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Add SWFir to WordPress for nice rounded corners, shadows and other effects

Rebecca Markowitz | February 14, 2010 | 0 Comments
While collaborating with our colleagues at Red Door on a project, we came across SWFir,  an amazing way to add some nice subtle effects to WordPress site images. SWFir automatically adds a flash layer on top of images that can round the corners, add a shadow, rotate, or add a border.  I ... View Post

Create Flash header or slideshow on WordPress easily with Flashfader plugin

Miriam Schwab | August 5, 2007 | 41 Comments
My Flash skills are non-existent, so when a client requested some kind of Flash header where the images fade out and in, I was happy that I remembered that I had once come a across a ... View Post

Viper’s Video Quicktags is the best for embedding movies

Miriam Schwab | June 10, 2007 | 6 Comments
After trying out many of the plugins available for helping WordPress users embed videos in their posts and Pages, the one that I find to be the best is Viper's Video Quicktags plugin. Once activated, you can select which types of videos you want to become available on the ... View Post

Inserting Flash swf file in WordPress posts or Pages

| June 10, 2007 | 15 Comments
I'm no Flash expert, so generally if I'm dealing with Flash it's Flash movies, which are .flv files. However, some people might need to insert Flash objects into their posts or Pages, and these files have the .swf suffix. Someone on a forum recently was on a search for the easiest and least destructive way ... View Post

Adding unlimited streaming video to your site with Google Video

Miriam Schwab | April 23, 2007 | 1 Comment
A client gave me a 15 minute movie that they wanted uploaded to their site. The problem with such a long video is that it needs to be streamed, or else the user has to wait until a good portion is downloaded before they can view it. But adding streaming Flash video demands some ... View Post

Are Flash blogs the future?

Miriam Schwab | March 20, 2007 | 2 Comments
LutinCapuche Blog has developed a plugin called FlogMaker that changes your blog to a Flash-based blog. You can see a demo of a Flash blog on the site, and manipulate the background, colors, and more and see the results. It works like any other plugin, where ... View Post