Tag Archives: WordPress

Chrome Extension: Add a link to the SVN repo on WordPress plugin pages

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When I browse WordPress plugins I often want to see the source, history, or something along those lines. Unfortunately the only link to anything close to that is a .zip file, even though each plugin has a corresponding SVN repo. Tonight I got tired of manually copying the slug, reminding myself of the SVN address, and navigating there. So I made a Chrome extension to add a fancy new button to those pages, right under the .zip download button, with a link to the plugin’s SVN repo.

You can install it in the Chrome Extensions MarketplaceAppWhateverTheyCallIt.

You can also see the extension’s source on Github.

A potentially clever take on privacy settings

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Google offers some clever privacy options at times, such as YouTube’s unlisted video option. The main benefit here is that you can (mostly) control access without requiring visitors to manage usernames, passwords, or other authentication — if you have the link you have access, but you can’t (easily) find the link unless it’s given directly to you.

In that spirit, I made a little WordPress plugin to do something similar. Props Pete Davies for the idea.

WordCamp Vegas: Make stuff people want

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I spent this weekend at WordCamp Las Vegas with several fellow Automatticians and WordPress contributors. I gave a talk and tried to take a fun approach: prepare lots of little topics and make the presentation interactive so we could jump around as needed. Everything was focused on experimentation, data analysis, and learning from customers, with the goal of making stuff people want — a phrase I unabashedly borrowed from Y Combinator. Given the unusual format of the talk, I’m not sure the slides are particularly useful. We didn’t go through nearly all of them, and they weren’t used in any particular order. That said, here they are.