The html markup…


<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="640" height="348" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="FlashVars" value="xml_path=xml/news2.xml" /><param name="src" value="preview.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="xml_path=xml/news2.xml" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="348" src="preview.swf" flashvars="xml_path=xml/news2.xml" wmode="transparent" quality="high"></embed></object>

The ActionScript code…

root.loaderInfo.parameters.xml_path;

(or if you need it in a variable…)

var xmlFilePath:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters.xml_path;

Hope that helps someone.

add_action( 'register' , 'register_replacement' );
function register_replacement( $link ){
if ( ! is_user_logged_in() ) {
if ( get_option('users_can_register') )
$link = $before . '<a href="' . site_url('wp-login.php?action=register', 'login') . '">' . __('Signup') . '</a>' . $after;
else
$link = ";
} else {
$link = $before . '<a href="' . wp_logout_url() . '">' . __('Logout') . '</a>' . $after;
}
return $link;
}

nextgen gallery – great for internally managed photo galleries

tubepress – let youtube handle the bandwidth and conversion please.

eventsmanager (for RSVP type events)

gigpress (for musician-style tours)

capabilities manager – if you have multiple content editors with varying roles.

Mail From – change the default from email address and name.

exclude-pages – sometimes the main nav doesn't need to be that cluttered

user photo – great for adding some personality especially with multiple content authors

maintenance mode – show users something professional while testing and updating

shadowbox js / lightbox PLUS – sexy photo/video presentation

advanced twitter widget – meh. it works well for client managed twitter feeds.

Register Plus – get all the info you can from your users

all in one SEO pack – what good is a site if no one finds it

kadom-ads-management – if you have savvy enough admins to manage their own ad space

wp super cache – great for high-traffic sites but can cause issues with some plugins

formbuilder – submits forms via email and to the db. export to csv. nice.

FeedBurner FeedSmith – if you're into feedburner for rss feed management. This plugin works excellently.

function new_excerpt_more($more) {
return '… <a href="'.get_permalink().'">MORE</a>';
}
add_filter('excerpt_more', 'new_excerpt_more');

function new_excerpt_length($length) {
return 30;
}
add_filter('excerpt_length', 'new_excerpt_length');

If you're moving a WordPress site to a different server or a different directory on the current server there are several steps to go through to ensure that everything works correctly on the other side of the move.

The Database Edits: (from My Digital Life)

SQL From phpMyAdmin or similar: (in phpMyAdmin go to the top level of the database by clicking on the db name and click on the "SQL" tab. don't forget to add the appropriate db table prefix if different from the default wp_ )

UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = replace(option_value, 'http://www.old-domain.com', 'http://www.new-domain.com') WHERE option_name = 'home' OR option_name = 'siteurl';

UPDATE wp_posts SET guid = replace(guid, 'http://www.old-domain.com','http://www.new-domain.com');

UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = replace(post_content, 'http://www.old-domain.com', 'http://www.new-domain.com');

On occasion you may need to add this to your config.php file: (from the WordPress Codex)

define('WP_HOME','http://www.new-site-location.com');
define('WP_SITEURL','http://www.new-site-location.com/subdirectory-if-applicable');

Sometimes it's necessary to update permalinks by simply going to SETTINGS > PERMALINKS and clicking on SAVE CHANGES. you don't have to change anything, just click the button. Not sure why but it works.

The WordPress Codex has a detailed article on moving WordPress available.

Don't forget to check your theme files (and Flash!) for hard-coded file paths.

I had previously used suPHP to take care of this but there's a much easier solution found on the MT forums… https://forums.mediatemple.net/viewtopic.php?id=4413 – This solution uses FastCGI+SuExec to allow php scripts to fix permissions issues on a media temple dv server. It's fairly easy to accomplish and isn't quite as messy as installing suPHP.

I have linked to an article below that sheds some light on the whole washed-out color when using Photoshop's Save For Web. I'm not an expert on color space this and profile that. I just want to design in Photoshop and create an optimized image that looks like what I designed. I recently upgraded to CS4 and I've found that this is much easier in this newer version of Photoshop.

I have Photoshop CS4 set to ask me about profile mismatches (under EDIT > COLOR SETTINGS), and if I'm working on an image for the web I just "discard the embedded profile (don't color manage)" when it asks me upon opening an image. Then I'm able to just uncheck the "Convert to sRGB" checkbox in the Save for Web" dialog window and everything usually turns out great.

When I was using Photoshop CS2, consistent color via save for web seemed to be much harder to achieve. A few tricks (mentioned in the article below) are to make sure your document is using the sRGB-IEC61blahblah2.1 profile. Find this under EDIT > COLOR SETTINGS and EDIT > CONVERT TO PROFILE if your doc isn't using that profile. Also the preview mode is something that threw me for a loop. Make sure you're viewing your doc in the correct preview mode. Find this under VIEW > PROOF SETUP and assign to sRGBIEC61… via CUSTOM if need be. You might also want to uncheck the ICC profile checkbox in the Save For Web dialog window.

I think all of this has to do with how browsers handle (or don't handle) color profiles. It's all more than I care to deal with to be honest so I just do what works and I'm not sure how or why it works. Terrible I know but I've got better things to spend my time on than figuring out why Photoshop does things the way it does. Plus I've read so many conflicting articles on the subject I feel I've spent enough time trying to figure it out.

here's the article on Photoshop save for web color shift from CreativePro.com.

Hope this helps someone.

<?php query_posts("cat=-46″); ?>
<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
blah blah blah. and then close with the old:
<?php
//Reset Query
wp_reset_query();
?>

To exclude certain categories from an RSS feed on another webpage (like a non-wp homepage):

http://yourdomain.com/blog/feed/?cat=-46