Plugins - Part 3

Sarel Jan May 31, 2010

BuddyPress on WP 3 Project

I’ve recently been working with BuddyPress and used it to setup my first rugby community. I’ve been enjoying it so much I got myself a new domain, awesome hosting package, some friends and setup a new blogging social network. I’m using the BuddyPress Default theme with the Widgetized Frontpage “page template”. As an extra I [...]

Filed Under: Announcements, Blogging, BuddyPress, BuddyPress Theme, Free Themes, Plugins Tagged: blog, buddypress, default, free, livingwordpress, rc 1, static, widgetized home, wp 3, WPmu

Sarel Jan May 23, 2010

BuddyPress Anti-Spam

If you’re running a Buddypress install you will most likely experience a massive amount of spam registrations. With massive I mean between 10 and 20 per day, which is what I used to get. There’s a big discussion regarding the best way to control spam on your BuddyPress network. So far I’ve found SI CAPTCHA [...]

Filed Under: Blogging, BuddyPress, General, Plugins Tagged: anti, buddypress, control, network, plugin, registrations, spam, splog, users, wordpress

Sarel Jan May 2, 2010

All in One SEO or SEO for BuddyPress

I recently setup a BuddyPress install for a Rugby Social Network. Now a question I’ve received from a member and one I’m really interested in myself is which SEO plugin to use. SEO for BuddyPress is specifically designed for BuddyPress, but, being used to All in One SEO and all the options it provide, which [...]

Filed Under: Blogging, BuddyPress, BuddyPress Theme, Plugins, WPmu Tagged: all in one seo, best, bp, bp-seo, buddypress, for, seo, wordpress, wp

Sarel Jan March 25, 2010

WordPress 3.0

Most of you who follow WordPress development should already be aware of the merge between WP and WPMU, which will be seen in the release of WordPress 3.0. Unfortunately there’s still a limited amount of info available, but I’ll share some of what I’ve been able to find. Project Development Found on “WordPress Development Updates” [...]

Filed Under: Blogging, BuddyPress, News, Plugins, WordPress 3, WPmu Tagged: 3, download, ms, multisite, woonav, wordpress, wp, wp 3.0, WPmu

Sarel Jan February 24, 2010

Create a WordPress Menu

Yes, it’s the day of sharing! If you would like to create your own WordPress drop-down menu and do a easy setup with the help of a plugin, then you’ve found the right post. I would like to introduce Pixopoint Dropdown Menu CSS Generator and Multi-level Navigation Plugin. To setup your new menu follow these [...]

Filed Under: Blogging, General, Plugins, Themes Tagged: css, down, drop, dropdown, header, menu, pixopoint, wordpress, wp

Sarel Jan February 24, 2010

Design your own logo’s

Many of you out there would like to personalize your products, websites and more with your own logo. Unfortunately for many of us it’s just not that affordable. It’s true, this post does sound like a promotion, but I’m just having a good day. If you would like to design your own logo’s and don’t [...]

Filed Under: Blogging, Free Themes, Plugins Tagged: aaa, aaalogo, banner, free logo, logo, logo software, logo's, website

Sarel Jan February 7, 2010

Elgg Orkut or BuddyPress CosmicBuddy

I usually don’t post my most difficult questions in my blog, due to the fact that I’m the one who is supposed to sort it out and THEN post about it. This time it’s different. I recently made a post about the new Elgg theme Orkut, which I’m using in my new blogging network, but [...]

Filed Under: Blogging, BuddyPress, BuddyPress Theme, Elgg, Elgg themes, Free Themes, Plugins Tagged: buddypress, cosmicbuddy, Elgg, orkut, social networking script

Sarel Jan February 6, 2010

Sarel Jan February 1, 2010

WordPress Cms Series

More and more people want to use WordPress as a complete CMS, but because of certain limitations and the lack of a “Complete CMS Wp Plugin”, many tend to shy away from the headache their efforts will lead to. Fortunately WordPress and the WordPress community is always busy making new things to fix YOUR problems, with the [...]

Filed Under: Announcements, Blogging, Plugins Tagged: cms plugin series, wordpress cms, wordpress cms plugin, wordpress cms series

Sarel Jan November 2, 2009

Custom WordPress Theme Creator

There’s thousands upon thousands of great premium or free WordPress themes available online, but sometimes you want something else, something personal. The easiest way to get something personal is to design it yourself. Unfortunately many of us do not always have the skills or time to do so. Something I do every night is search [...]