Issue with the User Logout Button in WordPress 2.7
I noticed a small issue in WordPress 2.7 when I was designing a login bar at the top of a client’s site and the logout link would not log the…
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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 a Simple Quicktag to the HTML Editor in WordPress
When you are editing a post or writing a new post in WordPress, you might have noticed those buttons above the editing box. They add WYSIWYG type functionality to the…
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.…
Hiding the WordPress Dashboard for Non-Admin Users
There are two plugins out there that I have found that help customize your WordPress install by removing the dashboard. Why would you want to do this? Well, perhaps you…
WordPress 2.7 Looks Great
I just installed WordPress 2.7 on some of my sites and it is such an amazing improvement over version 2.6. The admin interface looks and works so much smoother. It…
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…
How to Create a Custom Style for Admin Comments in WordPress
I noticed how on some WordPress blogs authors’ comments are styled differently from other people’s comments. I think this really makes it easier when users are scanning through your comments,…
The WordPress Admin Panel and The Blank Screen of Death
A client approached me with an issue that I had yet to encounter while working with WordPress. After he had upgraded to the latest version, he tried to login to…