So, I wrote a quick plugin that I thought was a more elegant (and that did not affect expected, core WordPress behaviors).

Raw HTML Snippets

This plugin allows you to create a library of raw HTML snippets you need to embed within post/page content, then uses the native shortcode API to embed them without them being auto-formatted by wpautop or wptexturize.

It may not be as convenient as pasting directly into the HTML tab of the WYSIWYG editor, but it’s a solution that’s reusable, clean and does not interfere with the core functionality of WordPress or other possible plugins/shortcodes/content filters.

Raw HTML Snippets | Download

Give it a whirl, and let me know what you think!

We thought this was a weird environment issue at first, but then I found this post that showed me it’s a common issue that’s been reported to their development team.

I continued searching for a solution and got some direction from a solution by @foralien on the BuddyPress forums. Her solution did not work for, but I created my own version and had success.

What was happening?

Our BuddyPress installation was trying to get avatars from /blogs.dir/1/files/avatars/{$user_id}/{$filename} – which did not eve exist, this was referencing a files directory for the root blog and it didn’t even exist.

As per @foralien’s solution, I created 2 filters (one for the avatar path, the other for the avatar public URL):

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// Custom filters to clean up issues in WP 3.0 with avatar paths.
// Written by @theandystratton
function sizeable_bp_core_avatar_folder_dir( $path ) {
	$items = explode('/', $path);
	$path = ABSPATH . 'wp-content/uploads/avatars/' . end($items);
	return $path;
}
add_filter('bp_core_avatar_folder_dir', 'sizeable_bp_core_avatar_folder_dir');
function sizeable_bp_core_avatar_folder_url( $url ) {
	$items = explode('/', $url);
	$url = 'http://' . $items[2] . '/wp-content/uploads/avatars/' . end($items);
	return $url;
}
add_filter('bp_core_avatar_folder_url', 'sizeable_bp_core_avatar_folder_url');

What it’s doing

We’re filtering the path and the url for avatars to ensure it’s using the WP 3.0 location, which is the upload_path for the root site followed by /avatars/{$user_id}. This is not a forever fix. I’d use it as duct tape until they release a BuddyPress update for WP 3.0 fixing the issue.

Hope this helps you guys and saves you some time and frustration.

This can prove to be a pain during the development or migration process. It can also make it annoying if you happen to change your permalink structure and have tons of posts.

Introducing dynamically inserted WordPress permalinks with The Permalinker

The Permalinker will allow you to use WordPress short codes to dynamically insert permalinks and permalink URLs into your posts via the content editor.

How it works:

When editing content, simply use the the short code to insert a link:

[permalink]This is a link to the current post

Linking to a different post:

You can set the id attribute in the short code to point to a specific page/post:

A link to post 23

Supported anchor attributes:

Currently, the following attributes are supported in the short code and will be added to the resulting anchor element: class, rel, and target.

[permalink id=23 class="my_class" rel="self" target="_blank"]Open post 23 in a new window

Want more control over your markup?

Using a non-terminating or empty http://theandystratton.com/2009/the-permalinker-wordpress-plugin-dynamic-permalinks short code will simply output the permalink URL:

<a href="http://theandystratton.com/2009/9-revision-3" class="thickbox" id="link_23">Another link to page/post 23</a>

There’s more: Dynamically grab your template directory

As a request from fellow WordPress designers and developers, I’ve included a http://theandystratton.com/wp-content/themes/theandystratton short code as well, allowing you to quickly and dynamically get the full URL to your active template directory from the content editor:

<img src="http://theandystratton.com/wp-content/themes/theandystratton/photos/yoda.gif" alt="A picture of Yoda!" />

Download Permalinker

You can learn more and download The Permalinker from the WordPress plugin repository.

Happy coding ;]

Some Requirments.

1. Sorry, but you’re going to need ISAPI Rewrite 3. You can download a lite version for free, but I suggest purchasing it. I’ve used ISAPI Rewrite for years now with clients on Windows hosting, and it’s the bees knees. Version 3 is now supporting many common mod_rewrite directives, which is sweet.
2. Your .htaccess file. Here’s an example that has worked with WordPress 2.7.x, ISAPI Rewrite 3, and Windows Server 2003/IIS 6.0:

   RewriteEngine On
   RewriteBase /
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
   RewriteRule .* /index.php [L]
   

How it works.
Even with ISAPI Rewrite, your WordPress permalinks most likely will be broken without the ugly, prepended /index.php/. The problem is that the REQUEST_URI server variable is not sent by IIS or ISAPI Rewrite. This plugin solves this.

This solution is more elegant that changing the WordPress core files because it allows you to easily upgrade WordPress without additional maintenance.

Download and Documentation.
You can download ISAPI Rewriter from the WordPress Plugin directory.

You can view documentation at the ISAPI Rewrite plugin page.