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February 21, 2012, No comments

Coding a WordPress theme the other day I realized it would be nice if blank pages had filler content until somebody posted content to the page. This helps to visualize the site and pages better. So if the_content is empty, add filler content..when it is not empty replace the filler content with the real content.

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WordPress 3.3 “Sonny” Released Improved User Experience

December 13, 2011, No comments

WordPress 3.3 “named ‘Sonny’ in honor of the great jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt” has just been released. The most noticeable i ...

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How to Link to the Root Directory of a WordPress Theme

December 12, 2011, No comments

Here's how to quickly link to the root directory of your WordPress theme with PHP.

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Remove Menus in WordPress Admin Menu and Dashboard

August 4, 2011, No comments

If you're using WordPress as a CMS it's a great idea to remove items from the left menu in the admin to clean things up for your client.

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    Fix HTTP Error 403.14 – Forbidden WordPress
    June 28, 2011, No comments

    Don't worry if you run into the following error while installing WordPress on a server: HTTP Error 403.14 - Forbidden The Web server is configured to not list the contents of this directory.. , the fix is simple enough.

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    Add class with page id to body tag WordPress
    June 24, 2011, No comments

    If you're working in WordPress you will most likely come across a need to target one specific page with CSS. Since every page in WordPress has a unique ID it's a great idea to dynamically add the page ID to the body tag as a class. This way ...

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    Change excerpt length in WordPress
    June 23, 2011, No comments

    By default a WordPress excerpt is 55 words long. There may be case where you desire a different length for your excerpt. This is easy enough to change, I'll show you how.

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    Change Howdy Text in WordPress Admin
    June 21, 2011, No comments

    Ever wonder how to replace that cheesy 'Howdy' text that shows up in the WordPress admin? It's actually rather easy to replace, and is one of the main things I do on every WordPress install now.

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    Post content from another page WordPress
    May 26, 2011, No comments

    Ever have the need to post the content from one page onto another page in WordPress? Here's a quick piece of code you can use in your WordPress template to pull the content by page-id and post it onto another page.

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    Remove ‘Links Menu’ from WordPress Admin
    May 17, 2011, No comments

    A stock install of WordPress gives you some things that your client won't need for their site, and will only confuse them. One of these things is the "Links" Menu in the Admin. If you're creating a simple site with WordPress as a CMS your c ...