Purple Hazard

You can find various plugins that allow you to control on which pages you display your widgets. Unfortunately I was unable to find one specifically made to show certain widgets to logged on users only.

Fortunately I was able to figure out the next best thing, which is actually pretty basic. Just follow the steps below, it won’t take more than a minute.

1. Install the Widget Logic Plugin via your dashboard or download it here.

This plugin gives every widget an extra control field called “Widget logic” that lets you control the pages that the widget will appear on.

Now some of you might be thinking, “aah I have to fill something in… no thanks”. Don’t worry there’s only one more step and you only have to copy what I put down.

2. If you take a look at the above picture you will see the “Widget Logic” area which is situated on your widgets page at the end of each widget.  Here you will have to add a conditional tag which tells WP to only show the widget to a logged on users.

Now all you have to do is add this tag :   is_user_logged_in() .

Only add that tag to the widgets you want to display only to logged in users.

Alternative : Those who don’t need the advanced usage of  Widget Logic can try the Dynamic Widgets Plugin , which will do the same and a bit more, without pasting any code. Thanks to Frederic for mentioning this.

Have fun. If you found this helped in some way, please make a comment.

I started with a list of free BuddyPress themes for 2010 and when I reached number five I found a post that lists 28 Free BuddyPress Themes Compatible with BuddyPress 1.2 and Above… Which made my attempt a bit redundant.  I suggest taking a look at the post and thanking the poster for setting it up, because BuddyPress theme’s are still few and far between.

If you find any new theme please let me know and I’ll put up a NEW Free BuddyPress 1.2 and Above Compatible theme list.

As part of my blog revamp I got rid of the old forum and setup a new forum which focus is WordPress Themes, Plugins and Addons. You can discuss, share or info about these various topics.

The forum is located here : http://purplehazard.com/wpforum

Feel free to sign up and start sharing.

Hi there all bloggers, writers and tech-wizz’s. I’ve recently setup a new blogging community and I’m looking to expand with three new sections each with their own blog, but still under the same domain.

 I’m looking for people who will be willing to contribute to a specific section.

Benefits:

1. Get free blog hosting.

2. Free exposure for you and any blog you prefer.

3. 50/50 Revenue Share.

4. Become part of our blogging community.

Sections:

1. Blogging SEO

Contribute 2 posts per week about blogging SEO, with a minimum of 100 words.

2. Themes and Plugins

Contribute a minimum of 5 plugins/themes per week, with a decent description.

3. BuddyPress

Contribute 2 posts per week about BuddyPress, with a minimum of 100 words.

If you’re interested or would just like to know more, please leave a comment and I will e-mail you.

The first Release Candidate is now available for WordPress 3.0 .  It appears that most of the bugs and other issues have been fixed, according to Jane Wells :

It means we think we’ve got everything done: all features finished, all bugs squashed, and all potential issues addressed.

I would recommend downloading the RC1 , and testing it on a non-live site.  The new features are listed below.

• Custom menus are finished!
• Multi-site is all set.
• The look of the WordPress admin has been lightened up a little bit, so you can focus more on your content.
• There are a ton of changes, so plugin authors, please test your plugins now, so that if there is a compatibility issue, we can figure it out before the final release.
• Plugin and theme *users* are also encouraged to test things out. If you find problems, let your plugin/theme authors know so they can figure out the cause.

Feel free to let me know what you think.

See original post and download link : http://wordpress.org/development/2010/05/wordpress-3-0-release-candidate/

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 Anti-Spam , which has been updated to work on the latest BuddyPress install. It basically adds a Captcha form to your registration page, comment form or login form, you decide.

You can find the download link here : http://buddypress.org/community/groups/third-party-components-plugins/forum/topic/si-captcha-anti-spam-updated-for-latest-buddypress/

Or you can install it from your WordPress Dashboard.

If it worked for you let me know.

The last couple of days I’ve been toying with the idea of uploading my favorite WordPress and BuddyPress themes and putting them up for download. That’s why I have unlimited space and bandwidth right?

It will basically be like all the WordPress Theme repositories you can find on Google, but with a focus on free premium themes, with easy navigation and pretty presentation being the most important. Keep it simple yet stylish…

So the problem is finding a plugin which will do that for me, a simple “plug and play” option, but to no avail.

So far I’ve found WordPress Theme Showcase.  I would have to edit that to include a download link and use a different folder. The other option is using the ecommerce plugin and just setting up the files as products and add the thumbnail, but such a big plugin seems a bit overkill.

If you have any suggestions for me, please let me know. I’m also thinking about allowing developers to upload themes, where I’ll probably accept one out of five.

Note : I’m also planning on changing my theme this week. Any suggestions in that regard would also be great.

It’s a bit late from my side, but for those of not aware of this, WordPress 3.0 Beta was released on the 6th of May. If you have any test environments running with WP 3.0 beta 1 , or any environment which is not a production site,  available, you should try out the new Beta.

For Download and Things to Test : http://wordpress.org/development/2010/05/wordpress-3-0-beta-2/

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 one should be used?

Or should I be using a combination? Eg. All in one SEO for post, title and description tags and BP-SEO for group, member, profile etc tags? I still have to test it out and have no idea how much they will interfere with each other.

Any thoughts on this would be great.

Our readership has greatly increased over the last few months, even though I’ve been unable to make posts on a regular basis. What I’ve noticed is that most of the visitors are looking for BuddyPress and WordPress custom designs, not specifically free themes.

What I’m planning is to increase our focus on providing custom BuddyPress and WordPress themes from experienced designers, while still reporting on the latest themes and developments in both area’s.

If you’re and experienced WordPress or BuddyPress designer, please use our contact form or comment box,  if you’re interested in joining the team which will offer custom BuddyPress and WordPress themes at a very affordable rate.

Please supply your working/design experience and supply links to any examples.