Comments for David Marcucci's Doorstep http://david.marcucci.org My personal thoughts, rants, raves, and more... Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:51:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Fix Bad Author Hyperlink in WordPress For OpenID Users by David Marcucci http://david.marcucci.org/archives/346#comment-7615 David Marcucci Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:51:15 +0000 http://david.marcucci.org/?p=346#comment-7615 It looks like WordPress has a method to use the author ID in a feed url built in. Apparently it depends on how the various templates call the function to generate the feed url as to how the feed url will be built. For example, using the author id, try this as a parameter on your url: ?feed=rss&author=11 and it should generate an RSS feed for that author. Since it seems to depend on the template there doesn't appear to be a WordPress code fix for the problem you are seeing. Let me know if it works. It looks like WordPress has a method to use the author ID in a feed url built in. Apparently it depends on how the various templates call the function to generate the feed url as to how the feed url will be built. For example, using the author id, try this as a parameter on your url: ?feed=rss&author=11 and it should generate an RSS feed for that author. Since it seems to depend on the template there doesn’t appear to be a WordPress code fix for the problem you are seeing.

Let me know if it works.

]]> Comment on Fix Bad Author Hyperlink in WordPress For OpenID Users by jefferai http://david.marcucci.org/archives/346#comment-7614 jefferai Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:24:49 +0000 http://david.marcucci.org/?p=346#comment-7614 As it turns out, this is now a blocker for some people I work with moving to our WordPress install instead of what they're currently using. They like the category and tag feeds but losing the author feeds is a no-go. :-( I've tried sending email (and xmpp) to the plugin's author, but haven't heard back -- so if you can manage to figure it out, that'd be fantastic. As it turns out, this is now a blocker for some people I work with moving to our WordPress install instead of what they’re currently using. They like the category and tag feeds but losing the author feeds is a no-go. :-(

I’ve tried sending email (and xmpp) to the plugin’s author, but haven’t heard back — so if you can manage to figure it out, that’d be fantastic.

]]> Comment on Fix Bad Author Hyperlink in WordPress For OpenID Users by David Marcucci http://david.marcucci.org/archives/346#comment-7611 David Marcucci Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:21:10 +0000 http://david.marcucci.org/?p=346#comment-7611 I haven't looked at that code yet...let me see if I can figure out a workaround for the author feeds. I haven’t looked at that code yet…let me see if I can figure out a workaround for the author feeds.

]]> Comment on Fix Bad Author Hyperlink in WordPress For OpenID Users by jefferai http://david.marcucci.org/archives/346#comment-7610 jefferai Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:56:32 +0000 http://david.marcucci.org/?p=346#comment-7610 This actually has a problem -- author feeds don't work. E.g. http://myblog/?author=11/feed is not valid, and simply returns the author page. Do you know how to make this work? Thanks! This actually has a problem — author feeds don’t work. E.g. http://myblog/?author=11/feed is not valid, and simply returns the author page. Do you know how to make this work? Thanks!

]]> Comment on Personal Brand Recognition by Bellamy http://david.marcucci.org/archives/447#comment-7609 Bellamy Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:43:09 +0000 http://david.marcucci.org/?p=447#comment-7609 The World-Wide-Web being google-normous and the attention span of the average human being somewhat on the skimpy side, I think word-of-mouth (that old chestnut) may remain the best source of readership... unless your website happens to be all about Tiger Woods and his indiscretions(this week). If your goal is to be found by people you know or whom you have known, homogeneity of photos and user names makes sense, but if you wish to attract new readers... well, that's a cat of a different character... The few websites I have discovered and revisited without having been referred to, I have found either by happy accident or by my profile selections on Stumble Upon. Of course, I am not a prolific web-surfer, but my deduction is that content is the #1 most important branding factor and sustainability of content is #2. And a little showmanship doesn't hurt... Take into consideration that this comment has been made by someone who blogs faux-anonymously and whose website is visited by only those individuals who have been threatened by her husband... The World-Wide-Web being google-normous and the attention span of the average human being somewhat on the skimpy side, I think word-of-mouth (that old chestnut) may remain the best source of readership… unless your website happens to be all about Tiger Woods and his indiscretions(this week).
If your goal is to be found by people you know or whom you have known, homogeneity of photos and user names makes sense, but if you wish to attract new readers… well, that’s a cat of a different character…
The few websites I have discovered and revisited without having been referred to, I have found either by happy accident or by my profile selections on Stumble Upon. Of course, I am not a prolific web-surfer, but my deduction is that content is the #1 most important branding factor and sustainability of content is #2. And a little showmanship doesn’t hurt…
Take into consideration that this comment has been made by someone who blogs faux-anonymously and whose website is visited by only those individuals who have been threatened by her husband…

]]> Comment on Fix Bad Author Hyperlink in WordPress For OpenID Users by jefferai http://david.marcucci.org/archives/346#comment-7608 jefferai Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:06:22 +0000 http://david.marcucci.org/?p=346#comment-7608 I just ran into this -- thanks a bunch! I just ran into this — thanks a bunch!

]]> Comment on Why “private” web browsing isn’t so private…they’re still tracking you! by Bellamy http://david.marcucci.org/archives/424#comment-7607 Bellamy Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:05:53 +0000 http://david.marcucci.org/?p=424#comment-7607 Whew, thanks for that. I was running out of things to be paranoid about! Whew, thanks for that. I was running out of things to be paranoid about!

]]> Comment on Ask the Aardvark, He Has the Answers. by Alison http://david.marcucci.org/archives/419#comment-7606 Alison Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:54:05 +0000 http://david.marcucci.org/?p=419#comment-7606 Thanks for the great post on Aardvark! I really like your Aardvark question philosophy: "If I can’t find an answer in 10 minutes on Google, then off to Aardvark to get the answer." I'd love to hear any other feedback you or your readers have - alison@aardvarkteam.com - Alison @ Aardvark http://twitter.com/AlisonatVark p.s. We'll be showing recently asked questions on our website soon! :) Thanks for the great post on Aardvark! I really like your Aardvark question philosophy: “If I can’t find an answer in 10 minutes on Google, then off to Aardvark to get the answer.” I’d love to hear any other feedback you or your readers have – alison@aardvarkteam.com

- Alison @ Aardvark
http://twitter.com/AlisonatVark

p.s. We’ll be showing recently asked questions on our website soon! :)

]]> Comment on Like Don Henley said, “People love it when you lose…” by Bellamy http://david.marcucci.org/archives/382#comment-7528 Bellamy Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:32:27 +0000 http://david.marcucci.org/?p=382#comment-7528 Ummm... I could only make it through the first one. One word comes to mind: "Staged." If I'm wrong, the next two-words that come to mind: "Prescribe Lithium." Ummm… I could only make it through the first one. One word comes to mind: “Staged.” If I’m wrong, the next two-words that come to mind: “Prescribe Lithium.”

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