Lester Chan's Website » WordPress http://lesterchan.net Lester Chan's Website | lesterchan.net Fri, 25 May 2012 06:48:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 WordPress 3.0 Released http://lesterchan.net/blog/2010/06/18/wordpress-3-0-released/ http://lesterchan.net/blog/2010/06/18/wordpress-3-0-released/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:17:34 +0000 Lester Chan http://lesterchan.net/?p=1719 WordPress 3.0 named “Thelonious” has been released.

WordPress 3.0, the thirteenth major release of WordPress and the culmination of half a year of work by 218 contributors, is now available for download (or upgrade within your dashboard). Major new features in this release include a sexy new default theme called Twenty Ten. Theme developers have new APIs that allow them to easily implement custom backgrounds, headers, shortlinks, menus (no more file editing), post types, and taxonomies. (Twenty Ten theme shows all of that off.) Developers and network admins will appreciate the long-awaited merge of MU and WordPress, creating the new multi-site functionality which makes it possible to run one blog or ten million from the same installation. As a user, you will love the new lighter interface, the contextual help on every screen, the 1,217 bug fixes and feature enhancements, bulk updates so you can upgrade 15 plugins at once with a single click.

For a more comprehensive look at everything that has improved in 3.0 check out 3.0’s Codex page or the long list of issues in Trac.

Source: WordPress 3.0 “Thelonious”
Download: WordPress 3.0

]]> http://lesterchan.net/blog/2010/06/18/wordpress-3-0-released/feed/ 7 All About lesterchan.net http://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/11/18/all-about-lesterchan-net/ http://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/11/18/all-about-lesterchan-net/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:00:26 +0000 Lester Chan http://lesterchan.net/?p=1586 Server Specifications
This site can be considered running on a dedicated server as it only host 30 other domains which belongs to friends and families of both Michael and I. This server is housed at M1 Connect (previously known as Qala). It has 1mbps guaranteed and 10mbps burstable bandwidth.

  • Dell PowerEdge 860
  • Single Dual-Core Intel Xeon 3050, 2.13GHz, 1066MHz front side bus, 2MB cache
  • 2x 1GB ECC DDR2 667 SDRAM
  • 1x 250GB & 1x 500GB 7.2K RPM SATA II Hard Drive
  • CentOS Release 5

I also have a backup server provided by Vodien Internet Solutions which I will rysnc to manually every week.

  • Dell PowerEdge 2950
  • 2x Intel Quad Core Xeon E5420
  • 16GB Ram
  • 4x 300GB SAS RAID 10
  • CentOS Release 5

If you are looking for web hosting, do check them out, their support response time is fantastic!

WordPress Theme
This theme is developed by me and hence it is not available to the public as I want to keep it unique. I am using Facybox to display single images in a modal window. Yes, I am using jQuery as well. For some of my feeds like my Twitter feed and WordPress Plugins feed are retrieved and parsed using SimplePie which is included in WordPress.

There is also a iPhone version which is optimized for iPhone viewing, just visit this site in iPhone and it will redirect you to the iPhone version.

Most if not all of the pages in this website is validated as XHTML 1.0 Strict.

WordPress Plugins
I am a WordPress plugins developer however not all the plugins I developed are used on this website as I think plugins like WP-Ban and WP-PostRatings are not necessary as I don’t wish to ban any people from my site or getting my post rated.

I modified only one plugin which is the Breadcrumb plugin by Dan Peverill to have my plugins’ breadcrumbs such as WP-Email and WP-UserOnline displayed using it.

There are also two plugins which I created personally for this website, lesterchan.net Plugin houses several of the functions used in this website and WP-GalleryViewer powers my Gallery. Both of them are not available to the public as it is highly customized to this website.

Full Details on my Plugins Used Page.

Tracking
I am using the following statistical tools to track and analyze my site traffic.

URL Shortener
I am using lc.sg as my personal URL shortener and it is powered by YOURLS which is initially developed by me but now, it is developed mainly by Ozh himself. Ozh if you see this, thank you!

Others?
If I missed out anything and you wish to know more about it, do leave it in the comments and I will try my best to add it in.

]]> http://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/11/18/all-about-lesterchan-net/feed/ 2 Lester Chan’s WordPress Plugins June 2009 Update http://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/06/15/lester-chan-wordpress-plugins-june-2009-update/ http://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/06/15/lester-chan-wordpress-plugins-june-2009-update/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:54:19 +0000 Lester Chan http://lesterchan.net/?p=1455 Here is my June 2009 WordPress plugins update containing all my 16 WordPress plugins update. All of them should work on WordPress 2.8 as I did not test them on any WordPress version below that.

Now my plugins uses jQuery for AJAX instead of TW-Sack. I have also updated the widget code to make use of the new WordPress 2.8 new Widget class and that supports multi-instances widgets. The widget code has now been merge with the main plugin file so the standalone widget plugin file is no longer in use. Please delete the whole plugin folder and upload it again to avoid any error.

As WordPress 2.8 supports loading of JavaScript in the footer, all my plugins’ JavaScripts will be loaded in the footer. Be sure you have < ?php wp_footer(); ?> in your theme footer.php.

Be sure to read the readme.html and checkout the changelog for more information and most importantly NOTE THE TABS AT THE TOP

WP-Ban 1.50
» Readme/Changelog
» Download Mirror #1
» Support Forum

WP-CommentNavi 1.10
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Support Forum

WP-DBManager 2.50
» Readme/Changelog
» Download Mirror #1
» Support Forum

WP-DownloadManager 1.50
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Support Forum

WP-EMail 2.50
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Support Forum

WP-PageNavi 2.50
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Support Forum

WP-PluginsUsed 1.50
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Support Forum

WP-Polls 2.50
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Support Forum

WP-PostRatings 1.50
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Support Forum

WP-PostViews 1.50
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Support Forum

WP-Print 2.50
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Support Forum

WP-RelativeDate 1.50
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Support Forum

WP-ServerInfo 1.50
» Readme/Changelog
» Download Mirror #1
» Support Forum

WP-Stats 2.50
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Support Forum

WP-Sticky 1.50
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Support Forum

WP-Useronline 2.50
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Support Forum

If you like or love my plugins a lot, do consider making a donation to me. My Paypal email address is lesterchan AT gmail DOT com. Thank you =D

]]> http://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/06/15/lester-chan-wordpress-plugins-june-2009-update/feed/ 4 WordPress For Dummies 2nd Edition http://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/04/16/wordpress-for-dummies-2nd-edition/ http://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/04/16/wordpress-for-dummies-2nd-edition/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:11:24 +0000 Lester Chan http://lesterchan.net/?p=1423 Placed an order for my copy of WordPress For Dummies 2nd Edition by Lisa from Amazon on 5th April 2009. Accordingly to Amazon, the estimated delivery date should be on the 12th May 2009, but I guess Amazon overestimated by a lot as I received it in my letterbox today on the 16th April 2009. It took less than 2 weeks to reach me! Nice job Amazon.

Price Breakdown
Book: USD$15.74
Shipping: USD$9.98
Total: USD$25.72
Total: SGD$38.58 (USD$25.72 x 1.50)

Some Pictures


Amazon Box


WordPress For Dummies 2nd Edition


My Plugin WP-Print Mentioned

THANK YOU Lisa for including my WP-Print plugin!

]]> http://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/04/16/wordpress-for-dummies-2nd-edition/feed/ 10 BlogOut! 2009 http://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/02/26/blogout-2009/ http://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/02/26/blogout-2009/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:18:59 +0000 Lester Chan http://lesterchan.net/?p=1391 BlogOut 2009 will be held on the 6th & 7th March 2009 from 10.30am to 5.30pm. It will be held at 8Q, Singapore Art Museum, 8 Queen Street, Singapore 188535. There will be 2 tracks namely the Corporate Track (6th & 7th March 2009) and the Open Track (7th March 2009). The Corporate Track cost SGD$90 per person (promotion till 28th February 2009), usual price is SGD$120. The Open Track is free and open to public but registration is required.

Organized by The Digital Movement (TDM), Blogout! ’09 aims to help make sense of the social media landscape in Singapore. It is an event to celebrate bloggers’ independent voices, emergent forms of social, web technology, to create change for their organizations, communities and society.

There’s something for everyone at Blogout! this year. If you are an executive or business owner who wants to see how social media can work for your organization, you definitely do not want to miss Day 1 (Corporate Track) where we feature some of the best speakers and practitioners in the social media scene. Here’s a sneak peak of our programme:

  • See what other corporations around the world have done right and wrong
  • Enough of the buzz. Get the real deal of what social media strategy will work for your company
  • Maximize the effects and potentials of your social media strategy
  • and more! See below for detailed program

For Day 2 (Open Track), we welcome everyone (bloggers and non-bloggers alike) to join us for a fun-filled day of learning and sharing. Topic includes “Fire your boss! Ways you can turn your blog into a business in 2009″, “WordPress as a Blogging Tool” and more!

I will be speaking at the Open Track and my topic is “WordPress as a Blogging Tool”. Hopefully, I will not speak too fast and goes out of point. lol

Register: BlogOut 2009
Official Site: BlogOut 2009

]]> http://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/02/26/blogout-2009/feed/ 0 WordPress Olive Green T-Shirt http://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/02/15/wordpress-olive-green-t-shirt/ http://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/02/15/wordpress-olive-green-t-shirt/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:12:38 +0000 Lester Chan http://lesterchan.net/?p=1381 Ordered my WordPress Olive Green T-Shirt from the WordPress Shop which is outsourced to Indigo Clothing. I placed my ordered on the 6th February 2009 and it was delivered to me yesterday, 14th February 2009, via Royal Airmail. It took about 12 days. Paid GBP£16.50 for it which is about SGD$35.80 including shipping. Hope to wear it during the Blogout’09 event.


Thin Package


Wrapped In Plastic


Plastic Wrap Removed


T-Shirt


Close Up

]]> http://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/02/15/wordpress-olive-green-t-shirt/feed/ 8 Lester Chan’s WordPress Plugins December 2008 Update http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/12/11/lester-chans-wordpress-plugins-december-2008-update/ http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/12/11/lester-chans-wordpress-plugins-december-2008-update/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:13:43 +0000 Lester Chan http://lesterchan.net/?p=1346 Here is my December 2008 WordPress plugins update containing all my 15 WordPress plugins update and 1 new WordPress plugin. All of them should work on WordPress 2.7 as I did not test them on any WordPress version below that.

I am introducing a new plugin called WP-CommentNavi which basically paginate your comments similar to how WP-PageNavi paginate your posts. I am also retiring WP-Sticky as WordPress 2.7 has a sticky post feature built in. WP-Sticky 2.31 WILL NOT work on WordPress 2.7 due to a conflict function “is_sticky”. If you renamed that function to “is_sticky2″ or something else, it should work, but as usual I did not test it.

*UPDATE* Due to the large number of requests, I decided not to retire WP-Sticky and I have updated it to 1.40 and it is now compatible with WordPress 2.7.

Be sure to read the readme.html and checkout the changelog for more information and most importantly NOTE THE TABS AT THE TOP

WP-Ban 1.40
» Readme/Changelog
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-CommentNavi 1.00
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-DBManager 2.40
» Readme/Changelog
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-DownloadManager 1.40
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-EMail 2.40
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-PageNavi 2.40
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-PluginsUsed 1.40
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-Polls 2.40
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-PostRatings 1.40
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-PostViews 1.40
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-Print 2.40
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-RelativeDate 1.40
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-ServerInfo 1.40
» Readme/Changelog
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-Stats 2.40
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-Sticky 1.40
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-Useronline 2.40
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

If you like or love my plugins a lot, do consider making a donation to me. My Paypal email address is lesterchan AT gmail DOT com. Thank you =D

]]> http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/12/11/lester-chans-wordpress-plugins-december-2008-update/feed/ 16 lesterchan.net + WordPress 2.7 http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/12/11/lesterchannet-wordpress-27/ http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/12/11/lesterchannet-wordpress-27/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:26:43 +0000 Lester Chan http://lesterchan.net/?p=1344 I have upgraded lesterchan.net to WordPress 2.7 alongside with all my updated plugins. Please let me know if you find any bugs on this site by dropping me an email or posting it in the comments. Thanks a lot =)

The update is smooth and it only takes about 30 minutes. Not much compatibility issue here except I have to uninstall my WP-Sticky as WordPress 2.7 has already a sticky post feature built in.

I will create another separate post to highlight the updates to my plugins.

]]> http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/12/11/lesterchannet-wordpress-27/feed/ 5 WordPress 2.7 Released http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/12/11/wordpress-27-released/ http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/12/11/wordpress-27-released/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:06:23 +0000 Lester Chan http://lesterchan.net/?p=1343 WordPress 2.7 has been released after being delayed for about a week.

Here are some of the features according to the blog post:

Next you’ll begin to notice the new features subtly sprinkled through the new interface: the new dashboard that you can arrange with drag and drop to put the things most important to you on top, QuickPress, comment threading, paging, and the ability to reply to comments from your dashboard, the ability to install any plugin directly from WordPress.org with a single click, and sticky posts.

Digging in further you might notice that every screen is customizable. Let’s say you never care about author on your post listings — just click “Screen Options” and uncheck it and it’s instantly gone from the page. The same for any module on the dashboard or write screen. If your screen is narrow and the menu is taking up too much horizontal room, click the arrow to minimize it to be icon-only, and then go to the write page and drag and drop everything from the right column into the main one, so your posting area is full-screen. (For example I like hiding everything except categories, tags, and publish. I put categories and tags on the right, and publish under the post box.)

WordPress 2.7 also introduce the Automatic Core upgrade which unfortunately do not work for me. I am still very skeptical after automating web script upgrades. I prefer to do it the manual way so that I can control what I want.

I will release the updates to my plugins shortly and if I have the time, I will upgrade this site to WordPress 2.7.

Download: WordPress 2.7

]]> http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/12/11/wordpress-27-released/feed/ 2 Lester Chan’s WordPress Plugins July 2008 Update http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/07/15/lester-chans-wordpress-plugins-july-2008-update/ http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/07/15/lester-chans-wordpress-plugins-july-2008-update/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:54:21 +0000 Lester Chan http://lesterchan.net/?p=1261 Here is my July 2008 WordPress plugins update containing all my 15 WordPress plugins. All of them should work on WordPress 2.5 as well as WordPress 2.6. It is not tested for any version below that.

In general, most of the updates are bug fixes. These updates in theory should be able to work till WordPress 2.7 when it comes out end of this year.

My new semester will begin on 2nd week August 2008, and hence I will be busy with my school work. So no updates to my plugins will be out till the end of this year unless it is a critical bug or a security issue.

Be sure to read the readme.html and checkout the changelog for more information and most importantly NOTE THE TABS AT THE TOP

WP-Ban 1.31
» Readme/Changelog
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-DBManager 2.31
» Readme/Changelog
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-DownloadManager 1.31
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-EMail 2.31
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-PageNavi 2.31
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-PluginsUsed 1.31
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-Polls 2.31
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-PostRatings 1.31
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-PostViews 1.31
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-Print 2.31
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-RelativeDate 1.31
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-ServerInfo 1.31
» Readme/Changelog
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-Sticky 1.31
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-Stats 2.31
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-Useronline 2.31
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

If you like or love my plugins a lot, do consider making a donation to me. My Paypal email address is lesterchan AT gmail DOT com. Thank you =D

]]> http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/07/15/lester-chans-wordpress-plugins-july-2008-update/feed/ 7 WordPress 2.6 Released http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/07/15/wordpress-26-released/ http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/07/15/wordpress-26-released/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:16:52 +0000 Lester Chan http://lesterchan.net/?p=1260 WordPress 2.6 has been released.

Here are some new features of WordPress 2.6:

  • Post Revisions: Wiki-like tracking of edits
  • Press This!: Post from wherever you are on the web
  • Shift Gears: Turbo-speed your blogging
  • Theme Previews: See it before your audience does
  • Word count
  • Image captions under your image
  • Bulk management of plugins
  • A completely revamped image control to allow for easier inserting, floating, and resizing. It’s now fully integrated with the WYSIWYG
  • Drag-and-drop reordering of Galleries
  • Plugin update notification bubble
  • Customizable default avatars
  • You can now upload media when in full-screen mode
  • Remote publishing via XML-RPC and APP is now secure (off) by default
  • Full SSL support in the core, and the ability to force SSL for security
  • You can now have many thousands of pages or categories with no interface issues
  • Ability to move your wp-config file and wp-content directories to a custom location, for “clean” SVN checkouts
  • Select a range of checkboxes with “shift-click.”
  • You can toggle between the Flash uploader and the classic one
  • A number of proactive security enhancements, including cookies and database interactions
  • Stronger better faster versions of TinyMCE, jQuery, and jQuery UI

2.6 is pretty much identical to 2.5 from a plugin and theme compatibility point of view, so upgrades from 2.5 should be pretty painless. The 2.5 branch will no longer be maintain so everyone is encouraged to upgrade.

» Download WordPress 2.6

PS: The current version of my plugins should work well with WordPress 2.6 except WP-DownloadManager. Nevertheless, I will release updates to all of them tomorrow.

]]> http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/07/15/wordpress-26-released/feed/ 5 Developing Plugins For WordPress http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/06/30/developing-plugins-for-wordpress/ http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/06/30/developing-plugins-for-wordpress/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:51:38 +0000 Lester Chan http://lesterchan.net/?p=1251 I spoke about Developing Plugins For WordPress on Wednesday, 18th June 2008 at the Singapore PHP User Group, June 2008 meetup.

This is the second time I am speaking at the user group. The first time was in December 2007 meetup where I spoke about the same topic WorPress Plugin Development With PHP.

I think this time my pace was slightly better.

By embedding this video, it breaks my site XHTML validation!

Powerpoint Slides and Source Code can be downloaded here.

]]> http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/06/30/developing-plugins-for-wordpress/feed/ 7 lesterchan.net Version 3.0 http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/06/05/lesterchannet-version-30/ http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/06/05/lesterchannet-version-30/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:58:53 +0000 Lester Chan http://lesterchan.net/?p=1233 I have brought forward the launch of lesterchan.net a few days in advanced as I may not be free on the 9th June 2008 which is the original intended date of launch.

After more than 4 years of using the same layout, the old layout (version 2.0) has been finally replaced with this newer (version 3.0) layout. I think some of you may find this layout a little dull as compared to the previous layout because of the colors used. I am trying to come out with a variety of color schemes if possible because of the colors are controlled by CSS, the only limitation is choose the color. Do note that I am not a designer but a programmer. Most programmers are poor designers and most designers are poor programmers.

Changelog

Todo

  • Add Playlist Page
  • Add sitemap.xml
  • Update favico.ico

Feel free to browse through the whole site if you have not been doing so for a very long time as most of the pages has been updated.

All the old URLs should be redirected properly to the new URLs, I have spent quite a lot of effort to ensure that.

You can report bugs in the comments =)

]]> http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/06/05/lesterchannet-version-30/feed/ 33 Lester Chan’s WordPress Plugins June 2008 Update (Wave 2) http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/05/31/lester-chans-wordpress-plugins-june-2008-update-wave-2/ http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/05/31/lester-chans-wordpress-plugins-june-2008-update-wave-2/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 19:33:08 +0000 Lester Chan http://lesterchan.net/blogs/2008/05/31/lester-chan%e2%80%99s-wordpress-plugins-june-2008-update-wave-2/ Here is the second and final wave of my June 2008 plugins update containing the remaining 4 plugins. All of them should work only on WordPress 2.5. It is not tested for any version below that.

The most general noticeable change would be the path to the plugin is now fixed. Previously it was nested in another folder and I got several hate mails because of that. Since the path problem has been solved, the Automatic Plugin Upgrade should work in theory.

Be sure to read the readme.html and checkout the changelog for more information and most importantly NOTE THE TABS AT THE TOP

WP-DownloadManager 1.30
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-Ban 1.30
» Readme/Changelog
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-DBManager 2.30
» Readme/Changelog
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-PostViews 1.30
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

You may also want to view Lester Chan’s WordPress Plugins June 2008 Update (Wave 1).

]]> http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/05/31/lester-chans-wordpress-plugins-june-2008-update-wave-2/feed/ 3 Lester Chan’s WordPress Plugins June 2008 Update (Wave 1) http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/05/13/lester-chans-wordpress-plugins-june-2008-update-wave-1/ http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/05/13/lester-chans-wordpress-plugins-june-2008-update-wave-1/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 17:47:23 +0000 Lester Chan http://lesterchan.net/blogs/2008/05/13/lester-chans-wordpress-plugins-june-2008-update-wave-1/ Here is the first wave of my June 2008 plugins update containing 11 plugins. The remaining 4 plugins (WP-Ban, WP-DBManager, WP-DownloadManager and WP-PostViews) shall be in wave 2. All of them should work only on WordPress 2.5. It is not tested for any version below that.

The most general noticeable change would be the path to the plugin is now fixed. Previously it was nested in another folder and I got several hate mails because of that. Since the path problem has been solved, the Automatic Plugin Upgrade should work in theory.

Be sure to read the readme.html and checkout the changelog for more information and most importantly NOTE THE TABS AT THE TOP

WP-EMail 2.30
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-PageNavi 2.30
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-PluginsUsed 1.30
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-Polls 2.30
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-PostRatings 1.30
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-Print 2.30
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
» Support Forum

WP-RelativeDate 1.30
» Readme/Changelog
» Demo
» Download Mirror #1
» Download Mirror #2
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]]> http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/05/13/lester-chans-wordpress-plugins-june-2008-update-wave-1/feed/ 11 My WordPress Plugins Compatibility With WordPress 2.5 http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/03/31/my-wordpress-plugins-compatibility-with-wordpress-25/ http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/03/31/my-wordpress-plugins-compatibility-with-wordpress-25/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:26:55 +0000 Lester Chan http://lesterchan.net/blogs/2008/03/31/my-wordpress-plugins-compatibility-with-wordpress-25/ As you are might know by now that WordPress 2.5 has been released. Many people have upgrade issues, plugins issues, theme issues, permission issues and what not.

If you are having problem with any of my plugins with WordPress 2.5, check out this 3 links below:

I just want to add that ALL my plugins – except WP-Wap (not tested) should be working with WordPress 2.5. My WordPress Blog is one good live example of it.

If it does not work for you:

  • You may have done something wrongly
  • Conflicting with other themes and plugins
  • Configuration problem with your server, PHP or MYSQL
  • Permission problem with your server

To isolate these problems, I would always advise my users to install a FRESH copy of WordPress in another folder and then test the plugins on it.

Please post all support questions in the Support Forums. Thanks.

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New User Features in WordPress 2.5

  • Cleaner, faster, less cluttered dashboard
  • Dashboard Widgets
  • Multi-file upload with progress bar
  • Bonus: EXIF extraction
  • Search posts and pages
  • Tag management
  • Password strength meter
  • Concurrent editing protection
  • Few-click plugin upgrades
  • Friendlier visual post editor
  • Built-in galleries

New Developer Features in WordPress 2.5

  • Salted passwords
  • Secure cookies
  • Easy taxonomy and URL creation
  • Inline documentation
  • Database optimization
  • $wpdb->prepare()
  • Media buttons
  • Shortcode API

Download: WordPress 2.5

]]> http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/03/29/wordpress-25-released/feed/ 2 Lester Chan’s WordPress Plugins Facebook Page http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/01/29/lester-chans-wordpress-plugins-facebook-page/ http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/01/29/lester-chans-wordpress-plugins-facebook-page/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:41:34 +0000 Lester Chan http://lesterchan.net/blogs/2008/01/29/lester-chans-wordpress-plugins-facebook-page/ If you like my WordPress plugins, perhaps you can become a fan on my Lester Chan’s WordPress Plugins Page in Facebook.

Thanks =D

]]> http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/01/29/lester-chans-wordpress-plugins-facebook-page/feed/ 1 WordPress For Dummies Arrived http://lesterchan.net/blog/2007/12/24/wordpress-for-dummies-arrived/ http://lesterchan.net/blog/2007/12/24/wordpress-for-dummies-arrived/#comments Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:47:19 +0000 Lester Chan http://lesterchan.net/blogs/2007/12/24/wordpress-for-dummies-arrived/ Amazon estimated shipping arrival date is quite accurate. After my book is shipped, it listed on the site that it will arrived on the 18th December 2007 and it really did, in fact it came early in the morning at about 10am. Here are some pictures:



In fact, I have already browse/read through the entire book and I find it quite useful especially the WordPress MU part as I am not familiar with it. I always wonder what is the difference between /wp-content/mu-plugins/ and /wp-content/plugins/ when I extracted the zip, but after reading the book, I got my answer.

Kudos to Lisa for a job well done on the book (now I know you visit my site) =D

]]> http://lesterchan.net/blog/2007/12/24/wordpress-for-dummies-arrived/feed/ 5 WorPress Plugin Development With PHP http://lesterchan.net/blog/2007/12/15/worpress-plugin-development-with-php/ http://lesterchan.net/blog/2007/12/15/worpress-plugin-development-with-php/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:22:30 +0000 Lester Chan http://lesterchan.net/blogs/2007/12/15/worpress-plugin-development-with-php/ I spoke about WorPress Plugin Development with PHP on Wednesday, 12th December 2007 at the Singapore PHP User Group, December 2007 meetup.

That is the first time I am speaking publicly and hence I was quite nervous and spoke very fast.

During normal days, I speak very fast (all my friends said that) + my nervous = super fast speaking

Anyway, enjoy this fast paced video:

And yes, embedding this video breaks my site XHTML validation!

*UPDATE* The slides can be downloaded here.

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