Using Google Maps, Geocoding and PHP to find the distance between UK Postcodes
UPDATE: A new version which calculates distance based on roads is available. If you’re looking to make any kind of radius checker, delivery calculator etc, you will need to have some method of...
View ArticleBenchmarking and testing your PHP script with microtime
When you’re building a new website you often code it ‘on-the-fly’. That’s to say, strapping in new features here and there until it does exactly what you want – but leaving a mess that needs to be...
View ArticlephpBB 3 Script Integration – Sending Private Messages (PM’s) From an External...
A while back I posted an article about integrating your site to use the phpBB3 user and login system (here). When I wrote that I also used phpBB as a message system for a site; so when a user did...
View ArticlephpBB 3 Script Integration – New Threads and Replies from an External Script
This is the third article I’ve written for pulling functions in phpBB3 for external use. This one allows you to either create new posts in a forum or reply to a thread. This was created for use with a...
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Facebook Like Buttons, &fb_xd_fragment=, Blank pages and SEO
This is a software development problem that’s been around for months now and yet still bugs thousands of users. Any of your pages with facebook widgets on can result in URL’s like...
View ArticleGoogle Maps Distance (DistanceMatrix) API for UK in JSON
The postcode code has been updated to use Google’s distancematrix api, which provides a very different set of data from the old “as the bird flies” calculation (it calculates road distance, and...
View ArticleSEATT updated to 1.3.0
I’ve updated Simple Event Attendance (SEATT WordPress plugin) to version 1.3.0. This brings bug fixes, and updates in line with the release of WordPress 4.3.1. Firstly, an apology for taking so long to...
View ArticleSEATT Feature Wishlist
Updated 06/02/2016 to add further functionality. Since I’ve updated SEATT there’s been requests for functionality. The ones I’ve captured are below, in a rough priority order: Repeatable/recurring...
View ArticleSEATT updated to 1.4.0
I’ve updated Simple Event Attendance (SEATT WordPress plugin) to version 1.4.0. This brings bug fixes, and updates in line with the release of WordPress 4.5.3, as well as the upcoming 4.6.0 release....
View ArticleSEATT content moving to withDave.com
Post updates regarding SEATT will now appear on withDave.com rather than here. The plugin can also be found on GitHub: https://github.com/withdave/SEATT to help you track changes if you’ve made any...
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