Exclude Pages - This plugin allows you to uncheck a box if you don’t want a page to be included in page menus. This is something I’ve always done previously by inserting the ‘&exclude’ code in the page list tag, but this plugin offers a better way to get the job done.

My Category Order - With the new theme for ThemeGrrl I found myself wanting to change the order in which the categories were presented across the gray bar above. This plugin provides a simple drag and drop interface for you to order your categories. It comes with a sidebar widget.

My Page Order - Similar to My Category Order, this plugin enables you to order your pages via a drag and drop interface. Pages can be ordered in WordPress by editing the page order field on each page, but this process is a bit cumbersome. This plugin provides a quicker option.

My Link Order - I think you get the idea by now! Some as above, but for links.

AStickyPostOrderER - AStickyPostOrderER lets you customize the order in which posts are displayed per category, per tag, or over-all. This plugin is particularly useful for using WordPress as a Content Management System.

List Category Posts - List Category Posts allows you to list posts from a category into a post/page using the [catlist] shortcode. This shortcode accepts a category name or id, the order in which you want the posts to display, and the number of posts to display.

Reorder Gallery - This plugin gives you the ability to drag and drop images in your gallery and reorganize how they are ordered. It also adds a order field to each image, so if drag and drop isn’t your thing you can order them by this method as well (although this option is now available in the current version of WordPress).

Sort Admin Menus - If you have lots of plugins installed you might find some menus in your admin panel to be very cluttered. This plugin sorts the items in the “Manage”, “Settings” and “Plugins” dashboard menus in alphabetical order, making it easier to find what you want.

Feel free to comment if there’s a relevant plugin I’ve missed!

I’ve been avoiding setting up this website for some time because I have an awkward relationship with many e-commerce platforms. I find them too labor intensive and complicated to set up and maintain. They’re also pretty darn ugly and require a lot of time and patience to customize… two things I’m short of right now. There’s always the option to dish out some money for a pre-made template, but I wanted to find a more cost effective way to get the job done.

Crafty Cart Theme and WP e-Commerce Plugin
The answer to my dilemma was found this morning when I stumbled across the Crafty Cart theme for Wordpress released for free by King Cart. Crafty Cart features a super cute design which is perfect for my pocket mirror business. The theme requires the WP e-Commerce plugin which has undergone a number of improvements since I last tinkered with it a couple of years ago.

Problems with Autosave and Permalinks
The installation and set up went quickly and smoothly until I opened the ‘Products Page’ and subsequently encountered problems with the permalink structure for product listings and categories. Instead of the URL for a product category looking like this: www.ohmymmirror.com/products/pocketmirrors/, the autosave revised the permalink and the URL became www.ohmymmirror.com/2008/10-104revised/ and I had no means to edit the permalink.

The Solution
After searching the WP e-Commerce plugin forums it was apparent this was not an uncommon issue and attributable to Wordpress’s autosave function. To fix the problem I had to login into the database and delete the Products page revisions. To prevent the problem occurring again I installed the Disable Revisions and Autosave plugin. I recommend you do this before you install WP e-commerce.

It’s All Good!
Apart from that frustrating hitch, I found the installation and set up for WP e-Commerce very straight forward. Within 30 minutes my new website had products listed and was ready to take orders. Due to the problem with the autosave function and WP e-Commerce plugin the database is now running a bit slower, so I still need to do a little work to restore the quick page load time, but otherwise I’m pleased with the speed and ease with which I was able to set up the website. It’s a much more attractive alternative to complicated e-commerce platforms that are a bit over the top for a small venture like mine.

Visit:
Oh My Mirror!

Downloads:
Crafty Cart theme for Wordpress
WP e-Commerce plugin
Disable Revisions and Autosave plugin - Install this first!

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