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CDN Tools Status Update

Posted by on September 18, 2009 2 comments

I apologize to everyone who has been inquiring about when CDN Tools will be updated to add WP 2.8 compatibility. I have been very busy lately and haven’t found the time to get the issues resolved. However, I am still planning to update it so don’t lose hope. In the meantime here are instructions to get CDN Tools working with 2.8 with only one issue that I’m aware of:

  1. Click remove files. This will delete all JS and attachments from your CDN.
  2. Turn on advanced mode and click “load attachments”1

Once you’ve completed these two steps the admin pages should be working properly and your attachments should be loading from the CDN again. Side loading is also functional, although please be aware that deleting items does not work. If you remove an attachment you will need to go to your CDN and manually remove it.

  1. If you click the normal “load files” CDN Tools will attempt to load both attachments and javascript. The javascript load causes numerous issues in WP 2.8 with the admin pages. ↩

Upgraded to WordPress 2.8

Posted by on June 10, 2009 7 comments

I just upgraded this blog from 2.7.1 to 2.8 with no real issues. I’ve been keeping an eye on the development of 2.8 due to Fidgetr and CDN Tools, but while Fidgetr works without any issues1, CDN Tools users should do the following:

1) Enable advanced options and choose “remove JS”.
2) Upgrade to 2.8
3) Reload JS (if desired)

Additionally, deleting attachments does not work properly at this time due to an improvement in the wp_delete_attachment hook for 2.8. I’ll be releasing an update to correct both of these issues as soon as possible.

  1. Despite this, I’ve prepped a v1.3.1 with a few UI tweaks and explicit 2.8 support ↩

Fidgetr 1.0

Posted by on March 15, 2009 No comments

As promised, Fidgetr 1.0 has been released. Here are the improvements since the last time I posted about it:

  • Incremented version to 1.0 to catch users stuck at versions earlier than 0.6.1. Welcome back to the cutting edge!
  • Reworked the crossfade theme JS to fix some bugs and dramatically simplify the code.
  • Photoset support! Display your latest photos or photos from a photoset.
  • Removed requirement for allow_url_fopen. Fidgetr now tries to use the cURL libraries first.
  • Added an AJAX check to warn the user if their Flickr username/email is invalid.
  • Added some advanced CSS in the default theme (visible in Safari 4 only)
  • Fixed a quote issue with fetching comments, thanks lupinehorror!
  • Preliminary i18n support
  • Better compatibility
  • Quite a few minor fixes not listed.

Check out the Fidgetr homepage to download it. Next up on the block, a major update to CDN Tools…

CDN Tools Initial Release

Posted by on February 25, 2009 2 comments

I am pleased to announce the initial public release of CDN Tools, my latest WordPress plugin!

What is CDN Tools?

Well, it’s a WordPress plugin that lets you load javascript files and your blog’s media (pictures, movies, audio, et cetera) to a content distribution network (CDN) to speed up page loading. You can load up all your javascript and media with a single click and then your media will be automatically sideloaded to the CDN after that. The plugin will operate totally transparently.

Do I need a CDN account?

No! You can offload prototype and jQuery to Google’s servers with this tool with just a single click. These are large libraries so moving them to Google’s bandwidth is very useful!

What if I want to remove it?

Simply deactivate the plugin and everything will revert to normal. Since CDN Tools only temporarily rewrites the URLs of your uploads, nothing is lost if you choose to stop using it.

If you’ve got a WordPress blog why not give it a shot? Download today! You can also check the version history and get more information at the plugin’s homepage.