Category Archives: Tutorials

A better body_class for WordPress

A quick solution for replacing IDs with Page Slugs in the new body_class function.

Posted by Ian Stewart in Tutorials

Displaying Author Meta Information

One of the nice updates bundled in WordPress 2.8 is the_author_meta() template tag. This tag allows a developer to pull and display specific parts of any user’s information within a theme.

Posted by Ian Stewart in Tutorials

Understanding Filter Hooks In WordPress

A look at how filter hooks can help build a more flexible WordPress Theme.

Posted by Ian Stewart in Tutorials

An Introduction to WordPress Action Hooks

If you’re going to be doing any level of WordPress development, themes or plugins, you will invariably run into the need to take advantage of the WordPress Action Hook system. This post will introduce you to the basic concepts involved.

Posted by Ian Stewart in Tutorials

10 Useful WordPress Loop Hacks

This article will show you 10 useful things you can do with the WordPress loop to make your blog even more powerful than it is right now.

Posted by Ian Stewart in Tutorials

Automating WordPress Customizations With install.php

Learn how to control the default settings of any WordPress install using install.php.

Posted by Ian Stewart in Tutorials

How To Use Thumbnails Generated By WordPress In Your Theme

A lot of people don’t know this but WordPress has inbuilt functionality for generating thumbnails of the images you add to your post.

Posted by Ian Stewart in Tutorials

Page Template to Redirect to First Child Page

Use parent pages and subpages to order your content? A common request is how to redirect to the first child page if the current page has child pages. Here’s the answer.

Posted by Ian Stewart in Tutorials

Add Native Syntax Highlighting and Line Numbering to Your Plugin

This tutorial teaches you how to add WordPress’ built-in syntax highlighting and line numbering capabilities to your plugin administrative pages.

Posted by Ian Stewart in Tutorials

Using Custom Taxonomies To Create a Movie Database

An exhaustive look at creating and using the custom taxonomies available in WordPress 2.8+.

Posted by Ian Stewart in Tutorials
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