Plugins

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WordPress Plugins:

  • Clicky WordPress Plugin - I wrote the Administrative Interface for the Clicky WordPress Plugin, download it from their Goodies page.
  • Connective Mobile Wordpress Plugin - integrates your blog with SMS so you can manage a text messaging club, automatically alert suscribers to new posts, get comment alerts, etc.
  • WordPress Contact Form with Spam Protection - this plugin allows a user to easily integrate a Contact Form into WordPress. Current Version 3.1.8
  • NiceAdmin Plugin - this plugin allows a much nicer style to the WordPress Administration. Not compatible with WordPress 2.5. Current Version 1.0.1
  • PostPost Plugin - this plugin allows you to add content before or after your post within your site or within your feed. Extremely helpful if you’d like to monetize your blog. Current Version 1.2.0
  • Seesmic Plugin - this plugin displays your latest Seesmic videos on your WordPress blog. Current Version 1.1.4
  • Technorati Rank WordPress Plugin - this plugin utilizes the Technorati API and displays your blog’s rank in the sidebar along with an “Add to Technorati Favorites” link. Current Version 2.1.0

    Technorati Rank WordPress Plugin Version 2

  • JaikuJaiku Plugin for WordPress - Allows you to display your latest Jaiku presence in your blog AND allows you to post a new presence to Jaiku! Current Version 1.0.5.

Widgets:

  • Technorati API using JavaScript, PHP5’s SimpleXML, and the Curl Library, I wrote a little engine that produces your Technorati rank:
  • I’ve written a couple of Yahoo! Widgets for ExactTarget. It’s a pretty cool widget engine. Bill Dawson turned me onto it and gave me the first code samples.

    Yahoo! Widgets for ExactTarget

Custom Search:

If you’re using Mozilla or Firefox, you can build your own search box extension and install it in your browser. Here’s how… enter all of the following information and click Go!

What is the name of the Website?
(example: My Blog)

What is the URL of the Search Page?
(example: http://marketingtechblog.com)

What is the search variable for your site?
(example: if your search URL is http://marketingtechblog.com?s=mysearch, then s)