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 […]
Excessive SEO is Ruining Google Search
Sadly, I have to completly agree with Jeff Atwood’s assessment of the recent decline in the quality of Google search results:
People whose opinions I respect have all been echoing the same sentiment — Google, the once essential tool, is somehow losing its edge. The spammers, scrapers, and SEO’ed-to-the-hilt content farms are winning.