Radio Station Tutorial – Creating a tabbed programming schedule

Have you ever wanted your radio station’s programming grid to appear as a nice tabbed block instead of the default gigantic table? Well, today I’m going to show you how.

Radio Station WordPress plugin is now translatable

Well, it took me awhile to figure out how to go about doing it, but I’ve finally managed to get the Radio Station plugin to the point that I can localize it.

Why I don’t sell my WordPress plugins

So a friend of mine asked me an interesting question to other day. They wanted to know why all of my WordPress plugins are free when I could be selling them, or at least selling a “pro” version of them. There are actually a few reasons for this.

WordPress Plugin – Radio Station

Radio Station is a plugin to run a radio station’s website. It’s functionality is based on Drupal 6’s Station plugin, reworked for use in Wordpress. The plugin includes the ability to associate users with “shows”, display the currently on-air DJ, store playlists, and more.

WordPress Plugin – QR Redirector

QR Redirector is an update to my old QR Code Redirect plugin. Unlike the old plugin, which relied on Google Charts API, this version is completely self-contained.

Update to Scheduled Announcements plugin

I’ve updated my Scheduled Announcements Widget plugin to address some features that were lacking in the initial release. In version 0.1.1 The scroller that displays the announcements will now pause on mouseover. Additionally, I’ve added the ability to put announcements in whatever order you like, rather than simply displaying them based on the order of […]

WordPress Plugin – Scheduled Announcement Widget

The Scheduled Announcements Widget lets you add a scrolling list of site announcements to any widgetized area of your site.

Anti-SOPA tools for webmasters and users alike

As more and more internet users get involved in the SOPA/PIPA debate, more and more tools have been developed by the techies among us to show just how serious we are about keeping our internet free. Everything from plugins to directories to mobile apps have launched in recent weeks. Here are just a few of them.

Anybody need a wish list?

Try my new wish list plugin. It’s just a quickie simple little thing, but someone might find it useful.

WordPress Plugin – My Wish List

Description This plugin allows you to create wish lists for your website, and display them on any post or page with simple shortcode. Include Item names, prices, sizes, colors, links, and photos so everyone knows what you want/need. Download WordPress Repo: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/my-wish-list/ Direct Downloads: Version 1.4.2 – 4/13/2015 Version 1.4.1 – 9/10/2014 Version 1.4 – […]

My new DJ On-Air Widget

If you’re in need of a WordPress widget that displays the DJ currently on air in the sidebar of your website, try my new WordPress plugin.

WordPress Plugin – DJ On-Air Widget

Description The DJ On-Air Widget adds a “Dj Shifts” field to user profiles that allows them to be scheduled for on-air shifts on an hourly basis and provides a sidebar widget that displays any user(s) scheduled for the current hour. Download WordPress Repo: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/dj-on-air-widget/ Direct Downloads: Version 0.2.6 – 11/25/2011 ** bug fix** Version 0.2.5 […]

What’s your default install?

Over the past few months, I’ve found myself working with WordPress more and more, simply because it cuts down on development time and gives me the freedom to focus on customizations rather than making sure the core of the site is working correctly. But what’s a CMS without plugins? These are the ones I install […]

WordPress Plugin – Playlist217

Description Playlist 217 allows a radio station to maintain a live “now playing” list of tracks played on their station. It accepts an artist name and track title via a URL, stores it, and when possible matches it to the appropriate album art for display. Playlists can be displayed as “most recent” or from a […]

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