My first blog since 2009!!!!!!

Date: 18th June 2011 at 11:04 am | Filed under: blog | Author: Sam Burdge

Wow, the time has just flown by!!! Sorry for the lack of recent code and wordpress goodness.

Firstly, I am glad to see that my WP Post Columns Plugin is still going strong!!! Although it has not been updated since 2009 it seems that it is still working (for most people at least) and the comments keep flooding in!

Many of my WordPress plugins, themes and code tutorials are now unfortunately un-supported. But they are still free, and many people add solutions and answers as well as questions in the comments. I am still working with WordPress every day, but can no longer spare the time to provide free support for free plugins and tutorials.

I have had quite a few comments from people saying that they find it hard to read white text on a black background. Some of these comments have been so strongly worded that I was unable to publish them on the site! If you really can't stand it then you could always try getting firebug addon for firefox and changing the colours however you want (yellow text on a pink background looks quite good). I probably won't be changing my theme in the near future. Also, it's probably a good idea not to get into server administration like linux / apache stuff if you don't like light text on a dark background...

Some new wordpress tutorials and goodies coming soon I promise!

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Street Fighter Widget

Date: 26th October 2009 at 1:05 am | Filed under: blog | Author: Sam Burdge | Tags: , , ,

Get your hands on the new Street Fighter 2 widget. You can grab the widget code and embed it on your website, or even your myspace or facebook profile. This flash remake of the game is a very accurate copy of the arcade original featuring all the characters and bonus levels. If you just want to play the game on a website please follow this link:

Play Street Fighter online

2 Responses to “Street Fighter Widget”

  • Comment by Nail Yener
    Date: October 3rd, 2010 at 9:52 am

    I am glad that I came across this. I used to play Street Fighter 2 about 15 years ago :)

  • Comment by Bob
    Date: May 1st, 2011 at 3:54 am

    hey great sf2 widget mang ill put it onto my blog :)

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Widgetbox widgets

Date: 25th May 2009 at 1:49 am | Filed under: blog | Author: Sam Burdge

I have just created these two widgets for my plugins feed and Zap Gamez over at Widgetbox. This is the most basic type of widget called a Blidget. Widgets are cool, I will definitely make more!

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Privacy Policy

Date: 14th March 2009 at 11:30 am | Filed under: blog | Author: Sam Burdge

Privacy Policy for www.samburdge.co.uk

If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us by email at

At www.samburdge.co.uk, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information is received and collected by www.samburdge.co.uk and how it is used.

Log Files
Like many other Web sites, www.samburdge.co.uk makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

Cookies and Web Beacons
www.samburdge.co.uk does use cookies to store information about visitors preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, customize Web page content based on visitors browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.

Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners include Google Adsense, .

These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on www.samburdge.co.uk send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and / or to personalize the advertising content that you see.

www.samburdge.co.uk has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. www.samburdge.co.uk's privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.

If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

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Games Arcade Website powered by WordPress

Date: 28th February 2009 at 4:04 pm | Filed under: blog, portfolio, wordpress | Author: Sam Burdge | Tags: , , , ,

I have recently been working on a highly versatile premium theme for WordPress which is due for release soon. As part of the project I wanted to test how the theme (and WordPress itself) could work with sites of various different genres. My intention was that the theme would be configurable enough via it's Options Menu that it could easily be styled to suit corporate sites such as recruitment, blue chip company, technology site  & product portfolio, media sites such as magazine, news, image & video gallery and also youth oriented sites such as music / band website,  games website.

The theme also features simple integration for banners and advertising,  so creating a couple of  'working example' sites was not only a good way of testing the theme's versatility but also a potential source of a few extra quid!

I had been wanting to do a games & videos website for a while, and I had built the theme's default settings around a 'corporate magazine' look & feel, so I decided the games site would be a great way to test the theme. Here is my wordpress games arcade site so far:  Zap Gamez

I decided to look around and see what articles I could find about creating a games arcade website with wordpress, or if there was a plugin that allowed you to easily insert games into your WordPress blog. I found this article by Emanuele Feronato:

It describes a method of populating your WordPress blog with games via a feed from MochiAds (A source of free games for websites) using custom fields. However, for my site I wanted to be able to integrate games from various free content suppliers and host games on my own server as well as embedding games hosted by content suppliers. What I really wanted was a plugin that could embed games into posts or pages using shortcodes.

THE PLUGIN

The prototype plugin I have built includes the following features:

4 Different views:

  1. Grid view - a grid of thumbnail images linking to each game (can be restricted to a single category or parent category)
  2. Category view - this view includes a medium sized image and a written description of the game
  3. Single page view - the page where you play the game itself
  4. Featured Game view - a page with a list of featured games

Different embedding modes:

  1. iFrame embedding - embed iFrame content using code provided by free games sites, or use this method to display games from your own server where an html file has been provided with the free game download.
  2. Flash embedding - embed Flash content using embed codes provided by other sites, or embed flash games directly from your own site. You can even upload them easily using the wordpress 'Add Media' tool.

The beta version of the WP Game Embed plugin can be found here.

39 Responses to “Games Arcade Website powered by WordPress”

  • Comment by ashish
    Date: March 17th, 2009 at 7:58 am

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  • Comment by alex
    Date: March 27th, 2009 at 2:01 pm

    great article. thank

  • Comment by fencze
    Date: April 21st, 2009 at 8:03 am

    this game is so good I have played it several days ago

  • Comment by Budi
    Date: April 23rd, 2009 at 1:34 pm

    Keep it up man! Now, when I need useful info I’ll come here.
    Smarter than an average blog…cheers

  • Comment by Steven
    Date: May 19th, 2009 at 1:52 am

    Nice Kindly visit my site

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    Date: May 29th, 2009 at 3:48 pm

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  • Comment by free business advertising
    Date: June 15th, 2009 at 2:42 am

    wow i think wordpress just for blog, but im wrong, good idea bro

  • Comment by pikachu
    Date: June 16th, 2009 at 8:04 pm

    visit mine i have lotz of free games too -yay-

  • Comment by eaonflux
    Date: June 19th, 2009 at 7:05 am

    Nice plugin, made myself also a mochiads wordpress plugin, its still in decelopment.
    i heavily cusomized a video theme for the layout.
    you might wanne check it some times.
    god job…
    grts,

    chris

  • Comment by Dave Smith
    Date: July 10th, 2009 at 5:18 am

    Hey, this is cool free stuff

  • Comment by fred bennett
    Date: July 17th, 2009 at 2:58 am

    Awesome post. Very informative :)

  • Comment by Sam Burdge
    Date: August 3rd, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    This post must contain keywords that are attracting too many spam bots. Sorry but comments are now closed on this post.

  • Comment by Jambo
    Date: August 18th, 2009 at 7:37 pm

    i am new to wordpress but i like this site, good article… and i like the sound od the flash arcade….

  • Comment by bayu
    Date: August 30th, 2009 at 5:00 pm

    i have downloaded your beta plugins, nice plugin mate, thanks

  • Comment by Neo
    Date: September 13th, 2009 at 1:12 pm

    So, this is interesting for me, I will translate it and post to my saite http://grang.info Thanks, Alex

  • Comment by LacnyWebHosting
    Date: October 2nd, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    Great article, adding it to my bookmarks!

  • Comment by blackhatguide
    Date: October 12th, 2009 at 10:28 pm

    Great work with the blog mate let me know if you want to partner up with my blog as well! =]

  • Comment by Jocuri barbie
    Date: October 22nd, 2009 at 3:17 pm

    Nice your beta :) I’ll gonna translate in romanian language this post and i will put a direct link to your site. Thank you

  • Comment by Kwik Games
    Date: November 5th, 2009 at 9:35 pm

    Very cool. I finally got around to changing my own games site, http://www.kwikgames.com over to Wordpress earlier this year. After years of updating static HTML pages it was high time I made the switch and was thoroughly worth it…

    I love your thumbnail “grid”! You might want to use a rating plugin, there are quite a few good ones, so you can show most popular games and encourage more user interaction, but overall it looks great. And to anyone thinking of using WP for a games site I highly recommend it!

  • Comment by kral oyun
    Date: November 6th, 2009 at 2:29 am

    that is what i need :) thanks!

  • Comment by Arcade
    Date: January 29th, 2010 at 10:08 pm

    Very nice articles. Thanks men.

  • Comment by idic
    Date: March 14th, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    Nice article. But there are other sides which are based on wordpress and use mochi games: http://highscoregaming.net
    Cheers idic

  • Comment by Nick
    Date: June 15th, 2010 at 1:16 am

    The wordpress site looks good. I especially like the huge thumbs.

  • Comment by kız oyunları
    Date: June 20th, 2010 at 1:04 pm

    Very cool. I finally got around to changing my own games site

  • Comment by love games
    Date: June 20th, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    i heavily cusomized a video theme for the layout.
    you might wanne check it some times.
    god job…

  • Comment by anime and games
    Date: July 16th, 2010 at 4:09 pm

    I like playing Games..So I make blog and include many games..In order that if I want to play game just open my blog.

    Regard
    Ali Mustika Sari

  • Comment by Ricky Davis
    Date: July 29th, 2010 at 3:18 am

    How has this theme been going? any updates on this one? There has been lots of game themes now and I`m hoping you were successful on this.

  • Comment by kız oyunu
    Date: September 6th, 2010 at 7:15 am

    I love your thumbnail “grid”! You might want to use a rating plugin, there are quite a few good ones, so you can show most popular games and encourage more user interaction, but overall it looks great. And to anyone thinking of using WP for a games site I highly recommend it!

  • Comment by Free WWE Games
    Date: November 23rd, 2010 at 1:34 pm

    I think is a great idea, keep up the great work. Looking forward for some updates on this.
    Thanks.

  • Comment by snooty
    Date: January 1st, 2011 at 8:45 am

    Nice article. But there are other sides which are based on wordpress and use mochi games: http://www.ccymx.com/
    Cheers idic

  • Comment by Jenny Stalker
    Date: January 15th, 2011 at 1:44 pm

    wow, I rarely ever have to scroll down this much just to comment on a post before. Great post, keep them coming!

  • Comment by Tanja Brociner
    Date: January 18th, 2011 at 3:27 pm

    What will they imagine next? In many instances, They’ll guarantee you

  • Comment by cubetz
    Date: January 25th, 2011 at 1:40 pm

    yep. still waiting for some new info. A game theme would be great adition to all of us.

  • Comment by Multiplayers Games
    Date: March 22nd, 2011 at 10:08 am

    Awesome, im testing this on my site, thanks for making it!

  • Comment by Nickelodeon Games
    Date: April 3rd, 2011 at 12:10 pm

    Thanks alot mate, this is a really nice info about WordPress game :) I’m bookmarking this page!!

  • Comment by Play Ms Pacman
    Date: April 21st, 2011 at 7:24 pm

    My website http://playmspacman.net is also powered by Wordpress and I can say that it is doing very well.

  • Comment by Dem Managment
    Date: May 25th, 2011 at 8:23 am

    i love this thing wordprees is now in games also

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