Host Your Own Custom WordPress Plugin Auto-Updater

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Update It looks like there is a fully fledged plugin for accomplishing this feat for both plugins and themes. I recommend using it instead of this hack: https://github.com/jeremyclark13/automatic-theme-plugin-update The Problem The biggest appeal WordPress has is it’s extensibility via plugins. But if you create a private plugin for personal use or for a corporation with… Read more »

CForms II, Bluehost and the From: address

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There are several forum posts, articles, and help from bluehost attempting to explain how to get the default address on Bluehost to send to something besides user@***.bluehost.com when using CForms II plugin for WordPress. However, I had no success with following them. They all seem pretty out of date and are lacking in specific instructions…. Read more »

BB Moderation Hold plugin w/ BB Press version 1.0+

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It appears that the BB Moderation Hold plugin hasn’t updated for newer versions of BB Press. The moderation links are not appearing in the admin navigation and when you click “moderate” from within the post itself as a moderator it redirects to the homepage rather than taking you to the moderation pages. The fix for… Read more »