Zeta Prints was the first WordPress theme in which I used multiple RSS feeds. The client required completely random feeds each page load but wanted very little download/waiting time to be aparrent to the user (basically a pre-cache). What I did was modify the hacked WordPress version of Magpie RSS to include another constant that allowed a PHP script at the end of the page load to flush the already-generated HTML to the client, clear the Magpie RSS cache, and then load the new feed(s).

It works really quite well and the only major wait apparent after you initially view the page is quite short regardless. Cron jobs and Javascript-based AJAX updates were out of the question for this project due to the client’s special needs.

This site also includes a set of posts which show certain link categories depending on post view, and several other bits and pieces of WordPress template magic.

Client’s Review:

“Zack is just awesome. 1. he knows what he’s doing. 2.if he doesn’t know, he goes and finds out. We had some minor technology problems and he put extra hours to resolve them. All done on time and with the highest quality. Highly recommend.” – Max