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Functions.php

Open the functions.php file and look for:

// This theme uses wp_nav_menu() in one location.

The next line is where we see the register_nav_menus() being used. As you can see this function accepts an array.

register_nav_menus( array(
‘primary’ => __( ‘Primary Navigation’, ‘twentyten’ ),
) );

primary: this is a key, or name of the menu, this name should be unique within the array

__( ‘Primary Navigation’): this is the vaule of the key, or description of the menu

To add the second menu simply add another key (menu name) and assign a value (enter description) into the array. Here’s an example of what it can look like when adding your second menu:

register_nav_menus( array(
‘primary’ => __( ‘Primary Navigation’, ‘twentyten’ ),
‘secondary’ => __( ‘Secondary Navigation’, ‘twentyten’ ),
) );

This technique can be used in creating other free themes or child themes as well. If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comment.

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Features

1. 5 Color Schemes (blue, brown, cyan, green, and red)
2. Automatic Thumbnail Resizer
3. Featured Video and Photo in Sidebar
4. Built-in Sidebar Ad Space
5. Home Page Image Slider

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First open your theme’s functions.php file and paste this code:

function SearchFilter($query) {
if ($query->is_search) {
$query->set('post_type', 'post');
}
return $query;
}

add_filter('pre_get_posts','SearchFilter');

Explanation: This code just searches for posts through setting the post_type. You can also make it do the opposite by setting the post_type to pages, so it only return pages in the search result.

Source: Bavotasan

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Grab the Original Widget

Most of the share counts are a piece of JavaScript that you must retrieve from the social media service. This article is also meant to serve as a one stop shop. You can come here to find the location for top social media services because a lot of them makes it really hard to find on their sites. The goal of this article is to avoid using as many plugins as possible, so when you are picking the type choose site: Normal.

• Digg
• StumbleUpon
• Tweetmeme Retweet
• Facebook Share
• Facebook Like Button
• Reddit
• Njuice Google Buzz
• Sphinn

Customizing the Codes

Because we chose the code for a Normal Site, we may need to modify it to make it compatible with WordPress. We are also going to be showing just the Compact Share Count Buttons. You can ofcourse use the codes as a guide to get different sizes.

Note: You must paste all of these codes inside a loop, most likely in your single.php file.

Digg

<script type="text/javascript">
(function() {
var s = document.createElement('SCRIPT'), s1 = document.getElementsByTagName('SCRIPT')[0];
s.type = 'text/javascript';
s.async = true;
s.src = 'http://widgets.digg.com/buttons.js';
s1.parentNode.insertBefore(s, s1);
})();
</script>

<a class="DiggThisButton DiggCompact" href="http://digg.com/submit?url=<?php the_permalink(); ?>"></a>

Normally, you should not have to add the href part of the link area. But if you don’t, and you have paginated comments or posts, then your digg button will not work on all pages. So if the main page was submitted, the second page will show a submit URL allowing users to submit duplicate content to digg.

StumbleUpon

<script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=1&r=<?php the_permalink(); ?>"></script>

Tweetmeme Retweet

<script type="text/javascript">
tweetmeme_source = 'wpbeginner'; tweetmeme_service = 'bit.ly'; tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; tweetmeme_url = '<?php the_permalink() ?>';
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script>

Make sure that you change the Tweetmeme_source variable to your twitter handle. Right now it is @wpbeginner. So whenever someone clicks it will show RT @wpbeginner Post Title – Link. We are using bit.ly as the link shortening service, you can change it to others that tweetmeme offers, but bit.ly is the best one.

Facebook Share

<a name="fb_share" type="button_count" share_url="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php">Share</a><script src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/connect.php/js/FB.Share" type="text/javascript"></script>

Facebook Like Button

Facebook Like Button is a phonemonal tool for traffic. Syed has shown how it has helped in our WordPress Newsletter in the past.

<iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=<?php echo urlencode(get_permalink($post->ID)); ?>&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:60px;"></iframe>

To see more options see How to Add Facebook Like button in WordPress.

Reddit

<script type="text/javascript">
reddit_url = "<?php the_permalink(); ?>";
reddit_title = "<?php the_title(); ?>";
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://reddit.com/static/button/button1.js"></script>

Njuice Google Buzz Count

Google Buzz do not have an active API that allows to keep track of count. There are a few ways to work around that which gives you some what of a misguided count. But for those users, who want to have a Google Buzz Count, then here is how you can add it.

<script type="text/javascript">
var njuice_buzz_size = 'small';
var njuice_buzz_title = '<?php the_title(); ?>';
var njuice_buzz_url = '<?php the_permalink(); ?>';
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://button.njuice.com/buzz.js"></script>

Sphinn

<script type="text/javascript">submit_url = '<?php the_permalink(); ?>';</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://sphinn.com/evb/buttons.php?b=small"></script>

That is all the customizing we need to make each of these widgets work with WordPress perfectly. Now, you may have to customize the styling for it to work with your theme design. You are better of putting these codes above <?php the_content(); ?> code. You can also use our Smart Sharing Plugin, to display a floating icon down your window.

Do you have any other social media widgets that you would like to add? Let us know, and we can get the codes here. If you are using another widget and have the code ready, then please submit it to us, so others can benefit from it as well.

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Functions.php

Open up the functions.php file of the Twenty Ten theme. Locate the following section:

// Default custom headers packaged with the theme. %s is a placeholder for the theme template directory URI.

What follows is an array listing the current default headers and their location. To add your own, add a comma after the last parenthesis of the array of sunset header. Here’s an example of what it can look like after adding two more headers:

register_default_headers( array(
‘berries’ => array(
‘url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/berries.jpg’,
‘thumbnail_url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/berries-thumbnail.jpg’,
/* translators: header image description */
‘description’ => __( ‘Berries’, ‘twentyten’ )
),
‘cherryblossom’ => array(
‘url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/cherryblossoms.jpg’,
‘thumbnail_url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/cherryblossoms-thumbnail.jpg’,
/* translators: header image description */
‘description’ => __( ‘Cherry Blossoms’, ‘twentyten’ )
),
‘concave’ => array(
‘url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/concave.jpg’,
‘thumbnail_url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/concave-thumbnail.jpg’,
/* translators: header image description */
‘description’ => __( ‘Concave’, ‘twentyten’ )
),
‘fern’ => array(
‘url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/fern.jpg’,
‘thumbnail_url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/fern-thumbnail.jpg’,
/* translators: header image description */
‘description’ => __( ‘Fern’, ‘twentyten’ )
),
‘forestfloor’ => array(
‘url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/forestfloor.jpg’,
‘thumbnail_url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/forestfloor-thumbnail.jpg’,
/* translators: header image description */
‘description’ => __( ‘Forest Floor’, ‘twentyten’ )
),
‘inkwell’ => array(
‘url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/inkwell.jpg’,
‘thumbnail_url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/inkwell-thumbnail.jpg’,
/* translators: header image description */
‘description’ => __( ‘Inkwell’, ‘twentyten’ )
),
‘path’ => array(
‘url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/path.jpg’,
‘thumbnail_url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/path-thumbnail.jpg’,
/* translators: header image description */
‘description’ => __( ‘Path’, ‘twentyten’ )
),
‘sunset’ => array(
‘url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/sunset.jpg’,
‘thumbnail_url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/sunset-thumbnail.jpg’,
/* translators: header image description */
‘description’ => __( ‘Sunset’, ‘twentyten’ )
),
‘waterfall’ => array(
‘url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/waterfall.jpg’,
‘thumbnail_url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/waterfall-thumbnail.jpg’,
/* translators: header image description */
‘description’ => __( ‘Waterfall’, ‘twentyten’ )
),
‘mountain’ => array(
‘url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/mountain.jpg’,
‘thumbnail_url’ => ‘%s/images/headers/mountain-thumbnail.jpg’,
/* translators: header image description */
‘description’ => __( ‘Mountain’, ‘twentyten’ )
)
) );

Lets dissect the code a little bit.

register_default_headers : This is the function that creates and displays our default headers. It accepts an array of parameters.

name: Sets a value with our headers name. We can then set an array of additional values and keys.

url: Relative path to the header image. Notice that the current path is /images/headers/image_name.jpg

thumbnail_url: Relative path to a thumbnail of the header image. Current path is /images/headers/image_name-thumbnail.jpg

description: A description of the image. This would be display upon hovering over the image inside the Headers Panel.

Things to Note

The Twenty Ten header is 940×198, anything bigger than that would be resized; anything smaller would be stretch to fit those dimensions. The thumbnail images can be set to any dimensions, 230×48 is the default. The images can only be .jpg or they will be ignored and won’t be displayed.

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Winners were selected randomly. Each entry was assigned a number, and the chosen ones received our Direct messages.

Contest Winners:
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This theme has all features that Genesis Framework has to offer. Even though Genesis Framework is paid framework, we recommend that you get it now. There are tons of awesome Child Themes for it (both free and paid). Aside from that, we will be releasing other FREE Genesis Child Themes as well.

If you buy Genesis Framework Package Today (July 5th, 2010), then you will get 2 Additional Child Themes Free. So technically, you are getting 4 child themes. You can use these themes on as many sites you like due to the awesome GPL License. So your purchase can be for 4 different sites How can you do this?

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We will giveaway 10 copies of iThemes WordPress theme. Winners get to choose the theme that they like.

iThemes has tons of awesome themes to offer, so we recommend that you check out their store for the full list. Below is just a preview of some of their themes:

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This will be a twitter exclusive contest. The guidelines are very simple. Just tweet:

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Note: You may modify the tweet as long as you mention (@ithemes and @wpbeginner with a link to this post).

Once you have tweeted, simply come back to this post and comment with a link to your tweet and your username.

Make sure that you are following @wpbeginner on twitter, so we can send a Direct Message to notify the winners.

Thank you iThemes team

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By default, WordPress installation does not come with a file wp-config.php. The default install comes with a sample file known as wp-config-sample.php. You must use this file as a sample to create the actual wp-config.php before you can setup your blog. Most users never do this manually because WordPress lets you do it automatically from their installation setup. In that setup, you are adding/modifying key WordPress configurations. So first, we will walk you through what the default setup lets you do.

When you upload WordPress via FTP and access the site, you see a screen like this:

The setup basically tells you to use the wp-config-sample.php because it may not work on all hosts. Most of which we tried it with, it works. If you are using one of the popular hosts, then it will work. The next step would be something like this:

There you enter some of the key information. The info there lets WordPress connect with a database. Anything you enter in the setup will be added in your wp-config.php as:

define('DB_NAME', 'database-name');
define('DB_USER', 'database-username');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'database-password');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');

By default, the database host is localhost because it works with most hosts. But there are hosts that has different configuration, so you will need to modify this if you are using the following hosts:

• 1and1 Hosting — db12345678
• DreamHost — mysql.example.com
• GoDaddy — h41mysql52.secureserver.net
• ICDSoft — localhost:/tmp/mysql5.sock
• MediaTemple (GS) — internal-db.s44441.gridserver.com
• Pair Networks — dbnnnx.pair.com
• Yahoo — mysql

One of the coolest trick for wp-config.php in Digging into WordPress eBook was the ability to detect the database host.

define('DB_HOST', $_ENV{DATABASE_SERVER});

Paste the code above, and it will most likely grab the database server. For this, you would have to manually edit the wp-config.php file though.

Security Keys

WordPress Security Keys is a set of random variables that improve encryption of information stored in the user’s cookies. Prior to WordPress 3.0, you had to install this in your wp-config.php file manually. In WordPress 3.0 if you use the install wizard, then it automatically adds the security keys in your wp-config.php. Also prior to WordPress 3.0, there were only 4 security keys, but with 3.0 there are 8 security keys available.

These can be added in the wp-config.php as so:

define('AUTH_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');
define('SECURE_AUTH_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');
define('LOGGED_IN_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');
define('NONCE_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');
define('AUTH_SALT', 'put your unique phrase here');
define('SECURE_AUTH_SALT', 'put your unique phrase here');
define('LOGGED_IN_SALT', 'put your unique phrase here');
define('NONCE_SALT', 'put your unique phrase here');

You can grab the unique keys by going to this page. We did an article on What, Why, and Hows of Security Keys that might interest you.

Database Prefix

When you are installing WordPress using the wizard, one of the options is to select the Table prefix. That is stored in wp-config.php file as:

$table_prefix = 'wp_';

We recommend that you use something other than wp_ to add extra work for the hackers. Although if you already have WordPress setup, then don’t just change the prefix like this. There is a set of steps here that you should take.

Language Configuration

By default, English is the localized language of WordPress, but it can be changed to your native language with these:

define('WPLANG', '');
define('LANGDIR', '');

The language translation file (.mo) must be placed in the default location which is assumed to be wp-content/languages (first) and then wp-includes/languages (second). As you can see in the function above, you can define your own language directory if you like. To find WordPress in your language, please check out the official WordPress Codex page.

Debugging WordPress

For developers, WordPress has this awesome debugging feature which allows them to find errors, and deprecated functions. By default, this function is set to false, but in the development mode, developers should have it enabled.

define(‘WP_DEBUG’, false); // disable debugging mode by default
define(‘WP_DEBUG’, true); // enable debugging mode

Blog/Site Address

In your WordPress Settings, you specify the WordPress address and the site address. Those are added in your database, and every time the developer calls it in the template, it is running a database query. In WordPress 2.2, these two settings were introduced to override the database values without changing them:

define('WP_HOME', 'http://www.wpbeginner.com');
define('WP_SITEURL', 'http://www.wpbeginner.com');

By adding these in your wp-config.php, you are reducing the number of database queries thus increasing your site’s performance.

Override File Permissions

You can override file permissions, if your host has restrictive permissions for all user files. Most of you do not need this, but it exists for those who need it.

define('FS_CHMOD_FILE', 0755);
define('FS_CHMOD_DIR', 0644);

Post Revisions

In the recent versions of WordPress, there is a super awesome feature called Post Revisions. This function auto-saves posts just incase if your browser crash, or something else happen. It also allows users to restore back to previous versions if they don’t like the changes and so on. While a lot of us love this feature, some of us really hate it with a passion. This function has numerous configuration, so you can make it work just right for you.

The Auto-Save Configuration

By default WordPress saves post every 60 seconds, but if you think that is way too much, then you can modify it to your likings with this configuration:

define('AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL', 120); // in seconds

Some posts have 10s, 20s, or even 100 post revisions depending on the blog owner. If you think that feature annoys you, then you can limit the number of revisions per post.

define('WP_POST_REVISIONS', 5);

You can use any integer you like there.

If none of the settings above satisfies you, then you can simply disable the post revisions feature by adding this function:

define('WP_POST_REVISIONS', false);

WordPress Trash Feature

In WordPress 2.9, there was a new “Trash” feature added to the core. This feature works just like the recycling bin, so instead of deleting the post permanently, you would send it to the trash. This helped those users who accidently click on Delete button, and it can be any of us. The bad part about this trash feature is that you have to empty the trash regularly. By default the trash empties itself every 30 days. You can modify that by using the following function:

define('EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS', 7 ); //Integer is the amount of days

If you do not like this feature, then you can disable it by adding the function below:

define('EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS', 0 );

But remember, if you keep the value to 0, then WordPress would not ask for confirmation when you click on Delete Permanently. Any accidental click could cost you…

FTP/SSH Constants

By default, WordPress allow you to upgrade plugins, and WordPress core versions from within the backend. There are some hosts that requires an FTP or SSH connection everytime you try to upgrade, or install a new plugin. By using the codes below, you can set the FTP or SSH constants and never have to worry about it again.

// forces the filesystem method: "direct", "ssh", "ftpext", or "ftpsockets"
define('FS_METHOD', 'ftpext');
// absolute path to root installation directory
define('FTP_BASE', '/path/to/wordpress/');
// absolute path to "wp-content" directory
define('FTP_CONTENT_DIR', '/path/to/wordpress/wp-content/');
// absolute path to "wp-plugins" directory
define('FTP_PLUGIN_DIR ', '/path/to/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/');
// absolute path to your SSH public key
define('FTP_PUBKEY', '/home/username/.ssh/id_rsa.pub');
// absolute path to your SSH private key
define('FTP_PRIVKEY', '/home/username/.ssh/id_rsa');
// either your FTP or SSH username
define('FTP_USER', 'username');
// password for FTP_USER username
define('FTP_PASS', 'password');
// hostname:port combo for your SSH/FTP server
define('FTP_HOST', 'ftp.example.org:21');

Auto Database Optimization

In WordPress 2.9, there was a feature added called Automatic Database Optimization. To enable this feature, you would need to use the following function:

define('WP_ALLOW_REPAIR', true);

Once activated, you can see the settings on this page: http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin/maint/repair.php

The user does not need to be logged in to access this functionality when this define is set. This is because its main intent is to repair a corrupted database, Users can often not login when the database is corrupt. So once you are done repairing and optimizing your database, make sure to remove this from your wp-config.php.

Increase PHP Memory Limit

There is a common WordPress Memory Exhausted Error that users have seen when activating some plugin. You can increase the PHP Memory Limit through wp-config.php file. Simply paste the code below:

define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '64M');

Note: This feature may not work with some web hosts, so you would have to ask them (beg them) to increase your PHP Memory limit.

WordPress Error Log

For developers, it is useful to have an error log for a site. You can easily create a simple error log for a WordPress powered website by using wp-config.php file. First create a file called “php_error.log”, make it server-writable, and place it in the directory of your choice. Then edit the path in the third line of the following code:

@ini_set('log_errors','On');
@ini_set('display_errors','Off');
@ini_set('error_log','/home/path/domain/logs/php_error.log');

Move your wp-content Directory

Starting from WordPress 2.6, you can move your wp-content directory. It helps with site security. You can do move your wp-content directory by adding the following code in your wp-config.php file:

define( 'WP_CONTENT_DIR', $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/blog/wp-content' );
define( 'WP_CONTENT_URL', 'http://example/blog/wp-content');
define( 'WP_PLUGIN_DIR', $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/blog/wp-content/plugins' );
define( 'WP_PLUGIN_URL', 'http://example/blog/wp-content/plugins');

We have the plugin directory defined because some plugins might not work if you do not define it specifically.

Custom User / UserMeta Tables

By default, WordPress saves all user data in the tables wp_users and wp_usermeta. By using the function below, you can specify the table where you want your user information stored.

define('CUSTOM_USER_TABLE', $table_prefix.'my_users');
define('CUSTOM_USER_META_TABLE', $table_prefix.'my_usermeta');

Enable Multi-Site Network

In WordPress 3.0, WPMU was merged into WordPress core. To enable the multi-site network functionality, you have to add the following code in your wp-config.php file.

define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true);

Once you add this code, there will be a new page in your wp-admin called “Network” located in Tools » Network.

You will have to follow the directions on that page to continue the setup of the MU Network.

Securing Your WP-Config File

As you can see, this file is SUPER IMPORTANT therefore it needs extra security. By default it is located in the root WordPress folder, but you can move it. It can be moved outside your public_html directory, so users cannot access it. WordPress knows by default to look in other directories, if the files is not found in the WordPress root folder. You can also use .htaccess file to limit access to this file.

Add the following code:

# protect wpconfig.php
<files wp-config.php>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</files>

If you have other tips that we can add, surely let us know and we will add it in the article.

Sources

WordPress Codex
Digging into WordPress

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The event is being held in Vegas, so you cannot be bored. There is a lot to do. This is going to be a great trip, and we are very excited about it. If you are going to attend then make sure to meetup with us. We are getting a Full Access Pass, and we will be staying a day extra. For those of you who are not going, you should seriously consider attending this event.

If you register before July 15th, you can save almost 50% off the original ticket price. To be exact, you will save $595 on the full access pass original price. We also have a coupon for the early bird users to make it even sweeter deal. Not only that you are getting the Early Bird Discount, if you use the coupon EBIRD then you will get additional 20% off. Don’t hesitate and get this deal RIGHT NOW.

This trip would not be possible for us if it wasn’t for our AWESOME sponsors. Below we will list all the companies that are sponsoring our trip. If your company is interested in sponsoring us, then please contact us ASAP because we have other WPBeginner members who are eager to attend.

Sponsors

BuySellAds

BuySellAds is a huge marketplace to buy/sell advertising spots on your site. Over 750 successful bloggers use them to power their online ad sales. WPBeginner is also using BSA to maintain our ads. It is also a great place for advertisers. Over 1,000 quality advertisers use BSA to target the audiences that are right for their brand. If you are interested, apply to be in their marketplace now.

Aviva Web Directory

Aviva Web Directory is one of the most prestigious web directories on the world wide web. It has been on the web since 2005 and has thousands of websites listed in it. Jeff was kind enough to be one of our daily sponsors. He is also giving $25 off on any listing price if you use the coupon “wpbeginner”. Get your site listed in their for SEO benefits.

Headway Themes

Headway is much more than a WordPress theme. It is a system for do-it-yourself-ers and developers to create sites with simple drag and drop. You can create your very own custom WordPress theme in just a few minutes by simply clicking, dragging, and dropping. It is one of the most popular framework for WordPress themes. Grant was kind enough to give WPBeginner users a 20% off coupon. Simply use the coupon “wpbeginner“.

StudioPress WordPress Themes

Formerly known as the famous Revolution Themes, StudioPress has always strived for excellence and produced high quality themes. It is one of the most popular theme provider.

We hope to see you at the event. Stay updated with the blog as we will have more posts about the Blog World Expo in the near future.

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