I’ve now uploaded an update to the WordPress web directory plugin. The current version 2.6.4 fixes an issue for users trying to install the link directory plugin in a WordPress blog that has been installed in a sub directory. This new version should now work with the situation.

I’ve tested it and it now works for WordPress sites that are installed in subdirectories. If anyone using the plugin still experiences any problems please post a comment. Thanks.

I’ve been working on a new version for the Link Directory WordPress plugin I’ve created. Just to update you of what’s coming. I’ve made some changes to the Web Directory plugin core to allow me to easily add more features in the coming versions. I’ll soon be releasing a beta version for those of you who might want to test it and provide some feedback.

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An new WordPress 2.8.3 has been released. This is a security fix release so it’s highly recommended that you upgrade to 2.8.3. It basically fixes some of the other privilege escalation issues of WordPress version 2.8.1. Should be an easy upgrade for everyone using version 2.8.2, just click on Tools | Upgrade from your WordPress admin.

As a follow-up on my last post about “Detecting web visitors that use mobile phones“, I’ve made available a Wordpress plugin that can be used on your Wordpress site. The plugin provides an is_mobile() function that can be used in Wordpress themes to enable detection of mobile devices.

I currently use it on this site to allow me to view Code Stuff on my mobile phone. If you want to know more about the TxTu Is Mobile wordpress plugin, you can visit my site at TxTu. You can also go straight to the TxTu Is Mobile page to read and download the Wordpress plugin.

With all the thrusts nowadays towards using mobile devices to surf the Net, it would be great if your Wordpress blog is mobile device friendly. The concept is actually simple and you can incorporate a mobile friendly version of your blog by understanding some simple things.

The main thing that you need to know is that when visitors to your Wordpress blog (actually any web site but let’s use Wordpress for this example) browses your site, you can identify the type of computer or mobile device that they are using. Once you have identified the device, it’s easy to create a separate CSS stylesheet for your mobile visitor.

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While creating the theme/template for Code Stuff, I began to search the Net for some HTML test data that I can use to be able to check the CSS stylesheet for the Code Stuff Wordpress theme. I wanted to make sure that the CSS file will contain the standard or at least the minimum style tags for the Wordpress theme.

A couple of Googling on the Net has brought me to the Lorelle site at wordpress.com. Seeing that this is what I needed, I decided to make a copy of the HTML code provided by the site here to be able to check any changes that I make on the Code Stuff stylesheet.

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I’ve managed to get an initial version of the Wordpress theme for the Code Stuff site. Some form of web browser detection is now working and it should display properly on XHTML compliant mobile browsers.

Commenting is next on my list. More on this later.