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Using Active Extra fields feature from other plugins

The Active Extra Fields wordpress plugin  works a  whole ,but a plugin designer can make use of it features to create custom write panels.For reusability sake this plugin supports,class functions which can be used to create,edit and delete Meta boxes and Fields.Also Filters and Action hooks are supported an allow to control actions excecuted by this plugin and the filtering of data collected.This is a short tutorial on how to make use of some of the Active Extra Fields features.

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Joomla 1.5 vs Wordpress 3.0

When discussing about Wordpress vs Joomla, one common thing i have read is that Wordpress is mostly a bloging platform.With the new 3.0 version we have a Wordpress that has become a full featured CMS.Question is how does it weight against other CMS systems like Joomla.

For a developer a CMS is a very good tool to quickly product a fully functional website.There are various options including Wordpress and Joomla.But before making a selection,a wise person wants to know what is under the hood for each CMS.While reading , i have rarely read a full and indept discussion when comparing the two.This article's aim to cover a a little more with regard to the two .

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Active Extra fields

This plugin is used to validate custom fields and post taxonomies .Custom field can be organised under metaboxes. Meta boxes settings include location(normal,side),priority(high,low) and the post type to display them for.With it you can create custom fields using the following type of input:

  • Single line  text
  • Multi line text
  • WYSIWYG editor
  • Drop down list
  • Checkbox
  • Checkbox list
  • Date
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