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How to create custom views in bbPress

How to create custom views in bbPress

By Justin Tadlock on July 15, 2009

A tutorial on creating custom views for bbPress that covers creating the views, listing them, and making custom templates to handle their display.

Tagged bbPress, bbPress Tutorials | 16 Responses

How to filter a WordPress theme's 'more link' text

How to filter a WordPress theme’s ‘more link’ text

By Justin Tadlock on July 1, 2009

A tutorial on how to create custom more link text for your WordPress theme using the_content_more_link filter hook.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Tutorials | 34 Responses

Sliding Panel: WordPress Plugin

Sliding Panel: WordPress Plugin

By Justin Tadlock on June 25, 2009

A fully-widgetized, jQuery-based sliding panel for your WordPress-powered blog. This widget area allows you to add whatever content you want to your panel.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Plugins | 92 Responses

Showing the post password form for excerpts in WordPress

Showing the post password form for excerpts in WordPress

By Justin Tadlock on June 24, 2009

How to replace excerpts for password-protected posts in WordPress with a password form instead of the standard no excerpt message.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Tutorials | 12 Responses

Series: WordPress Plugin

Series: WordPress Plugin

By Justin Tadlock on June 9, 2009

A plugin that allows you to tie posts together in a series using the WordPress taxonomy API. It includes built-in widgets, shortcodes, and template tags.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Plugins | 75 Responses

Using custom taxonomies to create a movie database

Using custom taxonomies to create a movie database

By Justin Tadlock on June 4, 2009

A tutorial on how I used custom taxonomies in WordPress to build a complete movie database and an explanation of how taxonomies can be used to enhance your site.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Tutorials | 123 Responses

The complete guide to creating widgets in WordPress 2.8

The complete guide to creating widgets in WordPress 2.8

By Justin Tadlock on May 26, 2009

WordPress 2.8 has a new widget class that makes creating widgets much easier. In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through a real-world example.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Tutorials | 115 Responses

Customize your 404 page from the WordPress admin

Customize your 404 page from the WordPress admin

By Justin Tadlock on May 13, 2009

How to easily customize, edit, and update your site’s 404 pages in WordPress by widgetizing the 404 template in your theme.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Tutorials | 45 Responses

Using shortcodes to show members-only content

Using shortcodes to show members-only content

By Justin Tadlock on May 9, 2009

Simple code snippets for turning your WordPress-powered blog into a powerful members-only site. Learn how to show content to whoever you want.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Tutorials | 43 Responses

Custom taxonomies in WordPress 2.8

Custom taxonomies in WordPress 2.8

By Justin Tadlock on May 6, 2009

Why custom taxonomies in WordPress 2.8 are the coolest thing since sliced bread and how you can easily create your own.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Tutorials | 247 Responses

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