Tag Archives: GUI

Review: Dash for OS X

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Stephen R

I recently discovered a very cool app for OS X called Dash. It’s basically an offline popup for any kind of programming or tech documentation you can think of. You can choose from a large number of coding docsets and … Continue reading →

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Elegant Design: A Case Study

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Stephen R

In the past I’ve discussed elegant UI design on this blog, commenting especially how the best plugin design is to integrate the plugin’s function in a way that the end user would never realize that what they’re doing comes from … Continue reading →

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On Attribution and Plugin Priorities in WordPress

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Stephen R

A few weeks ago I wrote instructions on putting a plugin attribution in the footer of your plugin’s Admin/Settings screen. It’s a good technique, and I’ve already seen a few plugins using it. I’ve noticed somewhat of an issue recently. … Continue reading →

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Give your WordPress plugin credit without cluttering the GUI

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Stephen R

In a previous post I discussed the idea of locating your plugin’s Settings screen where it made sense within the Admin menus — giving an example of my own pull-quotes plugin’s Settings going under the Design menu. I briefly touched … Continue reading →

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Use Action Links to direct users straight to your WordPress plugin’s admin page

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Stephen R

I’ve recently come across repeated discussions (especially on the wp-hackers mailing list) debating where plugin authors should place their custom admin pages. I discussed that question directly in my previous post, and basically stated that the plugin’s admin page can … Continue reading →

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On Plugin Design and Integration

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Stephen R

A frequent question on the wp-hackers list (a mailing list for people who write both WordPress core code and plugins) is where plugin authors should place the Admin screens for their plugins. A majority seems to say they go under … Continue reading →

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