Developing Plugins For WordPress
I spoke on Developing Plugins for WordPress at the Singapore PHP User Group's June 2008 meetup on Wednesday, 18th June. It was my second time speaking there, after the December 2007 meetup covering the same topic.
WordPress
WordPress the platform, from version releases and the lesterchan.net revamps to community events.
lesterchan.net v3.0
I've brought lesterchan.net's launch forward a few days, since I may be busy on the original date of 9th June 2008. After more than four years on the same layout, version 2.0 is finally replaced by version 3.0.
Lester Chan’s WordPress Plugins June 2008 Update (Wave 2)
Here's the second wave of my June 2008 plugin update, covering the remaining four plugins. They work only on WordPress 2.5 and aren't tested below that. The most notable change is that the plugin path is now fixed.
Lester Chan’s WordPress Plugins June 2008 Update (Wave 1)
Here's the first wave of my June 2008 plugin update, covering 11 plugins; the remaining four, WP-Ban, WP-DBManager, WP-DownloadManager and WP-PostViews, follow in wave two. They work only on WordPress 2.5 and aren't tested below that.
My WordPress Plugins Compatibility With WordPress 2.5
WordPress 2.5 has been released, and many people are hitting upgrade, plugin, theme and permission issues. If you're having trouble with any of my plugins on WordPress 2.5, check out the three links below for compatibility help.
WordPress 2.5 Released
WordPress 2.5 has been released, and WordPress.org now sports a refreshed look based on the redesigned admin backend. New features include a cleaner, faster dashboard, dashboard widgets, multi-file uploads with a progress bar, EXIF extraction and post search.
Lester Chan’s WordPress Plugins Facebook Page
If you enjoy my WordPress plugins, perhaps consider becoming a fan of my Lester Chan's WordPress Plugins page on Facebook. It's a handy place for updates and discussion, and your support would mean a lot to me. Thanks!
WordPress For Dummies Arrived
Amazon's estimated shipping date proved quite accurate: the site said it would arrive on 18th December 2007, and it really did, in fact early that morning around 10am. I've already read through the entire WordPress For Dummies.
WorPress Plugin Development With PHP
I spoke on WordPress Plugin Development with PHP at the Singapore PHP User Group's December 2007 meetup on Wednesday, 12th December. It was my first time speaking publicly, so I was quite nervous and spoke very fast.
Ordered My Copy Of WordPress For Dummies
I've ordered my copy of WordPress For Dummies from Amazon, including shipping, rather than a local bookstore, because it's cheaper. The book and postage came to about US$26.47, roughly S$38.38, versus S$39.90 plus 7% tax at Popular or PageOne.
WordPress For Dummies
Lidija from BlogWell interviewed Lisa Sabin-Wilson, author of WordPress For Dummies, and Lisa kindly mentioned me. As she put it, Lester Chan is a student who uses his WordPress plugins to get through school. Thank you, Lisa!
My WordPress Plugins October 2007 Update
As promised, I've released updates to 12 of my plugins and added two new ones, all compatible with WordPress 2.3, though not always with 2.1 or 2.2. The two newcomers are WP-DownloadManager and WP-PluginsUsed.
My WordPress Plugins June 2007 Update
It's 1st June 2007 here, so I'm proud to present updates to 12 of my 14 plugins. Most are bug fixes with some minor new features, WP-PostViews changing the most.
WordPress 2.2
WordPress 2.2 has been released, and as usual I've updated GaMerZ.WordPress to it. Among the goodies, WordPress Widgets let you easily rearrange and customise areas of your blog, usually sidebars, with simple drag-and-drop.
Plugins Updated For WordPress 2.1
Alongside today's release of WordPress 2.1, I've updated the following plugins for it. Most work only on WordPress 2.1 and will break on 2.0.x; if you still need a 2.0.x version for any reason, the download link is included below.
Updated 4 Of My WordPress Plugins & 1 New WordPress Plugin
I've released updates to four of my WordPress plugins: WP-Polls 2.13, WP-PostRatings 1.05, WP-Stats 2.06 and WP-UserOnline 2.06. All four are now internationalised, so you can easily localise them by translating the included .po file into your own language.
Updated 8 Of My WordPress Plugins
I've updated eight of my WordPress plugins; check out my dedicated WordPress site for the full details and download links. As always, do let me know if you run into any bugs.
My WP Plugins Update April 06
Today is April Fool's Day, and I've released updates to seven of my plugins, but rest assured this is no joke! Check the changelog. Among them, WP-DBManager 2.03 for WordPress 2.0 manages your database, allowing backups, optimisation and more.
WordPress 2.0.2 Release
Straight from WordPress.org: an important security issue was brought to the team's attention, and they've worked diligently to release a new stable version, 2.0.2, addressing it. The release contains several bug fixes and security fixes. Upgrade promptly, everyone.
My WP Plugins Update Mar 06
It's the first day of March 2006, so as usual I've released updates to seven plugins and created three new ones. Frustrated with my messy install instructions? This update helps: WP-DBManager, WP-Polls and WP-Email now just need uploading whole.
WordPress 2.01
WordPress 2.01 was released two days ago, fixing about 114 bugs. You can now specify an upload directory and whether to use date-based storage, caching has been fixed under certain PHP environments, and permalinks now work in odd setups.
My WP Plugins Update Feb 06
It's the eve of Chinese New Year, and I've released updates to six of my plugins, some just bug fixes; check the changelog for details. Among them, WP-DBManager 2.01 for WordPress 2.0 lets you optimise and back up your database.