Articles tagged with: Wordpress


Apr 26, 20128

What’s New in the Upcoming WordPress 3.4 Release

Categories: News, Wordpress
What’s New in the Upcoming WordPress 3.4 Release
Another official major release of WordPress is due out very soon. WordPress 3.4 is scheduled to be officially unleashed to the public sometime in May 2012.How time flies... it seems almost like yesterday that we were talking about the release of 3.3.As you probably remember, the release of 3.3 contained a lot of major changes and tweaks but in comparison, WordPress 3.4 will be a substantially modest update.Currently WordPress 3.4 beta 3 is available to anyone who wishes to take a sneak peak and perform their own testing, but as for all beta versions, it is highly advised that you play with it on a test site and not slap it directly onto your live sites, because it is after all only a “beta” release.Before we go into the new things you can expect in WP3.4 I wanted to talk about something which you won’t find in the 3.4 release; and that is the new and highly anticipated native WordPress theme called Twenty Twelve.The Twenty Twelve theme was planned to be introduced in 3.4 early in the development stage but has now been pulled from this release and will make its debut in 3.5.So now let’s look at some of ...
Mar 17, 20123

What Exactly is WordPress MultiSite (WPMS) Install

Categories: Web development, Wordpress
What Exactly is WordPress MultiSite (WPMS) Install
If you’ve ever wondered what people are talking about when they mention WordPress Multisite then please read on. This brief article will explain what WordPress Multisite is, and also some of its concepts and features.WordPress multisite, sometimes abbreviated as WPMS,  is defined in wordpress.org as:“Multisite is a feature of WordPress 3.0 and later versions that allows multiple virtual sites to share a single WordPress installation. When the multisite feature is activated, the original WordPress site can be converted to support a network of sites.”In other words WPMS gives you the ability to have multiple individual sites within one WordPress installation and one database which all fits under the umbrella of what is known as a network.So when talking about WPMS it is common to refer to the whole multisite installation as the network. The term site is usually used when talking about each of the individual sites within the WPMS network.The individual sites created within the WPMS network are also sometimes known as “virtual” sites because they don’t actually exist in the file system but only the database.Each site within the network can feature different plugins and themes and have completely different content - just like a separate, independent single ...
Feb 6, 20125

WordPress Action Hooks and Filter Hooks – An Introduction

Categories: Web development, Wordpress
WordPress Action Hooks and Filter Hooks – An Introduction
If you’re learning about WordPress and are thinking of doing some plugin or theme development, then hooks are something which you should become familiar with.Even if you don’t plan on becoming a fully fledged programmer but simply like to tweak themes to suit your needs, then WordPress hooks are also something which you should be aware of.In this brief article we are going to introduce you to the two types of hooks which are used in WordPress and how you can identify them.We will also briefly look at you how you can leverage hooks to insert customised code in order to achieve some new functionality. So what are WordPress hooks? To put it simply, a “hook” is a certain location in the WordPress code which allows you to attach or run your own code. The word “hook” is an apt description because it literally conveys the act of hooking onto something - in this case hooking your code up to the core code of WordPress.Another way of describing WordPress hooks is that they are sort of like designated areas within the WordPress code which give you the opportunity to execute your own functions.If you decided to write a WordPress plugin or if ...
Jan 25, 20125

Some Useful Things About WordPress Which You Should Know

Categories: Web development, Wordpress
Some Useful Things About WordPress Which You Should Know
Straight out of the box, WordPress is an amazingly effective content management system and blogging platform.Within its core PHP interior resides functionality which makes it the most flexible and easy to use platform for creating websites ranging from the simplest blog to a full blown business eCommerce site.The majority of the WordPress functionality is clearly visible and accessible from the user interface in the administration panel.However there are also some other less obvious but powerful functional features which are available when you delve a little deeper into the WordPress internals.This article will introduce you to two common and useful functional features of WordPress which you should be aware of. WordPress Template Hierarchy WordPress uses a hierarchical template structure which determines how it renders any particular page or view for your currently active theme.The mechanics of this hierarchy are quite simple. WordPress will automatically check for the existence of certain template files in your theme folder in a pre-determined order whenever it is trying to render a particular page or view.For instance let’s take the example of a WordPress page. Before rendering any “page”, WordPress will check for the following templates in the order shown until it finds one and it will then display ...
Nov 20, 20118

How to Use Firebug to Modify Your WordPress Site’s CSS (Video Tutorial)

Categories: CSS, Video Tutorial, Wordpress
How to Use Firebug to Modify Your WordPress Site’s CSS (Video Tutorial)
In this video tutorial we will show you how you can customize the sytle of your WordPress site easily using a FireFox addon called Firebug. You can do the same thing using Google Chrome's inspector tool too. We'll do this by walking you through a live example in which we will make a selection of modifications to a standard WordPress site using the TwentyEleven WordPress theme. What is Firebug Firebug is a handy tool which every web developer and blog owner should have in their arsenal. Firebug enables you to very easily investigate or troubleshoot almost any CSS design question or problem. It is an ideal tool for WordPress bloggers because you can use it to assist you in making modifications to your WordPress site's styling or layout. What will be Covered in this Video Tutorial we will show you examples of CSS modifications for properties and scenarios such as the following:Changing the background color of a page Modifying the padding and margin properties to achieve a particular spacing between elements Changing the colors of text such as the main blog title and post titles Moving a particular element on a page by modifying some of its propertiesUse Firebug to Modify Your WordPress Site's CSS Video Part 1Use Firebug ...
Nov 13, 20119

What’s New in the Upcoming WordPress 3.3 Release?

Categories: News, Wordpress
What’s New in the Upcoming WordPress 3.3 Release?
The new and improved edition of WordPress will be version 3.3 which is due for official release in November and it contains some exciting new features and improvements.In this post we will highlight some of these changes. Cosmetic Improvements 1. Refined Admin Menu bar The admin bar has been refined but it now also appears as part of the dashboard section too.This improved version has had some re-arranged items and it also contains new menu items such as the WordPress logo in the top left corner. When you hover over it it reveals some useful links such as an “About WordPress” and also links to the WordPress site, documentation, and support forum.Some elements in the previous version of the menu bar have been merged such as the Dashboard and Appearance which are now both combined into one menu item which has a label bearing your site’s name.2. Refined and Improved Menu Sidebar The menus on the sidebar have also changed and most if not all of the menu changes are actually only CSS3 implementations. For instance in previous versions the sidebar menu items utilized a click-to-expand format. Now each component within the sidebar menu contains a neat fly-out menu which appears when hovering over it ...
Nov 1, 201113

How to Add Google Custom Search to WordPress (Video Tutorial)

Categories: Blog Setup, Video Tutorial, Wordpress
How to Add Google Custom Search to WordPress (Video Tutorial)
The default search engine that ships with WordPress does not do a very good job when you start to get a bit of content on your WordPress powered site. It just isn't as smart as Google search so you should integrate Google Custom Search (CSE) into your WordPress site as sooon as possible. This will allow your visitors to searh your site efficeintly.In this video tutorial I will show you how you can easily change your default Wordpress search to use Google Custom Search without using any WordPress plugin(s). Integrate Google Custom Search into WordPress VideoAlternatively, you can view this video on YouTube by going to the following linkHow to Integrate Google Custom Search into WordPressNow you should be all set to let your visitors search your site using Google search.
Sep 12, 20118

How to Use Google Analytics to Track Your WordPress Site Speed

Categories: Blogging Tips, Site Optimization Tips
How to Use Google Analytics to Track Your WordPress Site Speed
Site speed is becoming more important to track and improve on since the search engines are using site speed in the ranking algorithm. A few readers have requested us to write a simple tutorial on how they can track their site speed easily. Here is a quick tutorial showing how you can use your Google Analytics account to track the speed of your WordPress site.Click on the following link to open the PDF file:How to Use Google Analytics to Track Your WordPress Site SpeedI hope this helps you easily track the site speed of your WordPress powered site. Once you have this setup you will need to optimize your site to make it faster. The article on how to speed up your WordPress site should help with that.
Jun 22, 201113

Important Things You Should Know About the Upcoming WordPress 3.2 Release

Categories: News, Wordpress
Important Things You Should Know About the Upcoming WordPress 3.2 Release
The upcoming WordPress 3.2 release has moved from beta to release candidate (RC) which means the final release is just around the corner. You can download and install the WP3.2 release candidate (RC1) and install it on your test server to test and make sure that the plugins and themes that you use are working correctly. We have already tested some of our popular plugins (WordPress Shopping Cart, WordPress membership plugin etc) on this WordPress version and they are working fine. 1. Minimum MySQL5 and PHP5 Required This is good news for any plugin or theme developer as you do not have to make your plugin or theme work with the older version of PHP or MySQL. This should also force the hosting providers to sell hosting with newer version of PHP and MySQL. In my opinion it is very unfair to the customer for hosting providers to sell hosting that uses very old version of PHP.If you happen to be on a server that is still using PHP4 or MySQL4 then you need to contact your hosting provider and get them to upgrade it so when WordPress 3.2 gets released you can upgrade your site. If your hosting provider refuses to ...
Jun 3, 201120

How to Easily Import or Export any of Your WordPress Database Content (Video Tutorial)

Categories: Tech Tips, Video Tutorial, Web Hosting, Wordpress
How to Easily Import or Export any of Your WordPress Database Content (Video Tutorial)
I get asked a lot of questions on how to import or export data to or from a particular WordPress database table on a regular basis. For example:How can I export all my products details from a particular WordPress plugin to a CSV file? How can I export all the products info from WP eStore plugin to a CSV file? How can I export all my members details from the WordPress membership plugin to a Spread sheet? How can I export all my affiliates details? How can I export my customer details in a certain way? and so on...WordPress uses MySQL database and one of the benefits of MySQL database is that you can easily import or export data to and from any MySQL database table. Many people probably do not know that there is a great tool called PHPMyadmin that you can access from your cPanel (most hosting provider will offer cPanel with your hosting account for free).It is extremely easy to use PHPMyAdmin to do any kind of importing or exporting of data and it is available to you for free. All you really need is a good tutorial that shows you how to use the PHPMyAdmin tool. So we have created a ...
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