Software engineering insights, technical write-ups, and documentation of past development projects.
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 change a themes CSS via the custom CSS option. So […]
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 hand sidebar 🙂 If you are using the plugin, please […]
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 required manual editing of a configuration file within the plugin […]
Vassilis from GreekBerry.com contacted us recently about utilizing our 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 was sporting the basic default theme which came with the SMF […]
One of my premium support members requested a fix for their menu which was using the built-in WordPress wp_list_pages() function to display it’s menu contents. The menu was to include only five menu items, with dropdown menus. The contents of the dropdown menus was going to grow continuously as new pages were added to the site […]
For those of you looking for another way to find out about the latest news, tips and information about WordPress but are sick and tired of reading through blog after blog of posts, an excellent alternative is to listen or even participate in a WordPress related podcast. The leading podcast on WordPress is the WordPress […]
We often receive requests for new menu designs from our Premium Support members. Here is a case study demonstrating the fastest way to get your dream menu implemented onto your site. Dropline menu Dre Armeda from CubicTwo contacted us regarding the construction of a custom menu design for one of his clients. He requested a “simple solution […]
Recently we were approached here at PixoPoint by the goal tender for the Canterbury Red devils ice hockey team, Vince Mitalas, about building a custom website for his team. They are a low-budget community organisation which competes in the New Zealand Ice Hockey League and needed to improve their online presence for very little cost. […]
We are happy to announce the release of a new beta product, the PixoPoint Menu Animations plugin. This new plugin adds a smooth animated effect to your dropdown menu. It was originally part of the PixoPoint Menu plugin, but was becoming too bloated and was only useful when using the other parts of the PixoPoint […]
We are proud to announce the release of the PixoPoint Menu plugin 0.8.x beta. The most noticeable change when you install the plugin, is a slick new tab navigation system for the admin page. However the main changes to the plugin are under the hood. Download The latest download is only available from here: Download […]
Time and time again I come across WordPress users who have either accidentally broken their website, their server has crashed/hard drive corrupted or they’ve been hacked. Without a clean, recent back of your database you may have trouble getting your site back online along with all of it’s posts, pages, comments and various settings. To […]
We are pleased to announce the Alpha launch of a new WordPress plugin which helps you integrate your WordPress theme with other gallery, forum, wiki or CMS softwares. It is called the “PixoPoint Theme Integrator” and you can see it in action in our support forum. Since this is an alpha launch, we do not […]