Update to WordPress Relocate File Upload plug-in

A small update to the plug-in I wrote last year. This plug-in will move the File Upload box that is just below the content entry textarea. You can download the latest version of this plugin-in now. relocate_file_upload_v1.1.zip

The original version of the plug-in is here:
http://www.codehooligans.com/2006/11/29/relocate-wordpress-file-upload-section/

The small change was to correct some of the JavaScript to correctly build the DBX collapsible box. This version of the plug-in has been tested on the following WordPress versions:

• SVN Bleeding
• WordPress 2.1.3
• WordPress 2.0.5
• WordPress 2.0.2

Good luck using this. And again if any issues are found please let me know. The plug-in is pretty simple less then 30 lines of actual code.

WordPress Austin group growing

Just under two weeks ago I created a new group on Meetup.com. The purpose of the group was to get people together to talk about WordPress.

I’m very happy to update everyone that the WordPress Austin group has a total of 13 members. This is mostly just a a word of mouth effort. I just find it amazing how people come together. Thank you to everyone who has joined. We are still a few weeks away from the initial April 23 meeting.

If you are new to this conversation please checkout the Meetup.com group page http://wordpress.meetup.com/173/, The Upcoming.org Event page http://upcoming.org/event/168004/, The new Google Groups page http://groups.google.com/group/wordpress-austin or just keep you eyes on this site for more information.

PHP Function Index new release

One of my favorite OS X utilities has just been update. I was lucky enough to find this tool just a few days after converting from being a long time Windows user to the Mac platform.

Being a web developer and using primarily PHP as my language of choice I had at my disposal a few desktop tools to assist in my development. I mostly used UltraEdit as my editor for PHP code on Windows. Along with the PHP compiled Help files for looking up PHP functions I couldn’t recall off the top of my head. On the Mac the support for compiled help (.chm) barely there. Sure there are a few chm viewers like Chamonix and Chmox. What is lacking however in these utilities for Mac is the display of comments. Sometime it’s the user comments that make all the difference when using a new PHP function or library.

Somehow I came across a link to the ARTisSoftware site. I don’t really remember. I just know I’ve used the little PHP function index ever since.

It comes with a script to use as part of BBEdit. Once installed I just move my cursor to a word to lookup. Then invoke the tool via alt-apple-period. The PHPfi window will open to the listing for the given PHP function I’m interested in. PHPfi also comes with a similar script to be invoked from TextMate. The index is built from the PHP HTML help files you download from php.net. Just unzip them into a folder on your mac. Then tell PHPfi to build the index.

What I would like to see is this engine used for other languages like Ruby or even some common tool like WordPress. Still given it works very well for PHP I consider it a steal for $8.50.

So give it a try. PHPfi version 2.1 is the latest. http://www.artissoftware.com/phpfi/