A while back I recorded a Treehouse Quick Tip on how to customize what links look like in WordPress using the permalinks settings. Check it out below! http://youtu.be/JJRh8dpLqHo
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WordPress 3.6 Brings a New Post Format UI
Personally, I don't use custom post formats too much. These are not custom post types, but rather a way of identifying whether a post is an article, quote, link, etc. If you've used Tumblr, you know what I'm talking about. On the Make WordPress blog, the development team commented that post formats are one of … Continue reading WordPress 3.6 Brings a New Post Format UI
I’m Speaking at WordCamp Miami 2013
This April 5-7 I will be at WordCamp Miami. On the first day, Friday April 5th, I'll be leading a beginners workshop on setting up with and configuring WordPress. I will also have some great Treehouse giveaways so come find me if you're going! Check out the WordCamp Miami web site.
How to Remove the Orderby Dropdown for Products in WooCommerce
While working on a recent customization for a WooCommerce site, I had a little difficulty tracking down exactly where the orderby drop down that appears above product listings lives in the code. Since I didn't find a blog post addressing this directly, I thought I would share what I figured out. To remove the drop … Continue reading How to Remove the Orderby Dropdown for Products in WooCommerce
The woocommerce-hooks.php file is where it’s at for WooCommerce Templating
EDIT: This file has been moved to woocommerce/includes/wc-template-hooks.php Fully customizing WooCommerce did not make sense to me until I finally tracked down this file: /wp-content/plugins/woocommerce/woocommerce-hooks.php. This file lists all of the hooks and all of the actions that are added to the hooks. So, if you've ever tried searching through the rather abstracted template files … Continue reading The woocommerce-hooks.php file is where it’s at for WooCommerce Templating
How to Get Post Type within WordPress Loop
There are some times when you want to test for the post type of an item in your loop. You may use this in your functions.php file for taking dynamic actions for custom post types, or you may need to use it directly in your template. Either way, here is how you would save the … Continue reading How to Get Post Type within WordPress Loop
Adding CSS to WordPress Theme Via functions.php File
One of the incorrect way theme developers add their CSS to their theme is via the bloginfo('stylesheet_url'); tag in the header.php. This is a bad idea. A better way to do this is via the functions.php file, much in the same way you properly link to JavaScript files a WordPress theme. Here is the code … Continue reading Adding CSS to WordPress Theme Via functions.php File
Creative Market is the First All GPL Licensed WordPress Theme Marketplace
Congratulations to Creative Marketplace for being the first WordPress marketplace to go 100% GPL with their licenses. The GPL license basically allows for free sharing and editing of WordPress themes. WordPress.org has made a move to have theme developers move to this licensing and I think it's awesome to see this happening. Interestingly there were … Continue reading Creative Market is the First All GPL Licensed WordPress Theme Marketplace
WooThemes Rolls Out WooCommerce 2.0
I've been a fan of WooCommerce for a while now and am excited that they went with a new version release as opposed to rolling out 1.7. Here are my favorite aspects of the new version: Improved product data panel Easier to edit email templates More robust tax options Realtime validation in checkout process Order … Continue reading WooThemes Rolls Out WooCommerce 2.0
Get Even More Customized WordPress Login Page with the Theme My Login Plugin
You're probably already familiar with the ability in WordPress to create custom login pages like this: However with the Theme My Login plugin you're able to take this customization to a whole new level and include the login forms easily on actual pages using shortcodes and as widgets anywhere in a widgetable area on your site. … Continue reading Get Even More Customized WordPress Login Page with the Theme My Login Plugin
Educator Zac Gordon 