What do we do when we need to add a new feature to a WordPress site and we find a plugin that does almost exactly everything we need of it? What if we know a little code tweak will turn that plugin into the exact super plugin we need? We can ask the plugin developer to add the feature. We can pay someone to edit the plugin for us. We can edit the plugin and add the feature … [Read more...]
Be Good to Your Theme, Give it a Child
Never ever ever EVER EVER Edit WordPress Core Files, EVER!
WordPress core files are accessible to view, to open and to edit. Just because we can look at, open and edit those WP core files does not mean we should. In fact, we should never ever ever ever EVER edit those core files†. Never! Well, there is one exception among the core files. So what are WordPress core files? When we download the WordPress software and decompress the package we see a list … [Read more...]
Those WordPress Admin Columns Are Sortable?
The WordPress dashboard has many user comfort features that are so obvious to see that we completely overlook them. Take, for example, the post admin columns, What do you notice? A list of posts Bulk Actions An Inverted Triangle? Look more closely: The triangle shows when we hover over the Title column. It tells us that the Title column is sortable. Click 'Title' and the … [Read more...]
Quick! Edit That Post!
