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combo slideshow plugin

web developmentMonday July 25th, 2011

WordPress galore! Combo Slideshow is a photo and image viewing mash-up plugin that integrates the features of the best javascript slideshow effects and WordPress plugins available on the net.
It works natively in conjunction with the WordPress image upload and gallery system, through the javascript frameworks JQuery or MooTools.

See it in action in the homepage!

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mootools gravatar box

web developmentSaturday July 2nd, 2011

Here it is a new WordPress plugin that auto-detects and shows in real-time the Gravatar image when users are filling the comment form.

Fork of the Gravatar Box plugin by Otto, based on the MooTools javascript framework (instead of jQuery), with a nice fading effect.

It’s easy to use and configure, further and more easily customizable options will be available in a near future release.

moo-gravatar-box.zip

Please visit the plugin page on WordPress for more details.

e-commerce made easy

web developmentWednesday April 13th, 2011

The WordPress developer’s universe is continuosly expanding and the quality of the latest community releases, as the Bravenewcode vs. Jakob Nielsen case demonstrates, are capable of competing at the same level of professional products, which often cannot rely on the same ease of use.
The WP E-Commerce extension plugin disclosed infinite possibilities for turning a blog into a full featured online shopping site.

To improve User Experience, add new functions and simplify the checkout process, while solving some issues of the originary 3.8 version, I’ve made:

• a “Buy Now” button compatible with the PayPal Express payment method (not only Standard), checking whether user registration is required to proceed
• a new Paypal Express merchant gateway, capable of transmitting a detailed product list and automatically pre-filling some form fields

wpec-buynow-express.zip

UPDATE: since version 3.8.3, the WPEC plugin implements a Paypal Express payment gateway updated to API version 71 and to many of the features introduced by me. However some further improvements are still possible, such as pre-filling forms in Paypal with data submitted to the site, or a detailed list of items in the payment receipts.
paypal-express.merchant.zip

Take a look to the additional patches and fixes that I made available to the WPEC community on the official support forums