Access Another Database in WordPress
When accessing the database in WordPress, you need to use the global variable $wpdb. This will take the constants you set in wp-config.php to connect to your database and retrieve…
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Developing Themes for WordPress: Part 3
If you’ve already gone through the first two parts of this series, you are well on your way to putting together a WordPress theme. It might seem a little daunting…
Optimizing your MySQL Database
I run my Web sites on a dedicated virtual server and every once in a while, I need to go in and optimize things to make sure everything runs smoothly.…
Check if a Page is a Child of Another Page in WordPress
This post has been updated in “is_child() Conditional Function for WordPress”. WordPress has some default conditional tags that are really helpful when developing themes and plugins that need specific functions…
Keep Your WordPress Install Up To Date
Over the past couple of weeks I have been helping people out who have had their WordPress sites hacked into. Having your site hacked is the same as having your…
10 WordPress Plugins You Should Use
WordPress.org currently hosts 6,265 plugins, which makes it kind of hard to figure out which ones are worth using. I have been using WordPress with a long time now and…
Backup, Backup, Backup!
Over the past couple of weeks I have helped out many people who have been hacked. There are many ways in which you can protect your site, but the most…