OPML Editor Conversion Updates

I’ve added some conversions to the OPML Editor: Convert a NewsGator file Convert a FeedDemon file Import Bloglines, NewsGator, RSS Bandit and SharpReader OPML via URL Update Refer instead to my new tool: yabfogTools.root.

XBEL to OPML

Here’s a tool to translate your XBEL bookmarks to OPML. It’s just a quick hack, but it works. Use Bookmarks Synchronizer to generate an XBEL file from your Firefox bookmarks, upload it, and your bookmarks will be returned in OPML format.

OPML Renderer Plugin

I’ve been monkeying around with rendering OPML in WordPress. Finally, I learned how to create a WordPress plugin, so I’ve created OPML Renderer, a plugin that renders valid OPML from any source as an expandable/collapsible list. Thanks to iconophobia and the inlineRSS plugin for some code and ideas.

OPML Pages and OPML Sidebar Revisions

OPML Sidebar Revisions I made some revisions to my OPML sidebar hack. I added a more graceful failure when the checkCache function cannot retreive the OPML file, and I also changed the $maxage variable so that its value can be passed via the function call. In addition, I changed the HTML output to be expandable/collapsible… Continue reading OPML Pages and OPML Sidebar Revisions

WordPress Comment Moderation Tweak

This is a tweak to the WordPress 1.5 comment moderation function that changes the pluggable function “wp_notify_moderator” to notify the author of the subject post, rather than the site administrator, that a comment is awaiting moderation. If the author does not have an email address or does not possess sufficient rights to moderate comments, then… Continue reading WordPress Comment Moderation Tweak

OPML Sidebar for WordPress

If you look in the right column running down the main page of this website (the sidebar), you’ll notice a heading for my “Blogroll.” And if you examine the blogroll, you may notice this little graphic that says OPML. That’s because my blogroll is being generated on-the-fly from my OPML reading lists generated by PodNova… Continue reading OPML Sidebar for WordPress

More Trackback Spam

This is a follow-up to a previous post about trackback spam. I’ve noticed in my server logs that many spammers are still trying furiously to leave trackback spam at the default address. Since that address doesn’t exist, they simply get 404 errors and try again. I already was using a custom error page, and now… Continue reading More Trackback Spam