing around with using wordpress to set up a directory of places.  I know that WordPress can be a very robust platform by using the custom fields but I don’t know much about coding and how to use advanced features of wordpress.

I found this post (from Steve Taylor who is a WordPress Designer in London) that offers some very detailed information on customfields but also links to some plugins.

Here are a few of the plugins that work with custom fields:

  • Magic Fields – this plugin has lots of options and the plugin developers have provided a getting started tutorial and wiki with additional info.
  • Custom Field Template – this looks like it could be very robust – but the documentation is not in English so I wasn’t able to read more about it.
  • Flutter – another plugin that Steve Taylor links to – it looks like this plugin is no longer supported and has not been updated for WordPress 3.0.  According to the WordPress Forums – some of the people who worked on Flutter are working on Magic Fields and there is a way to migrate from Flutter to Magic Fields
  • Verve Meta Boxes – another plugin that lets you work with custom fields – provides lots of options and has some help info.
  • Meta Extension – this plugin seems to be best suited to adding media and videos in the custom fields.  The website did not offer lots of documentation.

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WordPress Plugin for Adding a “Facebook Like Button”

Jun 08 2010

Easy to install plugin that adds a Like on Facebook button to your posts. Has lots of configuration options in the admin section. Ability to add the like box at the top or the bottom of the post. Also gives you the option of adding like button to WordPress pages too. Continue Reading »

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Egg Watchers – Finds a YouTube Video to Watch While Your Egg Cooks

May 08 2010

This nifty little site was featured on Netted (a great daily email that shares a new website every day) back in February. If you like eggs – this is the site for you.

You answer a few questions about your egg – how large is the egg, was it in the refidgerator, how soft do you want it to be. EggWatchers tells you how long your egg needs to be cooked and finds a fun YouTube video for you to watch while your egg cooks.

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How to Install Google Analytics in WordPress

Apr 30 2010

Here is a great post from WPBeginner.com with step by step instructions on setting up a Google Analytics account for your WordPress blog. This post includes screen shots for setting up an account with Google Analytics and adding the code to your blog.

WPBegginer also offers some helpful information on why you want to use Google Analytics to learn more about the traffic to your blog.

I have used the Google Analyticator plug-in (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-analyticator/) on my blogs and have not had any issues.

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Waffleizer – A Blog About making the most of your waffle iron

Apr 21 2010

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Another fascinating blog about food – Waffleizer is a blog about using your waffle iron to make all sorts of things from breakfast to dessert. They have done a really nice job with photos and descriptions too.

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