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YouTube’s Been iFramed

mkelly — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:23:16 +0000

While YouTube has featured the iFrame embed capability for about six months now, they’ve quietly promoted this method to be the primary embed format, all in an effort to further the transition to HTML 5 protocols. Until recently, the standard embed format used the object tag, like so: But now, when a user depresses the embed button, they are greeted with this: As indicated, the ability to use iFrame embeds has been around since July of 2010, but the change in default embed format reveals YouTube’s preference for an HTML 5 world.? Users can still use the orginal -based embeds by selecting the “Use old embed code” selection if desired. In terms of compatibility, at least one WordPress blogger — the author of this post — indicates their blog’s backend stripped the iFrame tag out, making the new style unusable.? Granted, the iFrame removal could be because of any number of WordPress plugins — the SEO plugin is one suspect — nevertheless, there are some compatibility issues with YouTube’s new format.

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Facebook Registration Plugin for WordPress Launched

Cannykisk — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 02:19:55 +0000

Last week, Facebook launched a new registration tool for site owners. With this, users can quickly sign up for new sites with their Facebook profiles. The tool goes beyond the simple log-in feature of Facebook Connect, and lets users more easily fill out forms based on the information that they’ve already shared with Facebook (such as email address, name, birthday, phone number, etc.) WebProNews and the iEntry Network have launched a new WordPress plugin utilizing this tool.

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Recipe for a Blog That Doesn’t Suck

mkelly — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:13:06 +0000

More WebProNews Videos There are plenty of opinions out there about what makes a blog good and what it takes to have a successful one. At the recent BlogWorld & New Media Expo, that was obviously a consistent theme. WebProNews interviewed a lot of people at that show, and several gave their advice on this matter

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Recipe for a Blog That Doesn’t Suck

I’m sure WordPress will be a study of mine for years to come.

Web Designer — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:42:27 +0000

We’ve recently learned that Wordrpress MU (multi user) operates much faster than the standard WordPress easy install. If you load these two websites you may see what I mean:

Open two windows or tabs with your browser. Then open both these websites which use essentially the same tempate and tell me which one loads faster for you. After they are both open hit refresh and time them.

http://outerbanksontheweb.com/

http://everythingouterbanks.com

One is WordPress MU and the other is simply WordPress.

MU also has the capability of serving up websites underneath it. For example, you can offer websites and blogs to everyone under your domain.

It could by keystonealliance.com/Board, keystonealliance.com/Bob, keystonealliance.com/Some_Other_Person_or_Business

This is very powerful when dealing with large organizations. You can also use this for an Extranet very quickly.

Here is my Extranet using WordPress http://paontheweb.com/partners/

Notice it takes you directly to the log in screen. If you don’t have a Username and Password you are not getting in. Nor will this configuration allow someone to attempt to register.

There are some drawbacks with WordPress. Anytime you plug something in to enhance the system you may break another part of the system. This is because there are thousands of developers creating plugins. Also, when you see there is a plugin update the system can break with the update. Most businesses do not need the number of plugins we use making it unlikely your system will encounter an error.

One of the nice things we offer is a full system backup that runs daily and weekly. You do not need to rely on the WordPress backup which can fail to function as you would like.

All in all this is still the best web development software out there. It hooks into Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites via plugins or RSS feeds. It really can’t be beat!

WordPress Plugins We Recommend

Web Designer — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:23:54 +0000

Recommended WordPress Plugins

We are sure there are many plugins we have not investigated. If you find a plugin you find exceptionally useful feel free to let us know in the comments area.

You can search for and install the plugins below from the Plugins / Add New area of your WordPress admin area. Most of them need to be configured.

All in One SEO Pack
Google XML Sitemaps
Akismet – API Key required
WP-SpamFree – Great tools if you don’t want to keep a record of the spammers like Akismet does. It is fire and forget after a quick setup.
Resize At Upload Plus – Great for resizing images so they don’t slow down your site or blow out your template.
WordPress.com Stats – API Key required – Not the best stats program but great for a quick view.
Custom Admin Branding – Want to see your own logo when you login? Takes a bit of work to set up properly.
WP-DBManager – Can be a bit buggy but if you want your database emailed to you and you want it optimized regularly it is a great tool.
My Page Order – Simply slide your pages and sub pages where you want them and save the order.
Auto Tags – Requires some setup but I think 7 tags each is good. There is no recommended setting.
Admin Management Xtended – If you want to save a post for later or change the date it is a great little tool.
Page Links To – Allows you to link navigation to off site pages.
Subscribe2 easy subscription widget – Must enable the Widget but has lots of great settings. Of course, you need a high end server or VPS if you have over 250 subscribers.
No Comments On Pages – Easily enable or disable comments accross the board.
MapPress – Needs API key for each site. Allows you to add one or more locations to a Google Map on your website.
Custom Meta – Removes widget link to WordPress.org etc.
SwfObj – Makes inserting Flash easier.TinyMCE – A good customizable tool bar. Requires some setup. Watch your screen resolution doesn’t interfere with how it displays.
Email Users – Add Role Manager if you have several admins, authors, etc and want people to be able to send each other emails.
WP -> Twitter – Have your posts automatically go to your Twitter page.

This is not a plugin but is a hand piece of code to make your WordPress site run faster:

Cache Code Put in wp-config.php found in the root. Paste below the firs set of PHP code:

// Enable the WordPress Object Cache:
define(ENABLE_CACHE, true);