Posts from March 2008

Add From Server

Posted on in WordPress Plugin & and tagged add-from-server, Media & Wordpress Plugins View Comments

Plugin Homepage: http://dd32.id.au/wordpress-plugins/add-from-server/

I took the challenge: http://foolswisdom.com/media-library-and-wordpress-plugin-challenge/

WordPress 2.5 includes a new Media manager, However, It only knows about files which have been uploaded via the WordPress interface, Not files which have been uploaded via other means(eg, FTP).

So i present, “Add From Server” a WordPress plugin which allows you to browse the filesystem on the webserver and copy any files into the WordPress uploads system, Once “imported” it’ll be treated as any other uploaded file, and you can access it via the Media Library.

You may download the first-version plugin here: http://dd32.id.au/files/add-from-server.zip
I expect its got a number of bugs in it, And it’ll need some more work on it in the coming weeks, But it works!

Bug Reports: Please direct all bug reportsvia my contact form available here.

Remove Max Width

Posted on in WordPress Plugin & and tagged CSS, remove-max-width, WordPress 2.5 & Wordpress Plugins… View Comments

Plugin homepage: http://dd32.id.au/wordpress-plugins/remove-max-width/

With WordPress 2.5, A new Admin interface has come around. And while it looks great, A few design choices have been made which i dont agree with. The main one is  setting the max-widdth on the pages to limit the horizontal span of the pages(Particually the edit pages).

The admin, Notice the whitespace on the right of the page?

Gap on the right of the WordPress Admin

I dont like the whitespace on the righthand side, and as a result, i’ve decided to write a short plugin to over-ride the width CSS, so that afterwards, The admin looks like this:

It is very much a personal choice if you like to have a wide window, or a smaller one, So my advice is that if you find the whitespace anoying, Give this a  go, If its too wide, just disable the plugin and go on your merry way :)

You can download the plugin here: http://dd32.id.au/files/remove-max-width.zip