Category: Wordpress
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A better Home Page Video in WordPress
I was working on a website which featured a video on the home page. The home page video loaded quickly but I wanted to ensure if there was a connection delay the user would not be presented with a blank screen. I added a function to WordPress to substitute a placeholder static image with the…
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Simple Image Slider to save time !
I wanted a image slider for WordPress that scanned a folder and presented the images to a maximum size with the user option to view and view the image in its original format. If a image was smaller than the container the object wouldn’t distort. The user can automatically scan a given folder and log…
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Video Slider for Wordpress
I was working on our clubs website and trying to find a clean and free method for adding a video slider. There are lots of free sliders which only seem to cover images. I asked Chatgpt how this would be implemented in wordpress without using a plugin. The code generated worked but I needed to…
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User registration using VBA and WordPress
wanted a simple method to allow user registration in order to advise of program updates. I created this plugin in WordPress to make a registration table and I have detailed below the VBA
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Track Your Application Usage
When you release either commercial or free software its useful to be able to track your application usage by your customers to advise of updates or changes.
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Export a List of Posts from Wordpress
I needed to export a list of posts from wordpress to check the category and posting status. I got code from ChatGPT and did some testing which works correctly. I deactivated the plugin and run it as required as I dont want this available to any site visitors, although the code should not allow this!.…
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Listing all Wordpress Posts
I wanted a list of all wordpress posts in a single lists. I used the plugin “List category posts” by Fernando Briano which worked as described but I had to add each category. If new categories were added it involved updating the page. I posed the problem to ChatGPT and through a number of iterations arrived…
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Software Listing
I wanted a directory software listing of access or vba add-ons for my website to share details of items I had used or reviewed. I checked some WordPress plugins but many didn’t give the details I wanted and those that had the items were classed as premium. I asked ChatGPT to write a plugin. After…
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Think Recycled
A shout out for my recycled hardware supplier Refurbed.ie 👍.Over the last number of years I have purchased and configured multiple laptops either for clients or staff. I have always used refurbed.ie , as the name suggests you get a refurbished laptop in perfect working order for a fraction of the price you would pay…