How to Widgetize your WordPress sidebar
WordPress widgets are great. They have tons of amazing functions and are extremely easy to use. The only problem is that not all themes support them. But that is a…
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How to Create a WordPress Widget
While I was developing my Magazine Basic 2.0 backend interface, I decided to include a few widgets that I thought would be useful. The only problem was I had no…
Using WP_Query to Fetch Posts in WordPress
I was just putting together a WordPress widget for a client and I came across a small road block. I was using <?php query_post(); ?> to set the loop to…
Using Bloginfo to Build a Custom Theme for WordPress
When you build a custom theme in WordPress that you would eventually like to share with the WordPress community, you can’t hard code certain elements like the blog’s name or…
Adding Social Bookmarking Links to WordPress
There are plugins that do this but once again, I’m a code junky and I love being able to go in and manipulate the code to get what I want.…
Getting Text in your WordPress Search Box
Have you ever wondered how some sites have text in their search box? This one is pretty easy. All you need to do is modify the searchform.php file, which can…
Creating a Secondary CSS Stylesheet for Internet Explorer
Don’t ask me why, but for some reason one of the biggest headaches in regards to web programming is cross browser compatibility. Who knows what goes on behind the scenes…
Removing the Smart Quotes from your WordPress Blog
WordPress is great and I pretty much love everything about it. But it does have it’s little idiosyncrasies that can often give you a headache if you don’t really know…