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Many features that can be added to WordPress with a few lines of code are not worth wrapping into a plugin. Instead of writing a plugin for short snippets, we tend to paste the code snippets into a theme file called functions.php. JournalXtra’s new QuickSnips category is the place to be to grab simple WordPress … Read more
Custom menu items can be hidden from logged in users or hidden from logged out users with CSS. It is simple. WordPress adds a logged-in class to the body element of every page shown to a logged in user. Items added to a custom menu can be given a CSS class. Here is how we … Read more
Find and replace any data within a WordPress database. This script handles serialized data so is perfect for moving sites to new domains (a job which usually ends with a site having half a theme and many missing plugin settings). This WordPress plugin is different to others you might have seen. It is not intended … Read more
Easy FancyBox is a WordPress plugin that integrates the FancyBox lightbox script into WordPress. Easy FancyBox has no shortcodes and requires WP site admins to write HTML code when they want to add inline pop-ups that open with button or link clicks. I thought that was a bit complicated for most users so I wrote … Read more
DoubleClick affiliate links need to have the Unix Epoch timestamp in the ord=[[timestamp]] query string. This WordPress plugin creates a [[timestamp]] shortcode which outputs the timestamp wherever the shortcode is placed. So now you can easily insert timestamps into Double Click affiliate links. With the timestamp shortcode placed after the “ord=” part of the affiliate … Read more
Mention the Genesis theme framework to the web developers I know and you will always hear good reviews. The idea behind WordPress theme frameworks is that they make theme design simple. A parent theme loaded with easy to access features provides a canvass that can be molded into different designs. Those designs are built as … Read more