Comments on: Exciting things to come in January http://edublogs.org/2006/12/20/exciting-things-to-come-in-january/ Get free education blogs at Edublogs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:08:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tom Johnson http://edublogs.org/2006/12/20/exciting-things-to-come-in-january/comment-page-1/#comment-1061 Tom Johnson Tue, 09 Jan 2007 04:18:13 +0000 http://edublogs.org/2006/12/20/exciting-things-to-come-in-january/#comment-1061 Yes, here's a link to the Authors widget that would be simplest: http://www.mikesmullin.com/2006/06/21/list-authors-widget/ This widget displays all authors on a blog. You click the links of the authors, and it either takes you to the authors.php page (if the theme miraculously has one), or it takes you to index.php page but with only the author's posts displayed. When I implemented the Authors tag on my last composition site, I added a parameter that showed the number of posts the author had made. This was handy. To view the authors on my last comp site, see www.idratherbewriting.com/comp. (the right sidebar). The authors' names linked to author pages. The code of the authors.php page I used is as follows (this may be useful if you ever want to create a generic authors page for any theme): Author Profile<!-- This is optional --> <!-- Put your "stuff" below here --> About: first_name; ?> last_name; ?> Website: <a>user_url; ?>">user_url; ?></a> Profile: user_description; ?> Posts: <!-- The Loop --> <b> <a>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: "> </a></b>, in <!-- End Loop --> RSS Feed: Click the name for the feed: ID, $authordata->user_nicename) . 'feed/" title="Feed for posts by ' . wp_specialchars(the_author($idmode, false)) . '">' . the_author($idmode, false) . ''; ?> E-mail: <a>">Send an e-mail</a> . <!-- center-widget --> <!-- Again, please don't forget this closing 'div' --> Obviously some of the above code is specific to the Tiga theme I was using. Thanks for adding the authors widget. Yes, here’s a link to the Authors widget that would be simplest: http://www.mikesmullin.com/2006/06/21/list-authors-widget/

This widget displays all authors on a blog. You click the links of the authors, and it either takes you to the authors.php page (if the theme miraculously has one), or it takes you to index.php page but with only the author’s posts displayed.

When I implemented the Authors tag on my last composition site, I added a parameter that showed the number of posts the author had made. This was handy. To view the authors on my last comp site, see http://www.idratherbewriting.com/comp. (the right sidebar).

The authors’ names linked to author pages. The code of the authors.php page I used is as follows (this may be useful if you ever want to create a generic authors page for any theme):

Author Profile

About:

first_name; ?> last_name; ?>

Website:

user_url; ?>”>user_url; ?>

Profile:

user_description; ?>

Posts:

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,

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RSS Feed:

Click the name for the feed: ID, $authordata->user_nicename) . ‘feed/” title=”Feed for posts by ‘ . wp_specialchars(the_author($idmode, false)) . ‘”>’ . the_author($idmode, false) . ”; ?>

E-mail:

“>Send an e-mail .

Obviously some of the above code is specific to the Tiga theme I was using. Thanks for adding the authors widget.

]]> By: James http://edublogs.org/2006/12/20/exciting-things-to-come-in-january/comment-page-1/#comment-1060 James Tue, 09 Jan 2007 03:54:33 +0000 http://edublogs.org/2006/12/20/exciting-things-to-come-in-january/#comment-1060 Always happy to investigate improvements - do you have a link to the widget itself? Always happy to investigate improvements – do you have a link to the widget itself?

]]> By: tomjohnson1492 http://edublogs.org/2006/12/20/exciting-things-to-come-in-january/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 tomjohnson1492 Sun, 07 Jan 2007 19:52:21 +0000 http://edublogs.org/2006/12/20/exciting-things-to-come-in-january/#comment-1055 Can you add an Authors widget? I would like to be able to compile all of a student's posts this way. In a <a href="http://idratherbewriting.com/composition" rel="nofollow">class blog I used over the summer</a>, I used an Author widget and found them to be indispensable to finding where a student posted something. Can you add an Authors widget? I would like to be able to compile all of a student’s posts this way. In a class blog I used over the summer, I used an Author widget and found them to be indispensable to finding where a student posted something.

]]> By: James http://edublogs.org/2006/12/20/exciting-things-to-come-in-january/comment-page-1/#comment-1054 James Sat, 06 Jan 2007 09:29:49 +0000 http://edublogs.org/2006/12/20/exciting-things-to-come-in-january/#comment-1054 Anything's possible although that looks particularly nice - I'll look into it as soon as I'm back off hols. Anything’s possible although that looks particularly nice – I’ll look into it as soon as I’m back off hols.

]]> By: Laura http://edublogs.org/2006/12/20/exciting-things-to-come-in-january/comment-page-1/#comment-1053 Laura Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:02:55 +0000 http://edublogs.org/2006/12/20/exciting-things-to-come-in-january/#comment-1053 Is it true that there will be a wordpress plugin adding the features of this site (see link below)? and if so, will it be a plugin available on edublogs.org? http://www.futureofthebook.org/mitchellstephens/holyofholies/1-empty-an-introduction/ Is it true that there will be a wordpress plugin adding the features of this site (see link below)? and if so, will it be a plugin available on edublogs.org? http://www.futureofthebook.org/mitchellstephens/holyofholies/1-empty-an-introduction/

]]> By: James http://edublogs.org/2006/12/20/exciting-things-to-come-in-january/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 James Mon, 01 Jan 2007 18:20:27 +0000 http://edublogs.org/2006/12/20/exciting-things-to-come-in-january/#comment-1047 Nope... downtime free :) Happy new edublogging year! Nope… downtime free :) Happy new edublogging year!

]]> By: english2 http://edublogs.org/2006/12/20/exciting-things-to-come-in-january/comment-page-1/#comment-1045 english2 Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:09:26 +0000 http://edublogs.org/2006/12/20/exciting-things-to-come-in-january/#comment-1045 Happy New Year James! Will these wonderful updates mean any down time for edublogs? I'd like to be able to warn my students who will increasingly be dependent on edublogs for their work. Thank you for all your work here. Happy New Year James! Will these wonderful updates mean any down time for edublogs? I’d like to be able to warn my students who will increasingly be dependent on edublogs for their work.
Thank you for all your work here.

]]> By: Paul Hamilton http://edublogs.org/2006/12/20/exciting-things-to-come-in-january/comment-page-1/#comment-1039 Paul Hamilton Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:34:21 +0000 http://edublogs.org/2006/12/20/exciting-things-to-come-in-january/#comment-1039 Happy Christmas, James! Many thanks for throwing your stone into the pond. The ripples just keep on going, and you're making a welcome difference right round the world! Happy Christmas, James! Many thanks for throwing your stone into the pond. The ripples just keep on going, and you’re making a welcome difference right round the world!

]]> By: James http://edublogs.org/2006/12/20/exciting-things-to-come-in-january/comment-page-1/#comment-1036 James Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:58:21 +0000 http://edublogs.org/2006/12/20/exciting-things-to-come-in-january/#comment-1036 It's most definitely on the cards... just need to sort out that header issue! It’s most definitely on the cards… just need to sort out that header issue!

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