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Admin Revert Plugin
October 24, 2005

Jump in. Here’s the first new plugin I’ve released in a while. It’s a simple one and it only works on WordPress 1.6.

This plugin removes most (maybe all) of the client-side dynamic admin cruft that has been added to WordPress between versions 1.5 and 1.6. Don’t get me wrong, I find some of it useful, but there are folks who are feelin’ just fine with the admin interface as-is in 1.5 and might become confused with all the extra controls. So if you don’t want the extra javascript stuff, then install and activate the Admin Revert plugin.

What does it do exactly?

Reflex
October 24, 2005

Reflex Book CoverOn my trip to Paris I lost the book that my boss loaned me, On Intelligence. Not too bright, eh? It was written by Jeff Hawkins, the guy who invented the PalmPilot, and was all about his thoughts on how the mind worked. I read a good portion of it on the train into Philly, and my opinion is that he really hasn’t thought it through well enough yet. From what I read, there’s no proof that any of what he says is true.

So after I lost that book (I forgot to pick it up after I laid it down at the currency exchange counter), I bought a new book to wait out the time. A novel called Reflex by Stephen Gould. It wasn’t too bad.

WordPress Plugin Retreads
October 22, 2005

It’s been a while since I’ve written anything WordPress-ish, and I figured it’s about time to get back into the swing, now that some contract work is coming to a close and I’ll have some “free” time. (Incidentally, I’d much rather be working for the dolla’s. We’ve been so busy that our Shimmer Studio site is still incomplete, but if you need some creative development work done email me!)

Through the work I’ve been doing for clients, I’ve noticed that some of my plugins could use some dusting off and reconditioning, especially in preparation for the WordPress 1.6 launch, which doesn’t seem too far off now. I’m going to guess that by sometime around Thanksgiving we’ll see a public beta.

So my question to you is this: What plugin would you most like to see upgraded or enhanced for the 1.6 release?