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…
Digging Into WordPress Book Now Available
Anyone who visits my site can see that I am a huge fan of WordPress. I do my best to contribute back to the WP community and support others who…
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.
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 simple…