Across my sites, I try to use a common file structure. I even make sure that applications I decide to install or use use this file structure to some extent and if they dont use it, I dont use that application and write my own or find another. Simple.

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A common site structure is necassary in terms of the site shell and the generated content the site produces (HTML/CSS/JS etc…).

In terms of a site structure, here is one that I tend to try to find and use from a developers point of view. A site structure like the one listed below will help to maintain the site, address problems and ensure that each site component is individual from another.

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Bit of a while since an update due to a few things, but take a look at the open source releases over at DooBDee.net.

If you are interested in phpBB, wordpress and most things computers / coding / internet entrepreneuring then open source releases is for you.

An excerpt from the site;

Welcome to DooBDee.net. This website is designed to cover open source releases, internet resources, downloads and support.

The navigation of internet items on the left hand side aims to cover specific areas of the Internet. This website is heavily focused on internet resources for webmasters, web and computer users.

Check out open source releases, its worth it. Technorati Profile

Todays post is sponsored by: Web Inspiration.

To create a theme (since version 2.2) is to make the theme widget enabled, so this is how you do one.

In order to make a theme widgetized, we have to do this. Open sidebar.php and add this:

<?php /* Widgetized sidebar. */
if ( !function_exists(’dynamic_sidebar’) || !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?>

// Sidebar content here.

<?php endif; ?>

Thats all there is to it!

Fed up of spam? Fed up with spam?  Then use Captcha to stop spam bots.  Infact, stop spam; read books.  reCAPTCHA does exactly that by channeling the effort spent solving CAPTCHAs online into “reading” books.

You dont have to be an expert programmer to make a bot unfriendly captcha image.  Infact, you dont have to be a programmer at all.  You can use recaptcha and integrate it into your site.

It’s Easy. reCAPTCHA is a Web service. As such, adopting it is as simple as adding 4 lines of code on your site. For many applications and programming languages such as Wordpress and PHP we also have easy-to-install plugins available. We generate and check the distorted images, so you don’t need to run costly image generation programs.

Not only is reCaptcha free and usefull, but its also secure.  You can choose to protect all of your comment fields and integrate it in just about any way you see fit.  You can even protect your email address.

A short post this one, but nonetheless a usefull one.

Ever wondered how to display recent wordpress posts anywhere on your site?   The answer is simple.  Simply using the following code snippet and adjust the HTML to something of your choice that matches your website.  All you need to do is include the wordpress config file of your installation you wish to retrieve posts from and use this small snippet of code on your website.

<ul>
<?php
require_once(’wp-config.php’);
$myposts = get_posts(’numberposts=5&offset=0′);
foreach($myposts as $post)
{
?>
<li><a href=”<?php the_permalink(); ?>”><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
<?php
}
?>
</ul>

To change the number of recent wordpress posts that appear, change this part of the code to a number that suits you: “numberposts=5“.