Why did you write this plugin?
I wrote this plugin for a few reasons.
- I am new to wordpress and wanted to learn how it worked. What better way then to rip the off the cover and start playing with the insides?? Unlike my dad’s CB radio I was able to put Wordpress back together.
- My wife and I have a new son and I wanted a blog to brag/boast/show off. However, I didn’t want to manage the content myself. My wife is pretty technical, but using a plugin helped keep things consistent between our posts.
- I’ve been writing code for well over 10 years and figured it was finally time to contribute to the open source community.
Why has the widget sidebar disappeared?
I had to rename the main SmugPress plugin PHP file. This caused the plugin to deactivate itself. If you reactivate the plugin everything should be back to normal. When upgrading it is probably also best to delete the old smugpress directory before uncompressing the new binary.
Why aren’t SmugPress buttons are not showing up in the post editor?
First, ensure you have the buttons enabled in the SmugPress options. If the option is enabled, then something else is wrong. The post plugin uses Javascript to build the interface. It seems a bit clunky to me because some things are just supposed to happen magically. If you are having trouble please contact me directly and I will deal with each case individually.
Why are feeds cached, doesn’t Wordpress already cache RSS feed requests?
Yes, but the feed request is not the only point for added latency. Once the feed is downloaded you still have to parse all of the feed requested. When dealing with several large galleries the latency was significant. By only parsing the feeds once we can select a random image with a single DB query, super fast!
Send me an email and I will do my best to help.