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Twitter Updates for 2010-08-20

  • @corbb Hi Corbbmacc, Thanks for the nice chat as we were walking back to DC last night after the Meetup. #
  • I just added 5 new downloads to the WP 3.01 download counter, due to permissions problems on my test server. #

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Twitter Updates for 2010-08-19

  • @SMLois Lock your screen, in "Keychain Access" preferences check "Show Status in Menu Bar" then choose "Lock Screen" when you step away in reply to SMLois #
  • @nacin Thanks for the talk tonight at @DCPHP You really helped me "get" custom post types. Is there a limit to how many posts WP can have? #

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-18

  • has @bbpress development stalled? the dev list last was used in Nov 09. online docs are inadequate. forums are active though. #confused #

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-17

  • Just reserved tickets to The Daily Show, taped at Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington DC on October 26th #shouldbefun #

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-16

  • Janeen is riding across the USA. Read about "Day 12, The Deluge Day" at http://ntwiw.th8.us #
  • Doh! My cat just closed all my web browser windows. I guess it's time to do do some heavy petting. #

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-14

  • @btsquirrel Yes! The unexpected is usually funny. :) But the "wither am I drifting" stuff has been enjoyable too. #
  • I hate to give tech support to people who can't follow my instructions and insist the bug is my plugin not their premium theme #wordpress #

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-13

  • @darrenhoyt What's with all the spam in the support forums at your web site? At least now I know where to get gucci handbags and watches now #
  • For the @wordpress get_sidebar function, the filename apparently can't have a hyphen in the filename. sidebar-more-stuff.php doesn't work. #
  • @darrenhoyt That's good to know. I may use special grass seed and sprays in my yard, but I still need to weed the garden by hand regularly. in reply to darrenhoyt #

Displaying Category Names in WordPress

I just upgraded one of my blogs to WordPress 3.0 and found a bug (feature?) in my theme. The category name was missing from one column on the home page. I ended up changing this line:

single_cat_title();

to this:

wp_list_categories("include=$category&title_li=&style=none");

and all is fine again. Note: The double quotes on the second command are required. If you put single quotes, the $category variable will not be replaced.

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-12

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-09

  • I really dislike WordPress plugins that frame their web site inside my admin area. It's a privacy violation, and potential security hole. #