New page menu function in WordPress 2.7
WordPress 2.7 has a new wp_page_menu() API. Learn how to use it and keep your theme backward compatible with older versions of WordPress.
Installing two WordPress blogs with the same users
If you’ve ever needed to have two installations of WordPress but share the same users across both installations, this is how you do it. It’s actually no harder than adding two lines to the wp-config.php of the second installation.
Tips on using and developing for WordPress happily
Jeff Chandler at Weblog Tools Collection wrote a post titled Stop Blaming the WordPress Team, in which he basically argues that the users shouldn’t blame the WordPress developers if a plugin breaks with an upgrade.
Replacing WordPress content with an excerpt without editing theme files
How to filter the_content() function in WordPress and switch it to excerpts with a child theme.
Protecting text strings from theme upgrades
Have you ever wanted to change some text that reads “Continue reading” or “Post written by” in your WordPress theme to something a little different?
That’s pretty easy to do if you just open up the appropriate PHP file and edit it. But what happens when the theme is updated with some cool, new feature or for the next version of WordPress? Well, you have to change that text all over again.
Doing more with gravatars: Authors template page
We’ve learned how to add an author bio to single posts and revamp our comments with gravatars. Now, it’s time to take this one step farther. We’re going to create a template page for all of our authors. This can be useful if you have multiple authors on your site and want to have a [...]
Doing more with gravatars: Part 2
We’ve learned how to spruce up our comments sections a bit with the first part of this series. Now, we’ll cover an about the author section for single posts.
I think this will mostly be useful for blogs and sites with multiple authors because you might want to tell more about who is writing the post.
Doing more with Gravatars: Part 1
I’ve been playing around quite a bit with the gravatar feature for WordPress since it now comes built in. I’ve learned a few things, so I figured I’d share them with you.
From this point forward, I will assume you know what a gravatar is.
Widgetize This!
I’m about to go all WordPress Geek 2.5 on y’all now. So, if you don’t want to look at PHP code or have no clue what a widget is, then you might want to take a break from this post.
Even Simpler WordPress Contact Form
Are you tired of all the “bells and whistles” of most WordPress contact forms? Are you exhausted from modifying CSS for hours just to get a contact plugin to display with your theme? Try out the Simpler Contact Form for WordPress. This solution was based off my original