Tag Archives: development
Where has the Facebook View App Profile Page Link Gone?!?
Facebook is on the move again. They definitely keep things very interesting, to put it nicely. I received a call this evening from a nice gentleman in Atlanta who was beside himself because he was trying to add a custom Facebook Page Tab to his Facebook Page and not having any luck. He’d been at it for two days. He made it through one of my videos only to get to the end and not see the nice link in the sidebar that reads “View App Profile Page”. This was the link that would then allow you to add the…
Creating a Facebook iFrame Application
REMEMBER: October 1, 2011 marks the requirement that Facebook Canvas and Page Tab Apps support secure URLs (i.e., HTTPS). Read more about Facebook Security Changes. Previously we published a video covering how to Create a Facebook Page. In order to utilize a Facebook iFrame Application you will need a
TimThumb Vulnerability Uncovered
About two weeks ago a vulnerability in a PHP plugin that is quite popular in performing image resizing tasks, and that I’d incorporated into my WEBphysiology Portfolio Plugin, was uncovered. I found out based upon an email that came out of my local WordPress Meetup group. The issue had to do with
Put a Facebook Send or Like Button on Your Posts with Code
On April 25, 2011, Facebook released the [Send] button. The [Send] button provides a means to share a web page with someone directly, as opposed to the [Like] button’s behavior of placing the entry on your wall for all your friends. Of course, the [Like] button is handy too. Fortunately
WordPress Theme Anatomy
This has to be one of the best diagrams that pulls together all the working parts of a WordPress theme. My hat is off to Joost de Valk for pulling this great illustration together and granting me permission to share it with the visitors to my site.
WEBphysiology Portfolio Climbs to New Heights
The WEBphysiology Portfolio WordPress plugin has grown a lot in a short two months since its birth. New features like ShrinkTheWeb.com thumbnailing and more control over the end user interface make it a must have addition to your WordPress powered website.
WordPress Security
Securing WordPress from the get go is a no brainer and is not difficult nor too time consuming. The benefit is being able to sleep at night. Also make certain to keep your WordPress software upgraded to the latest version.
How Does Your Site Stack Up – Part 1: User Interface Standards
Before starting the design of your website it is important to review the current Web environment so that your site is accessible to most visitors and so that your message doesn’t become lost.
WEBphysiology Portoflio Plugin Released!
If you need an expanded-list style portfolio for your WordPress site, or a different kind of image gallery, please take a look at our WEBphysiology Portfolio plugin. It is our first publicly released WordPress plugin and our attempt to give back just a little to all of those developers from whom we’ve benefited.
Adding Widget Areas to a Page
Setting up customized widget areas within a WordPress theme is not really that difficult once you know the basic steps. The widgets need to be registered, the theme needs to make a call to include widgets and then a custom php page needs to sometimes be built to call the custom widget areas and format them.