Allan

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GeekShed Embed v2 Released

March 10, 2011 - 3:52 am

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NOTE: This is a plugin for users of the self hosted wordpress.org software; it is not for users of wordpress.com. (Although I would love it if at some point in time… well, that’s me dreaming…) As I posted last month, I have been working on updated to the GeekShed Embed plugin for WordPress that I…

If You Use The Mibbit Chat Widget…

February 13, 2011 - 1:23 am

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If you use the Mibbit chat widget on your site, please ensure that server messages are visible to users. Having it disabled makes it so the server and services messages to the user are not displayed, and this can cause confusion (e.g. when the user is using a registered nick and all of a sudden…

GeekShed Embed v2

February 9, 2011 - 9:56 pm

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EDIT: This post is about a WordPress plugin that has been written. It is NOT about the TFlash client itself. No updates for the TFlash client are planned at this time. About six months ago, I (Ryan (ninja in #help)) created GeekShed Embed, a WordPress plugin so that GeekShed users that use WordPress to power…

Introducing GeekShed Embed: A WordPress Plugin

August 11, 2010 - 3:22 pm

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After helping many people who were having trouble adding the TFlash chat client to their WordPress powered website, I decided to write a plugin that would create a shortcode that people can use to easily embed their chatroom into their site. The plugin has been submitted and accepted into the WordPress plugin repository, so installation…

Can I Make A Private/Secret/Restricted Channel?

March 29, 2010 - 12:46 am

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At least twice a month, someone will come into #help asking about private channels or how they can secure their channel to prevent anyone except those they want in it. Since there are probably those that would like to know, but don’t ask, here is the quick and dirty guide to private/secret channels. Every channel…

What is SSL? What Benefits Does it Offer, and How do I Use It?

March 23, 2010 - 1:57 pm

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SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, and is a method of encrypting data being transmitted over the Internet that is used by e-commerce sites and other sites that require sending and receiving sensitive information.. This means that when you give your credit card or bank information to PayPal or Amazon, to name two, your information…

Grouping a Nick: Why and How?

March 12, 2010 - 11:03 pm

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So you’ve registered your nick, but have more than one computer/device that you join IRC from. You might be wondering “do I need to register a new nick and have people add that nick to access lists as well? Certainly there must be an easier way.” Well luckily for you, there is. You are able…

Can I Link Two Channels?

March 10, 2010 - 10:23 pm

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One question that is routinely asked in #help is how a channel owner can forward users from one channel to another. They usually ask this because they have changed channel names, and there is no other method available to regular users (as opposed to those with access to the IRCd configuration files); however it is…

What Do YOU Want To See?

February 24, 2010 - 12:00 am

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My week long break from courses is coming up soon, and I have nothing to do for it. So I figured that I would put a day or two towards GeekShed. The only problem is that I don’t know what I should do. This is where you, the users, come into play. Although we always…

How Do I Embed My Chatroom Onto My Website?

February 22, 2010 - 3:07 pm

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One of the more frequent questions we see is people wondering how do they embed their chatroom on their website, and more often than not, it’s run off of WordPress. Although I wrote this while going through the steps on a site using WordPress, the process should be similar on Drupal, Joomla, or any other…