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Amazon Simple Store in PHP with Mandatory Signed Requests
Several years ago I used Amazon software for a lot of sites. But after they changed their authentication there was a lack of documentation and I lost interest in trying to fix the old code. I kept going back to their site and forums to see if anyone had ever fixed their Simple Store example [...]
Being a Website Mechanic
It is a niche I really did not plan on, but it is probably the best description of what I do on a daily basis. Thanks to the SoloBizCoach for pointing that out during one of our chats. Using the term mechanic invariably brings to mind a car mechanic, and a website mechanic is very [...]
Your Own Branded Twitter Interface
Did you know you can build your own custom Twitter interface? Since Twitter changed to 100% OAuth support you are now required to have a Twitter Application to post to Twitter. This can be seen with how a lot of the WordPress plugins work, which now require you to setup an application and save your [...]
Tracking Live Incoming Search Terms
Thinking about all the instant stuff we have on the net I thought it would interesting to watch incoming traffic generated from search engines. I setup a script on a couple test sites that email me the Domain, Search Term, Search Engine and Landing Page whenever a visitor comes from a search engine. With over [...]
Alternate Background Color of Blog Posts
As my tag pages grow I have been contemplating how I wanted to handle their appearance. The goal is to have as many post excerpts as possible on each tag page while creating a page that is easy to read. I decided to try something a little different that I have not seen on too [...]
WordPress Page Templates
Using WordPress page templates is a great way to create unique pages on your WordPress site. These are not blog posts, but custom pages. A WordPress page template is very easy to create and the WordPress Codex has a great tutorial to add pages to your site. Using the page templates you can simply change [...]
Dynamic Pages
Based on all the email and comments about dynamic pages I thought I would take this opportunity to do a video on the subject. This video covers the basics of what Dynamic pages are and how I put them together. If you would like more information just drop me a comment. Tweet
