Been doing a bit of spring cleaning around the blog. It’s now a little more up to date (though expect more entries later). I’ve also added a few more widgets around the edge.
The first is Diako’s Text Widget, which allows for the addition of executable PHP code in a text box like widget. This allows you to then embed various other elements that would otherwise involve hacks to the template files to activate. Nice and simple, you just copy the file to the WordPress wp-content/wp-plugins folder, and then create the text box as normal in the sidebar, but using this widget instead of the standard WordPress one (which allows embeded HTML, but not executable PHP code).
Have also added the WP23 Related Posts plug in to provide links to other posts that have similar content. Rather than hacking the template, I’ve embedded this in a text widget. I’ve also adjusted the code a little to remove the fixed “Related Posts” text, and display nothing. This occurs at line 67 in the wp23_related_posts.php file, just alter the "Related Posts" to "". This means that the title is handled by the widget, and fits with the overall theme better.
Now to look at merging the two themes for the website as a whole, and that of the blog. Much CSS fun coming, I think.
Locations for the widgets via the WordPress Plugin pages, in case the original sites go away, or the net fouls up.
WP 23 Related Posts
Daiko’s text widget
