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The Super Easy Guide on how to Back Up Wordpress

wpcrush — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:09:35 +0000

In this article I’ll show you how you can keep piece of mind by backing up your WordPress (WP) blog – saving you days and hours of torment when that horrible day comes and your site gets erased from the face of the WWW (this can also be applied to many other blogging systems and database driven sites so don’t run away just yet if you’re not using WordPress).

13 Useful WordPress SQL Queries You Wish You Knew Earlier

Stuart — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:29:44 +0000

WordPress is driven by a MySQL database. This is something active WordPress users would know. However, if you only just read about it here from us, here’s what you should know. MySQL is a free relational database management system available in most web hosting services. All of the WordPress data like the posts, comments, categories, and settings are stored within the MySQL database.read more

How to: Related Posts with Thumbnails in WordPress without Plugins

wpcrush — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:00:24 +0000

Related posts can be easily displayed with plugins, but did you ever wonder how you could display related posts with a Thumbnail without using a Plugin? In this article, we will share two different algorithm which you can use to generate related posts with thumbnails and avoid using any plugin.

55 Most Wanted WordPress Tips, Tricks, and Hacks

Stuart — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:37:02 +0000

There are times when you come across a feature in a blog, and you just start thinking to yourself: How can I get this in my WordPress blog/site as well. Everybody have experienced this feeling. Sometimes you know you want it, and don’t know where to look for, or even what to look for.read more

21 Most Useful Time Saving WordPress Shortcuts

Stuart — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:03:26 +0000

Sometimes writing a blog post can be a long process. To help you save some time in writing your blog posts in WordPress, we have decided to share with you 21 most useful time saving WordPress shortcuts. If you know any more then feel free to suggest them in the comment and we will add it in the list.

WordPress Theme from Scratch – Day 3: HTML to WordPress

Stuart — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:33:15 +0000

This tutorial is in the series of “WordPress Theme from Scratch” that helps you build a WordPress theme by yourself from nothing. Previous tutorial in this series helped we convert a mockup in PSD to HTML and today, we will continue to go to last tutorial: build WordPress theme from the HTML file.

Create An Advanced Options Page in WordPress

Stuart — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:28:58 +0000

Creating a WordPress theme options page is something that WE’VE TOUCHED ON BEFORE on WPSHOUT, and this week we’ll be expanding on what we covered before to create not just a theme options page, but an advanced theme options page; we’ll be creating something that lets users change layouts, hide and display different elements dotted around the theme, enter ad codes, footer text, tracking codes, Feedread more

WordPress Theme from Scratch – Day 2: PSD to HTML

Stuart — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:32:12 +0000

This tutorial is in the series of “WordPress Theme from Scratch” that help you build a WordPress theme by yourself from nothing. We already learned how to create a mock up for WordPress theme in Photoshop last week. Today, we will continue to make HTML file from that psd layout.

How to Protect CSS Mods for ANY WordPress Theme

Stuart — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:18:40 +0000

Are you sure you want to keep spinning your wheels every time a new version of your preferred framework is updated? What you need, my friend, is a futureproof, bulletproof means of protecting your CSS mods so that you can ride the wave of agile development without the associated headache from upgrading!

Page Sensitive Multi-Level Navigation

Stuart — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:46:49 +0000

While most sites don’t need incredibly deep page navigation there are situations that justify a hierarchy beyond the typical 2 – 3 levels. Unfortunately that can be cumbersome for top navigation drop-downs (more than 1 level of drop down is too much IMHO) so another solution needs to be found.read more

Creating Custom WordPress Widgets Wordpress 2.9

Stuart — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:36:07 +0000

With each new version of WordPress, the argument whether or not it qualifies as a CMS gets a little quieter. In the WordPress core we have widgets, custom fields, custom taxonomies, and with version 2.9, an expansion of get_post_type. Add a few plugins and all sorts of post-types and custom write panels become a reality.

Create A Custom Admin Login Panel + Free Backgrounds

WPExplorer — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:08:12 +0000

Learn how to create a free login panel for your wordpress site. Plus download 3 free backgrounds for you custom login.

Build a Bare-Bones WordPress 2.9 Widget

Stuart — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:52:50 +0000

This tutorial is going to be a little more advanced than some of the fare around here, but in the end you’ll have all the information you need to know to create your very own WordPress widget! And that’s worth the effort, I think. However, you will need to understand a little bit of PHP for this to make much sense.

How to Develop WordPress Themes Behind the Scenes

Stuart — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:50:38 +0000

A reader recently asked about how to develop a theme on a live site such that: All visitors will see the current theme, Only the designer will see the new theme, All site plugins will work with the new theme, Smooth transition between old and new theme at launch. These are the main concerns, but there are a few other details that need addressed to ensure smooth theme development on a live site.read more

Everything you need to know about WordPress 2.9’s post image feature

Stuart — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:28:46 +0000

You may have heard a bit of news about a new thumbnail feature for themes coming to WordPress 2.9. Yes, you’ll be able to easily upload a post thumbnail. However, it’s not just thumbnails. The image will have various sizes. So, I’m going to refer to this feature as the post image feature. In this tutorial, I’ll be covering the various things you can do with the post image feature.read more

Optimizing WordPress for Search Engines

Stuart — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:51:49 +0000

So, you have this amazing WordPress site, but for some reason the search engines just don’t show you much love. You post killer content, make it easy for users to share via their social networks, and people are subscribing to your RSS feed, indicating that they’re like what they’re reading.read more

WordPress Theme from Scratch - Day 1: PSD

Stuart — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:26:22 +0000

This tutorial is in the series of “WordPress Theme from Scratch” that help you build a WordPress theme by yourself from nothing. On 1st day, we will start working with Photoshop. In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a cool WordPress layout in Photoshop.

10 Tutorials Take Your WordPress Development Skills to the Next Level

Stuart — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:16:22 +0000

As the community of WordPress designers and developers continues to grow, and as new versions of WordPress are released, there are more opportunities to learn different techniques and tricks that you can apply in your own work. In these 10 tutorials you will find strategies that should prove to be very useful in your own theme development.

Advanced Power Tips for WordPress Template Developers: Reloaded

Stuart — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:23:33 +0000

Two weeks ago we published the first part of this article, covering multiple column content techniques and associating pages with post content; we discussed how to use the “More”-tag, hide standalone categories from the category list and retain the page layout for post views within a category page.read more

Ultimate Guide To Using WordPress For A Portfolio

jayzee — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:28:57 +0000

WordPress is often thought of as just a blogging platform. But it’s capable of so much more. Even WordPress’ documentation includes an entire section on using WordPress as a content management system. Because WordPress is such an easy-to-use platform, it makes sense to consider using it as a platform to build just about any kind of website, a portfolio website included.