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WordPress Tips

Welcome to my WordPress Tips Blog - Your Ultimate Resource for WordPress Mastery! Dive into the dynamic world of WordPress with my expert insights, step-by-step tutorials, and insider tips. Whether you're a seasoned user or just starting your WordPress journey, my blog is your compass in this ever-evolving landscape. My posts cover everything from customizing WordPress themes and plugins to advanced customization and development. Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, techniques, and best practices, ensuring your website is not only functional but also gives you the results you need. Join me on the path to excellence and take your WordPress site to the next level!

Enable Featured Images in your Theme

March 14, 2015 in Code Snippets, Development

When you are first making a WordPress theme from scratch, Featured Images are not enabled by default. To enable Featured Images, simply add the following line to your functions.php file: add_theme_support(‘post-thumbnails’); Now you will be able to use Featured Images on blog posts and pages. Custom Post Types To enable Featured Read More…

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How To Enable Shortcodes in Widgets, Comments and Excerpts

March 14, 2015 in Code Snippets, Development

In WordPress, you can use shortcodes in the content of your pages and posts. Unfortunately, when you attempt to use shortcodes in Widgets, it won’t Read More…

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Add custom image sizes to your WordPress theme

March 13, 2015 in Code Snippets, Development

By default, every time you upload an image in WordPress, it will create several cropped versions of the same image, for various uses across the Read More…

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How to add your own JavaScript file to a WordPress Theme

March 12, 2015 in Code Snippets, Development

Sometimes when you are developing a theme, you need to include some custom JavaScript or jQuery scripts, and they can become very lengthy when things Read More…

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How to make your own custom Shortcodes in WordPress

March 12, 2015 in Development, Shortcodes

Shortcodes in WordPress are awesome, because they give you the ability to output large amounts of code by using a simple tag in the content Read More…

Filed Under: Development, Shortcodes

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