A short overview of 5 WordPress Security plugins This is my take on the following plugins. All in One WP Security & Firewall Features that stand out: Mentions it is good practice to backup: .htaccess ... [Read more]
Change primary hosting domain 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]
Force immediate CSS changes to be seen on the frontend
I found code to immediately show CSS site changes on the frontend. I have many times become very frustrated when I adjusted some CSS and could not immediately see the changes on the frontend. I have come across a ... [Read more]
Using Poedit 2 Pro to translate a WordPress plugin or theme
Translating a WordPress theme or plugin using Poedit 2 Pro I have earlier used Poedit 1 and recently upgraded to version 2 Pro. Poedit will suggest translations for each phrase. I will use the plugin All in One SEO as ... [Read more]
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]
Contextual Related Posts plugin
Contextual Related Posts plugin By WebberZone. A related posts plugin will show related posts from the same site usually at the bottom of an article. Why I decided to use Contextual Related Posts ... [Read more]
Design – UI – UX guideline resources
Design - UI - UX guidelines designguidelines.co https://designschool.canva.com/design-elements-principles/ Little UI ... [Read more]
Adding copyright information to the bottom of the page
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]
Using conditional logic in Ninja Forms
Conditional Logic in Ninja Forms Using conditional logic is a paid for addon to Ninja Forms. After having installed and activated the extension / addon. Find the form you plan to use it in. Here is an example using ... [Read more]
Speeding up the site manually and by using cache plugins
Speeding up the site manually and by using Cache plugins As I use this site to test out new plugins over time. Some plugins also affect the performance of the site. Further down I am also sharing code you can place ... [Read more]
Creating parallax effects when scrolling
Creating parallax effects when scrolling with WordPress A static jpg showing 4 product images. These can be animated. I am using two files. One to create the main animation effects and a CSS file to ... [Read more]
Creating a footer that sticks to the bottom
How to stick the footer to the bottom when there is very little content. If your using a Genesis child theme then check out my other tutorial: Creating a sticky / fixed footer in a Genesis child theme If one has very ... [Read more]
EZP Coming Soon Page Elite plugin
EZP Coming Soon Page Elite plugin ...is for new launches/maintenance or other instances where you need your site to be offline for a while. There is a lite version here to test ... [Read more]
Related Posts for WordPress Premium Plugin made by Barry Kooij
Related Posts for WordPress Premium Plugin Barry Kooij has made a quick and efficient related posts plugin I would highly recommend. I have earlier written about the free version here: Related Posts for ... [Read more]
Changing the WP editor area through CSS
Add your own editor style We can style the content creation area inside the backend post or page creation screen by using add editor style code. The following code uses the theme stylesheet. Add the code to your ... [Read more]
Ninja Forms default Form templates
Ninja Forms 3 has just been released it contains the following default form templates. Part 1: Contact Me, Event Registration and Quote Request. Part 2: Creating columns Contact Me - Form ... [Read more]
Adding taxonomies to the media library WP core
Work is being done to add taxonomies to the media library WP core 10th of May 2017 - An update that should have been done few months ago. Here are various Google documents I have made for the Media Management feature ... [Read more]
JavaScript resources
Resource page of various JavaScript resources I will gradually add various js resources that I find interesting. The Essential JavaScript ... [Read more]
Ninja Forms 3 walk through -step by step- guide
Ninja Forms version 3.0 has now officially been released With a totally new user interface. It can take a little while to get used to the new interface and figuring out how to in general use the new Ninja Forms contact ... [Read more]
How to point a top level domain to a multisite using domain mapping
How to point a top level domain to a multisite using a Domain mapping plugin. I am using the plugin Mercator by Human Made. Download the plugin from Github and rename Mercator-Master to mercator and unzip ... [Read more]
Bluehost a webhost that gives good support and has a good product
I have used Bluehost over many years I initially setup this web site along with all my other domains with Bluehost and have been very satisfied with the service and product as well as their control panel. Here is my ... [Read more]
Genesis: Adding a full width image behind the title
Adding a full width featured image behind the title The result should look something like the below. Full width image behind the post and page titles I have looked at how Showcase Pro a Genesis Child ... [Read more]
Adding a user to a multisite network
It is fairly cumbersome way to add a new user to a multisite network The Network admin Add New User form looks like this: Adding a new user through a multisite sub site looks like ... [Read more]
Adjusting the auto embed of WordPress site links
Adjusting the style of the auto embed links. Adding a link to your site from another WordPress site you will very likely get a standard auto embed of the link. It will look similar to what you see below. (Actually on ... [Read more]
The new WordPress org plugin repository
The WordPress plugin repository is being worked on A "beta" version is up right now at: https://wordpress.org/plugins-wp/ Clicking See all leads to the below page: What is missing at the above beta ... [Read more]
Customizing the excerpts meta box
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
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
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
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]
The 404 plugin by phpbits.net
I tested a very easy to use 404 plugin by phpbits.net A video walk through https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVIOlZ-VplA Taking a closer look. There are two versions. The free version at WordPress ... [Read more]
Changing the size of thumbnails or other images
Adjusting thumbnails or other images used on a site ... Can create a blurred like look. This can be adjusted by refreshing the image cache. Last night I decided to turn off the checkbox to "Crop thumbnail to exact ... [Read more]
Create your own author bio box in 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]
Additional widget areas for Genesis themes
This tutorial contains lots of widget areas that can be used in Genesis child themes. One of the reasons why I use Genesis themes is all the information that is available on how to use it. My affiliate link ... [Read more]
Creating a client friendly 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
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]
Customize CSS to style your site
Using CSS to style the site I have also added some html as how to use anchor tags for linking to another place on a page. Customize using CSS to further adjust the design of the site. One good way is so use the ... [Read more]
Creating a sticky / fixed 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]
Customizing the blog post previews and posts page of a Genesis child theme.
Customizations done to the blog posts preview and posts page of a Genesis child theme. These are specific for the Genesis Framework - StudioPress Themes for WordPress (affiliate link). A two part series on using Code ... [Read more]
WordPress Core Projects
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]
Easily show hide hidden files on the Mac
Show or hide hidden files using a service made in Automator. Instead of opening the terminal one can instead make an Automator script to turn on or off hidden files on the Mac. I will then show how to create ... [Read more]