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Well I just grabbed the Update Manager Plugin, Version 1.8 and uploaded it to plugins directory and activated it.

Unfortunately, like some others, I am getting the following error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: fetch_url() in /home/mrg9504/public_html/wp-content/plugins/update-manager.php on line 191

I hope this problem can be resolved, because it should make it much easier to make sure everything’s up to date.

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Tonight also sees me activate the Akismet Plugin, Version 2.0. This involved me signing up for an account at WordPress.com, then using the API Key to activate the plugin.

I’m actually quite surprised. The only reason I’ve activated this plugin now is because tonight I had two spam comments already. And the site has only been going for 15 days – I’m amazed at how quickly they found the site.

Hopefully this plugin will get rid of these annoying comments.

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Tonight sees the installation of Google Sitemap Generator WordPress plugin, Version 2.7.1

simply uploaded the sitemap.php file to plugins directory and activated. Then under Options…Sitemap, I clicked the button to build the sitemap.

I guess now this site will be google compliant in regards to sitemaps, whatever that means!!

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Tonight I’ve installed Running Time (Version 1.1b2) wordpress plugin from saruken.com.

Uploaded to my plugins directory, activated, and include the following code somewhere (probably my sidebar):

I know this site’s young, but it might be fun as it gets older, to know exactly how long it’s been going for??

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Whilst at Planet Ozh‘s site, I stumbled across his link to Better Comments Manager Plugin (Version 1.2) for WordPress.

Installation was easy – download the files, install them in my Plugins Directory and activate.

To use I just go to Comments…Better Comments Manager, and since the installation of the Admin Drop Down Menu I just wrote about, I get there very quickly.

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I found this WordPress Admin Drop Down Menu (Version 1.3) over at Planet Ozh.
Very handy.
It now saves so many clicks and gets me to various parts of my site quickly and easily, without having to wait for my slow dial-up internet access to load. Yippee!!!

Installation was easy, save the code as php, then upload to plugins directory and activate.

Thanks Ozh.

EDIT (12/8/07): Have changed to a new plugin. Read this post.

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Now I’ve installed the Gravatars2 Plugin (Version 2.6.2), from the ZenPax site.

Installations was a little more fiddlier than the other plugins I’ve installed, but I got there in the end:
Place the gravatars2-cache-refresh.php in the root directory of the site
place the gravatars folder in the wp-content folder
place the contents of the plugins folder into the plugins folder.

Activate the plugins and set the options.
I didn’t need to add the CSS Stlye for gravatars to my theme, as it already had something set.
I also didn’t need to add the required code to my comments.php file, as it too was already there.

From this site, I discovered that there is a gravatar signup plugin, which I thought might make it easier for some of my readers to get a gravatar. However, that page had been moved to here. From here, I was able to download and install it (straight into plugins folder) and activate it. Hopefully some more people will get into the gravatar thing.

Ohh, for those of you wondering what a Gravatar is, go visit the site.

I can display any gravatar I’d like in a post by inserting this code:

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Have just uploaded Peter Westwood‘s PJW MIME Congif Plugin (Version 0.9), as I will most likely be uploading a variety of SmartBoard Notebook Files, which under a default installation of WordPress, is not allowed due to security reasons

So uploaded the Plugin to the Plugins directory, activated it and then went to the Options menu to add the appropriate MIME types.

Already added:
xbk – Application/Notebook
xbc – Application/Notebook
notebook – Application/Notebook

Will have to check these settings when I get back to school tomorrow though, as I set this plugin up on the Intranet I am managing there, and already added these MIME types. I think I’ve got them correct, but will check.

Here is a handy list of Multimedia MIME References.

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Have now included an Advanced Search form on the site. Am using Zirona‘s Advanced Search Plugin (Version 0.6).

Installation again was easy:
Uploaded all files to the Plugins Directory
Activated the Plugin
Created a page with the content 
Added the CSS Code from ctas.css to my theme’s CSS Style sheet

I have posted a comment at the Advanced Usage of Advanced Search page (Comment No. 41) to see if there is some way that the check boxes are unticked by default. Hopefulle we can find a solution to this.

Still have to work out how to exclude the page listing from the top menu bar when using this theme. Have used this WordPress site’s help page to exclude the listing from other sites, but can’t seem to find something similar in this theme.

Also would like to get an Advanced Search link below the regular search form in the sidebar, but styled like all the other buttons. Will have to work on that also.

Obviously, if a search was done now, there wouldn’t be a great many results returned (unless you searched for plugins, of course ), but hopefully as the site ages, it will become a useful feature.

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I have installed Alex King‘s Share This Plugin (Version 1.4).

This provides a little green icon at the end of posts that users can click on to submit the post to a bookmarking site or email the page to someone.

Hope you find it handy.

EDIT (15/6/07):

Have changed

within the share-this.php file

Then I added to index.php and single.php in my theme files.
Now the only reason i’ve done this, is because I didn’t want the Share This icon and link on my pages.

You can get the Share Icons from here.