Sebs Studio

What a better way to transform a previous piece of code to something much easier to use for WordPress users. I recently wrote a script for the new Google Translate API which allows you to translate your content with out leaving the site using jQuery and Ajax. Now I am doing the same only with a UI and a more professional way to handle the translation with ease. The plugin allows you to translate your posts right then and there with out leaving the site.

You can select the languages that Google support on there translation service and hit translation. Simply put the content editor in ‘HTML’ mode before translating.

Release date of this plugin will be tweeted so follow me @sebsstudio

Update (27.01.2012) More details on the plugin here.

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It’s time for a few screen shots to be shared with you guys of some of the work that I have been doing for my WordPress Online Installer service site.

It is not complete to be put up yet but it is getting there. So far I have the ultimate ‘wp-config.php’ file setup process complete which is the main part of this custom setup process.

The next part is creating the database structure, insert the default values and insert a fake administrator user ‘admin’ as the username set as a subscriber.

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Tomb Raider: Official Trailer (E3 2011)

‘My YouTube Videos’ is one of my plugins that I have created and is in need of a bit of an upgrade.

Above is an example of a YouTube video inserted by a shortcode which I am still experimenting with. You can either manually insert a video you like from YouTube or from the menu in the visual editor, you can select one from your account, uploaded or one you have added to your favourites.

This is a new feature that I am inserting into the plugin. This would be version 2 and will not only include this but allow you to view any YouTube video in the sidebar as a popup using lightbox once you click on any of the thumbnails.

Still not sure which one I am going to use and would like your input on the best lightbox plugin (or what others out there are called) to use for this ability that displays videos.

I hope this will be a great upgrade, I know a lot of you have been asking for these features and I hope to bring them to you in the near future.

If you have any other additional ideas that you think would be great to add to my video plugin. I am happy to receive your ideas or suggestions if you leave one below.

Thank you.

You can download the current version of this plugin at WordPress.org here .

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I have been working on a custom setup for the online installer. It allows you to customise your ‘wp-config.php’ file. Increase memory, setup trash, autosave and revisions, localized language of the site, enable networking, insert dummy ‘admin’ user, enable debugging mode and more. Even delete the wp-config-sample.php file when it is finished.

It’s not ready just yet but when it is, it will be as an optional setup, so don’t worry you can still install WordPress using the default WordPress setup if you do not wish to use it.

I will also be changing the style of the setup. New colours and logo. I want to keep the structure as it is at the moment because it is simple and easy to read.

In the future I will have the site translated so that the user can view the setup in there language. More news on that soon.

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I will be releasing the ‘basic’ version of CVPress soon for free here.

The ‘basic’ version requires only one plugin created by Weston Ruter called User Photo.

This allows the user to upload a picture of themselves and place it on there CV at the top.

The ‘basic’ version only comes with a classic CV template and you are restricted to displaying the order of your education, experiences, skills and more. Customization is also limited. No support is provided. All is presented on one page. Your education and experiences are added using two separate custom post types. Your skills, interests and more are added in the theme options panel.

The ‘Pro’ version will come with support, more customization and various templates and the ability to order your CV content. The ‘Pro’ version will have additional custom post types for your skills, interests and more leaving the the theme options panel for just details about you.

No release date as such but shouldn’t be too far behind after releasing the ‘basic’ version.

That’s it for now.

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Here is my list of things to launch as I complete them.

1. CVPress, a WordPress theme to display your CV/Resume (Free). – 80% Complete
2. Ocean Themes Progress Blog – 80% Complete
3. Seb’s Studio New Portfolio Design – 90% Complete
4. CVPress Pro, a more advanced version of the basic edition above. – 60% Complete
5. Stripes, a WordPress theme that has been on hold for a long time. Will be launched for free when complete.
6. Stripes version 2 will include various styles and be integrated with the Ocean Themes framework and will be the first premium theme.

Eyes of Photography will be revamped with new life and new photos. Don’t know when this will happen, might be a while.

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While we are still knocking things around making sure that the Framework is stable, I would like to announce a Beta release coming soon. The first Beta release is to give developers a preview of the core main features that the framework will include. Any type of site, a developer creates on WordPress will feel more in control of the content there posting using our Framework.

There may be several plugins available to choose from for SEO and Webmaster tools but we thought of saving you the hassle and include them to the framework ready for you. We are doing are best to make the most popular plugins compaitable for those who are more used to them or feel more comfortable using something else.

Widgets is something we are still researching on what you would like featured in your sidebar and with your help answering this question we can start to develop those widgets for you and add them to the framework as part of the package.

Our framework will come with an updating system to save you time from manually uploading new files to your server when we release an update. You will also be told on your Dashboard at the end of Right Now widget which version you are using and if you need to update or not. If told to update the framework, a link is given directly to the framework update page.

Translating the framework has not commenced yet but if you are interested in taking part to translate the framework in your language for us, we welcome it. You will also be credited for your work and receive a free theme of your choosing that we design with the framework, when officially launched out of beta.

If you would like to beta test our framework and also translate it in another language when we release it. Please follow @oceanthemes on Twitter and Re-Tweet the following Tweet.

Original Tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/oceanthemes/status/27563522977

Win a free copy of @oceanthemes #WordPress framework with 1 theme. Follow @oceanthemes and RT to Enter. – http://shru.us/2228

Note: You may modify the tweet as long as you mention (@oceanthemes with a link to this post).

Once you have tweeted, simply come back to this post and comment with a link to your tweet and your username.

Make sure that you are following @oceanthemes on twitter, so we can send a Direct Message to notify you with details on how to get access to the beta framework when released.

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Ocean themes is a new website currently under construction that will bring in beautiful, functional & customizable themes for WordPress.

I have a framework that i am building as I posted a few days ago that includes professional SEO and webmaster tools built-in and compatible with many popular plug-ins that will allow the user to control what they want on there theme and that includes widgets built in for the front and the back end of the users setup.

All our designs are compatible with all the modern web browsers like Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Internet Explorer. They will also all be web standards compliant.

Our themes will come packaged with a full width page template without the sidebar, and sitemap/archives page templates for efficient quick links to all the hidden posts you wrote ages ago that still deserve to be seen.

All our themes are built on the same stable Ocean Themes framework. Any modifications are a breeze, while keeping everything all neatly coded for search engine readiness and further theme development.

Ocean Themes comes prepared for translations into your desired language.

• Website Address: http://www.ocean-themes.com
• Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/oceanthemes

Follow us on Twitter if you would like to receive updates for launch of the site and promotional offers for the first themes released.

More information coming soon.

P.S. We are looking for a theme design for the framework that will be set as default if no theme has been selected and we would like you to help. If you are interested in taking part, simply leave a comment below on this post with your name, email, your site address to show us some of your web design work and possibly your Skype name if you have one.

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I’m currently developing a framework of my own to build sites using WordPress with ease. I would like you to tell me what to add as an extra feature that would be good to have built in.

I have added three above for you to choose but if there is another plugin you would like me to build into the framework, you can type one in yourself.

Details about the framework will be available once my new site design is up along with a whole load of content for you all to drawl on.

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Most bloggers on the net love using WordPress i know i do and that is why I have been developing a tool to make it easier for people to install WordPress on there servers without having to download WordPress them selves, extract the content and upload it by FTP.

Now I need to make sure that this tool works and even though I have tested it on my own server, I won’t know if it will work outside but I hoping it will. So i am looking for volunteers to test it out and reply back to tell me how it went.

Simply go to my http://www.wponline.sebs-studio.com/ and read the instructions given on the page.

Hope it goes well.

UPDATE 12-08-2010

Got a little feedback from others testing. Currently improving the system by adding FTP connection. FTP connection is working but everything else is stuck at the moment.

Service will be down until I get it 100% working. The concept and the process works just got to get the function to work. Sorry for any inconvenience this has caused you.

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One of my projects that I am slowly developing is a better and more secure social messaging system for staying connected in real-time. So far things are coming along great but I have not had much time to spend doing all the coding. I have the first 30% of it complete with some great features that I will explain in the future but right now I am putting up a poll for you all too decide, which color of the logo do you prefer? Your help on choosing the colour will help me colour the default design for the homepage. When you vote please leave your name and twitter username if you have one. Those who leave there name in a comment will be invited to the private beta when it is available. So get voting. Thank you.

P.S. The name of the site may change as I have not got a domain name for it yet.

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I thought I share some new information on my WordPress theme Stripes and a sneak peek at the theme settings page.

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