Heathcote Bailey Website

Date: 7th June 2008 at 11:19 pm | Filed under: portfolio | Author: Sam Burdge

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Heathcote Bailey is a creatively led events services company specialising in bespoke party production. The site is built in a combination of PHP, JavaScript and HTML. It features a large scrolling background image which is very cool.

Check it out: www.heathcotebailey.co.uk

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WP Flash Titles Plugin 2.0

Date: 22nd April 2008 at 3:02 pm | Filed under: development, flash, plugins, wordpress | Author: Sam Burdge

This WordPress plugin allows you to display your post titles in any font, colour and size you want using Flash. It will also retain your original html styling of your titles and display that to users who don't have Flash installed. It is fully customisable via the Options tab in wordpress. It is search engine friendly and easy to implement.

Update:

Version 2.0 includes 2 basic changes.

  1. The way the options are saved has been changed to address the problems some users were having with this.
  2. More pre-installed fonts.

Example:

I am happy with my WordPress theme as it is, so I have set up this example page for you to see the Flash Titles in action: WP Flash Titles Example Page

Installation:

  1. Upload the wp_flash_titles folder to your wp-content/plugins folder.
  2. Activate the plugin from the Plugins page.

Usage:

  1. Go to Options -> WP Flash Titles to choose your font, size and colour scheme for your titles.
  2. You need to modify your template file slightly. First you need to locate the code that relates to the post title. This will typically be something like:
    <h3 class="storytitle" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
    <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark">
    <?php the_title(); ?>
    </a>
    </h3>
  3. You then need to add two lines of code. First paste this line in directly before the page title code:
    <?php if(function_exists('wp_flash_titles')){wp_flash_titles($post->ID,'start')} ?>
  4. Then this line directly after:
    <?php if(function_exists('wp_flash_titles')){wp_flash_titles($post->ID,'end')} ?>
  5. To embed any font you want you must have Flash CS3. Open the source file 'wp_flash_title.fla' which is located in the 'Source' folder of the plugin. In flash simply change the font of the text area to any font you wish. Do a 'Save As' and then publish the swf. Once you have created the swf you must upload it to the folder: wp-content/plugins/wp_flash_titles/flash
    It will now appear in the list of fonts in the Options -> WP Flash Titles page!!

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23 Responses to “WP Flash Titles Plugin 2.0”

  • Comment by Printer
    Date: April 22nd, 2008 at 8:33 pm

    Hi, thanks for this great plugin. Unfortunatly I can’t seem to get it to work. I followed the instructions. But I can not see an example image inthe options page, and when I insert all the option values after update options the option boxes are empty again. Any idea how this can be? I’m onWP 2.5

  • Comment by Sam Burdge
    Date: April 22nd, 2008 at 10:34 pm

    Hi Printer,

    Sorry, it was my mistake…I hadn’t updated one of the plugin files correctly. Please download again and re-install and it should work.

    Sam

  • Comment by Printer
    Date: April 22nd, 2008 at 11:20 pm

    Ah, thanks! the optionpage is working now. I seem to run in to another problem now. when I refresh my site it goes blank(empty). the dashboard ist working though. i have this code in my ‘index’ now:
    ID,’start’)} ?><a href=”" rel=”bookmark” title=”Permanent Link to “>ID,’end’)} ?>
    this should be correct is it?

  • Comment by Printer
    Date: April 22nd, 2008 at 11:22 pm

    ow, i see the code did not displayed corect in my comment.

  • Comment by Sam Burdge
    Date: April 23rd, 2008 at 1:01 am

    The code should be something like:

    < ?php if(function_exists('wp_flash_titles'))
    {wp_flash_titles($post->ID,’start’)} ?>
    <a href=”< ?php the_permalink() ? rel="nofollow">” rel=”bookmark”>
    < ?php the_title(); ?>
    </a>
    < ?php if(function_exists('wp_flash_titles'))
    {wp_flash_titles($post->ID,’end’)} ?>

  • Comment by Stephen
    Date: April 24th, 2008 at 2:25 pm

    Hi,

    I am trying to use the plugin once again. The saving options problem seems to be fixed, thanks. BUT when I activate and try to use the plugin, only the first two posts on my home page get flash titles and all the others are completely missing. I have about 20 posts showing on my homepage btw.
    Any advice? Thanks!

  • Comment by Sam Burdge
    Date: April 24th, 2008 at 2:55 pm

    Hi Stephen

    It could be one of a few things causing this. Let’s start with the basics, have you tried emptying your browser’s cache and refreshing the page?
    Does this behaviour occur on all pages of your site (monthly archives, single category pages, etc) or just on the home page? Do the titles that aren’t appearing contain any special html characters (&#@!”‘, etc.)?

    Sam

  • Comment by Stephen
    Date: April 24th, 2008 at 3:40 pm

    Thanks for the reply. I see that it seems to be browser specific. In Safari it looks fine and in Firefox 3 beta I am having the problem of no titles after the first two.

  • Comment by brian
    Date: May 6th, 2008 at 8:59 pm

    Thanks for the plugin, it’s great!

    I was wondering… how to configure the plugin if you want the background to be transparent?

  • Comment by Sam Burdge
    Date: May 7th, 2008 at 3:05 pm

    Hi Brian
    I hadn’t thought to add an option for transparent…I’ll have to add that feature in the next release! For now you could use this workaround…

    change the line of the plugin’s code:
    so.write(”flash_title_’.$flash_title_id.’”);

    to:
    so.addParam(”wmode”,”transparent”);
    so.write(”flash_title_’.$flash_title_id.’”);

    Hope this works for you…
    Sam

  • Comment by Jayvee
    Date: May 7th, 2008 at 5:38 pm

    Hey, great plug-in but sadly it won’t work in my site. The options panel don’t show the fonts.

    How do I fix that? =(

  • Comment by Jayvee
    Date: May 7th, 2008 at 6:15 pm

    BTW I’m using WP 2.5.1

    Thanks.

  • Comment by Jayvee
    Date: May 10th, 2008 at 10:15 pm

    I already figured out the problem. I upgraded the swfobject.js file. Thanks for the plugin.

  • Comment by Mikester
    Date: May 12th, 2008 at 7:13 am

    I just couldn’t get it to work…… :-(

  • Comment by Stephen
    Date: May 23rd, 2008 at 2:45 am

    Hi, it is me again. Just wondering if you will be updating your plugin to work with the new Firefox? Thanks!

  • Comment by alectro
    Date: June 10th, 2008 at 8:27 pm

    Hi Sam, I followed the instructions but I cant see it working both on Index and Single.

    That’s the blog: http://www.laondagrafika.com/blog/

    Thanks!

  • Comment by alectro
    Date: June 10th, 2008 at 8:28 pm

    ID,’start’) ?>
    <a href=”" rel=”bookmark”>
    ID,’end’) ?>

    thats the code I put on that files.

  • Comment by Ryan Creighton
    Date: June 12th, 2008 at 12:59 am

    Hi! GREAT plugin idea! i desperately want to use it.

    The trouble is that when i install the plugin, i get this error message:

    Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.

    When i go to the plugin page under Options, i see various errors like:

    WordPress database error: [Table 'untolden_wrdp1.wp_flashtitles' doesn't exist]

    There are numerous similar errors. i checked my database, and it looks like the tables that the plugin needs aren’t getting installed.

    Any suggestions? i’m running ver 2.2.2.

    THANKS!!

  • Comment by zulu
    Date: June 13th, 2008 at 7:13 pm

    Hi. Great plugin :) Got one problem: There’s a “free space” before the title, means title, date and post don’t begin at the same beginning *lol* know what I mean? Visit my site to check, I can also send a screenshot if wanted (I don’t know how long this plugin will be activated). How can I fix this? Thanks a lot!
    zulu

  • Comment by zulu
    Date: June 13th, 2008 at 7:25 pm

    It’s me again! Another problem: The flash titles don’t link to full post as they used to do before, so I uninstalled the plugin now. But screenshot is ready to send ;)

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  • Comment by Fernando
    Date: August 6th, 2008 at 9:10 pm

    Hi Sam! Contratulations for the plugin, I think is amazing!

    You know? Im using the default theme for wordpress, the original code says:

    < div class=”post” id=”post-” >
    < a href=”" rel=”bookmark” title=”Permanent Link to ” >

    But when i replace this code for:

    ID,’start’)} ?>
    <a href=”” rel=”bookmark”>

    ID,’end’)} ? >

    … then the theme no work. :(

    I dunno where Im mistake. Can you help me? Thank you so much and sorry for my english language, still is very poor. :)

  • Comment by Fernando
    Date: August 6th, 2008 at 9:29 pm

    Hi again Sam…. i found my mistake, i forgot write class=”storytitle” in the code… is ok now… thank you so much again… your plugin is cool

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Artanoid - Flash arkanoid game

Date: 9th April 2008 at 2:56 pm | Filed under: actionscript, development, flash, gallery | Author: Sam Burdge

I built the game Artanoid for the 76 Creative website. It is a remake of the arcade classic Arkanoid with a 76 creative twist. The game has 5 levels, various 'power-ups' andalso saves and updates a score table using server side php. I recommend turning the music on to get the full effect, with a different soundtrack for each level.

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  • Comment by Jeffrey Posner
    Date: June 6th, 2008 at 7:41 pm

    I am interested in having you work on some possible flash games for me. I tried writing you an email but it bounced.

    Let me know if you are interested or when you may have time to chat about it.

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76 Creative - New Site

Date: 27th February 2008 at 3:51 pm | Filed under: portfolio | Author: Sam Burdge

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The new 76 Creative website is here! We have updated our portfolio and the design of the site itself. The incredibly popular Sound FX board is still there, and is now joined by the extremely cool (if I do say so myself) Artanoid - 76 Creative's take on the arcade classic Arkanoid. The site is built in PHP with flash elements.

Check it out: www.76creative.com

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WordPress - Change Default Email Address Plugin

Date: 20th February 2008 at 12:04 am | Filed under: development, plugins, wordpress | Author: Sam Burdge

This WordPress plugin changes the default email address that all notifications sent from your blog are addressed from. The default address for all emails sent by your blog is currently wordpress@ yoursite.com.

I had seen some tutorials / forum entries previously where people suggested editing the core WordPress file 'pluggable.php' to overide this default. This method does work, however you would have to repeat the hack every time you upgrade to a new version of WordPress so it is not an ideal solution.

Faced with this problem for a site I was working on recently, I wrote this basic plugin which allows you to configure your own email address in the format: Your Name <yourname@yoursite.com>.

Installation:

  1. Upload the file wp_change_default_email.php to your wp-content/plugins folder
  2. Activate the plugin from the Plugins page in WordPress

Usage:

  1. In the Plugins page in WordPress click the edit button next to the plugin in the list.
  2. Scroll down until you see a note saying 'Configure it'
  3. Enter your name and email as shown
  4. If you don't enter a new address the default 'wordpress@' will remain

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  • Comment by Shane
    Date: February 29th, 2008 at 8:33 am

    Works great - thank you!

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