Welcome to the New Look JournalXtra

Quick-glance magazine style homepage.

JournalXtra has a brand new coat. We wanted something clean, simple and clear; a look we knew you would love and that would make visiting JX a pleasure for desktop drivers and mobile riders. We hatched a plan, took out our paintbrushes, rollers and stencils then pulled down the old and built up the new. Little says distraction free and speaks with elegance quite like black and white with a dash of color to add depth. This time around we built a magazine style homepage that shows off our most recent posts in a quick-to-view grid. We chose a page and post layout that made the table … [Read more...]

How to Embed Documents into WordPress

Embed-Docs-With-Google-Docs-Viewer

Embedding documents into websites is super easy with Google docs. No Google account needed. No API key needed. Just follow the link to the tool: https://docs.google.com/gview/ Once there, paste the URL of the file you want to embed into the Document URL field and press Generate. Copy the embed code into your page. This works for WordPress too! Upload the doc to be embedded with the WordPress Media Uploader (Media > Add New) Edit the uploaded media so you can grab its URL Visit https://docs.google.com/gview/ Paste the media's ULR into the the Document URL field Press … [Read more...]

Add Scripts to WP Header.php with Functions.php

Sometimes we need to add references to scripts, metatags or conditional styles to the WordPress <head></head> section in header.php. WordPress has an action hook for this purpose. It's very easy to use. To add scripts, conditional styles or links to header.php, use the wp_head() action hook, like this: add_action('wp_head', 'function_name'); function function_name() { echo "\n"; /* New line */ /* function content */ echo "\n"; /* New line */ } For example, IE9 struggles with CSS gradients so if you use ColorZilla to create a CSS gradient you will need to add a … [Read more...]

Redirect WordPress Multisite Root Domain to a Subdomain

WordPress multisite is great but sometimes we need to redirect visitors from the root domain to one of the subdomains. There isn't a plugin for this and until now, accomplishing the redirection would see you jump through hundreds of hard to follow guides that would get you beating your computer like its your worst enemy. Questions this post answers: How do I redirect from WP MS root domain to a subdomain? How do I redirect like post to like post on a different sites? How do I automatically send visitors from a post on one site to the same post on another site? How to Redirect from … [Read more...]

Top Tips For WordPress Users

How to add plugins to WordPress

Every forum I help in, every client I speak with and every new WordPress user I meet invariably asks for WordPress help about at least one of these "how do I use WordPress" subjects. What follows is a small collection of tips, tidbits and help for WordPress users.  This would have been a simple list but it kept growing and growing like Pinocchio’s nose the more I remembered the things I wish I knew when I began using WordPress. This post could have been spread over 5 posts but that wouldn't have been in the JournalXtra spirit of long post writing. Each subject section has a quick tips … [Read more...]

How to Add New Homepage Widgets to Genesis Themes

In an earlier post, I explained how to dd new widget areas to Genesis child themes. Generally speaking, those widget areas show in standard page and post templates and widget sidebars. Those widgets will not show in the homepage. Today's post will show you how to add new widgets to the homepage template or any other specially designed template. The method outlined here will only work if your Genesis child theme has a file in its directory called home.php. home.php is the child theme's homepage template. This template uses a few lines of code to tell Genesis how to build the homepage. If … [Read more...]

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