Remove author & date link from WordPress (TwentyTen Theme)
This is my first encounter with WordPress (I apologise for the default styling and design!) and I thought how better to start my entry into the blogging world than with a quick post about WordPress...
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If you've created your blog and then realised that 'blog' just doesn't sound right, then it shouldn't be too difficult to rename the url of your blog without re-installing and setting up your blog....
View ArticleCustom WordPress Meta Titles – Homepage, Pages, Posts
Getting into the nuts and bolts of Wordpress PHP in order to customise Meta Titles for the various page types including category meta title, homepage meta title, and post meta title. +link+ Wordpress...
View ArticleMissing Gravator profile pic after changing WordPress username
How to restore a missing Gravatar profile picture since renaming an admin username +link+Restore Gravatar profile pic-link-The post Missing Gravator profile pic after changing WordPress username...
View ArticleMoving a WordPress site without affecting SEO & Rankings
This guide is for anyone looking to move their Wordpress blog or website from one hosted domain to another, whilst maintaining the URL structure. The post is divided into two parts; the technical...
View ArticleWordPress image uploading problem ‘crunching 100%’
Fixing an issue with the Wordpress multi-file image uploader. Uploading an image stalls at '100% crunching' and doesn't display the uploaded image +link+Wordpress image upload problem-link-The post...
View ArticleSetting the default WordPress image insert type to ‘None’
Changing the default setting of the Wordpress media image insert options to 'None' or other settings by adding an update_option line to the theme's functions.php file. +link+Change default image insert...
View ArticleImprove a WordPress website Page Speed by 50% in 5 minutes
How to quickly improve the Page Speed score of your WordPress website or blog with step by step instructions to set-up a caching plugin and .htaccess modification +link+Improve WordPress Page Speed...
View ArticleWordPress website slow? Time to optimise your database
Common performance issues with a WordPress blog can often be caused by database bloat and unoptimised database tables. This guide can help sites with page speed issues+link+Fix WordPress performance...
View Article5 simple ways to customise the WordPress login page
This tutorial shows how easy it is to change the appearance of the default WordPress admin login screen including changing the logo, background, form and buttons. Includes source code. +link+Change the...
View Article10 advantages of developing bespoke WordPress themes
Top reasons why bespoke WordPress theme development should be the way forward compared to using or modifying an off-the-shelf theme. +link+Reasons to develop bespoke WordPress themes-link-
View ArticleSubmitting a form in WordPress redirects to 404 page
How to fix a bug on a WordPress website's contact form whereby submitting the form redirects to a 404 not found page. +link+WordPress form redirecting to 404 page-link-
View ArticleTransferring a WordPress site from localhost to a live server
A simple guide detailing the steps needed to transfer a WordPress website from a localhost setup to live website. The process should take about 10 minutes and will cause almost no downtime to the...
View ArticleGet posts for custom taxonomies & terms in WordPress
An quick tutorial showing how to display all posts from a custom taxonomy, using different terms in WordPress. Includes examples and source code. +link+Display posts for custom taxonomies-link-
View ArticlePage not found error when changing WordPress permalinks
A common fix for the 'page not found' error (using mod_rewrite) encountered in WordPress after changing the permalink structure, usually when using a localhost setup. +link+WordPress 404 error-link-
View ArticleChecking if next post exists in WordPress
Displaying the title and link for the next post within an article only if the next post exists +link+Check if next post exists-link-
View ArticleCreating a manual list of related posts in WordPress
An easy step-by-step guide on how to create your own easily selectable list of related posts in WordPress. This makes use of the Advanced Custom Fields tool and a few lines of PHP. +link+Creating a...
View ArticleExecute function before Contact Form 7 submit
In this post I look at the code required to execute a PHP function before a Contact Form 7 form is submitted using wpcf7_before_send_mail +link+Contact Form 7 submit function-link-
View ArticleIntermittent white screen problem in WordPress
How to locate and fix intermittent 'white screen of death' problems with WordPress. Blank screens are often down to fatal PHP errors created by exceeded memory limits. +link+Fixing a WordPress white...
View ArticleAutomatically optimise WordPress images for maximum compression
How to easily and automatically optimise all images on a WordPress site using the EWWW Image Optimizer for better compression and so they pass web performance measurement tools such as Google's Page...
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