So, this is the second last part of the long awaited MySQL datetime series. Previously we have leant how to work with MySQL datetime datatypes and how to automate some insertions using some MySQL datetime commands. Obviously the only thing left to discuss is, the (difficult) datetime arithmetic inside MySQL. As in any language, the datetime arithmetic is not as straight forward as normal arithmetic. The reason is simple, we can’t...

So, after a long break, we are back. Back with another cool new WordPress Plugin. The reason behind the in-activeness was I was really busy doing some college work and working for a client. Luckily both of the work progressed well, and the best part is, I successfully developed an Event management plugin for WordPress. Yes, this plugin has been made open source. Using WP Simple Event Management you can easily add events with start date,...

Finally after loads of development, bug testing and feature implementation, I am glad to release my second WordPress Plugin, WP Category Post List. What the Plugin does is, gives you a fully configurable widget to show posts filtered by categories on your sidebar, footer (widgetized area). So, how it differs from other plugins of the same family? Well, just to start here are the complete feature list… #0: Feature: A total of 21...

So, you have got a cool new plugin with a dashing settings page. You have your very own HTML structure and CSS as well to style them… But, you are confused how to tell WordPress to include the StyleSheet in the admin page head? Well, this happened with me also. The primary solution I thought of was either include the CSS inside <style> tag or use admin_head hook to output (echo to be precise) the <link> to the CSS file. It...

Previously we have discussed about how to activate and set custom post featured image sizes using two WordPress APIs, add_theme_support and add_image_size. After this, the tutorial on how to actually use the generated thumbnails, was really pending. And I am really sorry that I could not bring this tutorial the day after I published the previous tutorial. I really became busy with the WordPress Plugin and my collage’s website...

Well, we are almost done with our second WordPress Plugin development. A sneak peek can be viewed from here. (Hey! If the version is alpha then Don’t install!). Anyways, the thing which interested me most while developing the plugin was, the built in WordPress thumbnail API. So, I thought of sharing it. To tell you the truth, I first started the tutorial to explain how to use post thumbnail. But then, I decided to write about how to...