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Intermediate WordPress

Updating SEO Yoast through MainWP breaks permalinks

March 30, 2015

April 10 Update: MainWP Support found the issue. Apparently there was conflict between the way MainWP handles updates and the way WordPress SEO by Yoast updates when custom post types were involved. The latest version…

Get the URL of an image using Get The Image plugin

January 7, 2015

If you use Hybrid Core or any of the themes on Theme Hybrid, or use Get the Image as a standalone plugin, you’re probably familiar with how the function works, and thankful that Justin built…

Our WordPress development process

November 18, 2014

After a recent launch a twitter follower asked how we manage development and I replied: He then asked for a writeup. So let’s talk about how we develop WordPress websites. These are the steps we…

Modify theme layout in Hybrid Core

July 28, 2014

Here’s how to modify the Theme Layouts extension in Hybrid Core: in functions.php: You can then hide sidebars and such like so: in a sidebar template:

Upload SVG through WordPress Media Uploader

June 3, 2014

As SVG continues is rise to the top of the internet image food chain you may have found yourself wondering why WordPress gives the security smackdown when uploading SVG through the Media Uploader: Fix it…

Swiftype: Better WordPress Search

August 14, 2013

It’s well known that the search functionality built into WordPress isn’t awesome. The Swiftype Search plugin changes that, improving on the default search in every way. Better relevance ranking, real analytics, manual overrides, and it’s…

WordPress Users: Install Jetpack

March 19, 2011

Since it first came out I’ve been installing the WordPress.com Stats plugin on nearly every site I build. It’s a very popular plugin because it provides a quick overview of site traffic and related information…