Better Text Widget

NOTE: October 5, 2010 I just recently used this plugin while developing locally for a client. I did an SQL export of the site to move the testbed to the live server, and was muchly surprised to discover this widget does not get retained in the database for some reason. I had to redo all of the widgets manually. I just wanted to post notice of this bug, because I want you to know that...

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Newsletters and authors and printing, oh my!

Difficulties in getting a simple Newsletter going for a WordPress site. I’m guessing that what I need to do for this site is very unusual, because after 2 years of searching, I haven’t found much that fits my needs perfectly. My musings on what I plan to do about it – and I’d love it if you joined in.

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Client instructions through the WordPress admin

So I currently have a client that – no offense to anyone, I swear it – cannot seem to handle instructions to save his life. I’ve written two PDF documents, as well as one in Word format, as well as multiple phone conversations, and having an “Active Collab” type area where your discussions are stored for future reference – and finally emails. However, I still find myself repeatedly giving him instructions, because if it’s not...

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Holy crap, I made a boo-boo!

I was just informed about a stupid mistake I made with my CakeShop plugin (formerly called “Simple Cart”). So please, if ANY of you have downloaded those files before today, redownload them NOW. Here’s the reason why…

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