W00t! Nettuts published a new post on a bunch of new WordPress plugins this morning. Most of them are worthless but there are 2 very (for a change) useful plugins I definitely see potential for, especially if you’re using WordPress as a CMS.
Custom Class Selector
First up, Custom Class Selector. If you know how to edit your theme’s CSS files, this is a no-brainer. But if you’re supplying themes to technophobic clients who can’t even figure out how to style a Word Document properly, this may help. To add a style to the list, all you need is a simple function in the theme’s functions.php (or custom_functions.php if you’re using Thesis) file and Hey Presto you’re done.
PHP Widgetify
There’s nothing, and I mean nothing more frustrating than not being able to use PHP in widgets. Well, with PHP Widgetify now you can. Which is great for simple stuff (like linking to images) and even greater for running navigation systems, Queries and anything else your heart desires. You have to wonder why this wasn’t part of the WordPress core…
Got any more useful CMS enabling plugins for WordPress? Let me know.
Hello, I’m Dave. I work with web design agencies, freelancers and bloggers to develop standards-compliant WordPress and Thesis themes.
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These are some great plugins (especially the PHP Widgetify). Can’t think of a specific use for it at this point but I know it will come in handy down the road. That’s why I’ve bookmarked it!
I also think “My Page Order” plugin is worth noting for those technophobic clients you mentioned above. Sure, WordPress has the built-in numerical ordering of pages but that way is kind of a hassle. This plugin allows you to drag-and-drop the pages to order them.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/my-page-order/
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