Defining a Constant with PHP
June 16, 2010
Jun 16 2010
Defining a constant in PHP can come in handy when working with a value that will be used throughout your script. What is a constant exactly? According to PHP.net, “A…
WordPress 3.0: Activating the Background Editor
June 7, 2010
Jun 07 2010
Adding a color or image to your Web site’s background is not a very complicated thing to do if you are familiar with CSS. Luckily for those out there who…
WordPress 3.0: Creating Multi-User Web Sites
June 2, 2010
Jun 02 2010
For the longest time, WordPress and WordPress MU have been two separate entities. Word on the street was they were attempting to merge the two platforms, but many of us…
WordPress 3.0: Checking out the New Menu System
May 21, 2010
May 21 2010
The release of WordPress 3.0 is almost here, so I thought it would be a good idea to start an in-depth discussion on some of the new features. One that…
How to Upload and Unpack a Zip File using PHP
May 20, 2010
May 20 2010
When you’re emailing or uploading larger files, it always makes sense to compress them first. This decreases file size and also helps avoid file corruption during transfer. The most common…
Small Security Hole in WordPress Comments
May 19, 2010
May 19 2010
I was just cleaning up some code on my site and noticed a small security hole in my comments sections. Every time I posted a comment, WordPress automatically added a…
Gradient Buttons with CSS3
April 28, 2010
Apr 28 2010
I have been having a lot of fun messing around with CSS3 and received a lot of emails since I posted my tutorial for Creating Shadows with CSS3. I decided…
Quick Function to Shorten the Post Title in WordPress
April 6, 2010
Apr 06 2010
For some reason, a lot of people seem to be using extremely long post titles. I am a firm believer in making a title as precise as possible to make…
Force WordPress to use the Latest Version of jQuery
April 2, 2010
Apr 02 2010
If you’re using WordPress 2.9.x, then the latest version of jQuery included is 1.3.2. What if you want to take advantage of new features in version 1.4, like delaying an…
Get All the Files from a Directory Using PHP
March 30, 2010
Mar 30 2010
I was developing a WordPress site for a client who required multiple images for each of the products that they offered. Instead of uploading each one through the WP uploader,…