WordPress gives you the ability to add custom post types and taxonomies easily with some simple code in your functions.php file, or through the use of a plugin like CustomPress. That means, you can quickly turn your…
There are times when you want to get a list of all the categories of your WordPress site, this is commonly found on a archive page. But I’ve recently created a mobile version of a site where a dropdown box was needed with a list of all…
Want to find out how easy it is to translate your WordPress theme into any language? Then read on… Many WordPress themes can be translated, including our themes. They must contain the correct files, consult the theme author if…
We already know that WordPress is considered the most popular CMS in the world and when it combines with jQuery, it can create wonders. In this tutorial we shall be discussing one example of the usefulness of jQuery…
They are so many tutorials on the web to explain “how to add a custom field to WordPress menus” but most of them treat about how to use the default CSS field of the default Description field. None of them gives a real method to…
Let me start this post from a slightly different angle – the issue of site speed and availability. It’s no mystery that fast websites experience more success than their slower brothers and sisters. And the reasons are twofold…
On a recent project, I had created an order tracking system using custom post types, and I needed a way to send out an email to the representative once the order was entered into the system, so that they could then track the order and check for updates at their leisure…
I have put together a WordPress screencast video on adding a featured thumbnail in WordPress. A thumbnail is usually a small image that represents something like a larger image, or even a small image related to an article…
When you install WordPress the default language is set to be US English. But this doesn’t mean it has to be this language, you can change the language used on your WordPress site to anything you want…
So you’ve seen them on other people’s websites and you want to know how you can have one too? The scrolling navigation menu seen on many websites is really easy to replicate in WordPress. Help your readers out, let them click the menu…
Much has been said on the subject of properly registering and enqueueing scripts in WordPress, so I hate to write yet another “including jQuery in WordPress the right way” post, so I’ll attempt to cover it from a different angle…
After my recent tutorial where I showed you how to Add a Responsive jQuery Slider to Your WordPress Theme, I thought I’d show you how to add a responsive lightbox to your WordPress site…
Some themes include design options which enable you to style your sites title and description (tag line). Some don’t. Either way, you can use this beginners tutorial to change the styling of your websites title & tagline…
When WordPress 3.1 was released, a new feature called Post Formats was introduced, which gave authors the ability to select one of nine formats for their posts. Theme developers had to add support to include each format as well as…
WordPress is an amazing Content Management System with many great features such as widgets. In this tutorial, I’m going to explain you how to create your own widgets within a small plugin. This post will cover some extra points that you need…
Before diving into this tutorial please go through my first tutorial on Custom Post Types, where I have explained some of the important aspects of CPTs (Custom Post Types). In this tutorial we shall explore more about this wonderful feature in WordPress…
One of the issues we started noticing on our site was a group of spammers were commenting using our registered user’s username and email. It’s fairly easy to find both specially if a person has exchanged emails with you. This allowed a random…
Sometimes you may need to enhance your online presence and reach a wider audience through submitting your content outside your web site. For example you may want to make your posts available on most popular social network aggregators…
Once you’ve found the fonts you want to use in your WordPress site, you’ll need to install them. If you haven’t found the one’s you like yet, try these 6 providers of premium and free custom fonts…
It is a WordPress function that creates a visual (WYSIWYG) editor like the one featured in the WordPress admin when creating posts or pages. This handy little function has been available since WordPress v3.3.