Category specific themes?
If changes do not require modifications to HTML markup you can accomplish that by loading conditionally additional CSS style files. See Conditional Tags > A Category Page and wp_enqueue_style() in Codex.
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How to create a managed image repository in wordpress
Have you tried NextGEN Gallery? It may not seem like it from the outset, but it really is super powerful. I just used it in a very similar project where I’ve been working on flowing 3,000 consecutive images. In addition to having dynamic gallery pages, you can easily display single images from your gallery in … Read more
Export blog posts with MathJax to LaTeX document?
WPTeX allows you to convert your WordPress blog to a LaTeX document. If it does not already contain support for inline LaTeX, it should be really easy to add it.
Options for logging events in WordPress
I would prefer to use WP-Logs plugin because its code looks pretty well and you will not waste so much time writing something completely from the scratch. I also store data in the database more likely because I think database could be scaled more efficiently when needed. The another reason why I would prefer database … Read more
Let users share posts via Twitter?
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-twitter-connect/ is my personal fave for all things tweet related it does auto post, and can add a tweet button for ya, and a buncha other tings
Making Comments Editable?
Best plugin I’ve found is Editable Comments.
sort posts by alphabetic plugin suggestion
Don’t know about a plugin but you can do that easily with query_posts() paste this two functions in your theme’s functions.php file function display_sort_links(){ ?> <div class=”sort_links”> <ul> <li><a href=”https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/20830/?P_O=az”>A – Z</a></li> <li><a href=”?P_O=za”>Z – A</a></li> </ul> </div> <?php } function display_posts_numbers(){ ?> <div class=”number_links”> <ul> <li><a href=”?P_P=20″>20</a></li> <li><a href=”?P_P=40″>40</a></li> <li><a href=”?P_P=60″>60</a></li> <li><a href=”?P_P=-1″>All</a></li> </ul> … Read more
I’m trying to find a basic plugin for displaying images in a widget [closed]
Create a new folder in your WP directory called ‘Adverts’ Upload all your banner images to this folder as well as a PHP image randomising script I had found with a quick Google search. Place a text widget in your sidebar and add a html img tag linking directly to PHP file.
Developing different website editions based on countries?
For example: I’m a Hungarian user, but my IP shows I’m in Germany while I use an English browser. The most convenient would be English for me, because that is my choice. There’s a PHP superglobal variable, called $_SERVER. It stores information about the server running the page and about the client who requested the … Read more
How would I go about creating a user ranked post popularity page?
I suggest you check the plugin “Vote it Up” : http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/vote-it-up/ Be aware that this plugin was last tested with WordPress 2.8. That said, it almost does what you want so you could use the code as an inspiration.