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Adjusting page or post list columns in backend

15 August - 2018 By Paal Joachim 2 Comments

Custom-post-movie-columns

I will be showing how to add and remove columns that are listed in the post, page or custom post screen in the backend. I began by creating a new php file I named columns.php which I placed into a lib folder inside the ... [Read more]

Creating a movie custom post type

15 August - 2018 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: August 15, 2018

Movie-custom-post

Creating a movie custom post type I made the folder lib inside the root folder of the child theme. Then added a php file I named movie-custom-post.php with the following code: <?php /** * Register Movie Type * * ... [Read more]

To manually add a Facebook like box

14 May - 2018 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: July 23, 2019

Facebook-Page-Plugin-filled-in

Here is the process of adding a Facebook Like Box that also shows timeline posts. Go to: developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/page-plugin Go through and fill in the options. Test it out and see what it looks ... [Read more]

Adding SSL to your web site

9 May - 2018 By Paal Joachim 4 Comments
Last updated on: September 28, 2020

WordPress-Settings-top-General-section

The process of adding SSL to a web site requires a few steps. Contact your web host and ask for their help as they will have their own method of adding SSL to a web site. This is what I usually do with my clients or ... [Read more]

Change primary hosting domain to subfolder

16 January - 2018 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: November 29, 2018

Change-main-domain-root-to-subfolder

Redirecting the primary/main web host domain to a subfolder. The public_html folder is a place to keep folders of the various domains one has at a web host. Web hosts usually have the main or primary domain in the root ... [Read more]

Developer Resources

19 June - 2017 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: September 9, 2020

WordPress developer resources

Some developer resources that I find useful. codex.wordpress.org  generatewp.com wp-hasty.com Lukes awesome WP developer tools list: github.com/lukecav/awesome-wp-developer-tools Additional ... [Read more]

Adding copyright information to the bottom of the page

1 December - 2016 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: January 17, 2018

Adding copyright information to the footer

Copyright information Most often we add some copyright information at the bottom of the page that says something about year, made by, made with and perhaps a link to the wp-admin. I will use the date, site_url() and ... [Read more]

How to point a top level domain to a multisite using domain mapping

10 August - 2016 By Paal Joachim 4 Comments
Last updated on: April 3, 2020

Siteground cPanel Addon domains section

How to point a top level domain to a multisite Update 3 April 2020. It is a lot easier to use top level domains in a multisite these days in WordPress 5.4 then it was earlier. I just had to log in to my host. Go to ... [Read more]

Customizing the excerpts meta box

3 July - 2016 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: February 4, 2019

Excerpts tinymce visual editor

There are multiple code snippets we can add to customize the excerpts meta box Part 1 - How to use and style the excerpt All the following code snippets are added into the functions.php file below the other code that ... [Read more]

Cleaning up filenames that have non UTF8 characters in them

2 July - 2016 By Paal Joachim 2 Comments
Last updated on: August 28, 2016

Changing non utf8 characters

Using a code snippet to clean up filenames WordPress does not fully clean up non English characters from file names that are uploaded. In Norway we have three additional letters æøå. These letters are sometimes used ... [Read more]

How to hide or remove meta boxes in the single post or page screen

2 July - 2016 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: July 15, 2016

Hiding meta boxes in a single post and page screen in WordPress.

How to hide or remove meta boxes in the single post or page screen   How to hide the meta boxes .....but still having them accessible through the Screen Options tab. I was wondering how to hide specific meta ... [Read more]

Automatically set featured image, if no featured then set post image as featured

30 June - 2016 By Paal Joachim 2 Comments
Last updated on: July 12, 2016

Show first post image as featured when there is no featured image.

Automatically setting the featured image without a plugin   It can be very easy to forget to set the featured image. Here is code that will do the following: 1. Sets the featured image. 2. If no featured ... [Read more]

Create your own author bio box in WordPress

18 June - 2016 By Paal Joachim 3 Comments
Last updated on: August 29, 2017

Custom profile author bio box social media tooltip WordPress

Create your own author bio box in WordPress without a plugin. I have tested the following author box in TwentySixteen Child theme and Genesis Child themes as well as some random themes. The final result using ... [Read more]

Creating a client friendly login screen

9 February - 2016 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: October 5, 2018

WordPress Login screen

How to give the customer a customized login screen. The finished results looks like this: (I believe the image was purchased some time ago through Medialoot.com)   Inside the Functions.php The following ... [Read more]

Useful site helper tools

5 February - 2016 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: June 13, 2018

qSandbox Staging sites made easy.

There are a few tools I help to get my sites up in running order. As I come across additional tools I find very helpful I will add on to the article.   qSandbox - "Staging Sites Made Easy" It is real easy to ... [Read more]

Creating a sticky / fixed footer in a Genesis child theme

5 February - 2016 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: September 17, 2017

Sticky Footer in a Genesis Child Theme

Genesis themes have an unique way to add a sticky / fixed footer. If your using a theme that is not a Genesis theme then check out my tutorial: Creating a footer that sticks to the bottom Sticky is actually something ... [Read more]

WordPress Core Projects

5 January - 2016 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: January 6, 2016

User object with social fields

Core Projects being worked on for future release in WordPress Core WP Fields API PJ: What is the WP Fields API? Scott: Fields API is a project that lets you build structures for WordPress objects. A structure is ... [Read more]

Customizing a video embed

6 October - 2015 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: June 20, 2016

Right video embed with the size 900x430 in WordPress

Customizing a video embed in WordPress. Further below I will also show a responsive iFrame Embed. The default view of a Youtube url embeded into a post or page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOA4yLHs0gQ (I am ... [Read more]

Creating a custom user role

22 June - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: June 26, 2015

User Role Slugs Inspect Element

How to create a custom user role in WordPress. Creating a custom user role The simple way is using a plugin. Plugins: Switching user roles plugin User Role Editor Capability Manager Enhanced Multiple roles per ... [Read more]

Reorder left Admin menu items

22 June - 2015 By Paal Joachim 7 Comments
Last updated on: June 7, 2016

Reordering left admin menu WordPress

Reordering and removing left admin menu items Clone the administrator user ... [Read more]

Creating a custom Dashboard widget

17 June - 2015 By Paal Joachim 2 Comments
Last updated on: June 20, 2016

Custom Dashboard Widget WordPress

Creating a custom Dashboard widget in WordPress. I made a help widget for a client so they see it righty away when logging into the backend of WordPress. It is based on the resource links further below. (It is ... [Read more]

Adding your own avatar

17 June - 2015 By Paal Joachim 3 Comments
Last updated on: June 17, 2015

Adding Avatar Discussion screen

How to add your own avatar in WordPress. Today the default is to sign up at gravatar.com and to add your avatar there. It will then be available in a number of sites including WordPress sites. I am showing a few options ... [Read more]

Adjusting the top admin toolbar menu

14 May - 2015 By Paal Joachim 6 Comments
Last updated on: May 21, 2017

Inspect Element top Admin menu items

Adjusting the admin toolbar menu The followings are some adjustments one can make with the top admin toolbar menu. The codex has some pretty good resources for ... [Read more]

Sticky bottom content

8 May - 2015 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: May 10, 2015

Content sticky bottom

Content starts at the bottom of the page The challenge is to have content begin at the bottom of the page. Here is an example: One can see the gallery building, red phone booth and the site header containing the ... [Read more]

Adding JavaScript to WordPress

17 April - 2015 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: July 14, 2017

Dugnadskalkulator - Fortjenestekalkulator

How to add and use JS scripts in WordPress Check the Calculator - JSFiddle to show the HTML, CSS and JS code in action. The calculator now also works in IE. Well kinda... As I move the second slider it slows to a grawl ... [Read more]

Using the Advanced Custom Fields plugin

18 March - 2015 By Paal Joachim 7 Comments
Last updated on: January 9, 2016

Advanced Custom Fields Add New Field Group

How to use and display Advanced Custom Fields in a Genesis theme. This is a somewhat technical tutorial on how to use Advanced custom fields. I keep text to a minimum. Creating custom fields for your custom post ... [Read more]

Custom Post Types used in Genesis Child Themes

14 March - 2015 By Paal Joachim 14 Comments
Last updated on: November 21, 2015

Custom Post Type sidebar options

Code used in Minimum Pro and Executive Pro StudioPress have two Child Themes that contain custom post types: Minimum Pro and Executive Pro. Minimum Pro Demo Minimum Portfolio Post type The first code contains the ... [Read more]

The future of WordPress Multisite

3 March - 2015 By Paal Joachim 2 Comments
Last updated on: March 10, 2015

Network All Sites - Edit Site

WordPress Multisite options I am working on improving the user interface for multisite as part of the WordPress core group. https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/multisite/ Every Tuesday there is a chat in the slack ... [Read more]

Install of MAMP and WordPress

26 February - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: January 8, 2016

Use MAMP to create a local (offline) site. I use MAMP to create a local development site and when I am ready to place it online I install the plugin Duplicator to back it up and through ftp move it ... [Read more]

Code Snippets sites

25 February - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: January 16, 2016

Code Snippets Is the name used for smaller pieces of code inserted into the child theme functions file, or even better into its own custom functions plugin independent of the theme. A good article to check ... [Read more]

How to use the excerpt

24 February - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: July 3, 2016

Genesis Theme Settings Content Archives

How to use and style the excerpt I want to show good stylized previews of the posts on the home page without using featured images. One way is use excerpts with a Visual Editor (TinyMCE editor) to stylize the ... [Read more]

Creating and adding a gist to a WordPress post

20 January - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: July 1, 2016

Github add new gist

Creating and adding a Github gist into your WordPress post or page I usually use the pre or code tag from the Visual Editor TinyMCE bar to show code. But sometimes it just comes out looking wrong when I am trying to ... [Read more]

An easy way to duplicate posts or pages

14 January - 2015 By Paal Joachim 4 Comments
Last updated on: June 17, 2016

Duplicate post quick edit WordPress

Duplicating a post or page One can duplicate a post or page or custom posts using a plugin or inserting code (snippet) into the functions file. Duplicate plugins: Duplicate Post plugin and Post Duplicator OR use a ... [Read more]

Tips on adding code to wp-config

10 January - 2015 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: February 16, 2017

A few tips on code to add to the wp-config.php file. Empty Trash Automatically Set the number of days and reduce the size of your database. define('EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS', 15 ); Right before That's all, stop editing! ... [Read more]

Automatic update of WordPress, plugins and themes

11 December - 2014 By Paal Joachim 4 Comments
Last updated on: December 23, 2018

Advanced Automatic Updates WordPress plugin

Automatically update major and minor versions of WordPress along with plugins and themes. I have been looking for easy ways to update my plugins and themes without having to login to a site. I am looking forward to the ... [Read more]

Back to top link

27 October - 2014 By Paal Joachim 4 Comments
Last updated on: November 10, 2016

Back to top button hover

A Back to top link Having a back to top link is useful for longer pages. I did a search and came across this code at https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-back-to-top-button-1?replies=14  One can just place the ... [Read more]

Security

29 September - 2014 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: April 9, 2017

Security Tips

Here are some security tips I picked up along the way. This article will on occasion be updated with additional information. Update WordPress, and your themes and plugins. Change username from Admin to something ... [Read more]

WordPress media structure ideas

22 August - 2014 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: August 22, 2014

At the Wordpress.org forums there is a section called ideas https://wordpress.org/ideas Anyone can suggest an idea and others can then add to it and vote on it. I just added the "A better media structure" idea. ... [Read more]

Managing menus in WordPress

15 August - 2014 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: December 22, 2017

WordPress menus UI

Finding good ways to manage and create menus with WordPress. NB! See further below on using conditional logic code to show specific menus. I asked a question at the Advanced Facebook WordPress ... [Read more]

Thoughts on future WordPress Core Plugin features

14 August - 2014 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: April 9, 2017

    Update 14 August 2014 For 4.0 planned release 27th of August - there are very few Core Plugins. Perhaps just one the Media Library Grid Plugin. I hoped that additional Core Plugins would also be ... [Read more]

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