In this version I fixed the field editor where you selected Choices, or Query type of data for drop downs, and check boxes; thanks to Schulte, Manoela. I also added an image download tab to the Select Image Field Type; thanks to a donation from Manoela.

Get the newest version on the WordPress.org plugin site or read some documentation.

If you’d like something new added to the plugin let me know.

function parse_tweet(text) {
	var text = text || '';
	text = text.replace(/[A-Za-z]+:\/\/[A-Za-z0-9-_]+\.[A-Za-z0-9-_:%&~\?\/.=]+/g, function(url) {
		return url.link(url);
	});
	text = text.replace(/[@]+[A-Za-z0-9-_]+/g, function(u) {
		var username = u.replace("@","")
		return u.link("http://twitter.com/"+username);
	});
	text = text.replace(/[#]+[A-Za-z0-9-_]+/g, function(t) {
		var tag = t.replace("#","%23")
		return t.link("http://search.twitter.com/search?q="+tag);
	});
	return text.replace(/<a/g, ' <a target="_blank"');
}

See, I told you it was short.

This week the City of Virginia Beach launched its newly redesigned and rebuilt website VBgov.com. I am extremely proud of the work I have put into this site. I am responsible for the visual design, server side and client side development, as well as the many custom applications through out the site.

The site was built on SharePoint 2010 but in reality we use it pretty much only as a database backend. Every webpart is custom built from scratch. While I have learned a lot about SharePoint 2010, I much prefer working with other Content Management Services. My feelings about the software aside the project was a huge undertaking and am very happy to be in maintenance and upgrade mode. Look for some great features to be added in the future.

The above image is of Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach. My family loves this park. It’s a pretty awesome place. As the name would hint at, the park is built on a mountain filled with trash. Amazing right?

My development platform is Apache on Windows XP but the following instructions will work for either Windows or Mac running Apache.

Step 1

Alter the hosts file by creating a “domain” and pointing it at your computer.

127.0.0.1 scottreeddesign

The IP address above represents a machine’s local IP.

Step 2

Alter the configuration file (httpd.conf)  for the Apache HTTP Server by adding a virtual host record at the very end of the file.

<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1>
DocumentRoot"C:\wamp\www\scottreeddesign"
ServerName scottreeddesign
ErrorLog logs/scottreeddesign_error.log
</VirtualHost>

The above record tells where the site files are, what the server name is and where to save error logs.

That’s it. Simple as can be. Let me know if this makes your development easier. Thanks!

I have added a few projects, including some sites that have been around for a while. I finished Rally Point Tactical’s ecommerce site in the spring of 2010 but never added it. I added a few open source projects, the aforementioned WordPress plugin Reed Write and a jQuery plugin jCookies. I recently guest blogged about it on http://tympanus.net/codrops.

I plan on keeping the content much more updated. So look for much more great informative content on the future.

Tom Milewski alternative jQuery getScript function is invaluable.
It replaces the normal jQuery getScript function with one that supports debugging and which references the script files as external resources rather than inline. This is a huge help when debugging in IE. Thanks Tom.

https://gist.github.com/896561

public override PartChromeType ChromeType
{
     get { return PartChromeType.None; }
     set { base.ChromeType = PartChromeType.None; }
}

I started using this method because in my advanced webparts where I use and EditorPart to handle webpart options; I hide all the other webpart options. To hide the default webpart options I use the following code.

base.Parent.Controls[2].Visible = false;

This is an update of an earlier post.

The formbuilder employs a new jQuery cookie plugin (yet to be published) which is able to store objects and arrays in cookies not just strings of text.

The formbuilder has been deployed to formbuilder.scottreeddesign.com. Please try it out, load the demo forms and let me know what you think.

I love the AIR version of this tool which helps you easily test your expressions.

I recently created this expression for a phone number search.

[0-9]{10}|[^0-9]{1}[0-9]{3}[^0-9]{1,3}?[0-9]{3}[^0-9]{1,3}?[0-9]{4}

It first looks for a string of 10 numbers or it looks for groups of numbers separated by non-numbers totaling 10 numbers.

The plugin site for jSuggest was made in the gMap and gSearch traditional view.