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phpExcel Error: Maximum 31 characters : Solved

I’ve recently been working with the phpExcel library as part of some ongoing work parsing xls files and processing the data. Importing some older xls files lead to an error I hadn’t seen before:

Given that I don’t want to preserve the name of the worksheet anyway, the fix is very simple: truncate the title when it gets checked.

Opening the Worksheet.php file, I added the following to the top of the public function setTitle($pValue = ‘Worksheet’) method:

And there you have it. No more errors, automatically truncated worksheet names.

Hello world! I’m a Redesign in Progress

Moving the entire site over to WordPress. Got the old posts imported, now to update to the latest version and finish the new theme…

Xyclops Release xyCJXhelper – Beat Adblock with Affiliate Links!

So as you may be aware, CJ have launched CJXbeta, a new program that provides targeted adverts to blocks you can place on your pages.This is something I have been interested in working with, but what I found was that the code that CJ provide is easily blocked by AdBlock, which is no good! I operate in a relatively tech-savvy niche and most people know how to install an adblocker in their browser.So I went the other way, and used individual ads, because these I could mask and host, and get around the adblocking software.When CJ launched CJXbeta, I decided to look again at the ways I could defeat adblock while making use of the great convenience provided by the new CJX program, and I found a way to do it. I am offering that method in the form of an easily configured software library you can add to your sites: xyCJXhelper.About xyCJXhelperYou can read more about xyCJXHelper at http://www.xyclopsoft.com/go/cjx/, but here is an overview of the features:

• AdBlock-defeating routines for more impressions
• Even easier ad placement
• Global configuration of CJX links
• Customizable affiliate link encryption
• Automated ad parameter creation for easier content-specific ads
• Simpler management of your resources
• xyCJXhelper dynamically hosts the ads(If you already have the ad image it will not be downloaded again but your impressions will still be recorded)
• xyCJXhelper manages your affiliate links
• All you change for each ad placement is the new CJX ad link
• Encrypt links with your unique passphrase
• Links are auto configurable to be NOFOLLOW and open in a new tab

Here’s the difference between the two approaches. Source: from here

Free SEO Tools On The Way

Way back when, I developed some SEO Analytics tools as part of a project with a friend/colleague of mine. Well, the time has come to leave that project behind – we did well but he’s leaving to start a fantastic new job, and I can’t run a service like this without devoting all my time to it.So, why should you care?Because this means that I’m going to take the code and turn it into free seo tools for the public. The stuff will be going up at http://seotools.xyclopsoft.com in the near future, so bookmark this blog, head over there and sign up to be notified when I release the tools.I need to take a look at what is convertable, but so far I am pretty sure we will have at least:

• A free Google keyword position / PR ranker – check your site or competitors’ sites for keyword ranking
• A free keyword density tool – I am pretty sure this has the ability to spider your entire site, but we’ll see how this gets implemented

So I need to clean up the code, and get it looking pretty (it was all backend analysis before, so all my outputs are full of data, debugging and ugly as sin), and then it will be released. I might do a beta trial just so that I can feel all 2.0 about it. Ha.Exciting times.

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WordPress Theme Store – New Free Theme -”Spring Greens”

Xyclops software opened their new Theme store today!We’re starting with premium pre-built and custom WordPress themes and installation, and in time we’ll expand to Blogger, Joomla, Drupal, and Magento themes. We’ll also be offering free themes via the site, so be sure to check back from time to time!Check out our first free theme: “Spring Greens” in our store right now!

 

Update: Due to the amount of custom themes we’re asked to create vs vanilla theme sales, we’ve decided to pull the store to save server resources for more exciting projects. In time we’ll make sure our prebuilt themes get converted to WP 3.* compatibility, get them hosted and have them all available for free download. We’ll add a new post once these are live.

Add Widgets to Your WordPress Theme: How-to

Adding widgets to your own WordPress theme is incredibly straightforward, and involves only a few simple steps.In this article I’ll explain exactly how you can go about adding easily-customizable content to your WordPress themes. (more…)

Convert an HTML Template to a WordPress Theme: How-to

Though WordPress has a huge number of themes available, I often get clients asking me if it is possible to take a standard HTML / CSS template and transform it into a WordPress theme.The answer is yes, and to do the basic conversion, it is affordable and fast.The way I convert a template to a WordPress theme involves a few easy steps. In this post, I’ll explain how to get a simple conversion underway. (more…)