How to host multiple blogs with a single WordPress install
January 25, 2009 by MK
Filed under Blogging, Tech News, Wordpress, web development
Ever heard of WordPress MU … yes, you got it right its WordPress Multi User. You can run multiple BLOGS with a single install using WordPress MU and can manage users and BLOGS individually.
And more importantly you don’t have to be a techie to start using WordPress MU. Its easy to set up and use, just like WordPress.
Plugins work just like they work with regular WordPress install. You can activate and de-activate Plugins per BLOG level.
You can configure different domains with different BLOGS you set up using WordPress MU.
You can set up different permissions for different BLOGS.
You can find a lot of WordPress MU resources at the official site here -
WordPress MU is a wrapper around the core WP code that virtualizes multiple blogs. The code that differs is in some bootstrap files, and administration for multiple blogs and users. Approximately 95-99% of MU is core WP.
WordPress MU is most famously used for WordPress.com where it serves tens of millions of hits on hundreds of thousands of blogs each day.
Here are Links to some good resources if you are using or even if you are planning to use WordPress MU -
- WordPress MU plugins, themes and news
- BuddyPress will transform an installation of WordPress MU into a social network platform.
- OpenID Provider for WordPress MU
- Wordpress MU Plugins - All about Wordpress Multi-user
Click once install for Microsoft Application Development
Microsoft has announced the release of its Web Platform installer 1.0, its a free tool that can be downloaded here. And Microsoft do provide a video tutorial for easier installation.
The Web Platform Installer (Web PI) is a simple tool that installs Microsoft’s entire Web Platform, including IIS, Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition, SQL Server 2008 Express Edition and the .NET Framework.
Using the Web Platform Installer’s user interface, you can choose to install either specific products or the entire Microsoft Web Platform onto your computer. The Web PI also helps keep your products up to date by always offering the latest additions to the Web Platform.
This latest version of Web PI has been in beta since late November and has been inching its way from Release Candidate stage to its current 1.0 Release-to-Web status. Earlier issues, such as lack of support for Windows XP and Windows 2003, have been overcome. It also allows the installation of ASP.NET MVC and Visual Studio Tools.
So no more scrambling to find Windows CD for IIS installation on your machine. Atleast that is what happens with me every time I have to install IIS I realize that my windows CD is either at a friends place or I have lost it. Please leave comments with your experiences.
Anonymous comments by Microsoft employees on severance package and job cuts
Anonymous postings by Microsoft employees at the popular Mini-Microsoft blog give a peek on the internal businesses within Microsoft which will be affected most by job cuts.
Most affected will be divisions that make its Zune music player, Microsoft Office software and Live Search site, but not in the group preparing its Windows 7 operating system, according to postings by affected Microsoft employees.
| At the popular Mini-Microsoft blog, some of the former, current and just-laid-off employees of the software maker shared information about the layoffs.
“Well I got the The Meeting this morning when I came in,” wrote one anonymous poster. “I’ve been a dev here for 6 years and I’m in the mid-70% category and my managers and HR relation assured me that this was not related to my reviews.” |
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“I am just unlucky to be completely new in this team so I knew I was in a volatile position already,” the poster continued. “The package is decent — I’ll essentially get full pay and benefits for six months including the 60 days of internal job seeking.”
Even though Microsoft is cutting around 6% of there worldwide workforce they will still continue hiring for some areas, hence there total net reduction will be between 2000 and 3000 jobs.
Although Microsoft spokeswoman declined to comment on the postings at Mini-Microsoft. These news are making rounds all over the Internet.
Some posters at Mini-Microsoft claimed that Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices division is being hit hard by the layoffs. E&D makes the Xbox 360 game console, the Windows Mobile operating system and the Zune music player.
Cuts were also reported in the Microsoft Business division, which sells the popular Office suite as well as the Dynamics CRM software; the Online Services business, which runs the struggling Live Search site; and Global Foundation Services, which runs all of Microsoft’s Web services, such as MSN and Windows Live.
Those laid off for poor performance will lose access to Microsoft’s network by Friday, while those whose jobs were eliminated for other reasons are being given 60 days to find another job within Microsoft, according to reports.
“Severance benefits will be available to impacted individuals,” the spokeswoman said. “While the specific severance benefits will vary by country, impacted employees in the U.S. may be eligible for a minimum of 60 days of pay, as well as severance pay that is calculated on tenure and level.”
Microsoft layoff 5000 of their worldwide workforce
Due to decreasing sales and looming recession, Microsoft announced today that they are cutting there worldwide workforce by approximately 6% i.e. 5000 employees out of there 91000 full time employees worldwide.
Microsoft’s earnings fell to US$4.17 billion, or 47 cents a share, from US$4.71 billion, or 50 cents a share, a year ago, missing analyst expectations by a penny a share. The company also said it would cease giving per-share forecasts for the rest of 2009 because of the uncertainty caused by a slumping U.S. and global economy and its shares fell $1.47 to US$17.91.
As per my previous post (Microsoft layoffs coming soon!! while Google layoff staff silently.) I was speculating that Microsoft will cut 10% of there worldwide workforce. Anyways, Microsoft layoffs are not something new. The company is just being quite discreet about it in the past.
Do you think these layoffs will impact Microsoft’s global presence? and there reputation as an employer. Please leave your comments.
NULL object errors using jQuery JavaScript library
January 18, 2009 by MK
Filed under Blogging, Wordpress, web development
While using jQuery JavaScript library with other JavaScript libraries e.g. scriptaculous or dojo etc. you might experience NULL object errors.
I was using Dynamic JavaScript Ad Rotator Slideshow script with my WordPress BLOG and WordPress theme I am using uses jQuery. I was getting “null” is null or not an object error whenever I was enabling my Dynamic Ad Rotator script. Here is a screen shot of the error.
And here is the code throwing the error -
jQuery().ready(function(){
$(’#pingbacks’).hide();
$(’#pingback’).click(function(){
$(this).siblings(’#pingbacks’).slideToggle(’slow’);
});
});
Most of the times the error was just because of the conflict, jQuery uses $ as a shortcut for “jQuery”. You can override that default by calling jQuery.noConflict() at any point after jQuery and the other library have both loaded. For example:
When you use more than one libraries with jQuery which use $ sign for selection of code block, use following script.
jQuery.noConflict();
// instead of $ use jQuery as
jQuery(document).ready(
function(){
});
This will remove the conflict between different libraries.
So the final code I ended up using is -
jQuery.noConflict();
jQuery().ready(function(){
jQuery(’#pingbacks’).hide();
jQuery(’#pingback’).click(function(){
jQuery(this).siblings(’#pingbacks’).slideToggle(’slow’);
});
});
And you dont need to use jQuery.noConflict(); if you are replacing $ with jQuery. That will be done by the script automatically.
