Archives for September, 2009

SimpleMap Support Forum coming soon

SimpleMap Support Forum coming soon

September 30, 2009 5:19 pm

The number of comments on the SimpleMap page has now surpassed 150. I am so grateful for all of the feedback I have gotten from users! The downside of this is that the issues/bugs users have reported are sometimes getting lost in the sea of comments. Even though I’m keeping track with my own issue [...]
A fantastic script for making customized Google Map markers

A fantastic script for making customized Google Map markers

September 24, 2009 6:40 pm

I stumbled across this script after an email from a SimpleMap user, who wanted some help figuring out where in my code he could program his own map markers. The code he sent back led me to this tool—albeit through a long period of site-to-site surfing—that I will use in SimpleMap 1.2 to allow for [...]
Quick update

Quick update

September 23, 2009 6:49 pm

I’m sorry I haven’t been able to respond to comments or emails about SimpleMap (or anything else, for that matter) for the past several days—I was on vacation. I’m going through all my emails and comments tonight!
A rambling train of thought on SimpleMap categories & tags

A rambling train of thought on SimpleMap categories & tags

September 11, 2009 4:20 pm

This is an excerpt from an email I was writing to a SimpleMap user. I was going to ask their opinion on whether to add a Tags field to locations, but I ended up not needing any convincing. Expect a Tags field in 1.2! In the meantime, here’s some insight into how my brain works [...]
How to make a duotone page menu in WordPress

How to make a duotone page menu in WordPress

September 10, 2009 8:51 pm

My husband needed something for a client’s website that I’ve seen in several places: a navigation menu that has a duotone effect, where the first word is a different color than the rest of the title. It took some work, but I whipped something up that does the trick. (There might be an easier way [...]
The Future of SimpleMap

The Future of SimpleMap

September 8, 2009 6:42 pm

I’ve been using Lighthouse to track my changes/bugs for SimpleMap, and it’s amazing. My workflow is so much better, and it’s easy to keep track of things.
That being said, I’m nearing a point with SimpleMap where my work on it will be a little more sporadic for a while. I’ve been working on it almost [...]
What's coming for SimpleMap

What's coming for SimpleMap

September 4, 2009 7:53 am

Yes, it’s another post about SimpleMap… I swear that other development insights and code snippets will be in my posts in the near future, but for now SimpleMap is taking up most of my dev time. This is more of an announcement and invitation for suggestions than anything else.
What I have planned for the next [...]