The plugin [...]]]> Since WordPress now offers a much better user interface for managing menus, I changed my plugin to suit and removed much of the unnecessary code, utilising the WordPress code instead. This made it significantly easier to work with and I had a chance to make the code a bit better as well.

The plugin still accepts much the same arguments, and still offers widgets, but now using a much simplified interface. The CSS that Stu Nicholl offered still works but his browser hacks are no longer supported as WordPress does not generate the required code. I am currently looking for a replacement. Still, at least it’s usable with the current setup. Just don’t upgrade if you want the original browser hacks.

Go to WordPress Extend to find the plugin!

Thanks to MJ Penner Consulting, Zack Design is pleased to announce the new plugin, MJP Security Tools, has been released on WordPress Extend finally!

Please be aware that while we are confident it fully works, we would welcome any negative or positive feeback. We also are working on ensuring it [...]]]> Go download it here!

Thanks to MJ Penner Consulting, Zack Design is pleased to announce the new plugin, MJP Security Tools, has been released on WordPress Extend finally!

Please be aware that while we are confident it fully works, we would welcome any negative or positive feeback. We also are working on ensuring it is compatible with WordPress 3.0 when that plugin is released.

This plugin is a no-frills approach to securing your WordPress install.

Features included in this plugin:

I’ve yet to complete the front page which will have a slideshow of what I offer, as well as [...]]]> After a long period of waiting, I am happy to present a site refresh for Zack Design. Please let me know via comments if there’s anything you don’t like about the layout/setup in any way.

I’ve yet to complete the front page which will have a slideshow of what I offer, as well as some quick links straight to the forum (among other things).

I’m not supporting IE 6 on purpose. I have made sure it degrades OK, but I’m not worried if the site doesn’t look quite the same (it doesn’t). If Google and Microsoft don’t feel they want to support IE6 anymore I don’t see any reason why I should either.

Not only that, over the last month IE6 counts for a fraction of the visits to my site – 0.7%. In total, IE browsers only account for 11.8% of total visits. Out of the IE browsers visiting my site, only 6% are IE6. Due to these statistics, I believe it is now no longer viable for me to support IE6 and will gradually phase such support out across all my projects (except of course in those rare cases where it is still necessary).

You cannot activate the plugin? You are probably using PHP 4. If you are using PHP 4 simply because of your host then [...]]]> After finding that many, many people were having trouble with 3.x of my plugin, I decided to try and make the change as blatant as possible by including a deprecation notice.

You cannot activate the plugin? You are probably using PHP 4. If you are using PHP 4 simply because of your host then your host needs to change. In this day and age PHP 4 is archaic.

If you have been running versions of the menu prior to 3.x you will almost certainly receive the following error upon upgrading to versions prior to version 3.0.8 and after version 2.3.7:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function wp_css_dropdownmenu()

I’ve reintroduced wp_css_dropdownmenu as a function into version 3.0.8 with information on how to ensure that you do in fact upgrade correctly. I’ve also linked back to version 2.3.7 so that you can downgrade if needed. Hopefully this will fix a lot of the problems as I’ve noticed many, many websites are broken upon a quick Google search.

This is the text you will see if you have the old function still running as a menu:

Please visit the Installation guide to set up your menu properly as it has been changed (remember you can easily edit header.php).
If you can’t do it yourself visit Zack Design and contact us for help. Or, reinstall version 2.3.7

Lastly, my apologies for any inconvenience. I should have included the deprecated function from the start, but was hoping that the updated README information would suffice. Obviously, it didn’t, and I know what to watch out for in future. However, let me be by no means the last to say that automatic upgrades can be *extremely* dangerous and should only be undertaken with caution.

Note: If you’re upgrading and you made changes to the template I provided please note that the template is no longer in use. In that case maybe hold off upgrading if you’re not confident editing the actual plugin file. Let me know via comments.

I’ve [...]]]> RSS Image Widget 1.3 is now on WordPress Extend

Note: If you’re upgrading and you made changes to the template I provided please note that the template is no longer in use. In that case maybe hold off upgrading if you’re not confident editing the actual plugin file. Let me know via comments.

I’ve removed dependency on the SimplePie plugins as WordPress now ships with SimplePie by default. I’ve also upgrade PHPThumb to use the latest version which is much better. Images are browser cacheable now due to automatically generated and saved files inside the wp-content/cache thanks to PHPThumb.

I’ve had the Cooliris plugin on the backburner for quite a while and finally decided to release it. The plugin supports shortcodes so you can embed it anywhere you like, and it also supports theming via a PHP function which you can call anywhere in your templates.

However, it’s working just fine right [...]]]> Hard on the heels of all the recent updates I’ve made to my plugins, I’ve decided to go and use CFormsII inside the Quick Shop checkout page. This was supposed to have been in 2.0, but didn’t make it in because CFormsII API was broken at that stage.

However, it’s working just fine right now, and is ready for download!

You can see the new form in action at my new plugin showcase, and download the updated plugin from WordPress.org Extend.