Category Archives: ICE

Template – Retail Locations

By Jamie | Published: July 9, 2009
Learn how to capture and display custom fields in a template using More Fields, a plugin that "enables you to define post types, which are custom Write/Edit pages that contains a pre-defined set of boxes"
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Template – Frequently Asked Questions

By Jamie | Published: July 1, 2009
Want to create a Frequently Asked Questions category template for your Wordpress site? This tutorial covers everything from installing ICE, template design with video, step-by-step instructions and code.
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ICE v1.2 now available

By Jamie | Published: June 16, 2009
I have updated Idealien Category Enhancements to support the recent release of Wordpress 2.8. In addition to support for 2.8, this update includes support for child themes / theme frameworks. Find out all about it in this release note post.
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Feature Prioritization for ICE v1.2

By Jamie | Published: June 4, 2009
The first version of ICE was released to support Wordpress 2.6 (2.6.2 to be exact). After a few weeks of fighting an authentication issue on the SVN repository for plugins, I started to share it via the Wordpress plugin gallery on Oct 18, 2009. Since that time almost 800 people have downloaded it and almost 2,000 visits have been logged to my site looking to learn more about it. It was also recently featured as one of 40 exceptional "CMS Enabling" Wordpress plugins by Noupe. I have been slowly adding more features / functionality to ICE and hope to release an update within 1 - 2 weeks of the pending release of Wordpress 2.8. The following is a list of items which are already either implemented or on track to be for that timeframe.
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Introducing ICE V1.1

By Jamie | Published: February 1, 2009
This first release of Idealien Category Enhancements (ICE) allows you to manage category templates as easily as you manage page templates. Select which template applies to a category through the post > categories menu using file names that make sense, not category ID numbers. Now any views of the category (or sub-categories) will render the according to the category template selected. Posts in a given category can also use a category-based template. Read this post for complete installation and configuration instructions.
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  • What is an Idealien?

    The word Idealien originates from the word "idea" or "ideal" and conveys my principle philosophies of business:
    • I will always strive to build the ideal solution for my clients - if they aren't happy, I'm not.
    • I am always interested in new ideas or ways to solve a challenge more efficiently.

    Pronounced like chameleon
    the more you say it,
    the better it sounds!

    Since building my brand around this concept it has amazed me how many times I hear people say, "The ideal thing to do would be..." and then pick a different course of action. An Idealien solution is one that is:
    1. Cost-effective
    2. Easy to use and maintain
    3. Helps you meet your business goals
    4. Can scale as your business grows
    5. Engages your customers
    When you combine that with the word alien, in reference to the little blue alien which is the base of my branding, you get Idealien!