Quick Function to Shorten the Post Title in WordPress
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…
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Find the Category ID using the Category Slug in WordPress
This is a quick little piece of code that I have been using a lot lately. I needed to get the category ID but all I had to work with…
WordPress 2.9 is Out!
I haven’t had a chance to go through WordPress 2.9 and figure out all the improvements just yet, but I am excited to do so. A few items they have…
Simple Voting for WordPress with PHP and jQuery
This tutorial is no longer up-to-date. Please check out A Better Voting System for WordPress for a more secure and efficient approach. I needed to create a simple way for…
Adding Extra Fields to the WordPress User Profile
By default WordPress offers some great options. Whenever a member joins, they have the ability to add more information about themselves, such as a Web site URL, a short bio…
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…
Display a List of Upcoming Posts in WordPress
When you have completed a post in WordPress, you have the ability to save it as a draft, publish it immediately or schedule a future date when it will be…
Snowblind Free WordPress Theme
I just updated Snowblind and it is now available on WordPress.org. It’s now 100% translation ready and has a few more features to make it easier to set up.
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Using jQuery to make an Expandable Code Box for WP-Syntax
You may have noticed that I’m using a new syntax highlighter for my code snippets. I installed Ryan McGeary‘s WordPress plugin WP-Syntax which uses GeSHi (Generic Syntax Highlighter), a…