Online Portfolio of Rhys Wynne
PHP Programming & Wordpress Plugins
I am a hobbyist PHP & MySQL developer & enjoy working with API’s & coding plugins for popular pieces of software.
PHP/MySQL Websites
#UKSEOHere
#UKSEOHere is a Twitter/Google Maps Mashup that maps SEO Professionals onto a map based on their location & what they are doing. People who are in the same locale can then tweet each other to arrange an impromptu meetup. PHP driven with MySQL database that uses both the Twitter API & Google Maps API, though sparingly in order to reduce server load.
Also there are several “keywords” that trigger specialist icons (tea, coffee, beer, work, etc), a blog is also present to track updates to the site.
Wordpress Plugins
I have created 2 plugins for Wordpress, a leading blogging & CMS Platform.
WP Email Capture
WP Email Capture is designed to capture emails for newsletter subscription lists. Emails are sent to the user meaning that they will have to click on a link within the email to “opt-in” to the list. On clicking the link they are included in a list that can be exported out of Wordpress & into email marketing software to email out.
Furthermore, users can be controlled on where they go during signup. For example, on completion of signup users are usually redirected to a page containing links to free ebooks for example. Users who only complete half the signup procedure are hidden from the average wordpress user & are cleaned from the database periodically.
Future Developments
- Multiple Email Lists.
- Conversion Tracking & Stats.
- Integration with systems that do not allow importing of address fields.
InComment
InComment is a small plugin designed to help bloggers understand the real intentions of commenters. Upon entering a site, a cookie is dropped with the referrers, this is included into the comment email when a comment is left. Also, should there be no referrer (for example, the users entered the site by typing it into a browser, or they clicked from a Twitter client), an explanation is given.
If the commenter enters the site from a huge list, or a comment spam search engine, this is shown & the user can make an informed decision on whether to allow the comment or not.
Future Developments
- Integration with Wordpress’ own Moderated Comments Page, so moderators can see where the comment came from in the Dashboard
- Referrer banning for multiple offenders.
bbPress Plugins
As well as Wordpress, I have developed a number of plugins for bbPress, Wordpress’ forum script. Please note these plugins are no longer supported.
ReCAPTCHA bbPress
ReCAPTCHA bbPress implements Google’s ReCAPTCHA technology into bbPress, to try and eliminate spam signups.
Show Top Posters
Show Top Posters shows the weekly/monthly/yearly/all time top posters to a bbPress forum, encouraging people to subconsciously post more.
Image Resizer
Image Resizer shrinks images down to a certain size when an image is posted. This is done as an alternative to CSS max-width property, which is incompatible with some browsers.