I've updated the NoDirectory plugin to use one robots meta tag instead of two when you want to display both NOODP and NOYDIR, that was a small error on my side.
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No Directory WordPress plugin
With Yahoo! introducing the NOYDIR tag to opt out of the title and description from the Yahoo! directory for your pages, I had to update my NOODP tag WordPress plugin to add the NOYDIR tag as well. In the process I added a small option screen to allow you to show either of the two,
Version 1.1 of the WordPress contact form
I've just put up a new version of the enhanced WordPress contact form, which adds spam protection (using a simple math question) and the option to show a "cc" option to the person e-mailing you. He will get a carbon copy of the e-mail, without the referrer information the contact form automatically sends along though.
Short note: switched to full feeds
I've switched to full feeds instead of crippled ones, let me know if you like it!
IP-delivery or cloaking: useful, but do you WANT to use it?
My friend Jaimie Sirovich sent me a chapter of his upcoming techy SEO book. More specifically, he sent me the chapter on cloaking, geo-targeting and IP-delivery. It's a fun read, and his example scripts are very, very complete and work nicely.
MSN Reporter...
SEW reports that MSN Reporter has gone live in Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway and states that it attracts a lot of visitors with some articles receiving up to 10,000 votes...
FeedRoll
Today I finished up my work on FeedRoll, a site which offers a widget to show RSS feeds on your site. I've fixed several things on it, yet the most fun came today. There was a colorpicker on it before that only worked on Internet Explorer 5 and up, and nothing else... Now, those of
MSN launches Dutch Digg clone, but forgets spam prevention
Recently (I honestly don't know when), MSN launched a Digg clone in the Netherlands, called MSN reporter. You can submit your story, and others can vote for it or against it. The top stories go to the MSN.nl homepage. Now the boys at MSN haven't really thought this through, as they store what stories you've
Enhanced WordPress Contact Form
As a multiple WordPress administrator (I control 10+ WordPress sites), I use the WP contact form plugin written by Ryan Duff a lot. Most of the times these contact forms are used as some form of conversion on these sites. This means you want to know as much as possible about the person sending you
NOODP WordPress plugin
I've created a small WordPress plugin to add the NOODP tag to your themes without a hassle, have a look: NOODP WordPress plugin.
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