WP AutoSuggest is a new plugin for WordPress that I released today. I needed the ability to quickly find posts when I search on my blog by typing in a keyword rather than waiting for the results page to load.

This plugin was inspired by Google’s AutoSuggest feature which was initially created by Yahoo. Also, Facebook has been using this technique frequently which helps load data faster and of course consumes less bandwidth on both the client and the server’s ends.

Installing this plugin is very straight forward:

1. Download it from the WordPress plugins repository
2. Upload the directory wp-autosuggest to your WordPress plugins directory (/wp-content/plugins/).
3. Activate the plugins from the Plugins section in your WP Admin area.

Note: For some templates, the designers have changed the Input ID of the search (I did that), so you can change the ID of your search box from the Settings > WP Autosuggest (It’s s by default).

There are a lot of customizations and options I’m considering, like Color Themes, Display etc… If you are familiar with the WordPress Codex and feel like contributing to this plugin, contact me!

WP AutoSuggest page has been created for you to follow the updates which will be followed by a detailed blog post.

If you have some suggestions, please write a comment.

Stay tuned.

1. Stay motivated

   The best way to get motivated is to read success stories. The more you see people succeeding, the more you feel you have higher chances to succeed. Of course, if you read stories about people failing, that’s not going to motivate you! As an entrepreneur, you’ll pass through really hard times but if you are motivated enough they will not affect you at all.

2. Get inspired but do not copy

   Don’t be ashamed to get inspired from others’ work, keep doing it every minute but do not copy anything, keep your stuff original. Inspiration is a very good way to make you sense better, learn from others’ experience and you will have a clearer vision of what’s already there and where you need to add your innovative substance.

3. Invest your own money

   There are two very important reasons for you to invest your own cash in your business. At the very early phase, no one may be fascinated by your thoughts unless you have crazy links with investors. You need to deposit a good budget to facilitate your growth; otherwise the big brothers will suck you up. The other very vital reason to invest your money is to make you more devoted. When you put some liquid in your business, that’s going to help you not give up easily. I’d say US$3000 is a good amount to begin with for entrepreneurs on the web, but don’t take my words on that, businesses vary a lot from one to another.

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If you have a blog or a website, one of your important goals is to raise your Google Pagerank. Why? Because a higher Pagerank will give you more credibility into your business or persuasive articles. Fortunately, this blog’s Pagerank is 5 which is very good for a personal blog. It took me 3 years to have this pagerank! I’m not going to explain how to get a higher Pagerank, but Search Engine Optimization specialists say that more backward links from higher pageranked websites to your website will help you raise your Google Pagerank.

To see your Google Pagerank, you can install the Google Toolbar. Or, I have created a simple Java Program that shows you your pagerank and I’ve provided the source code. Check it out!

This is something I have been waiting for a long long time. I was thinking about this project around 3 years ago and imagining its benefits. I’m a musician, I want to form a blues band and compose music. But, there’s no blues keyboard player around! Why not looking online for that player and perhaps compose and improvise together online.

YouTube™ has just released their Collaborative Online Orchestra Project. At the moment, it seems that it’s only classical music oriented. Are they going to expand the music style? is any startup ready to work on something like that? Being part of an eBluesBand would make me more than happy :).

I would see it this way:

1. Start a new project that has only one instrument: The Metronome
2. As a guitarist, I decide on the scale and start improvising.
3. I’d publish it online and wait for contributions.
4. A vocalist, keyboardist, bassist or drummer can pickup my project and perform on it.
5. I get notified that someone has a contribution that is pending moderation. As soon as I approve, he/she becomes a part of my band.
6. And so on, until I decide that the track is complete.
7. Sell it on iTunes? or publish it for free?

This is really an amazing project to work on. If you are a serious developer, you love music and willing to invest some time to work on this project, let me know! We can come up with something together.