Shorten Your Post Titles in WordPress
This is not a function that you would need to use often, but I came across a reason to use it recently and I thought it might be a good…
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6 Tips to Speed Up jQuery
As it stands, jQuery is an amazingly efficient JavaScript framework, but there are a few things that you can do when creating your code that will end up slowing it…
Excluding Pages from WordPress Search
When people visit my site and do a search, I assume they’re looking for results within my posts and not in any of my static pages. Too bad WordPress automatically…
Creating a Scrolling Back to Top Button with jQuery
If you take a look way, way, way down at the bottom of this page, you will see a Back to Top button that scrolls the whole page until it…
Using get_theme_data() when Developing a Custom Theme for WordPress
If you are building a custom theme that you would like to add to the WordPress directory or start to sell online somewhere, a great function that can help you…
Defining a Constant with PHP
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…
Magazine Basic v2.6 WordPress Theme
Since I have been doing all this talking about WordPress 3.0, I thought it only fitting to start incorporating some if its features into my themes. The first theme to…
WordPress 3.0: Activating the Background Editor
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: Checking out the New Menu System
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
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…