How to Add Icons to Your WordPress Menu Easily
Icons are a fantastic addition to any design. Many icons are universally recognized. For example, public toilet signs at the airport use icons to show…
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WordPress is a robust content management system, and its versatility is a primary reason many websites are built on this platform. In this section, we delve into how to enhance the usability of a WordPress site using the appropriate plugins, tweaks, functions, snippets, shortcodes, and themes.
We also provide numerous WordPress tips designed to streamline your development process.
Mastering Version Control Management in WordPress for Better Workflow
I used to be very reluctant to use Git during my development. I thought I didn’t need Git and found no compelling reason to use it – until one day…
How to Restrict Content to Registered WordPress Users
In recent times, most online news and information publication websites have adopted the freemium model whereby readers who aren’t a registered membe…
How to Add Dashicons to Your WordPress Theme or Plugin
With the revamped WP-Admin in WordPress 3.8, a brand new set of icons called Dashicons was introduced. Dashicons, designed by Mel Choyce, were created…
How to Apply jQuery UI Datepicker in WordPress
WordPress has changed a lot since version 3.8, especially the admin UI theme. Following the masses, the WordPress admin UI now looks flatter, removed …
5 Reasons Why I Don’t Install WordPress Plugins
… well not ALL WordPress plugins, just the bad ones. Like every other tool out there, there are some plugins that work for you, e.g. for creating co…
How to Create WordPress Custom Fields The Easy Way
WordPress provides the essential fields that allow us to publish posts and pages. A few of these fields include the Content Editor, Category Options, …
Find and Install WordPress Plugins via Github
WordPress plugins are “officially” distributed through the WordPress-owned plugin repository. You can search for any kind of plugin to add extra f…
How to Manage and Use Code Snippets in WordPress
In our previous discussions, we explored various WordPress customizations that involve adding code to the functions.php file to enhance theme function…
12 Essential Plugins for WordPress Developers
As the current most-used CMS, WordPress has numerous plugins that enhances its capabilities. To name a few, there is a very popular plugin called WooC…
Easy WordPress Setup on OpenShift
OpenShift is a platform-as-a-service provided by Redhat, a leader in open source solutions. It leverages the open source OpenShift codebase running on…
Covering Event in Real-time with Liveblog for WordPress
Liveblogging is a popular way to cover an event in real-time – it is similar to a Twitter feed, only it happens on your own site. If you like to fol…