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Professional WordPress Plugin Development review

Author: Cristian Antohe
Last Updated: March 22nd, 2011

It's been a while since I've reviewed books on this blog and I think it's about time to start doing that again. And I couldn't have chosen a better book to start with then "Professional WordPress Plugin Development" written by Brad Williams, Ozh Richard and Justin Tadlock. This is the book I’ve been waiting for […]

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The wp_nav_menu Shortcode for WordPress Menus

Author: Cristian Antohe
Last Updated: October 4th, 2023

Since Wordpress 3.0 we have access to the really useful wp_nav_menu shortcode functionality. We can now create our own menus without resorting to several plugins or tricks. Another cool thing we can do with this new menu is build the sitemap. I was in need, the other day, of a plugin that would generate a […]

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The new Smarter and WordPress 3.0

Author: Adrian Spiac
Last Updated: July 10th, 2013

As you all know, Wordpress has made the 3.0 transition, which brings the long-awaited merge of MU and Wordpress and a lot of new features to the table. Trying to keep up with the goodies we developed a new version of Smarter, which runs smooth on 3.0 and takes advantage of the new feature list. […]

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Remove Google Buzz from Gmail

Author: Cristian Antohe
Last Updated: February 11th, 2010

I don't like google buzz. Here is how to remove Google Buzz from Gmail in three easy steps. Hide Google Buzz from the Gmail interface Turn off Google Buzz completely

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How To Create a WordPress Theme – a tutorial series by Ian Stewart

Author: Cristian Antohe
Last Updated: July 7th, 2009

Have you ever wanted to create your own Wordpress theme? If yes then you must know of all the tutorials out there. The problem is that most of them are incomplete. But not any more! Ian Stewart from ThemeShaper released, what I consider, the best step-by-step tutorial series for those who want to learn how […]

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When in doubt blog about your Author’s Block!

Author: Cristian Antohe
Last Updated: April 16th, 2009

I have Author's Block. I doubt it's contagious so if you're reading this no need to worry. Now to the mater at hand, why blog about it? For some particular reason I don't want to write that much stuff anymore. My fear is that I don't write enough interesting posts! Why write about something that […]

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Themes in Gmail

Author: Cristian Antohe
Last Updated: November 21st, 2008

I was really starting to get bored with the blue in Gmail. For such a functional and really easy to use interface it looked really unappealing. To be honest Gmail is the only online app that I use daily to make my life easier as a web-designer. It's fast, really functional, full of features (you […]

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New Web-Design and Development blog

Author: Cristian Antohe
Last Updated: January 4th, 2024

Hi, My name is Cristian Antohe, a web-developer and entrepreneur from Romania ( and Star-Trek fan... this kinda explains the name of the blog). This is the first post of what I hope to be a constant updated web-design and development blog. The reason behind this blog is a personal quest for learning something new […]

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