I have seen this error thrown up many many times while activating a wordpress plugin and the

Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare similar_posts() (previously declared in /home/pbu/public_html/blog/wp-content/plugins/xxxx/xxxx:45) in /home/pbu/public_html/blog/wp-content/plugins/x/xxxx.php on line 46

The main reason why the plugin could not be activated is because there must be either a plugin clash using same function or a wordpress theme calling the plugin function using the same name ie. double declaration.

Placing the plugin code in …

If you are thinking for one second the rules are stored in .htaccess in the wordpress folder, you are totally wrong. Infact these rules are stored in mysql database in the wp_options table under rewrite_rules field.

Checkout this site for complete list of wordpress 2.x rewrite rules

Although it is common for most php related applications save all the rules in htaccess files, it is not the case with wordpress.

which is why you will see only the default rules when you …

I have often wondered how to create 3D images of simple graphic images or photos that i have seen in many blogs and websites. Even examples of source code or screeshots of themes look amazing with 3d transformations.

Creating 3d transformations for your 2d images is nothing but projection at various anges (transformation) is amazingly simple with photoshop.

To use a 3d transform filter, you can use 3d transform tool or other third party plugins like shown below.

3D Transform tool

Just import an …

A very simple and useful WordPress plugin to hide/cloak and redirect affiliate links based on custom fields. All you have to do is create a custom field `URL` in your wordpress post and specify the affiliate link there. This plugin can come in handy for gallery wordpress blogs where you are listing products or themes or services. Checkout this site and see how this plugin is practically used.

NOTE: MOVED HERE (New Version 1.2)

This plugin masks the affiliate links like shown …

I have played GTA in both platforms and i hate to say that the graphics looks better in Xbox 360 than PS3 . I really didnt like the day time graphics with too much of glow and the game only looks good in night time.

I purchased Xbox 360 especially to play GTA – Episodes from Liberty city which is a downloadable new game currently only available on Xbox platforms. It is not available on PS3 or PC. If …

I have experienced a graphics issue in my Xbox 360 playing GTA – Episodes from Liberty city where all the graphics looked so much grainy and lacked clarity. Added to that the game looked too much contrast and glow during daytime play and i have to admit that graphics was the best during night.

If you have ‘grainy’ graphics in your console, it is because of the noise option in the game settings. You can fix this problem in your game …

WordPress WP-PageNavi plugin will throw up this error in wordpress admin area if you are using older versions of wordpress and have not updated to latest one.

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: screen_icon() in html/wp-content/plugins/wp-pagenavi/pagenavi-options.php on line 109

To fix:

1. Either update your wordpress to latest version (or)

2. Download the older version WP-PageNavi plugin which works for your wordpress version.

In this way i fixed the problem in my blog.

I have been working on a wordpress theme recently and suddenly i felt the need to show up only top level categories (parent only) and disable all subcategories.

Eventually it was so easy with wordpress using wp_list_categories function. All you have to do is set the depth=1 to show only top level categories and disable all subcategories. Thats it!

wp_list_categories(‘depth=1&title_li=’);

For more tweaks be sure to check out this wordpress documentation.

I purchased sony playstation 3 last year and very recently i got Xbox 360 arcade version as well.

I immediately spotted that Xbox controller is about 5 times heavier than the PS3 controller and the 2 AA batteries contribute a major part of weight. The PS3 controller comes with internal rechargeable battery and has no external battery. Of course! both the controllers are wireless.

I felt a bit uncomfortable playing games because of additional weight in Xbox 360 controller …

Recently brought home a blackberry storm and as much i love the phone, i was very disappointed with the low battery life with the phone. It would only last about 1-2 days before it gets fully drained and i am forced to plug into charger every now and then. I have used nokia business phone for years and i only charged about once in 2 weeks or so and never had this type of situation.

The following are some of …