Don’t Force Links to Open in New Windows

Sven Lennartz has a good post at Smashing Magazine detailing why links shouldn’t be targeted to open in new windows. This is a big pet peeve of mine because it takes control away from the user. Insecure site owners force it on their users, thinking it will keep people on the site longer, but the correct […]

Uploading Files with Custom Post Types

If you’re building a custom post type and want to let the user upload files, you’ll need to add enctype=”multipart/form-data” to the form tag, using the post_edit_form_tag filter. Otherwise the $_FILES array will be empty.

Creating Custom Post Types With Extra Fields

Richard Shepherd’s post on creating custom post types in WordPress is the first good example I’ve found that covers adding extra data fields.

Why RSS is Important

Kroc Camen makes a good argument for why RSS is important and points out how web browsers can better support it.

How to Erase Sensitive Data from a Hard Drive

Aaron Toponce has documented a way to overwrite sensitive data on a hard drive that is fast and gives you a running progress meter.

How to Backup Placemarks in Google Maps

Google doesn’t give you a link to export placemarks that you add to a saved map, but you can change the ‘output’ parameter in the iframe URL from ’embed’ to ‘kml’ to download an XML file with all of the map details, including the placemarks and custom icons. I got an error when trying to […]

Software Bloat

“A Printer driver is a folder with one ‘.ini’ file, and a couple of ‘.dll’s and that’s it. It is not a 50 MB download. It is not an IE Toolbar, and Side Pane. It is not half-baked photo software. It is not a splash screen when your computer starts. It is not a tray icon.” – Kroc […]

Ian Dunn

WordPress Developer

Don’t Force Links to Open in New Windows

Uploading Files with Custom Post Types

Creating Custom Post Types With Extra Fields

Why RSS is Important

How to Erase Sensitive Data from a Hard Drive

How to Backup Placemarks in Google Maps

Software Bloat