How to Display the Author Avatar Photo in a WordPress Template

You would think there is a simpler way to directly call the avatar photo of author for a post in a template, but you can do so with this little trick 🙂 <?php echo get_avatar( get_the_author_email(), '100' ); ?> You can replace 100 with the size in pixels you want the image to display. This … Continue reading How to Display the Author Avatar Photo in a WordPress Template →

How to Embed a Shortcode from a Plugin Directly into a Template File

I recently came across a great shortcode that I wanted to embed directly into a template, rather than use as a shortcode from within the admin area. If you ever need to do this you can use the do_shortcode function, and pass any necessary parameters as you would need. <?php echo do_shortcode('[shortcode with="parameters"]'); ?>

Google Releases It’s Own Official WordPress Plugin

So many plugins have existed that integrate with Google features, especially analytics related. So, it's interesting to see one come out from Google themselves. Introducing the Google Publisher Plugin (beta). Unlike some of the other plugins, at this point in it's beta release the plugin only does two things: Let's you easily add AdSense ads … Continue reading Google Releases It’s Own Official WordPress Plugin →

Add ZURB Foundation Shortcodes in the WordPress Editor

I recently did a workshop on building a WordPress theme with the Foundation framework. If you build your WP site with Foundation, you may find it helpful to use this plugin, Easy Foundation Shortcode, since it will give you more flexibility over the Foundation based styling you do from the content editor.

Hardcode a Ninja Form in Your WordPress Theme

I have been a big Gravity Forms supporter for a long time, however, I'm beginning to get more interested in Ninja Forms, which is a free WordPress form builder and also quite powerful. If you decide to build your WP forms with Ninja Forms, you may find the ninja_forms_display_form() function helpful since it let's … Continue reading Hardcode a Ninja Form in Your WordPress Theme →

Cool Front-end WordPress Editor from Raptor Editor

I wrote recently about the front-end editor, Barley, for WordPress. Today I'm posting about another 3rd party service offering a front-end editor for WordPress, WP Raptor. This plugin has a slightly different interface, but same basic principle: give users the ability to edit their site without going to the control panel. Here is a screenshot … Continue reading Cool Front-end WordPress Editor from Raptor Editor →

BuddyPress Plugin for Sharing Documents in a Group

The BP Group Documents plugin does something very simple and helpful: let's group members share documents with each other. When building social networks for people who are planning events or doing group assignments and projects, having the ability to share documents is essential. This plugin gives you a page in each group where users can … Continue reading BuddyPress Plugin for Sharing Documents in a Group →

An Object Oriented Template for WordPress Plugins

A while back, while working at the WordPress plugin course at Treehouse, I came across this awesome plugin from Daniel Convissor. The Object Oriented Plugin Template Solution plugin basically gives you an OO template for building your own WordPress plugin. I didn't end up using the template in the project, however, it was very helpful … Continue reading An Object Oriented Template for WordPress Plugins →

Great WordPress Plugin for Reordering Posts, Pages and More

EDIT: It does not look like this plugin is still available One of the things I really like about this plugin in relation to the other plugins that do something similar is that there is no extra page within the admin menu hierarchy. It works right on the main Posts/Pages pages. It's a premium plugin … Continue reading Great WordPress Plugin for Reordering Posts, Pages and More →

Check Out My Live Workshop on Making a WordPress Theme with the ZURB Foundation CSS Framework!

Thanks to some encouragement from one of our Treehouse students, Anthony Hind as well as our awesome video team at Treehouse, I was able to do a live workshop this week on how to build a basic WordPress theme with the Foundation Framework from ZURB. You can find the workshop here on Treehouse. If you're … Continue reading Check Out My Live Workshop on Making a WordPress Theme with the ZURB Foundation CSS Framework! →