the Mind’s Chew Toy

So, you’ve read Tip #2: Adding IFilm Video To Your SideBar - The Easy Way and you’ve got a question: But what if I want to add my own videos too? Don’t worry, we’ve got your answer right here…
Converting Your Videos
First off, to keep from using too many different types of files - and [...]

I’ve been a big fan of the IFilm.com website since I first ran across it, and wanted a way to add it to the sidebar. Of course, I had a few goals in mind:

1. It has to be easy. I don’t want to be messing around with code every time I want to add a trailer to the site.
2. It has to be foolproof. I don’t want to have to worry about typos.
3. There should be a message if there is no video, rather than just a blank.

With those rules in mind, I came up with the following 2 step process…

When I first was looking to update the site to it’s current snazzy look, I definitely had a few changes in mind. The first and foremost was to provide some sort of “Update” section to let visitors know what had been recently changed/added, etc. Thanks to the new tabs in the sidebar, I had a spot for these updates…now the only question was how to get the changes to show.

If you’re just starting to put together a WordPress blog, one snippet of code in your header file will make things so much easier…