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Extract Image From WordPress Post |
Tags: code, hint, php, wordpress Posted in Blog, Hints, Technical · April 28th, 2010 · Comments (0) |
This will extract an image from a wordpress post. You can use it in the loop with get_content() or get_excerpt(). There are a hundred other different uses for something like this as well. Good snippet to have.
// Pull first image thumbnail from post if none exist, default to a category image.
//
// Required:
$pattern = '/<img[^>]+src[\\s=\'"]';
$pattern .= '+([^"\'>\\s]+)/is';
// Optional:
$style = "height:50px;width:60px;margin-top:15px;";
$defaultImgURL = "http://www.yoursite.com/image/url.png";
$imgAlt = "Alt Text Here";
$imgID = "";
$imgName = "";
// If we have an Image ...
if(preg_match($pattern,get_the_content(),$match)) {
echo "<img alt=\"\" style=\"" . $style . "\" src=\"" . $match[1] . "\" />";
// If there is no img Tag ...
} else {
echo "<img alt=\"\" style=\"" . $style . "\" src=\"". $defaultImgURL ."\" />";
}
// Thats it!

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Site Update |
Tags: downtime, maintenance, projects, Updates Posted in Blog, Updates · April 26th, 2010 · Comments (0) |
I have been working on a few customizations for the site. You will notice some appearance changes, and some more content. I don’t have much time lately to do a lot of the changes all at once, so you will notice them slowly appear. I have a database application in development right now, and it takes most of my time.
*UPDATE 4/27/2010: I have added jQuery and a few choice libraries to the load. All are working as of this update. As you can see these posts are now rounded, and collapsable. I love building this WordPress Template from the ground up. Gives me so many more design/style options. I can’t wait till its all done though!

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Megahurts FRC Team #2219: Breakaway 2010 |
Tags: competition, frc, mentoring, robot, robotics, usfirst Posted in Blog, Technical, Videos, robotics · April 9th, 2010 · Comments (1) |

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Black Sheep Coal Fired Pizza |
Tags: awesome, coal, food, pizza Posted in Blog, Pictures · April 6th, 2010 · Comments (0) |

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Change iPhone Carrier Name |
Tags: cellular, iphone, phone, unlock Posted in Hints, Software, Technical · March 3rd, 2010 · Comments (1) |

First off, this hint will only work on iPhones that have been “jailbroken”. For more information on “jailbreaking” your iPhone, please visit the unofficial iPhone Dev Team’s Blog.
Check out “MakeItMine” app under Cydia. This application is a must for tweakers, as it changes your carrier name. Once the app is installed, and you have made the change, you can remove the app, and your custom setting remains.
Have fun!