We’re putting the finishing touches on our new WordPress dedicated server today. Huge thanks to our friends at G Squared Computing and Illuminated Hosting for helping get it dialed in and setup at the colocation facility. Hat tip to the Covell Group for their excellent monitoring service. Everything is running great, really looking forward to migrating client sites to this new box.

Nerdy Details

1. Intel Xeon processor
2. 12GB Memory
3. 500GB RAID Storage
4. DirectAdmin backend
5. Redundant power
6. rdiff-backup nightly backups

Server Photos

Pagination for Pages is a WordPress plugin that allows you to easily create pagination style navigation elements for pages (or any other custom post type). It uses a numerical based system along with next & back navigation elements.

The plugin includes a single function, pagination_for_pages(), that accepts a single parameter, $getPagesQuery. The parameter is fed to get_pages(); default options are “sort_column=menu_order&sort_order=asc“. Override that with whatever you want from the get_pages() documentation. The function returns an unordered list with the class of paginationForPages.

Example

We’re using this plugin in the Project section of our website. Take a look at the bottom of the Neotech Aqua project page for a visual example. Here’s the code that we’re running:

single-project.php template

<?php
 	if (function_exists('pagination_for_pages')) {
 		echo pagination_for_pages('post_type=project&sort_column=post_date');
 	}
?>

style.css file

.paginationForPages {
	list-style:none;
	text-align:center;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}
.paginationForPages li {
	display:inline;
	font-size:.9em;
	padding:0 .25em;
}

New feature requests? Need support? Bug reports? Customizations? Drop a comment.

History

• 0.1: Initial release, very bare bones.

Interesting Stats For WordCamp San Diego 2011

• 23 Sponsors
• 18 Speakers
• 12.5 Hours of WordPress Content
• 7 Organizers
• 200+ Attendees
• 4 Events
• A Whole Lot of WordPress Love

Did I hear something about WordPress at WordCamp San Diego

I am sure you did!  From how to design themes for WordPress to taking the platform to the next level as a content management system, WordCamp delivered.  Sadly, with having to check on so many details and Matt having to prepare for his presentation, we were only able to catch a couple of moments.  But what we did was outstanding!

Video is coming soon!

Not only did WordCamp San Diego steam both tracks of the conference live, to viewers as far away as Trinidad & Tobago I might add, we also recorded every minute. Special thanks to our client Hildreth Media Group.  Word on the street is that the video is post production and on the way to WordCamp.tv.

We got to meet a lot of great people

One of the best aspects of participating in a WordCamp is the ability to meet old friends and make some new ones.  What WordCamp would be complete without seeing John & Todd at 9seeds or Jeff and Brandon at Pixel Jar?  Even better is catching up with old friends like Matt Browne, Jodi Kirkwood, Melani Gordon and Luke Pilon.  Add in the opportunity to engage with some of the brightest minds in the WordPress community like Aaron Campbell, Pete Mall, Cody Landefeld, Kelley Koehler and Lucy Beer.  Add a dash of Automatticians like Sheri Bigelow, top it off with Matt Mullenweg and you have a bowl full of win with a side of inspiration.

The most important take away from WordCamp San Diego for BinaryM?

To get more involved.  While plans for WordCamp San Diego 2012 are already under way, we all need to make a conscious effort to learn, give back and embrace new members to the WordPress community.  How can you get involved?  Well you can join BinaryM at WordCamps in San Francisco or Los Angeles or you can participate at the local San Diego WordPress Meetup.  Either way…get involved!

Last but now least, a special thank you to Dre Armeda at Cubic Two

About 7 months ago I reached out to Dre, who had been spearheading the effort to bring the first WordCamp to San Diego for over a year.  Not sure what to expect, I was blown away by his passion for the community and his desire to make San Diego one of the premier WordCamp destinations.  Working late into the night on several occasions was easy as we both were able to see the same opportunity ahead.  Not only did we gain a collaborator, most importantly we gained a friend.

And that, folks, is what WordCamp is all about!  See you in 2012!

1. WordCamp San Diego: BinaryM CMS Theme
2. PageMash
   1. WordPress.org Plugin Page
   2. Modified version
3. Hero Image
   1. add_theme_support
   2. set_post_thumbnail_size
   3. add_image_size
4. Navigation
   1. wp_list_pages
   2. wp_nav_menu
   3. register_nav_menu
5. Notifications
   1. register_sidebar
   2. dynamic_sidebar
6. About
   1. add_post_type_support
   2. Shortcode API
   3. add_shortcode
   4. get_pages
7. Team
   1. register_post_type
   2. TimThumb
8. Products
   1. WP_Query
   2. add_filter
9. Press
   1. Conditional Tags
   2. get_option
   3. apply_filters
10. Contact
    1. Gravity Forms

Something missing? Bugs? Questions? Comments? Suggestions?
Leave a comment and we can meet up later to discuss.

Take a look at ALoN’s Photography Blog.

Shortcodes

[ links ]

Uses wp_list_bookmarks to display links using a shortcode, helpful for “resource” sections of sites.  Displayed in a list format with the class of links.

1. limit -1
2. category
3. exclude_category
4. category_name
5. orderby rating
6. order DESC
7. show_description 0

[ childpages ]

Uses get_pages to fetch children of current page, useful when you have a container page with no real content. It outputs a div with class of childpage and h3 & p tags for the title & excerpt.

1. readmore more

[ postsby ]

Uses WP_Query to retrieve a specific set of posts from the database. Outputs a div with class of post and h3 & post content.

1. showposts 5
2. category_name
3. cat
4. tag
5. post_type post
6. taxonomy
7. term

[ iframe ]

Makes adding iframe’d content easy, outputs an iframe with class binaryIframe. Add another class using the class attribute

1. src
2. width
3. height
4. class

[ files ]

Uses get_children to display files that are attached to a page. Outputs CSS classes based on the mime_type.

1. post_mime_type
2. numberposts -1

Misc

Includes code from the excellent plugin Page Excerpt and Johnathon Williams code to move attachements between pages.

Updates

1. 01/12/12 Added custom post type support to childNav
2. 05/25/11 Added files shortcode
3. 05/23/11 Added more options to iframe shortcode
4. 05/04/11 Added ability to move attachements between pages
5. 03/28/11 Fixed orderby for links
6. 03/01/11 Updated page excerpt code for 3.1
7. 02/10/11 Added custom post type support to postsby shortcode
8. 01/13/11 Initial documenation

A couple of months ago, we were introduced to Chris at Mesa Liquor.  He and his cousin have been offering one of THE most extensive collections of beers for sale in San Diego for a long time.  The challenge was not many people knew this unless you visited the store.  Enter, stage left – the beer loving staff at BinaryM.

After a little work customizing our base BinaryM WordPress theme, we got to work on the big item for this project, how to display inventory for the store but in a system that was easy for Mesa to manage.  Using the infrastructure of Custom Post types in WordPress and we plugin that allows for beers to be added, inventory modified and removed with ease.  The next thing we did was create a simple form using Gravity Forms, so that customers could tell Mesa what they like and what they should stock.  When combined, these two tools allow for Mesa to have an accurate inventory presented to online visitors and an easy way to keep the shelves stocked with what they want.

If you love beer and live in San Diego, we suggest you pay the San Diego Beer Store a visit.

I wrote a simple plugin to automate this process and give us control over each element without having to manually edit files anymore. Booyah!

Download Head Cleanup Plugin at WordPress.org

Versions:

• 0.0.5 Added option to remove passive localization JavaScript
• 0.0.4 Added comments RSS removal
• 0.0.3 Added shortlink removal
• 0.0.2 Updated verbiage
• 0.0.1 Initial release

A couple of weeks ago, the San Diego Internet Crimes Against Children (SDICAC) Task Force contacted us for some help with their website.  Their biggest challenge, and one that is all-too-common, was the inability to manage the day to day upkeep of their site.

After a quick refresh of the design, we built the new site on WordPress 3.0, which is a perfect CMS for site owners who want to manage their content on a daily basis.  The site itself is your basic page/post hybrid using all of the core features that we have come to love with WordPress.

SDICAC is a collaboration of local, state and federal agencies who investigate offenders using the Internet, online communication systems, or other computer technology to sexually exploit children.  BinaryM is proud to have SDICAC as a client and we look forward to working with them to keep the internet a safe place for kids and families.