Posts Tagged ‘snippets’
Filter and modify a Custom Post Type – after it’s been registered
Today I was tasked with adding functionality to an existing custom post type. The problem was, the CPT was being registered in a plugin which I could not edit (client declined to give WDS write access to the /plugins folder).
Read MoreFilter and clean the Archive Title
This client wanted to feature their archive titles in a large hero area. The PSD excluded the prefixes like, “Category:”, “Tag:”, “Author:”, etc…
Read MoreGet a WordPress Category ID
I struggled bus’d pretty hard on this one today. I needed to ignore the “featured” category in a loop, and to do so, WP_Query() requires the category ID. Luckily, I found get_term_by();
Read MoreRemove Emoji Support in WordPress 4.2+
Did anyone actually ask around before making this “feature” mandatory? Let’s get rid of this crap…
Read MoreLock down WP-ADMIN
Because of the recent increase in attacks on WordPress, we were recently chatting about locking down /wp-admin and wp-login.php. We discussed the Limit Login Attempts plugin, which works really well. If a user fails to login after a certain amount of attempts, they are blacklisted for a period of time.
Read MoreCreate a custom RSS feed template for WordPress
Creating a custom RSS template is pretty easy. I’ll show you have to do it in 3 steps. NOTE: Browsers heavily cache RSS feeds. While developing, open your browser in Incognito Mode!
Read MoreCreate a ‘Must Use’ Plugin for WordPress
Some of you are like me: “frequent theme changer guy”. Here’s a trick I’ve learned to keep from having to re-write code every time I get bored with a theme: I use the “Must Use” Plugin.
Read Morei18n vs L10n
i18n stands for “internationalization” L10n stands for “localization” Both are numeronyms, or “number based words”. The numbers come from the number of characters in between the “i” and the “n”. You can read all about their storied history here and here.
Read MoreGenesis Code Snippets
Here is my collection of code snippets I use build child themes in Genesis.
Read MoreRemove WooCommerce Styles and Scripts
I’ve recently started working with WooCommerce for a client. IMHO, it’s absolutely the most brilliant and easy-to-use shopping cart for WordPress – but it’s heavy! I’ll show you how to remove the cruft!
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