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WordPress

The platform we’ve built on since before it was cool. Tips, fixes, and the occasional grumble.
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Apr 2
2012

What Template File am I Viewing?

When developing a custom theme I often find myself needing to know exactly what template WordPress is currently using to display the page. I…
Mar 21
2012

There’s no F11 key for awesome website

A colleague of mine and I used say, there's no F11 key for awesome design. This means good design takes work, and while your…
Mar 16
2012

Goodbye Posterous – Hello Self Hosted

Posterous, the free hosted blogging platform was recently acquired by Twitter (see the Posterous announcement here), and while they say the service will continue…
Feb 6
2012

Stay Organized with a Note Taking App

I've never been much of a Post-It note type, but I have gone through many Moleskine notebooks to jot down notes and ideas. And…
Nov 22
2011

Text only StumbleUpon Stumble Link

After adding a text-based Facebook link to the site, it's seemed a sensible idea to add a similar text-only link for StumbleUpon. For WordPress,…
Nov 18
2011

WordPress SEO, A Pre-Launch Checklist

[wpvideo 4ZB2FYEh w=620 h=360] I missed Mike Payne's WordPress SEO, A Comprehensive Pre-Launch Checklist presentation at this years WordCamp Salt Lake City, but thankfully…
Nov 10
2011

Widget Logic is_active_sidebar fix

Dec 29, 2011 Update - Installing Widget Logic version 0.51 fixes the previous is_active_sidebar issue. Thanks to Alan Trewartha for continued development on this…
Sep 21
2011

Disable WordPress Parent Menu Link

If you've ever wanted a top-level navigation item to act as a trigger for a drop down menu, but not actually link anywhere, here's…
Mar 28
2011

The Admin Bar and Absolute Positioning

The latest release of WordPress (3.1) comes with a new 'Admin Bar' - a small area at the top of your site that displays…
Mar 19
2011

WordPress Users: Install Jetpack

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…