Log in to WordPress using an Email Address
I needed to figure out how to allow a user to use either their username or email address to log into WordPress. It took a bit of rooting around but…
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Add a Post’s Category Name to Body Class in WordPress
I was working with Digibomb on presswork.me and we needed to add the current post’s category name to the body class in order to style the page differently from the…
Helpful Page Functions for WordPress
Over the past month I have been working on a large project that has taken up a lot of my time, but I wanted to quickly share two small functions…
Remove the New WordPress 3.1 Admin Bar
I have had to use this little bit of code a few times for multiple clients who didn’t want the new WordPress 3.1 admin bar. All you need to do…
How to Set a Default Custom Background in WordPress 3.0
If you’re a theme developer and you want to allow users to set a custom background image or color, activating the feature in WordPress 3.0 is as simple as including…
Developing Themes for WordPress: Part 4
When you develop a theme for WordPress, you should consider giving your users a few customizable options so they can easily modify certain elements to their liking. Simple and easy-to-use…
Create bit.ly Short URLs for your Posts in WordPress
I have been working with the http://bit.ly API and decided to change the short URLs on my site to include the short URLs provided by http://bit.ly. The API is pretty…