Learn WordPress From Beginning to Theme Development at Treehouse

A month or two ago we launched a WordPress Learning Track at Treehouse. We start with learning how to setup and use WordPress, move into some HTML and CSS, and then learn how to build a WordPress theme from scratch. Check it out over at teamtreehouse.com.

Disable All Comments in WordPress with return false;

If you ever need to disable comments completely in WP you can open the comments.php template (preferably in a child theme) and add the line to top. I'm still looking for the functions.php approach.

Setting up a WordPress Theme is it’s Own Skill Set

Premium themes are becoming more and more complex. Many themes come with their own theme options, and many theme options have tons of settings that you really have to explore to figure out what's where. Then it's another adventure figuring out how to add content to unique or custom places within the theme. I have … Continue reading Setting up a WordPress Theme is it’s Own Skill Set →

WP Tuts Tutorial on Overriding WP-Cron

In working on a Treehouse Badges and Profile Plugin I needed to run a cron job to regularly check a user's profile for updates. Thanks to WP Tuts and Harish Chouhan for this helpful tutorial on WP-Cron.

WP Tuts Template Hierarchy Graphic

WordPress.com and WordPress.org

There's a great article on WP Beginner about the relationships between WordPress .org and .com.

WordPress HTTP API Plugin – Thanks Randy Hyot

In watching Randy Hoyt speak at 2013 WordCamp Miami he talked about how to use HTTP API, which is perfect for my zacgordon.com site, where I am want to pull in data from all my different sites.

“Unpaid order cancelled – time limit reached” in WooCommerce

When working with a WooCommerce site recently, I kept coming across orders that showed up as cancelled in the admin area with the message "Unpaid order cancelled – time limit reached." After tracing the message back to it's source via the code, here is what I figured out [as posted to WooThemes user forums]. There … Continue reading “Unpaid order cancelled – time limit reached” in WooCommerce →

How to Add a Custom RSS Feed in WordPress

If you ever need to create a custom RSS feed, here is the basic process: Get the original RSS template (feed-rss2.php, feed-rss.php, or feed-atom.php) Save the file as another name and customize it how you need Convert the template into a custom page template by adding /* Theme Name: Custom RSS */ Assign a new page the … Continue reading How to Add a Custom RSS Feed in WordPress →

Crt + S Works to Save Posts and Pages in WordPress, Amazing

I recently hit crt + s while editing a post expecting to get the chrome dropdown asking me how I wanted to save the web page. Instead I noticed the Update button showed it was saving, and indeed it did! I had a feeling I have done this before, and it turns out that this … Continue reading Crt + S Works to Save Posts and Pages in WordPress, Amazing →