Mod to wp-quotes plugin
January 4th, 2008 Posted by John in website
The random quote that appears in the sidebar is powered by the wp-quotes Wordpress plugin. The full set of quotes from which it draws are listed on the quotes page.
As written, the plugin used only one field for the author name, which hampered flexibility. So I modified the database and the code to separate the first and last name of the author and added an author “note” field to accommodate second authors, dates, or affiliations. The quotes page is now sorted by author’s last name.
This collection of quotes pertains to computing, pedagogy, and technology in general. One of my favorites:
Always code as if the person who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.
– Martin Golding
