Dr Hyman’s team was looking for a way to show the world who Dr. Hyman is while maintaining the many facets of his work under a single platform.  We knew that WordPress MultiSite would be the perfect platform to provide just what they needed. WordPress MS allows Dr. Hyman to manage DrHyman.com, UltraWellnessCenter.com and his microsites from one centralized location.

Using the Genesis theme framework, we worked with Dr. Hyman and his team to create a new design and layout for DrHyman.com and UltraWellnessCenter.com.

Working along with the consulting services of Margaret Roach and the design services of Kenneth Smith, the new DrHyman.com is clean, informative, easy to maneuver and easily manageable for Dr. Hyman and his team!

If you are interested in learning how you can maximize your current website with WordPress, please contact us today!

So what about pages? I found a great plugin called .html on Pages which will add a .html extension to all of your pages. This plugin will also automatically remove the .html extension from any pages that are nested  as a parent page. Soooo: yourwebsite.com/mypage.html will turn into yourwebsite.com/mypage/mysubpage.html.

We ran into a problem, well not so much a problem because the plugin does what it is supposed to do, but we want to not add .html to the end of the blog page. We want /blog.html to be just /blog so we had to make a few modifications to the plugin. If you are comfortable with php the mod is small and here it is:

Add the following code where ever you want inside of the plugin. This code filters any instance of /blog.html and returns /blog.

function blog_permalinks_page_link($permalink, $page) {
$pos = strpos($permalink, “/blog.html”);
if ($pos !== false) {
$permalink = str_replace(“/blog.html”,”/blog”,$permalink);
}
return $permalink;
}
add_filter( ‘page_link’, ‘blog_permalinks_page_link’, 10, 2 );

Next you will need to alter the html_page_permalink() function and add the following code to the top of it:

$string=$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
$pos = strpos($string, “/blog.html”);
if ($pos !== false) {
switch_to_blog(1);//We are using WPMU if you are not you won’t need this line.
wp_redirect( get_option(‘home’).str_replace(“/blog.html”,”/blog”,$string), 301 );
exit();
}else{
$pos = strpos($string, “/blog”);
if ($pos !== false) {
$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] =str_replace(“/blog”,”/blog.html”,$string);
global $wp;
$wp->parse_request();
}
}

The above code makes the redirect of any hits on /blog.html to /blog (which shouldn’t happen because of the link filter) and hard-codes the request-URL so WordPress thinks it’s pulling from the page /blog.html when it’s now on /blog. That’s it, pretty simple… If you are not good with php you can download the modified plugin here: http://webdevstudios.com/downloads/html-on-pages.zip

I’m sure this plugin could easily be modified to work with other extentions like .htm or .php, which could cut down on the amount of 301 redirects you would have to make when migrating to WordPress which by the way everybody running a blog or basic CMS should be doing!

WPClassroom.com features online training classes for WordPress. Easily learn how to manage and maintain a WordPress powered website using the most powerful online training software powered by Cisco WebEx. Learn from a live instructor who will show examples, demos, use-case scenarios, and tips and tricks for managing WordPress.

Our first class, WordPress for Beginners, is scheduled for Wednesday, September 9th from 6pm-9pm EDT. Each class holds a max of 25 students so there is no overcrowding to worry about. WordPress for Beginners will feature a 2 hour training class on WordPress, followed by a 1 hour Q&A session. That’s a total of 3 hours of WordPress training!

We will begin to offer more advanced classes on plugin and theme development at a later date. We are looking forward to sharing our knowledge and experiences with anyone looking to gain a better understanding of how WordPress works!

Click on the image to see ShadowBox in effect!

Have you ever wanted to display a one time popup announcement message to any new visitor on your WordPress blog or website? Well our WP-Announcements plugin would be perfect for you! Your one time popup per visitor announcement could be a featured post, an important message, a community notice, an advertisement, a survey form, an email subscription form, an emergency alert or anything you can publish in a WordPress post. Popup announcements will appear using the popular ShadowBox JS or ThickBox WordPress plugins.

Perhaps you would like to periodically display a scrolling marquee accross the top of your WordPress blog or website with certain news alerts or messages. Well WP-Announcements does that too. Active marquees will scroll the title of any post you specifiy and link directly to that post.

All announcements can be set from the post page and every announcement created is added to a list on the “WP-Annoucements” settings page so they can easily be managed.

This plugin has been tested and works on WordPress 2.8.2 and WordPress MU (WPMU) 2.8.2.

Visit our WP-Announcements plugin page.

You can download the plugin at the Plugin Directory here: WP-Announcements on WordPress.org

If you experience any bugs please visit our Support Forum.

Hovering over a plot will display the title of the post, address, and also a thumbnail from the post if any images exist. Easily add and delete a single or multiple addresses to each post.

Viewing a single post displays only addresses attached to that post/page, viewing any other page will show the most recent plots across your entire site. You can also set a custom title and description for each address saved. If no title or description is entered the post title and excerpt will be used.

Installation

1. Upload the post-google-map folder to the plugins directory in your WordPress or WPMU installation
2. Activate the plugin
3. Click on “Post Google Map” under Settings. You MUST obtain a Google Maps API key for this plugin to work. http://code.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html
4. Add the “Post Google Map” widget to your sidebar
5. Add an address to any post/page

This plugin has been tested and works on WordPress 2.8.1 and WordPress MU (WPMU) 2.8.1.

Visit our Official Post Google Map plugin support page.

You can download the plugin at the Plugin Directory here: Post Google Map on WordPress.org

If you experience any bugs please visit our Support Forum.

Add an address to any post or page.

Aaron Brazell, Jimmy Gardner, and Alex Hillman organized an amazing event, which converged in the great central location of Baltimore.

Brad Williams gave his presentation, Advanced Thesis Techniques and Tricks, to a packed room full of WordPress Enthusiasts. After flying through his presentation he had a Thesis Q&A for about 30 minutes.

We met a lot of great people and made connections that will last for a long time to come. If you’ve never attended a WordCamp we highly recommend it!

Next up: WordCamp Chicago!

Keeping your WordPress installation current is the single most effective way to keep your website secure and safe from vulnerabilities and hacks. Our support packages also offer plugin and themes upgrades, offsite backups, support ticket system (with unlimited tickets!), and even phone support.

Stop worrying about your website. Stay protected with updates, backups, and a support staff that truly understands WordPress and WordPress MU. Get signed up for a support package today!

So how do you display error messages in WordPress? Easy! Just add the line of code below to the top of your .htaccess file in the root directory of your WordPress website.

php_flag display_errors on

That’s it! Error messages will now display across your entire WordPress website.

Another method used to display WordPress error messages is the WP_DEBUG flag:

define(‘WP_DEBUG’, true);

Just drop that line of code in your wp-config.php file and errors will start displaying.

Remember to only use these techniques to help troubleshoot errors and remove it as soon as you are done.

Topics scheduled for the Meetup include:

• Using WordPress as a CMS Tips and tricks to help tranform WordPress into a CMS
• WordPress 2.8 is coming! We’ll be discussing new features in 2.8 for developers, designers, and users.
• WordCamp Mid-Atlantic is on May 16th.

Information on the upcoming WordCamp in Baltimore.

You can view the official April Meetup page here:
http://www.meetup.com/The-New-Jersey-WordPress-Meetup-Group/calendar/9809084/

We are looking forward to another fun WordPress filled evening and hope to see everyone there!

The WDS team will also be attending the event and can’t wait to hang out with other WordPress fanatics in the windy city. WordCamp Chicago has an amazing lineup scheduled for the June 6th-7th event.

Matt Mullenweg, the founder of WordPress, will be giving the keynote: The State of the Word. Many other WordPress rockstars will be in attendance including Chris Pearson (Thesis), Brian Gardner (Revolution), Lisa Sabin-Wilson (WordPress for Dummies), Jeff Chandler (WP Weekly Podcast), and more!

If you are planning on going make sure to contact us so we can meet up at WordCamp Chicago!