Mashups, Portals & Catalogs Kulpreet Singh

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Outline Intro Custom Field GUI Custom Write Panel Enzymes & Get Custom Blogroll

Intro

Custom Field GUI

Custom Write Panel

Enzymes & Get Custom

Blogroll

Intro Mashup: “a web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool.” - Wikipedia Portal: the single page providing access to and updates from the services offered by a website. Catalog: A website or web application showcasing items in a database.

Mashup: “a web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool.” - Wikipedia

Portal: the single page providing access to and updates from the services offered by a website.

Catalog: A website or web application showcasing items in a database.

Custom Fields Have customized information fields for individual posts Will only show when you call them Examples: price, sizes, etc. PURPOSE: Take the fields describing each item in any group of items, and display them to the end user. Items can be dynamic content, RSS feeds, or almost anything.

Have customized information fields for individual posts

Will only show when you call them

Examples: price, sizes, etc. PURPOSE: Take the fields describing each item in any group of items, and display them to the end user. Items can be dynamic content, RSS feeds, or almost anything.

Custom Field GUI Allows you to define fields to always show in your write panel Can be different types of form fields, i.e. Checkbox, radio, text field, etc. Great for client installations & frequently used fields

Allows you to define fields to always show in your write panel

Can be different types of form fields, i.e. Checkbox, radio, text field, etc.

Great for client installations & frequently used fields

Custom Write Panel Allows you to make your own write panel Can include or exclude certain fields Can add new fields Great for sites with posts on different types of media (e.g. Book reviews, movie reviews) which would have different fields. Freshpost – Extension of CWP with more enhanced content & photo management (freshoutcreative.com)

Allows you to make your own write panel

Can include or exclude certain fields

Can add new fields

Great for sites with posts on different types of media (e.g. Book reviews, movie reviews) which would have different fields.

Freshpost – Extension of CWP with more enhanced content & photo management (freshoutcreative.com)

Enzymes Allows you to include custom fields in posts and pages. You can take custom fields of one post and refer to them in another post. Great for including information that may change Easier for clients than editing templates

Allows you to include custom fields in posts and pages.

You can take custom fields of one post and refer to them in another post.

Great for including information that may change

Easier for clients than editing templates

Get Custom Fields Get your custom fields to show alongside other post fields. Require access to theme files. Great for programmers and for use with conditional fields, shopping carts, etc.

Get your custom fields to show alongside other post fields.

Require access to theme files.

Great for programmers and for use with conditional fields, shopping carts, etc.

WordPress Blogroll Already set up for multipurpose mashup sites You can set up product catalogues, flickr stream mashups, family catalogues, directories, etc. XFN (HTML Friends Network) Image, RSS Feed, Rating, Comments Think outside of the box Use the getbookmarks function

Already set up for multipurpose mashup sites

You can set up product catalogues, flickr stream mashups, family catalogues, directories, etc.

XFN (HTML Friends Network)

Image, RSS Feed, Rating, Comments

Think outside of the box

Use the getbookmarks function

Get_Bookmarks & Their Fields <? $bookmarks = get_bookmarks(); foreach ($bookmarks as $bookmark) { echo $bookmark->link_name; echo $bookmark->link_url; echo $bookmark->link_image; echo $bookmark->link_description;} ?>

<? $bookmarks = get_bookmarks(); foreach ($bookmarks as $bookmark) { echo $bookmark->link_name; echo $bookmark->link_url; echo $bookmark->link_image; echo $bookmark->link_description;} ?>

Many Possibilities “Community Pulse” Shopping Cart Catalogue Company Directory Latest Posts, Images on a Member Profile Resourceful Information on a Topic from Open Source Applications

“Community Pulse”

Shopping Cart Catalogue

Company Directory

Latest Posts, Images on a Member Profile

Resourceful Information on a Topic from Open Source Applications