Lee HodsonSometimes 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”; … Read more
So easy to fix but hard to find the solution. Hope this helps all you who are stuck with this. If your Apache server doesn’t start and you get an error message like this: Failed to start apache : * Starting web server apache2 Syntax error on line 63 of /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/mythweb.conf: Invalid command ‘SetEnv’, perhaps … Read more
Heads up on a Chrome CSS rendering bug. The new version of Chrome ( 25.0.1364.97 and 25.0.1364.97 m) has a bug that affects left floated child elements of left floated, 100% width container elements e.g. <div style=”width:100%;float:left;”> <div style=”float:left;”> <!– Content –> </div> </div> It affects unimportant little things like horizontal navbars by causing the … Read more
MarketPress from WPMU is a wonderful shopping cart with lots of display options and payment gateways. It’s excellent for selling shippable and downloadable goods. I rate it above WooCommerce and other expensive shopping carts. But MarketPress lacks one huge (often essential) component: it has no gridview. Without gridview you can’t display goods side-by-side as clickable … Read more
The Genesis theme usually places the header image to the left side of the page. You can center it with a quick snippet of CSS. Center your theme logo header image by putting this CSS in your child theme’s style.css file: /** Center the header image */ #header { background-position: top center; } If you … Read more
The Genesis theme framework for WordPress has a BuddyPress compatibility plugin called Genesis Connect for BuddyPress. It is a free plugin, has been for a couple of months. Don’t use it. It’s not fully compatible with BP 1.6.3. Use the officially recommended BP Templates Pack plugin instead. If you do use Genesis Connect you might … Read more