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@obenland http://t.co/FfJkf7Yh

@obenland http://adambrown.info/p/wp_hooks/hook/wp_create_thumbnail?version=2.1&file=wp-admin/admin-functions.php

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@obenland http://t.co/l2QV6amU

@obenland http://phpxref.ftwr.co.uk/wordpress/nav.html?wp-admin/includes/image.php.html

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@obenland Yup, what I actually…

@obenland Yup, what I actually need though was something to hook into AFTER the file is created. Which I think is wp_create_thumbnail().

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

I think I found it…

I think I found it … wp_create_thumbnail(). It seems tweeting is a good way to set off a lightbulb in my head πŸ™‚

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Trying to figure out at…

Trying to figure out at which point WordPress creates post thumbnails. Any ideas? I'm attempting to move files to S3 on creation.

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@th3j35t3r Why did you post…

@th3j35t3r Why did you post a photo of yourself online? That doesn't seem like a good idea.

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@gcaat I’m think this…

@gcaat I'm think this man wasn't so wise after all! Scratch that last one!

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@gcaat I wise money once…

@gcaat I wise money once said, "It's safer to drive than walk when drunk, as I'm less likely to fall over".

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@gcaat I hope none of…

@gcaat I hope none of my relatives are secretly reading my tweets, or this could be a real awkward turtle moment.

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@gcaat I wise man also…

@gcaat I wise man also once said, "It doesn't count if you are drunk"

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RT @strebel: dear world, WordPress…

RT @strebel: dear world, WordPress has sweet native thumbnail support.. can we just stop using timthumb. My firewall techs are getting g …

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@gcaat I wise man once…

@gcaat I wise man once said, "keep it in the family"

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Love web development? Wanna move…

Love web development? Wanna move to New Zealand? Talk to @mythltd about employment … http://www.myth.co.nz/news/?p=192

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

Spam Destroyer works a little…

Spam Destroyer works a little better thanks to new contributor @bjornjohansen … http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/spam-destroyer/changelog/

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

w00t w00t New Zealand is…

w00t w00t New Zealand is third on the Olympic Medal tally … http://www.medalspercapita.com/

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@SiobhanPMcKeown @ipstenu Most OSX users…

@SiobhanPMcKeown @ipstenu Most OSX users don't seem to realise they even exist.

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@ipstenu I think Windows adds…

@ipstenu I think Windows adds the weird thumb ones too sometimes.

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@ipstenu I must admit, I…

@ipstenu I must admit, I inadvertently let those one slip through sometimes.

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@ipstenu Getting rid of those…

@ipstenu Getting rid of those nasty Mac OSX files would be good too!

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In my experience, things never…

In my experience, things never happen for a reason, but they almost always turn out for the best @gcaat

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RT @pollyplummer: Spam Destroyer Really…

RT @pollyplummer: Spam Destroyer Really Works To Kill #WordPress Spam http://wp.me/pzRKG-obD

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Tagged wordpress | Leave a comment

Spam Destroyer was kindly featured…

Spam Destroyer was kindly featured on http://WPMu.org by @pollyplummer πŸ™‚ http://wpmu.org/spam-destroyer-really-works-to-kill-wordpress-spam/

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

RT @pollyplummer: @ryanhellyer Hey Ryan…

RT @pollyplummer: @ryanhellyer Hey Ryan I featured your plugin today: http://wp.me/pzRKG-obD Really love using it on my site, have had 10 …

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@pollyplummer I am super keen…

@pollyplummer I am super keen to hear how it works with bbPress and BuddyPress!

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@pollyplummer Awesome! Thank you very…

@pollyplummer Awesome! Thank you very much πŸ™‚

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@ipstenu If you just stop…

@ipstenu If you just stop turning up, I'm fairly sure they'll figure it out.

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RT @noeltock: The German WP…

RT @noeltock: The German WP community breaks away from WordCamp to create their own Camp http://bit.ly/PJkq7u #WordPress

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WP Camp Berlin. Erm, it’s…

WP Camp Berlin. Erm, it's not a WordCamp!? http://wprealm.com/blog/when-is-a-wordcamp-a-wp-camp/

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@clarecurranmp You should use a…

@clarecurranmp You should use a VPN if you are paranoid.

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@clarecurranmp Most routers are riddled…

@clarecurranmp Most routers are riddled with security holes from what I've heard. It's not specific to Huawei.

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@mythltd Are you interested in…

@mythltd Are you interested in flying in people from overseas for the new job? http://www.myth.co.nz/news/?p=192 (If so, I'll tweet about it for you)

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@shawngaffney Nope, definitely wasn’t an…

@shawngaffney Nope, definitely wasn't an issue specific to trunk.

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@shawngaffney @konstruktors Yer in the…

@shawngaffney @konstruktors Yer in the credits section … http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/spam-destroyer/other_notes/

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@shawngaffney Yup, change away from…

@shawngaffney Yup, change away from jQuery caused it. I'll revert it back to using jQuery to solve the problem.

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@shawngaffney I assume it’s due…

@shawngaffney I assume it's due to a change of jQuery to raw JS early this evening. If that is the case, then I'll fix it ASAP.

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@shawngaffney Thanks. @konstruktors just pointed…

@shawngaffney Thanks. @konstruktors just pointed that out too.

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@zamoose @rzen @wptavern @CoenJacobs Just…

@zamoose @rzen @wptavern @CoenJacobs Just logged in now. Seems to work very well.

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@zamoose I want the same…

@zamoose I want the same thing. I'd also like to know who NEVER tweets on my follow list, so I can cull them out.

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RT @zamoose: Is there some…

RT @zamoose: Is there some sort of a service that will analyze your Twitter follow list and tell you who is most active, etc.?

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@bjornjohansen That would be easier…

@bjornjohansen That would be easier for spammers to work around, but would handle long-term static caching well.

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@bjornjohansen I could have a…

@bjornjohansen I could have a toggle which made the plugin only compare the cookie with the input field. If they don't match -> dead spam.

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@bjornjohansen Tthat could happen on…

@bjornjohansen Tthat could happen on my site 100s per day, but I guess is somewhat more of a problem if you are caching for 10 days.

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@bjornjohansen Ohhh, timestamp. Excellent idea!

@bjornjohansen Ohhh, timestamp. Excellent idea!

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@bjornjohansen It currently uses an…

@bjornjohansen It currently uses an MD5 hashed nonce, but that only updates once per 24 hours.

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@bjornjohansen For public release, I…

@bjornjohansen For public release, I made it dynamic, but it is not necessary.

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@bjornjohansen Nope, it can be…

@bjornjohansen Nope, it can be the same key every time. It does make it easy for spammers to hack around though.

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@bjornjohansen The version I’ve been…

@bjornjohansen The version I've been using for over a year, kept the same key for over a year.

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@bjornjohansen Then have a toggle…

@bjornjohansen Then have a toggle to make it update at sporadic times.

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@bjornjohansen It would work if…

@bjornjohansen It would work if I stored the key in the DB.

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@bjornjohansen Dang, you are full…

@bjornjohansen Dang, you are full of all sorts of helpful tips πŸ™‚

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@bjornjohansen When I was writing…

@bjornjohansen When I was writing it, I probably forgot that people use Super Cache etc. which hold cache data for an awfully long time.

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@bjornjohansen My cache refreshes every…

@bjornjohansen My cache refreshes every 100s or so, so that wouldn't have affected me.

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@bjornjohansen I’ll work on caching…

@bjornjohansen I'll work on caching the kill.php file contents at a later date. That kills two birds with one stone.

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@bjornjohansen Oh cripes. I hadn’t…

@bjornjohansen Oh cripes. I hadn't thought of that. Head smack!

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@bjornjohansen Pages can currently be…

@bjornjohansen Pages can currently be cached (mine are), it's just the kill.php file which can't be cached.

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You meant without using a…

You meant without using a dynamic kill.php file right?

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@bjornjohansen Yeah, I have that…

@bjornjohansen Yeah, I have that in mind already.

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@bjornjohansen I’m surprised I let…

@bjornjohansen I'm surprised I let that one slip through. I think I forgot about it since it wasn't in the regular WP flow.

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Spam Destroyer 1.2.2 is now…

Spam Destroyer 1.2.2 is now out, featuring improvements by @bjornjohansen http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/spam-destroyer/

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@bjornjohansen I always credit people…

@bjornjohansen I always credit people when they add something useful.

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@bjornjohansen It works :) http://t.co/N4BkB7bQ

@bjornjohansen It works πŸ™‚ https://ryan.hellyer.kiwi/wp-content/plugins/spam-destroyer/kill.php?key=YepThisThingWorks

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@bjornjohansen Do you have a…

@bjornjohansen Do you have a website I can link to? Trying to credit you in the plugin files.

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@bjornjohansen @ronalfy I’d love to…

@bjornjohansen @ronalfy I'd love to avoid jQuery. My JS skills suck so bad I have no idea how though. Changing it is on my todo list.

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@bjornjohansen I know very little…

@bjornjohansen I know very little about JS and didn't understand how document.ready works.

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@bjornjohansen I’ve had a chat…

@bjornjohansen I've had a chat with my JS guru @ronalfy, who after some debate agreed with your stance. So I'll move it to the footer πŸ™‚

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@bjornjohansen Putting it in the…

@bjornjohansen Putting it in the head was a conscious decision.

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@bjornjohansen I grok the concept,…

@bjornjohansen I grok the concept, but there are advantages to loading it in the head too.

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@bjornjohansen I don’t care about…

@bjornjohansen I don't care about themes without wp_footer(). No one should be using those anyway.

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@gcaat And we love you!

@gcaat And we love you!

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@bjornjohansen I’ll either change the…

@bjornjohansen I'll either change the default behaviour, or create some sort of toggle system to allow you to change it.

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@bjornjohansen Thanks for the feedback…

@bjornjohansen Thanks for the feedback btw! Hard to know how well it's working without feedback.

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@bjornjohansen I’m unsure which is…

@bjornjohansen I'm unsure which is the best to do by default. Benefits either way.

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1000 downloads :) http://t.co/wWxa97yD Now…

1000 downloads πŸ™‚ http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/metronet-reorder-posts/ Now if only @ronalfy would stop being modest and list himself as an author.

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

Tired of “lorem ipsum”? Try…

Tired of "lorem ipsum"? Try the Fifty Shades Generator … http://www.fiftyshadesgenerator.com/ (warning: NSFW)

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@gcaat :(

@gcaat πŸ™

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@XanaduHowTo @andrea_r Yes, I would…

@XanaduHowTo @andrea_r Yes, I would be barking mad not to pick up http://wpdogs.com πŸ˜‰

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@XanaduHowTo Well that domain is…

@XanaduHowTo Well that domain is available apparently.

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@andrea_r via Twitter followers?

@andrea_r via Twitter followers?

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I own http://t.co/TrX9L91x. Any opinions…

I own http://wpcogs.com. Any opinions on what I should do with it?

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@rocketgenius Ohhh, polls addon. I’ve…

@rocketgenius Ohhh, polls addon. I've been wanting a good polls plugin for a while now.

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@Digialitay Have you actually seen…

@Digialitay Have you actually seen the movie? It's awesome IMHO.

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RT @wp_portugal: A @madebypick easter…

RT @wp_portugal: A @madebypick easter egg: Lisbon on State of the Word 2012: 18-21 & 30 (Restaurante ChapitΓ΄), 35 (PraΓ§a D.Pedro IV) …

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@ipstenu Instead of using the…

@ipstenu Instead of using the Wii fit, exercise in the great outdoors instead πŸ™‚ It's much more satisfying.

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How to write a better…

How to write a better support request by @andrea_r … http://wprealm.com/blog/writing-a-better-support-forum-request/

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@TCBarrett There’s a lot of…

@TCBarrett There's a lot of bad things I eat.

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@TCBarrett I’d eat it.

@TCBarrett I'd eat it.

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@metodiew My idea was for…

@metodiew My idea was for something 1 on 1 between site owner and visitor, so scalability wasn't an issue.

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@metodiew I was talking about…

@metodiew I was talking about custom building something last week. There are major difficulties in scaling something with WordPress though.

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@ipstenu I dunno what your…

@ipstenu I dunno what your next step is in life, but it sounds like it is going to be quite epic. Congratulations on whatever it is πŸ™‚

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@simonwheatley @metodiew Simple answer. Don’t…

@simonwheatley @metodiew Simple answer. Don't πŸ˜‰ I have no good solution for it.

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@obenland @rarst Version numbers are…

@obenland @rarst Version numbers are useful, but also a performance hog, so I'm on the fence on whether removing them from WP is good or not

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@obenland @rarst Doesn’t seem like…

@obenland @rarst Doesn't seem like something which should be part of a default theme. Although I think that of most things in 2010 &2011.

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@Rarst 24 hours later, and…

@Rarst 24 hours later, and bits of my site began breaking as the Cloudfront cache purged itself!

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@Rarst I made the mistake…

@Rarst I made the mistake of switching Cloudfront to not pass query var information (apparently it's faster).

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@Rarst Any query vars of…

@Rarst Any query vars of any sort. There's a plugin I found that does it for you, so solved that problem last night.

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@omrisancho Random.

@omrisancho Random.

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@obenland Thanks. I fixed it…

@obenland Thanks. I fixed it across my whole network via a plugin … http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/remove-script-stylesheet-versions/trunk/remove-script-style-versions.php

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

New blog post: Cycling in…

New blog post: Cycling in Oslo, Norway … https://ryan.hellyer.kiwi/2012/08/07/5021/

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@wpengine @ryancduff @austingunter Here’s the…

@wpengine @ryancduff @austingunter Here's the 0% improvement report … http://speed.wpengine.com/report.php?hellyerkiwi_id=120806_13_WHJ

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Ryan Hellyer | Leave a comment

@ryancduff Yeah, I like @wpengine.…

@ryancduff Yeah, I like @wpengine. I just thought it was an amusingly honest thing to put in a report. I wonder if I can make it negative?

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