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This tutorial will explain how to create Wordpress widget from scratch. We will make widget using PHP5 OOP. You will also learn how to implement configuration page for your widget. Getting started You should already have Wordpress installed, either on your local machine or on a testing server. For this tutorial we will use the Wordpress version 2.7. You should also have a theme that support widgets. You could use the default one or make a wordpress theme from scratch and widgetize it. Widget name The first task in creating a Wordpress widget is to think about what the widget will do, and make a (hopefully unique) name for your widget. Check out Plugins and the other repositories it refers to, to verify that your name is unique; you might also do a Google search on your proposed name. The name can be multiple words. Widget files We will start by creating a folder widget-name in our wp-content/plugins/ directory, where Wordpress stores all it’s plugins. It’s a good idea to alwa...

In this tutorial, I will explain the basics of how WordPress theme works and show you how to convert a static HTML template into a theme. No PHP skill is required, but you need Photoshop and CSS skills to create your own design. 1. The Blog Frontend Before you start, let’s take a look at the WordPress default theme and see how it is structured. Take note of the elements (header, post title, search form, navigation, footer, etc.). Default Frontpage (index.php) Default Single (single.php) 2. Photoshop Mockups Based on the information gathered from the default theme, design a Photoshop mockup of your blog. Here I’m using GlossyBlue , one of my free WordPress themes , as an example. 3. HTML + CSS After the PSD design is done, create a static HTML+CSS template of each page. Why Create a Static HTML File First? Mainly because it will make the development process a lot easier. I usually create a HTML file for every template that I need, test it across all browsers, validate bo...

Overview Fiat Group SpA is a diversified global company in business for over a century and is one of the top fifteen automobile manufacturers in the world, even larger than Daimler AG. Producing more than 85% of the automobiles that the Fiat Group manufactures and sells, the Fiat Group Automobiles SpA (FGA) subsidiary produces about 1.98 million automobiles/year. Over 42,000 Fiat users channel over $30 Billion (USD) in revenue (24 billion euros) through their PHP-based Fiatlink system which is now the primary access point for all of FGA's dealers and service centers to enter car orders and access information across the Fiat Auto enterprise. This is business-critical PHP. Improving sales performance and customer relations by exploiting back-end and point-of-use technology in the sales, service, and support processes they engage in was the goal for Fiat. Fiatlink addresses both sales and after sales that FGA processes, and currently handles 100% of the ordering and logistics and 6...

NEW DELHI, INDIA: In an effort to bridge the digital divide and to take knowledge to every Indian household, the Government of India is set to make available low-cost computers at US$ 10, within six months. Once this becomes a reality, it would help students get feed on every subject while sitting home. Based on the technology developed by IISC, Bangalore and IIT Madras, the Rs 500 computer will be a small equipment with expandable memory, LAN and Wi-Fi facilities. "But lot of testing has to be done to ensure that the technology works properly. Once the testing is over, the computers will be made available on commercial basis. The target is to make it available in six months time," Higher Education Secretary, Ministry of HRD, R P Agrawal said reporters on Thursday. The government is also planning to produce e-content on every subject which will be made available free of cost, said reports. A prototype computer has been designed which is being tested now. "Its cost will b...

This HOWTO applies if: * Your machine already has Windows installed, and you are installing Linux as a second operating system, and * You want to leave the Windows boot loader (NTLDR) on the MBR (Master Boot Record). This allows you to continue to boot Windows with no issues. I've heard that Windows 2000/Windows XP or anti-virus software may complain if the MBR does not contain the Windows boot loader You can use either GRUB or LILO to dual-boot Windows 2000/Windows XP and Linux. Both functionally work fine, but from what I've read, GRUB requires less maintenance, as LILO requires you to reinstall the boot loader (by running /sbin/lilo) every time you rebuild the kernel or make changes to /etc/lilo.conf. Requirements for /boot Partition The location of the /boot partition on the hard drive is critical so that you don't get screwed by the infamous BIOS 1024 cylinder limit. The BIOS of older systems can't access data beyond cylinder 1024, which is ~8.5 GB. A simpl...

Apache Web Server configuration for Redhat 7.3, 8.0 and 9.0 with Dynamic ip to router. This section is designed to detail the steps you may need to go through to setup a server on an ISP that only gives out a dynamic IP address. You will need to edit network configuration on your server by set it to statically and taking the ip number you've been assigned by your router (eg) - (192.168.0.2), subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and gateway 192.168.0.1, and use your isp nameservers ip's. The general approach is to use a dynamic ip address yet access your server via a domain name. This allows you and others to always reach your website from the outside even if the ip address changes regularly. Basically what needs to be done is to configure the apache configuration file httpd.conf for your dynamic IP. You could access you site via your current ip address but since you have a dynamic ip, it may change every few days, weeks or months and you would have to tell everybody every time it changes....