25 Useful Code Snippets for WordPress
Today I would like to share with you 25 useful code snippets for WordPress. These snippets will enhance or modify your WordPress website in some way. They are very easy to use. All you have to do is add or modify the relevant template with the code detailed in this article. The snippets will work on any regular WordPress installation. If you are using a WordPress framework, you may need......
Continue readingMaking Images Scale with Browser Window in WordPress
In this advanced WordPress tutorial I am going to explain a couple different methods I developed for making post images size themselves automatically when the user changes the browser window's size. I decided to share these methods mostly because this was no simple task to figure out for the first time and I was unable to find any help regarding this issue on the web. I created these two......
Continue readingWordPress Navigation Menu for PCs and Mobile Devices
Building a custom navigation menu in WordPress has several challenges. I will cover some of them in this tutorial. The main focus will be on building custom navigation menus for the iPhone and other mobile devices. However, the menu will also work for regular PC users as well. If you don't need the part for mobile devices, you can simply skip those parts and still learn how to......
Continue readingUsing Jquery to Enhance WordPress
In this WordPress tutorial I will show you a few ways to enhance any WordPress website or blog using the JavaScript jQuery library. In the tutorial I assume readers know the basics of WordPress theme and/or plugin development. If you are not familiar with either theme or plugin development, you should learn the basics before attempting to execute the code examples in this tutorial. WordPress Built-In Libraries WordPress comes with many......
Continue readingAdding a Second WordPress Installation
Have you ever wanted to add second WordPress blog to the same server or hosting account? Whether you want a second WordPress installation for a whole new site, testing code or for checking out a new web developer, the methods described in this tutorial will show you how to install a clone of your WordPress blog or website. It is always nice to have a clone of your WordPress......
Continue readingEasily Cache Local or Remote Data
Maintaining a cache can allow a website to load quicker and more efficiently than pulling and generating data during each page load. For most data, WordPress has a group of functions dedicated to storing data that will stay relevant for a specific period of time. WordPress also allows plugins to change the location of transient data, say to a memcached location, in order to speed up the cache even......
Continue readingTop WordPress Security Measures
This is a beginning level tutorial on WordPress security. I marked it as beginner level because the security concerns in this tutorial should be priorities from day one of your WordPress experience. It is easier to implement security measures on a fresh new blog than it is to add them later. Whatever the case, they need to be added for your site’s secured future. If you have yet to......
Continue readingWordPress functions.php Hacks Anyone Can Do
There are more than 75 million websites running WordPress. More than 20,000 people make their living full time with WordPress in some way (designers, developers, consultants). In between the 20,000 and 75 million are a great number of people that maintain their own website with varying degrees of experience (and curiosity). Much like home improvement, web sites have spawned legions of "do it yourselfers" trying things......
Continue readingTwo Ways to Embed HTML in WordPress
Do you have an already written HTML snippet you would like to include in your WordPress blog or website but are having trouble? We can help! It would certainly save a lot of time if there was an easy, clever way to embed the code without having the WYSIWYG editor destroy the original HTML code, right? I certainly think so! That’s why I wrote this tutorial about two ways......
Continue readingDeveloping a Responsive Child Theme
With the drastic increase in Mobile technology of late, WordPress mobile design and responsive design techniques are a must. In this Advanced WordPress tutorial, I will cover ways to make a responsive child theme that can be added to your current theme in order to make it respond better when users are on a mobile device such as an iPhone, iPad or Android. I will discuss how to determine......
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