For every web developer/designer, we all know that it is fairly simple to create a table using a bit of html, and the issue can sometimes be that the clients do not. This became an issue recently when one of our clients wanted to update the website themselves, and add tables as they pleased.  Of course, we can always do it on their behalf, but of course this then defeats the point of having software whereby they have the opportunity to manage it themselves.

And so this led me to search for a solution, and I came across this very simple and easy to use table builder called ‘WP table’.  It’s a very simple way of allowing the user to add as many rows and columns as they like quite simply by using   ‘add new row’ button to add a row or the ‘add new column’ button to add a column . See below for an example.

This way, the user can easily expand or reduce the tables to their own requirement, and we can get on with our developer stuff!

There are 2 plugins that I would recommend:

Akismet

The Akismet plugin should already be installed, to activate it follow the link in the plugin description.

This plugin checks comments against the Akismet web service to see if they look like spam or not. Anything marked as spam gets placed in the Spam folder accessible from the Dashboard.

WP-Ban

This plugin is for the more advanced user.

I would recommend using WP-Ban in conjunction with Akismet, when an IP number has sent you several pieces of spam then banning that IP number (and sometimes IP range) will reduce the amount of spam coming in. Some caution should be used with this plugin as banning your own IP number will prevent you from accessing your own site. A useful resource for those using this plugin can be found at www.ipaddresslocation.org where you can find information out about IP addresses and ranges.

Fortunately I love coding. We needed a booking calendar recently for some customers and were unable to find one with the functionality that was required. So after a little head scratching here is what I came up with.

Example Booking Calendar

My Category Order

As a fellow Wordpress web designer, I found myself searching for a plugin to help organise certain categories in the sidebar. I didn’t want to exclude or order the categories via the code, as I knew that at some point the customer might want to do this for themselves, so my search began. The plugin which I found is called ‘My Category Order’, I found it extremely easy to use and will definitely use it again on other websites. Please follow the link to download and start using it.