Just like any professional, a web developer has to constantly grow, evolve and learn new things as they come along. For the most of developers, the journey starts with two simple HTML tags (<head> and <body>) and as soon as they get the hang of it, they start playing around with page layouts and styles. […]
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How To Create Custom Page Templates For Genesis Child Themes
This tutorial answers this question: I need to recreate several new templates for my theme. I’m brand new to the Genesis framework even though I’ve been using WP for years. The page templates don’t look like I’m used to. I’m used to seeing more HTML on the pages. Is it possible to create custom pages […]
WPeka Club: 90+ Must-have WordPress Plugins And Themes
*Note: This is a sponsored post written and paid for by Disha from wpeka.com. WPeka Club is a premium WordPress themes and plugins store. It offers over 90 useful WordPress products currently. New ones get released often. We cover an incredible range of niches including AdSense, Legal Pages, Ads, Directory, SEO, Backup, Restaurant, eCommerce and […]
Load Google Analytics Tracking Script From Your Functions File
This tutorial provides both the sample.js file and PHP code which enable you to load your tracking script from your functions file. This way you have total control over both which pages you want tracked and the position the script loads on the page. There’s 2 simple steps to take:
How To Redirect A Feedburner Feed Back To Your WordPress Native Feed
As a consequence to Google no longer supporting Feedburner, some people think they will close the service altogether at some stage. Will this cause a loss of RSS and email subscribers? Absolutely if they don’t give you access to a backup of your email subscribers and redirect your Feedburner feed back to your original feed. […]
Set Application To Open File Types in Filezilla Using Mac
This post shows you how to change your Filezilla settings so any file you view/edit in Filezilla, opens with a specific application. In this case, all files will open using Text Wrangler for Mac users. Windows users might want to set Notepad++ instead. If you don’t configure these settings In Filezilla, your files may open […]
4 Reasons I’m Crazy About Mad Mimi
I’ve lost count of how many times i’ve read stories about successful bloggers and internet marketers stating their biggest regret is not getting serious about building their subscriber list sooner. Apart from how easy it is to create a new account and test email, here’s 4 reasons i’m really enjoying focusing on building my list […]
How To Install BuySell Ads (BSA) Code Manually In Any Theme
There’s different ways to install BSA code in your theme however this solution should work in any theme. There’s 3 steps involved. Add Javascript to file in child theme. Load Javscript in theme. Hook in banners. Install BSA Ad Code When you login to your BuySellAds Dashboard and go to Actions > Ad Code from […]
How To Manually Install Facebook Comments In Any Theme
There are advantages of installing Facebook comments manually rather than simply installing a plugin. Some of these benefits are: Use of conditional tags to load the Facebook javascript only on specific posts. Use of theme specific and WordPress hooks to determine the exact position you want the FB comment form to display. Customization of the […]
How To Style Github Gist Code Embeds in WordPress
In this post, i’ll show you the before and after results for embedding code in WordPress using Githubs Gists. All CSS code should be added near the end of your child themes style.css file before the start of the code for your themes Media Queries. Change Font Size Here’s what the default size looks like […]
Online Tool For Removing HTML Tags From Text & Code
Don’t you just love the WordPress editor sometimes? Just when you least expect it, you click the text/html tab and find a heap of div or span tags added to your text or code! Don’t stress, because I have found the ultimate solution on how to clean them up quickly and easily. Enter the HTML […]
Beginners Guide To PHP in WordPress
WordPress uses different types of code to run the software. PHP, CSS, HTML and Javascript are 4 different code languages you’ll find in the core WordPress files. PhP is the most powerful code that runs the core WordPress files, any plugins you install and your active theme. There’s a lot more to PHP than custom […]
Displaying PHP Code in WordPress
If you’ve tried different plugins and still having problems embedding code in WordPress, you might want to try this code: One of the benefits of using Githubs Gists, is the fact other programmers can come along and comment on your code. Not to mention the fact it displays your PHP properly without messing up your […]
Split WXR and XML Files Into Smaller File Sizes
If you’ve ever imported a XML file which is above 2mg in size, you might receive an error message caused by the file size being to large. This is normally caused when the file size is above the limits set on your server. You can increase these limits in your php.ini file which should enable […]
How To Find & Compare Different Changes In Your Files Code
If you’re playing around with code, you may find it hard to remember what changes you have made to different files. Most WordPress users will at some stage make changes to their child themes CSS code in the style sheet or add custom functions. There’s at least 3 ways you can compare files to find […]
CSS 3 Online Generators
There’s some pretty cool free online generators for creating CSS3 code around these days. Rather than work out how to make your code play nice with all browsers, another option is to use a code generator. Lets check out a few of the best tools and find out how you can use them for customization […]
CSS Button Generators
Here’s a list of some of the best free online CSS button generators which you can use to create buttons in WordPress. http://www.cssbuttongenerator.com/ Free online tool which offers pre set button themes for fast buttons. Once you designed your button using the controls on the right hand side, click the button and the CSS code […]
Finding Nav Menu Item I.D
Right click any page on your site and scroll down until you find code like this. You can also go to Appearance > Menus and hover your mouse pointer over the Remove or Cancel link for each menu item.
3 Facebook Like For Downloads Tools
Increasing Facebook followers isn’t an easy task. Its not that difficult to get someone to like your Facebook page. Update : Here’s a WordPress plugin you might want to try as Facebook have apparently banned like for download apps. But whats the use of gaining followers who have No real interest in the content you’re […]
Open Different File Types With a Windows Text Editor Like Notepad++
Can you remember the first time you experienced the dreaded white screen of death? I clearly remember Brian Gardner posting a line of php code in the StudioPress forum trying to help me with customization. I pasted it into the wrong file causing my site to stop working. What i should have done was downloaded […]
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