Most themes do not come with a dedicated page for authors. Under the Template Hierarchy, WordPress will instead look for an archives.php template or an index.php template if an author.php template is not found in the theme directory. This means that the summary of an authors posts will be shown in exactly the same way that monthly and category archives are shown. Although this way shows all of the authors......

A 404 page is an important template in any theme as it lets visitors know when they have stumbled across a page which is no longer there (or never was). Most free and premium themes usually have a 404 page already though occasionally the developer has forgot to add the 404 template. Therefore, you may have to create the page yourself. You'll be happy to know that creating a 404......

The archives page is a page template which allows you to display older posts by category and date. Many themes do not have an archives page template so visitors can only search using the category and monthly archive links on the sidebar (which is powered by the archive.php file, not archives.php). Due to this, it is sometimes necessary to create your own archives page. Some bloggers don't bother creating an......

When you make a living online, time is everything. One of the main benefits of being self employed on the net is the freedom it allows. Specifically, the freedom to fit your work around your social life. However, that freedom quickly disappears if you are spending all your time at your computer working. So I am always happy to hear about things that speed up tasks I do regularly. One......

Every WordPress theme comes with a page template (page.php). This file is the default template for WordPress pages. Unfortunately, many themes do not come with a 404.php file for 404 pages, an archives.php file for an archives page or an author.php file for an author archive. Thankfully, it is very easy to create these files and the main code used within them can be taken from your themes page.php......

Favicons are those little 16x16 icons which you see at the top of your browser. They also appear in other places such as bookmarks and RSS readers. You don't need to have a favicon for your website, though I think it's important part of branding and promoting your site. Also, it only takes 2 minutes to add one to your site so I you really have no excuse!! Creating your......

The default login screen for WordPress is boring (e.g. http://www.site.com/wp-login.php), which isn't usually an issue if you are the only one updating your blog or website. If you have clients, customers or friends logging into your blog, you may want to spice it up a little. In todays post I will show you the quickest and easiest way to add your logo to the WordPress login page. Here is the default......