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fullcalendar javascript issue - its not showing the events in IE?

On my team website: http://www.berzerkers.org, head over to the Schedule. The calendar is supposed to have a few events listed - it works fine in Firefox, Chrome and Safari - but not in IE...what is the issue? I don't know what to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated! :) ...

Block access to site from specific IPs?

I'm looking to try and block access from 2 IP addresses in PHP, preferably notifying them of their blocking. Is there anyway I can do this or is it just not possible using PHP? I've seen a Javascript version of doing it, but if the browser has Javacript turned off, then surely they'd be able to get around it. thanks for any advice/hel...

Understanding the Wordpress vulnerability

A vulnerability has recently been disclosed that affects WordPress 2.8.3 and allows the admin user to be locked out of their account by changing the password. This post on Full Disclosure details the flaw, and includes relevant code snippets. The post mentions that 'You can abuse the password reset function, and bypass the first step an...

Can I query other databases from within Wordpress using PHP/mySQL?

I have a site that is a mix of Wordpress and other PHP pages. Can I query the other database and have the results show within Wordpress? ...

Custom URL rewrite in wordpress

Hello all, I am trying to achieve a custom URL structure with Wordpress. Basically, my site functions as my blog and my portfolio. I want to have an "Articles" section and a "Portfolio" section. I want the articles to display on the Articles page, and the portfolio on the Portfolio page. Should be easy, except on top of that I want cust...

Random WordPress Admin 404s

I've been getting completely random 404 errors when using the backend of WordPress. These errors are for completely legitimate admin pages. The workaround is to refresh the page – which usually works the second time around. I've seen this problem reported elsewhere but no solution. Wondering if anyone here has good ideas. ...

Automatic video resize functionality in Wordpress

Just wondering how the likes of Woothemes.com control the re-sizing of video embed code in their premium themes: Groovy Video and Woo Tube Any idea of how this would be done? ...

[WordPress] Show only one sticky post at the top of a list of posts

On my homepage I have a list of posts, and at the top I want to show only the most recent "sticky" post, followed by the rest of the posts. Is there a way to achieve this? Bonus points for only using one query_posts(). (I know how to do it using two query_posts(), but I'm looking for a less taxing solution.) ...

How do I add syntax highlighting to a WordPress blog hosted on WordPress.com?

I'd like to have a good syntax highlighter for my WordPress blog. What options do I have available? I often see one which has well-colored syntax highlighting and options to copy to the clipboard. Does anyone have an idea what tool this is? ...

Custom taxonomy "hierarchical' => true" not working in WordPress 2.8

Another WordPress issue from me! I've been trying to set up two custom taxonomies in WordPress 2.8 for "Course subject" and "Type of opportunity". I used this code in functions.php: function create_pc_db_taxonomies() { register_taxonomy( 'course', 'post', array( 'hierarchical' => false, 'label' => __('Course subject', 'series'), 'quer...

Drop-down js menu blinking in IE7

Hover over the menu on my site, and the drop-down appears correctly in Firefox, but in IE7 (and probably 6, I haven't been able to check yet) it blinks, repeatedly, even after you take away the mouse. http://preview.sgwl.net/ I'm pretty sure this has to do with the CSS customizations I've made to the menu, but for the life of me I can...

oops - a ghost tab-box in firefox

I was happy to cobble some code together that gives me a nice looking tabbed-box on my (wordpress) page - 2 tabs; a feed and recent comments. Only after a few days have I noticed a problem: Firefox shows 2 tab boxes, one below the other, each showing the other tab. IExplorer displays a single functional tab-box as intended. Could some...

include image in generated GD image

Is it possible to include an external image (gif, jpg or png) into a GD generated image? what I'm trying to do is get the latest wordpress blog post (like 5) and generate an image from it. I would like to include the title and the image uploaded with the blog post. ...

How to login to wordpress programmatically?

I need to perform some action in wordpress admin panel programmatically but can't manage how to login to Wordpress using C# and HttpWebRequest. Here is what I do: private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { string url = "http://localhost/wordpress/wp-login.php"; HttpWebRequest request = (Htt...

Wordpress two column layout help. Side bar and the body will not be same heights!

First of all here the work in progress website link http://jacobnlsn.com/wordpress/. I want the bars to be the same height. Here is what i have in CSS for both: #bodybinblog { width:546px; float:left; background:#400000; border-left:solid 9px #cdba70; border-right:solid 9px #cdba70; margin:0 15px 0 30px; padding:0; } #sidebarbinblog {...

Validity of Wordpress 'SEOs'?

Simple question: Am I wrong in reccomending against Wordpress SEOs? Now, I don't want to start a flame war or anything like that, but I'm just curious if my viewpoint is consistent with other developers / hosts out there. I work at a small company, and we specialize in Microsoft-based hosting and CMS solutions, particularly a popular o...

mod_rewrite new URL for pages plus wordpress?

I need to change the domain for both a wordpress and a number of hand-coded pages. Is there a way to write something in .htaccess so that www.olddomain.com/* goes to the corresponding www.newdomain.com/* for everything? ...

Wordpress 2.8+ and IE8 display problems?

EDIT: Corrected the site header IE7 code in my original post. Have tried that and inserting X-UA-Compatible: IE=EmulateIE7 into the header without any success. Both of these steps are suggested by Microsoft here: http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/06/10/introducing-ie-emulateie7.aspx I'm working on a Wordpress blog (URL: www.nxtbot...

wordpress contact or message pages

I have an idea for my wordpress blog. I want to have a page where my readers can send me messages, not by email. Sort of like a comment, but they shouldn't be listed on the blog itself. And, I don't want to read them in the comment field, but instead have a separate view for it. I have a few ideas, but I need your guidance to find th...

how templates work on wordpress?

Does any have the idea of how wordpress works. I am very much curious about to know the working and flow of execution in wordpress. How they are managing the templates and htaccess controll follow etc. Help me and share your knowledge with me. ...