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	<title>PixoPoint</title>
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	<link>http://pixopoint.com</link>
	<description>Specialists in the design, coding and implementation of websites</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:33:40 +0000</lastBuildDate>
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		<title>Simple CMS plugin update</title>
		<link>http://pixopoint.com/2010/06/29/simple-cms-plugin-update/</link>
		<comments>http://pixopoint.com/2010/06/29/simple-cms-plugin-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Plugins]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://pixopoint.com/?p=1557</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We have rewritten the Simple CMS plugin for WordPress. The new version uses PHP to remove items from the administration menus and redirects the WordPress dashboard to the edit pages screen. There are still some remnants of the old blog post and commenting functionality of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We have rewritten the <a href="http://pixopoint.com/products/simplecms/">Simple CMS plugin</a> for WordPress. The new version uses PHP to remove items from the administration menus and redirects the WordPress dashboard to the edit pages screen. There are still some remnants of the old blog post and commenting functionality of WordPress left after the plugin is installed, but the main menu area is clean of all links to those unneeded sections.</p>
<p>More information is available on the <a href="http://pixopoint.com/products/simplecms/">Simple CMS plugin page</a>.</p>
<div id="attachment_1559" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 490px"><a href="http://pixopoint.com/uploads/simplecms_demo.png"><img src="http://pixopoint.com/uploads/simplecms_demo-480x375.png" alt="" title="Simple CMS WordPress plugin demo" width="480" height="375" class="size-medium wp-image-1559" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The simplified WordPress administration panel after installation of the Simple CMS plugin</p></div>
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		<title>No self pings</title>
		<link>http://pixopoint.com/2010/06/21/no-self-pings/</link>
		<comments>http://pixopoint.com/2010/06/21/no-self-pings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Plugins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever written a blog post which links to another post within the same blog in WordPress? Has it annoyed the heck out of you when it triggered it pingback to the other post? If you answered yes to both of those questions, then [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever written a blog post which links to another post within the same blog in WordPress? Has it annoyed the heck out of you when it triggered it pingback to the other post?</p>
<p>If you answered yes to both of those questions, then install the excellent &#8220;<a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/no-self-ping/">No Self Ping plugin</a>&#8221; by Michael D. Adams. It disables that annoying functionality from WordPress and keeps your comments uncluttered by irritating self-pings.</p>
<p>Alternatively, you can simply copy and paste the following code into your themes functions.php file:</p>
<pre class="brush: php;">function no_self_ping( &amp;$links ) {
	$home = get_option( 'home' );
	foreach ( $links as $l =&gt; $link )
		if ( 0 === strpos( $link, $home ) )
			unset($links[$l]);
}

add_action( 'pre_ping', 'no_self_ping' );
</pre>
<div id="attachment_1534" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 286px"><img src="http://pixopoint.com/uploads/soundwave1-e1276542553462.jpg" alt="" title="Pingback" width="276" height="292" class="size-full wp-image-1534" /><p class="wp-caption-text">We needed a pretty picture to beautify the page. So we 'borrowed' this image as it seemed like a good visual representation of the sound of a 'ping'.</p></div>
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		<title>CobaltCloud updated</title>
		<link>http://pixopoint.com/2010/06/14/cobaltcloud-updated/</link>
		<comments>http://pixopoint.com/2010/06/14/cobaltcloud-updated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Templates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[WordPress.com has performed some updates to the Titan theme recently. They removed the &#60;h1&#62; tag from the header and moved the navigation into the header area instead of below it. This has caused some problems with the CobaltCloud theme which is built on Titan. CSS [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WordPress.com has performed some updates to the Titan theme recently. They removed the &lt;h1&gt; tag from the header and moved the navigation into the header area instead of below it. This has caused some problems with the <a href="http://pixopoint.com/products/cobaltcloud/">CobaltCloud theme</a> which is built on Titan.</p>
<div id="attachment_1526" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 490px"><a href="http://cobaltcloud.wordpress.com/"><img src="http://pixopoint.com/uploads/cobaltcloud_trashed-480x256.png" alt="" title="CobaltCloud trashed" width="480" height="256" class="size-medium wp-image-1526" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Screenshot of the CobaltCloud demo site. Looking very worse for wear after the recent changes</p></div>
<div id="attachment_1425" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 490px"><a href="http://cobaltcloud.wordpress.com/"><img src="http://pixopoint.com/uploads/cobaltcloud_screenshot1-480x336.jpg" alt="" title="Screenshot of the CobaltCloud theme after patches for the recent WordPress.com changes have been made" width="480" height="336" class="size-medium wp-image-1425" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Screenshot of the CobaltCloud theme after patches have been made</p></div>
<h3>CSS update</h3>
<p>If you are using <a href="http://pixopoint.com/products/cobaltcloud/">CobaltCloud</a> on WordPress.com, you will need to update your CSS with the following code:</p>
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/*

	Theme Name: PixoPoint Cobalt Cloud
	Theme URI: http://pixopoint.com/products/cobaltcloud/
	Description: WordPress theme by PixoPoint
	Version: 1.0
	Author: PixoPoint
	Author URI: http://pixopoint.com/
	Template: titan

	The Cobalt Cloud theme is a child theme of Titan

http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/new-theme-titan/

	The design is based on Enterprise by StudioPress

http://www.studiopress.com/demo/enterprise/

	Copyright (c) 2009 PixoPoint Web Development

	This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
	published by the Free Software Foundation.

	This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

*/

/* Overall */
body {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	background:#f1f1f1;
}
.skip-content {
	display:none;
}

/* Header */
#header {
	width:960px;
	height:180px;
	margin:0 auto;
	position:relative;
}
#header #follow {
	display:none;
}
#header #title {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	position:absolute;
	left:20px;
	top:10px;
	width:260px;
	height:70px;
	text-indent:-999em;
	background:url(http://cobaltcloud.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/sprite31.png) -456px -210px;
}
#header #description {
	position:absolute;
	left:20px;
	top:82px;
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:18px;
	color:#888;
	text-shadow:#ddd 1px 1px 0;
	font-style:italic;
}

/* Navigation */
#navigation {
	width:960px;
	position:absolute;
	top:126px;
	margin:0;
}
#navigation #nav {
	background:url(http://cobaltcloud.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/sprite31.png);
	width:940px;
	height:50px;
	margin:0;
	padding:0 10px;
	list-style:none;
	box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888;
	-moz-box-shadow:0 6px 25px #666;
	-webkit-box-shadow:0 6px 25px #666;
	border-radius:10px;
	-webkit-border-radius:10px;
	-moz-border-radius:10px;
}
#navigation #nav li {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	list-style:none;
	float:left;
	height:50px;
	background:#333 url(http://cobaltcloud.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/sprite31.png) 100% -140px;
	position:relative;
}
#navigation #nav li:last-child {
	background-position:0 -140px;
}
#navigation #nav li a {
	margin:0;
	padding:0 30px 0 20px;
	float:left;
	color:#fff;
	text-shadow:#000 1px 1px 0;
	height:50px;
	line-height:50px;
	text-decoration:none;
	font-size:12px;
	font-family:sans-serif;
}
#navigation #nav li:hover,#navigation #nav li.sfhover {
	background:#0781c4 url(http://cobaltcloud.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/sprite31.png) 100% -70px;
}
#navigation #nav li:hover a, #navigation #nav li.sfhover a {
	color:#fff;
	text-shadow:#333 1px 1px 0;
}

/* Dropdown */
#navigation #nav li ul {
	position:absolute;
	left:-999em;
	z-index:10;
}
#navigation #nav li:hover ul, #navigation #nav li.sfhover ul {
	left:0;
	top:50px;
	width:160px;
	margin:0;
	padding:0 0 10px 0;
	box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888;
	-moz-box-shadow:2px 5px 15px #aaa;
	-webkit-box-shadow:2px 5px 15px #aaa;
	border-left:1px solid #ccc;
	border-right:1px solid #ccc;
	border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;
	background:#f5f5f5;
	border-radius:10px;
	-moz-border-radius:10px;
	-webkit-border-radius:10px;
}
#navigation #nav li li {
	background:#f5f5f5;
	width:160px;
	height:auto;
	border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;
}
#navigation #nav li:hover li a, #navigation #nav li.sfhover li a {
	float:left;
	width:140px;
	height:auto;
	color:#333;
	text-shadow:#fff 1px 1px 0;
	margin:0;
	padding:10px 10px;
	line-height:14px;
}
#navigation #nav li li:hover, #navigation #nav li li.sfhover {
	background:#0781c4;
}
#navigation #nav li li:hover a, #navigation #nav li li.sfhover a {
	color:#fff;
	text-shadow:#333 1px 1px 0;
}
#navigation #nav li:hover a, #navigation #nav li.sfhover a {
	color:#fff;
	text-shadow:#333 1px 1px 0;
}

/* Flyouts */
#navigation #nav li:hover li ul, #navigation #nav li.sfhover li ul {
	position:absolute;
	left:-999em;
}
#navigation #nav li li:hover ul, #navigation #nav li li.sfhover ul {
	left:150px;
	top:-12px;
	padding:10px 0;
	border-top:1px solid #ccc;
}
#navigation #nav li li li:first-child {
	border-top:1px solid #ccc;
}
#navigation #nav li li:hover li a, #navigation #nav li li.sfhover li a {
	color:#333;
	text-shadow:#fff 1px 1px 0;
}
#navigation #nav li li li:hover a, #navigation #nav li li li.sfhover a {
	color:#fff;
	text-shadow:#333 1px 1px 0;
}

/* Main Content */
.content-background {
	overflow:auto;
	width:920px;
	margin:35px auto 0 auto;
	padding:20px;
	border:1px solid #ddd;
	border-radius:10px;
	-moz-border-radius:10px;
	-webkit-border-radius:10px;
	background:#fff;
}

/* Content */
#content {
	float:left;
	width:630px;
}
#content h1 a, #content h2 a, #content h3 a, #content h4 a, #content h5 a, #content h6 a {
	color:#333;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#content h1 a:hover, #content h2 a:hover, #content h3 a:hover, #content h4 a:hover, #content h5 a:hover, #content h6 a:hover {
	text-decoration:underline;
}
#content h1, #content h2 {
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:20px;
	line-height:26px;
	font-weight:normal;
	margin:0 0 10px 0;
	padding:0 0 5px 0;
	border-bottom:1px dotted #ccc;
	color:#333;
	width:630px;
}
#content h3 {
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:16px;
	font-weight:normal;
	margin:0 0 10px 0;
	padding:0 0 5px 0;
	border-bottom:1px dotted #ccc;
	color:#333;
	width:630px;
}
#content h4 {
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:14px;
	font-weight:bold;
	margin:0 0 5px 0;
	padding:0 0 5px 0;
	border-bottom:1px dotted #ccc;
	color:#333;
	width:630px;
}
#content h5 {
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:13px;
	font-weight:bold;
	margin:0 0 5px 0;
	padding:0 0 5px 0;
	border-bottom:1px dotted #ccc;
	color:#333;
	width:630px;
}
#content h6 {
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	font-weight:bold;
	margin:0 0 5px 0;
	padding:0 0 5px 0;
	border-bottom:1px dotted #ccc;
	color:#333;
	width:630px;
}
#content .post {
	position:relative;
}
#content .post-header {
	position:relative;
	top:-10px;
	width:630px;
	height:70px;
}
.single #content .post-header {
	height:30px;
}
#content .post-header .tags {
	display:none;
}
#content .post-header .date {
	position:relative;
	top:55px;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	line-height:15px;
	font-weight:normal;
	color:#555;
}
#content .post-header h2 {
	height:26px;
}
#content .post-header .author {
	display:none;
}
#content .post-footer {
	position:absolute;
	right:0;
	top:55px;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	line-height:15px;
	font-weight:normal;
	color:#555;
}
#content .post-footer a {
	color:#008DCF;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#content .post-footer a:hover {
	text-decoration:underline;
}
#content p {
	margin:0;
	padding:10px 0;
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	font-weight:normal;
	color:#555;
	line-height:18px;
}
#content p a {
	color:#008DCF;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#content p a:hover {
	text-decoration:underline;
}
#content ul, #content ol {
}
#content li {
	margin:0;
	padding:3px 0;
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	font-weight:normal;
	color:#555;
	line-height:15px;
	height:auto;
}
#content li a {
	color:#008DCF;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#content li a:hover {
	text-decoration:underline;
}
#content .navigation a {
	display:block;
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:13px;
	line-height:20px;
	font-weight:normal;
	background:#666;
	width:115px;
	height:23px;
	line-height:23px;
	text-align:center;
	border-radius:10px;
	-moz-border-radius:10px;
	-webkit-border-radius:10px;
	color:#fff;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#content .navigation a:hover {
	text-decoration:none;
	background:#008DCF;
}

#content img.wp-smiley {
	border:none;
}
#content img {
	border:10px solid #ededed;
}
#content blockquote {
	background:#c8e5f7;
	color:#306106;
	margin:0;
	padding:6px 10px 6px 30px;
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:0.9em;
	font-weight:normal;
}
#content a img {
	border:10px solid #ededed;
}
#content a:hover img {
	border:10px solid #eee;
}
#content .aligncenter, #content div.aligncenter {
	display:block;
	margin-left:auto;
	margin-right:auto;
}
#content .alignleft {
	float:left;
	margin:0 5px 0 0;
}
#content .alignright {
	float:right;
	margin:0 0 0 5px;
}

/* Comments */
#comments .comment-number {
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:16px;
	font-weight:normal;
	color:#333;
	margin:40px 0 10px 0;
	padding:0;
	border:none;
}
#comments ol.commentlist {
	list-style:none;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}
#comments ol.commentlist li {
	list-style:none;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	background:#f4f4f4;
	border:1px solid #ddd;
	border-radius:5px;
	-moz-border-radius:5px;
	-webkit-border-radius:5px;
	margin:10px 0;
	padding:10px;
}
#comments ol.commentlist li .c-grav {
	float:right;
	background:#fff;
	padding:6px;
	margin:0;
	border:1px solid #ddd;
	border-radius:3px;
	-moz-border-radius:3px;
	-webkit-border-radius:3px;
}
#comments ol.commentlist li .c-head {
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	line-height:16px;
	font-weight:bold;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	color:#333;
}
#comments ol.commentlist li .c-head a {
	color:#333;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#comments ol.commentlist li .c-head a:hover {
	text-decoration:underline;
}
#comments ol.commentlist li p {
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	line-height:16px;
	font-weight:normal;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	color:#333;
}
#comments ol.commentlist li .reply a {
	display:block;
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:11px;
	line-height:16px;
	font-weight:normal;
	background:#077ab0;
	width:44px;
	height:17px;
	line-height:17px;
	text-align:center;
	border-radius:10px;
	-moz-border-radius:10px;
	-webkit-border-radius:10px;
	color:#fff;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#comments ol.commentlist li .reply a:hover{
	text-decoration:none;
	background:#068adc;
}

/* Respond */
#respond h4#postcomment {
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:16px;
	font-weight:normal;
	color:#333;
	margin:40px 0 10px 0;
	padding:0;
	border:none;
}
#respond fieldset {
	overflow:auto;
	border:none;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}
#respond p {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}
#respond label {
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:16px;
	font-weight:normal;
	color:#333;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	float:left;
	width:120px;
	height:35px;
	line-height:35px;
}
#respond input {
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:16px;
	font-weight:normal;
	color:#333;
	width:300px;
	border:1px solid #ddd;
	border-radius:5px;
	-moz-border-radius:5px;
	-webkit-border-radius:5px;
	background:#f4f4f4;
	height:23px;
	line-height:23px;
}
#respond textarea {
	outline:none;
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:16px;
	font-weight:normal;
	color:#333;
	width:500px;
	border:1px solid #ddd;
	border-radius:5px;
	-moz-border-radius:5px;
	-webkit-border-radius:5px;
	background:#f4f4f4;
	height:200px;
	line-height:23px;
}
#respond #subscribe_blog {
	float:left;
	width:30px;
	height:37px;
	margin:10px 6px 0 0;
	padding:0;
}
#respond #subscribe-blog-label {
	float:left;
	width:250px;
	height:60px;
	line-height:15px;
	font-size:12px;
	margin:20px 0 0 0;
	padding:0;
}
#respond #subscribe {
	float:left;
	width:30px;
	height:37px;
	margin:10px 6px 0 0;
	padding:0;
}
#respond #subscribe-label {
	float:left;
	width:250px;
	height:60px;
	line-height:15px;
	font-size:12px;
	margin:20px 0 0;
	padding:0;
}
#respond #submit {
	clear:left;
	float:left;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:14px;
	font-weight:normal;
	background:#077ab0;
	width:150px;
	height:30px;
	line-height:30px;
	text-align:center;
	border:none;
	border-radius:10px;
	-moz-border-radius:10px;
	-webkit-border-radius:10px;
	color:#fff;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#respond #submit:hover {
	background:#068adc;
}

/* Sidebar */
#sidebar {
	float:right;
	width:270px;
}
#sidebar ul {
	list-style:none;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}
#sidebar li {
	list-style:none;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}
#sidebar li ul {
	list-style:none;
	margin:0 0 30px 0;
	padding:0;
}
#sidebar li li {
	list-style:none;
	margin:0;
	padding:6px 0;
	border-bottom:1px dotted #ccc;
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	font-weight:normal;
	line-height:15px;
}
#sidebar li a {
	margin:0;
	padding:6px 0;
	color:#008DCF;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#sidebar li a:hover {
	text-decoration:underline;
}
#sidebar h2.widgettitle {
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:16px;
	font-weight:normal;
	color:#333;
	margin:0 0 10px 0;
	padding:0 0 5px 0;
	border-bottom:1px dotted #ccc;
}
#sidebar #recent-comments td {
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	font-weight:normal;
	line-height:15px;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}
#sidebar #recent-comments td.recentcommentstexttop, #sidebar #recent-comments td.recentcommentstextend {
	padding:0 0 0 5px;
}
#sidebar li li ul {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}
#sidebar li li li:first-child {
}
#sidebar li li li {
	margin:0;
	padding:6px 0;
	text-indent:10px;
	border-bottom:none;
}

/* Footer */
#footer {
	width:960px;
	margin:0 auto;
}
#footer p {
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	font-weight:normal;
	line-height:15px;
	text-align:center;
	color:#888;
}
#footer p a {
	color:#008DCF;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#footer p a:hover {
	text-decoration:underline;
}

/* Footer widgets */
#footer-first, #footer-second {
	display:none;
}
#footer-third {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	position:absolute;
	top:50px;
	left:0;
	width:100%;
}
.logged-in #footer-third {
	top:80px;
}
#footer-third h2.widgettitle {
	display:none;
}
#footer-third  ul {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	list-style:none;
	width:960px;
	margin:0 auto;
	position:relative;
}
#footer-third  ul li {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	list-style:none;
	position:absolute;
	right:25px;
}
#footer-third #s {
	margin:0;
	padding:0 20px;
	border:0;
	background:url(http://cobaltcloud.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/sprite31.png) 0 -210px;
	line-height:29px;
	width:255px;
	height:29px;
	color:#666;
	outline:none;
}
#footer-third #searchsubmit {
	margin:0 0 0 10px;
	padding:0;
	border:0;
	background:url(http://cobaltcloud.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/sprite31.png) -295px -210px;
	line-height:29px;
	width:81px;
	height:29px;
	font-family:sans-serif;
	font-size:14px;
	font-weight:normal;
	line-height:15px;
	color:#fff;
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		<title>Flash and dropdown menus</title>
		<link>http://pixopoint.com/2010/06/11/flash-and-dropdown-menus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Aside from the known issues with flash, there is a major problem with the default setup of most flash objects which many people are unaware of. A quick search through our support forum, will show up dozens of questions relating to Adobe Flash objects and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_1521" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 230px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1521" title="Evil Flash" src="http://pixopoint.com/uploads/evil_flash-e1276256393294.jpg" alt="" width="220" height="219" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Flash - the cause of, and solution to, most of the internet&#39;s problems.</p></div>
<p>Aside from the <a href="http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/">known issues with flash</a>, there is a major problem with the default setup of most flash objects which many people are unaware of.</p>
<p>A quick search through our <a href="http://pixopoint.com/forum/">support forum</a>, will show up dozens of questions relating to Adobe Flash objects and dropdown menus appearing beneath them. The usual solution people look to as a solution, is to modify the z-index of either their menu, the flash object, or both. Unfortunately this only leads to dead-ends and confusion on the part of the site owner.</p>
<p>The solution thankfully, is relatively simple. All you need to do is to set the Flash object to &#8220;transparent&#8221;, and your dropdown menu will appear on top of the object instead of below it. I suspect Adobe added this behaviour intentionally as a way of hacking people&#8217;s sites into work as expected but has infuriated many web developers as this is not what would typically be expected for browser behaviour.</p>
<h3>The solution</h3>
<p>Add the following between your &lt;object&gt; tags:</p>
<pre class="brush: xml;">&lt;param name=&quot;wmode&quot; value=&quot;transparent&quot;&gt;</pre>
<p>Add this in an &lt;embed&gt; tag:</p>
<pre class="brush: xml;">wmode=&quot;transparent&quot;</pre>
<p>Your code should now look something like this:</p>
<pre class="brush: xml;">
&lt;object&gt;
  &lt;param value=&quot;blabla.swf&quot; / &gt;
  &lt;param name=&quot;wmode&quot; value=&quot;transparent&quot; / &gt;
  &lt;embed src=&quot;transparency.swf&quot; wmode=&quot;transparent&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot;&gt;
  &lt;/embed&gt;
&lt;/object&gt;</pre>
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		<title>Stable PixoPoint Theme Integrator</title>
		<link>http://pixopoint.com/2010/06/03/stable-pixopoint-theme-integrator/</link>
		<comments>http://pixopoint.com/2010/06/03/stable-pixopoint-theme-integrator/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Plugins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The PixoPoint Theme Integrator has now been launched as a stable release. We have fixed the following bugs since the last beta version: 1.0.6 &#8211; Stable release 1.0.5 beta &#8211; Folder permissions bug fixed (problem which afflicted most users) 1.0.4 beta &#8211; Fixed path error [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://pixopoint.com/products/pixopoint-theme-integrator/">PixoPoint Theme Integrator</a> has now been launched as a stable release.</p>
<p>We have fixed the following bugs since the last beta version:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>1.0.6</strong> &#8211; Stable release</li>
<li><strong>1.0.5 beta</strong> &#8211; Folder permissions bug fixed (problem which afflicted most users)</li>
<li><strong>1.0.4 beta</strong> &#8211; Fixed path error in admin panel code</li>
<li><strong>1.0.3 beta</strong> &#8211; Fixed function name clash with PixoPoint menu animations plugin (copy and paste error)</li>
</ul>
<p>There is also a minor bug in how the admin page adds new sections for removing code on updating which we will correct in a future release.</p>
<p>If you find any extra bugs, please post them in our <a href="http://pixopoint.com/forum/">support forum</a> and if you would like assistance integrating your WordPress theme into another software, please <a href="http://pixopoint.com/contact/">contact us</a> for pricing information.</p>
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		<title>WordPress and AJAX</title>
		<link>http://pixopoint.com/2010/05/04/wordpress-and-ajax/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 07:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our JavaScript guru Ronald Huereca has launched a terrific new e-book explaining the technical side of using AJAX with WordPress. If you have ever wanted to learn how to add AJAX features into your WordPress powered site, then we highly recommend checking out Ronald&#8217;s new [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="WordPress and AJAX - affiliate link" href="http://www.wpajax.com/?affiliate_id=25"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1351" title="wordpress_and_ajax" src="http://pixopoint.com/uploads/wordpress_and_ajax.jpg" alt="" width="193" height="274" /></a><a href="http://pixopoint.com/about/">Our JavaScript guru</a> <a href="http://ronalfy.com/">Ronald Huereca</a> has launched a terrific new e-book explaining the technical side of using AJAX with WordPress. If you have ever wanted to learn how to add AJAX features into your WordPress powered site, then we highly recommend checking out Ronald&#8217;s new book.</p>
<p>The book is easy to read, easy to understand and ideal for those wanting to branch out from being the user of an AJAX&#8217;ified WordPress plugin or theme into adding their own customised functionality to their site.</p>
<p>The book is 249 pages long and covers the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>The basics of AJAX</li>
<li>How to load scripts correctly in WordPress</li>
<li>How to set up PHP classes</li>
<li>Loads of code examples</li>
</ul>
<p>The book is for sale for US$24 from the <a href="http://www.wpajax.com/?affiliate_id=25">WordPress and AJAX site</a>.</p>
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		<title>CobaltCloud theme for WP.com</title>
		<link>http://pixopoint.com/2010/04/21/cobaltcloud-theme-for-wp-com/</link>
		<comments>http://pixopoint.com/2010/04/21/cobaltcloud-theme-for-wp-com/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Templates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After we redeveloped the Red Devils ice hockey team site on WordPress.com, we felt the urge to create something which could be benefit the rest of the WordPress.com community. It is not possible to upload themes to WordPress.com per se, but it is possible to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After we redeveloped the <a href="http://pixopoint.com/red-devils-on-wordpress-dot-com/">Red Devils ice hockey team site</a> on WordPress.com, we felt the urge to create something which could be benefit the rest of the WordPress.com community. It is not possible to upload themes to WordPress.com per se, but it is possible to change a themes CSS via the <a href="http://en.wordpress.com/products/custom-css/">custom CSS option</a>. So we decided to create a child theme of the WordPress.com <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/new-theme-titan/">Titan Theme</a>. All you need to do is copy and paste the CSS into your custom CSS panel in WordPress.com when you are using the Titan theme and the new design will appear on your site.</p>
<p>The result of this is the <a href="http://pixopoint.com/products/cobaltcloud/">CobaltCloud theme</a>. It is a two column widgetised design with a slick looking drop down menu.</p>
<div id="attachment_1425" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 490px"><a href="http://pixopoint.com/products/cobaltcloud/"><img src="http://pixopoint.com/uploads/cobaltcloud_screenshot1-480x336.jpg" alt="" title="Screenshot of the new CobaltCloud theme for WordPress.com" width="480" height="336" class="size-medium wp-image-1425" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Screenshot of the new CobaltCloud theme for WordPress.com</p></div>
<h3>Design</h3>
<p>The design of this theme is heavily inspired from the <a href="http://www.studiopress.com/demo/enterprise/">StudioPress Enterprise Theme</a>. If you are looking for a high quality paid theme for your self-hosted WordPress installation we highly recommend checking out the selection of top notch themes available at <a href="http://studiopress.com/">StudioPress.com</a>.</p>
<h3>Demonstration</h3>
<p><strong><a href="http://cobaltcloud.wordpress.com/">CobaltCloud demo site</a></strong></p>
<h3>Download</h3>
<p>The CSS for the design is available on the <a href="http://pixopoint.com/products/cobaltcloud/">CobaltCloud theme page</a>.</p>
<h3>Customisations</h3>
<p>For custom versions of this theme, please <a href="http://pixopoint.com/contact/">contact us</a> for pricing information.</p>
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		<title>PixoPoint Theme Integrator in repo.</title>
		<link>http://pixopoint.com/2010/04/21/pixopoint-theme-integrator-in-plugin-repository/</link>
		<comments>http://pixopoint.com/2010/04/21/pixopoint-theme-integrator-in-plugin-repository/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The PixoPoint Theme Integrator plugin for WordPress is now available in the official WordPress plugin repository. PixoPoint Theme Integrator plugin page on WordPress.org If you find the plugin useful, please rate is up by logging into the repository and clicking the stars in the right [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://pixopoint.com/products/pixopoint-theme-integrator/">PixoPoint Theme Integrator plugin</a> for WordPress is now available in the official WordPress plugin repository.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/pixopoint-theme-integrator/">PixoPoint Theme Integrator plugin page on WordPress.org</a></strong></p>
<p>If you find the plugin useful, please rate is up by logging into the repository and clicking the stars in the right hand sidebar <img src='http://pixopoint.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  If you are using the plugin, please <a href="http://pixopoint.com/contact/">let us know</a> as we&#8217;d love to see some more examples of the plugin in action.</p>
<div id="attachment_1415" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 490px"><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/pixopoint-theme-integrator/"><img src="http://pixopoint.com/uploads/pixopoint-theme-integrator-dotorg-480x438.png" alt="" title="PixoPoint Theme Integrator page on WordPress.org" width="480" height="438" class="size-medium wp-image-1415" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The PixoPoint Theme Integrator page in the WordPress.org plugins repository</p></div>
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		<title>PixoPoint Theme Integrator: Beta</title>
		<link>http://pixopoint.com/2010/04/19/pixopoint-theme-integrator-beta/</link>
		<comments>http://pixopoint.com/2010/04/19/pixopoint-theme-integrator-beta/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Plugins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The PixoPoint Theme Integrator plugin is now available in beta form. This new version has some major changes from the original alpha release. For more information and download links, please visit the PixoPoint Theme Integrator page. Admin page The initial alpha versions of the plugin [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The PixoPoint Theme Integrator plugin is now available in beta form. This new version has some major changes from the <a href="http://pixopoint.com/theme-integrator-alpha-launch/">original alpha release</a>.</p>
<p>For more information and download links, please <a href="http://pixopoint.com/products/pixopoint-theme-integrator/">visit the PixoPoint Theme Integrator page</a>.</p>
<h3>Admin page</h3>
<p>The initial alpha versions of the plugin required manual editing of a configuration file within the plugin whereas this new one can be controlled directly from the WordPress admin page.</p>
<div id="attachment_1393" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 490px"><a href="http://pixopoint.com/uploads/theme_integrator_adminpage1.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1393" title="PixoPoint Theme Integrator admin page" src="http://pixopoint.com/uploads/theme_integrator_adminpage1-480x668.png" alt="" width="480" height="668" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The administration page for the PixoPoint Theme Integrator</p></div>
<h3>String removal</h3>
<p>If there are any strings within parts of the code you have integrated with your other software which are not required, you may now remove them via the admin panel. This is useful for small snippets of unneeded code such as page specific meta tags.</p>
<h3>Page or post specific</h3>
<p>For various reasons, you may want to have the integrator fire on a specific page. This is often a good idea if you are unable to remove all the unnecessary code snippets via the admin page. If this option is left blank, it will operate on all pages.</p>
<h3>Location of HTML</h3>
<p>The admin page is now able to give you the exact PHP code necessary to load your code chunks into your other software.</p>
<h3>Modifications needed for WordPress theme</h3>
<p>The previous version required new HTML to be added to your theme, however this new version allows you to simply load the necessary code via functions (template tags) added to your theme.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://pixopoint.com/products/pixopoint-theme-integrator/">PixoPoint Theme Integrator page</a></strong></p>
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		<title>Case Study: GreekBerry Integration</title>
		<link>http://pixopoint.com/2010/04/19/greekberry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Plugins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vassilis from GreekBerry.com contacted us recently about utilizing our PixoPoint Theme Integrator to make their SMF forum match the design of their site. As you can see below, their WordPress powered blog has a very attractive design. However their forum was not so beautiful. It [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vassilis from <a href="http://greekberry.com/">GreekBerry.com</a> contacted us recently about utilizing our <a href="http://pixopoint.com/products/pixopoint-theme-integrator/">PixoPoint Theme Integrator</a> to make their <a href="http://smf-friends.org/">SMF forum</a> match the design of their site.</p>
<p>As you can see below, their WordPress powered blog has a very attractive design.<br />
<a href="http://pixopoint.com/uploads/GreekBerry_WP_screen.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1355" title="GreekBerry.com home page" src="http://pixopoint.com/uploads/GreekBerry_WP_screen-480x480.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="480" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://pixopoint.com/uploads/GreekBerry_SMF_old.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1365" title="GreekBerry_SMF_old_t" src="http://pixopoint.com/uploads/GreekBerry_SMF_old_t1.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="240" /></a>However their forum was not so beautiful. It was sporting the basic default theme which came with the <a href="http://smf-friends.org/">SMF forum software</a>.</p>
<p>However, a quick visit to <a href="http://www.dzinerstudio.com/">Dziner Studios</a> and implementation of the <a href="http://pixopoint.com/products/pixopoint-theme-integrator/">PixoPoint Theme Integrator</a> to grab the header and footer of the WordPress theme, along with a few minor changes here and there resulted in the stunning forum design you can see below.</p>
<p><a href="http://pixopoint.com/uploads/greekberry_SMF_revised.png"><img src="http://pixopoint.com/uploads/greekberry_SMF_revised-480x455.png" alt="" title="GreekBerry.com forum" width="480" height="455" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1400" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">The final design can be seen at:<br />
<strong><a href="http://greekberry.com/">GreekBerry.com</a> and <a href="http://greekberry.com/forum/">GreekBerry.com/forum</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://pixopoint.com/pixopoint-smf-widget/"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1357" title="GreekBerry.com SMF widget" src="http://pixopoint.com/uploads/GreekBerry_SMF_widget1.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="193" /></a></p>
<h3>SMF widget</h3>
<p>We also implemented the <a href="http://pixopoint.com/pixopoint-smf-widget/">PixoPoint SMF Widget</a> to show the latest forum posts in the WordPress sections of the site.</p>
<h3>Interested in a similar integration?</h3>
<p>If you are interested in a similar integration of your WordPress theme with another piece of software (this system works with pretty much any forum, wiki, gallery software etc) then please <a href="http://pixopoint.com/contact/">get in touch with us for pricing information</a> or if you know some HTML/CSS, then download the <a href="http://pixopoint.com/products/pixopoint-theme-integrator/">PixoPoint Theme Integrator</a> and you can do it yourself for free.</p>
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