My Google Reader – Printing Full Text For All Items post has broken all post view records for my site.
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Google Reader – Printing Full Text For All Items
EDIT: There is no longer any need for this hack – simply get the latest version (2.0) of the Google Reader Print Button script.
I normally use a desktop feed reader, but I’ve recently been trying out web based feed readers. Google Reader seems to be the best, but it lacks the ability to print more than one full text item in the Expanded View. A simple hack to the Google Reader Print Button script for Greasemonkey fixes this.
I Got My 21 Cents…
22 cents actually. A day or so after enabling Google Adsense, my blog generated its first income from a click. A day later, another cent appeared. I’m not sure where the extra cent came from. It’s not from a click and it can’t be from impressions. I guess Google were just feeling generous.
Is It Okay For Plugins To Promote Themselves?
The upcoming release of the DualFeeds plugin for WordPress includes an optional feature which promotes the plugin by displaying ‘Powered By DualFeeds’. I want to know what you think about this – is it okay for plugins to promote themselves? Continue reading
Coming Update To DualFeeds Plugin – New Features
I’ve been quiet for the last week or so, as I’ve been busy working on an update to the DualFeeds plugin. It’s almost finished. I told someone it would be ready in a week – that was two weeks ago! I’ve ended up adding a lot of new features, so I thought I’d give a quick rundown of them here. Continue reading
Guide To Using DualFeeds With FeedBurner
Note: This post has been superceded by the Using DualFeeds With FeedBurner article.
People have asked if the DualFeeds plugin can be used with FeedBurner. DualFeeds does work with Feedburner, although there is a potential issue if a plugin such as FeedSmith is in use. This is a guide to using DualFeeds with FeedBurner, including an explanation of the FeedSmith issue. Continue reading
WordPress – Most Viewed – Sidebar Widget
I use Lester Chan’s WP-PostViews plugin to count how many views each post gets. I recently added a Most Viewed section to my Sidebar. The problem? I use WordPress Widgets and there is no widget for the plugin. Continue reading
Getting BuyMeABeer To Show Only On Selected Posts
I have now adopted the Buy Me A Beer plugin, but there was one thing I didn’t like: it is not possible to make it appear on the sidebar for selected posts only. I wanted it on my plugin pages, but not my other posts (I don’t believe in donations for posts). Here I explain how to do this. Continue reading
New WordPress Plugin – DualFeeds – Full Post and Summary Feeds
I have just released a new WordPress plugin called DualFeeds, which allows you to offer your readers both full post and summary feeds.
WordPress only allows you to offer your readers one format. The problem is that some people prefer to have the full post to read now, while others prefer to have summaries they can skim through now and follow up later.
DualFeeds allows your subscribers to choose the format that suits them.
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WordPress – Colour Selector For Text Boxes in Posts
In recent posts, I outlined how to create both simple and rounded text boxes within a post. I’ve now created a Colour Selector for both types of text boxes, which allows you to select colours you want, see a preview of the text box, then gives you the code for it. Continue reading