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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Creating a page template that lists all of your WordPress taxonomies

Creating a page template that lists all of your WordPress taxonomies

By Justin Tadlock on May 2, 2009

Learn how to loop through each of the taxonomies on your blog and display them in the tag cloud format.

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Tag descriptions in WordPress 2.8

Tag descriptions in WordPress 2.8

By Justin Tadlock on April 30, 2009

WordPress 2.8 will introduce the new tag_description() function. In this tutorial, I’ll show you a few techniques on how to use it.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Tutorials | 29 Responses

How to widgetize your page menu in WordPress

How to widgetize your page menu in WordPress

By Justin Tadlock on April 15, 2009

Here’s another method for easy-to-use navigation. This is a tutorial on how to widgetize your WordPress theme’s page menu with a few simple lines of code.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Tutorials | 23 Responses

The WordPress theme directory needs an upgrade

The WordPress theme directory needs an upgrade

By Justin Tadlock on April 10, 2009

Should WordPress theme developers be given the same access as plugin developers on the official repository? It’s time for a bit of an upgrade and a little trust.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Discussion | 24 Responses

How to preset text in the WordPress post editor

How to preset text in the WordPress post editor

By Justin Tadlock on April 5, 2009

Have you ever needed to preset text in your post/page editor in WordPress? If so, here’s a simple technique that’ll allow this with just a few lines of code.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Tutorials | 56 Responses

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