Posts Tagged ‘Extensions’

New plugins handling in WordPress 2.6

I've already written about how WordPress 2.6 will support Google Gears, but on the lighter side of the administration interface changes are also changing place.

Today I noticed in the WordPress 2.6 trunk version that activated and deactivated plugins are now kept apart. Click image below for screenshot:

Although this is definitely a smaller change, I welcome it. As it is now, in WordPress 2.5, activated and deactivated plugins are mixed together giving you a some times very long list. That appears to be over as of 2.6 :-)

Firefox 3 requires secure updates from extensions

I've been using the latest trunk (nightly) version of the Firefox 3 browser for some time now. But it wasn't until recently that I discovered, that it had disabled two of my extensions:

CoLT
TinyUrl Creator

The reason was that the extensions didn't provide secure updates, probably to avoid fraud. I checked addons.mozilla.org and noticed, that the entire addons site has changed to a https:// protocol.

I Googled the two plugins and found that they are available from the addons site:

And now they work like a charm. So remember: If you are currently using any extensions for Firefox that uses a regular http:// connection for updating, and you plan on updating to Firefox 3, you should check to see if you can download/install them from a secure location, such as addons.mozilla.org.

Just a tip :-)

ChromaTabs: Too many damn colors

I've mentioned the Firefox extension 'ChromaTabs' earlier.

Well, now I've tested in, and even though I'm sure it's a really good feature for some, I just couldn't get used to it. It was too hard to see which tab was the active one, and in the end the various colors faded into a palette, where I couldn't distinguish them from each other.

Pity, it seemed like such a nice tool…

New Better Gmail extension for new Gmail

As a Gmail user who uses Gmail a lot, I also use a Firefox extension entitled "Better Gmail".

But as Google has started upgrading all Gmail accounts to a new and improved Gmail a new version of the Better Gmail extension is needed.

The aptly named "Better Gmail 2" is available at the Lifehacker site.

The new Better Gmail 2 extension lacks some of the features of its predecessor — I'm missing the Airwaves skin, for instance — but it's still at version 0.1, so they'll probably resurface in later versions.

In other news: All Gmail users now have IMAP access.

Tip: Scrollbar Anywhere

This is a tip on a browser extension for the Firefox browser. You might be able to use it on Flock.

What the Scrollbar Anywhere extension does, is that it enables you to scroll a page simply by holding down your right mouse button.

Just press the right mouse button and and keep it down while you move it to scroll the page. Release the button, when you're done scrolling. It's that easy.

This is a pretty basic extension but it's a feature that I use a lot.

Testing BlogRovR — read about the sites you visit

While I was checking out referrers to this blog I came across something called BlogRovR, which I had no idea what was.

BlogRovR is a service where to add all your favorite blogs. You can select packages and you can add other blogs you read — or both at the same time.

When you're done doing that you install a BlogRovR Firefox extension, and when you visit a site, that one/more of your favorite blogs have written about, BlogRovR pops up in the right side of the browser window with links to the blog posts mentioning the site you're visiting.

I have just started using BlogRovR, so that's basically all I know about the service :-)

Safari style address bar in Firefox

One of the few things I like about the Mac browser Safari is the combined address bar and loader. But now you don't have to have ~~Firefox~~ Safari to get that feature.

Just use the Fission extension, which I'm using right now — yes, it works with Flock (0.9 Beta) as well!

Guide to writing your own WordPress plugins

Have a yet non-existing feature that you need pretty bad in WordPress?

Then create your own plugin.

Here's a guide on how to write your own plugins for WordPress.

I haven't had the time to check it out yet, but it sounds like a sure read :-)

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Tags: CMS, Extensions, PHP, wordpress

A Firefox preview extension that is actually worth using?

I've been more than annoyed at the Snap Firefox extension that provides surfers with preview of the site, that the link they've placed their cursor on is pointing to. But Snap is just, to be honest, a pain in the butt and to intrusive on my surfing.

But via Geekzone I've come across Interclue.

To be honest, I've only been using Interclue for something like 30 seconds or so but so far it seems much more sophisticated and though through than Snap — plus it has more features.

Test it and see for yourself. According to Geekzone the people behind Interclue is planning to release versions for Internet Explorer 7 and Safari browsers.

Interclue Firefox extension screenshot

Microsoft meets open source

To allow better playback of Windows Media Files Microsoft is now issuing a Windows Media Player plugin for Firefox.

This is my first time installing anything Microsoft into my Firefox and for simply that reason I actually looked at the End User License Agreement, EULA. Here's a snippet of what happens, when Microsoft issues a plugin to Firefox and adds its legal mumbo-jumbo:

[...]

2. Scope of License. The software is licensed, not sold. This agreement only gives you some rights to use the software. Microsoft reserves all other rights. Unless applicable law gives you more rights despite this limitation, you may use the software only as expressly permitted in this agreement. In doing so, you must comply with any technical limitations in the software that only allow you to use it in certain ways.

You may not
· work around any technical limitations in the software;
· reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the software, except and only to the extent that applicable law expressly permits, despite this limitation;
· make more copies of the software than specified in this agreement or allowed by applicable law, despite this limitation;
· publish the software for others to copy;
· rent, lease or lend the software;
· transfer the software or this agreement to any third party; or
· use the software for commercial software hosting services.

3. BACKUP COPY.
You may make one backup copy of the software. You may use it only to reinstall the software.

[...]

I can't see what I cannot redistribute the software? You'd think that Microsofts wants as many people as possible to know about it, eh?

And I just created my one backup copy. Better burn it to a CD-ROM — just to be sure, since I'm only allowed to create one.

What's up with all of this?

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