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Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: <!–more–> teaser tag not working@RustyIndy and @cordac
“The MORE tag won’t work if you’re only displaying a single post. This bug has been fixed in the current CVS version”This is a bug? I thought it was a feature 🙂
Why would you want to display “more” on single post? In single post mode I want them to see the full post. If I want to breakup I will use Page function.If you do *fix* this please provide a way for some of us to unfix this by providing an option. I like my *more* as it is now.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Messed Up The Permalinks – Please Help@craig
I do not use .htaccess or mod_rewrite. They are a pain in that they have arcane syntax and even the slightest modification can block access to your site.You can check my solution on permalinks. Also I have just now posted a comment further simplifying the permalink issue.
Drop me a line if you like it.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: New Plugin: Referrer Bouncer – A Plugin to bounce referrer spam@georgianlady
As Macmanx has kindly pointed out the key difference is that the referrer bouncer plugin doesn’t require manual changes and comes pre-configured for WordPress users. And that it is a plugin. So you don’t have to insert it separately in index.php, wp-comments.php etc (to further illustrate the manual changes part). It takes care of them automatically. Yes I have made the plugin for WP community only. However it can be trivially modifed for any other Weblog/Website environment.Other then that both does the same thing. It silently bounces back referrer’s spammers without bothering you in the least. Additionally this plugin allows you to add/change the referrer list from a text file (not code) and features are provided to manage it from the admin pages.
However stopping referrer spammers doesn’t stop all the spam.
There are spammers who doesn’t use the referrer technique(or may be not in your list) but simply resorts to trackback or direct comment spamming. To prevent them you should use WordPress moderation and blacklist feature. However do not check the box wrt. stopping spam for open proxies(buggy impl.). Additionally if you need you can use HashCash plugin too which some users have commented to be useful. Personally my needs are met so far with a strong blacklist. Also I ensure that first time commenters are automatically moderated.
Hope that helps…
Forum: Everything else WordPress
In reply to: How to foil spam referers?Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: another arcane query about plugin hooksActually plugin authors love hooks, more the better. However hooks do come with slight penalty in performance. It is painful to ask someone to change code to make certain plugins work.
I think you should file the bug.
I have sometimes seen people in this forum get very emotional when you criticize their pet ideas/projects 🙂
Nevertheless filing a bug is the right thing to do.Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Permalinks Broken in 1.5I think the safest way around permalinks is to avoid .htaccess.
You can use my WordPress tips on permalinks access.
It doesn’t require htaccess, doesn’t require mod_rewrite. It is a simple and safe solution of the problem.
The url’s generated are of the format:
Post URL: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/why-i-discourage-embedding-date-in-urls-including-wordpress-permalinks-and-also-other-cms/
Category URL: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/category/cms/wordpress/Let me know if you use it.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: What is the difference between Markdown, Textiles, Texturize, etc….?May be I am missing something here. Doesn’t using a WYSIWYG eliminates the need for any of these plugins?
I started using one recently and it is such a pleasure to post with it. I will just make sure none of the *default text manipulation plugins* lays a hand on my post at any point at any point.
Forum: Everything else WordPress
In reply to: Spam Referrers?You can try http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/word-press-1-5-plugin-referer-bouncer/
It is no hassle, no-configuration-required plugin. Install it and forget it. It should take care of your Spam referrer problems.Let me know how it goes.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Best way to transfer posts from another system?That how they get users to lock in to their product. It is actually an effective marketing strategy, ask Microsoft 🙂
I believe Jensen is not getting the full RSS file.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: spam karma doesnt work..If you check it, all of your comments will get hosed, irrespective of your other settings. It will even mark your own comments as spam. It affects any and all comments including trackbacks.
Please do not check that box. It is buggy like hell, like version 1 of any Microsoft product.
So nowadays several members are delighted that after WordPress 1.5 they are not getting any comment spam. In reality all of their comments are being marked as spam and stored silently in the database. They never sees any comment in their blog anymore 🙂
Check for details:
http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/apology-to-simple-thoughts-blog-commenters-in-last-20-days-or-so/
http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/all-comments-get-nuked-by-blackhole-option-on-blocking-open-proxy-lists-in-wordpress-15-strayhorn/Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: spam karma doesnt work..@minna You have noticed a WordPress feature. It stores all comments, spam or not. It proved very useful to me recently.
All you need to periodically clean it is a simple sql script. I think there is a plugin available which lets you manage it.
Forum: Requests and Feedback
In reply to: rss subscribe to one page or postI just add /feed/ at the end like this http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/wordpress-15-hack-how-to-trim-the-fat-resource-hogging-dashboard-in-admin/feed/
This gives RSS2.0 feed for your post.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Best way to transfer posts from another system?Blogger API information
http://plant.blogger.com/api/It is an API supported by most weblog & cms systems. You can read/write posts using blogger api. You can write little (say around 10-15 lines) of custom code in blogger api to move your posts from one system to another. Each system’s documentation will provide information about this.
Again custom database query is just that. You write the sql. I guess you are not much into db programming 🙂
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Moving to another server and updatingmod_rewrite is a pain for most.
personally I am happy with index.php as part of my url. I still use permalinks like you.Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Best way to transfer posts from another system?Try Blogger API. It should be supported on E107. WordPress supports it.
Blogger API will give you the full posts etc.Another option would be to use custom database queries to transfer between the two databases.