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I was using AuthImage – Keith McDuffee’s fantastic WordPress plugin to prevent comment spam. I wrote about the process which led me to install this plugin last year. Recently however, I realised that there was a problem with the plugin…
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Using .htaccess to redirect hotlinkers to another image
In my last post on using .htaccess to block direct linking of images, I advised simply using the RewriteRule to forbid display of images (i.e. RewriteRule .(gif|png|jpg|jpeg?)$ – [NC,F]). This is a nice simple rule which works a treat to…
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Using .htaccess to stop remote image linking (hotlinking) and bandwidth theft
Hotlinking, remote image linking, direct image linking is when a remote website embeds images from your site on their webpage(s) – this causes the image to be served from your website to anyone browsing their site – thus they are…
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How to create an .htaccess file
The .htaccess file is a very powerful tool – amongst other things, it allows you to password protect folders, redirect users automatically, use custom error pages, change your file extensions, ban users by IP address, only allow users with certain…
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WordPress plugin repository II
Well, I checked out the WordPress Plugin Repository, mentioned in a previous post, and I have to say I was extremely underwhelmed. The interface is appalling – it is very difficult to find your way around, in particular trying the…
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Firefox extensions for displaying Google Page Rank
I looked through the various extensions for Firefox when I upgraded to version 1.0 to find new toys! I came across a very handy extension called Search Status which displays both the Google and Alexa page rank of the webpage…
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Missing: Robert Holohan
Garda√≠ (the Irish police force) at Midleton, Co. Cork are searching for Robert Holohan, an 11 year old boy, who has been missing from his home at Ballyedmund, Midleton since 2.30 p.m. on 4th January 2005. Robert Holohan left his…
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WordPress plugin repository
WordPress, the blogging software of choice for me, have announced the WordPress Plugin Repository. The Repository give free hosting to developers and is a one-stop-shop for WordPress users to browse/download WordPress plugins and themes, provide feedback to the developers and,…
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