WP Dezign http://www.wpdezign.com Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:35:19 +0000 en hourly 1 20 Compelling Statistics that Represent the Dominance of WordPress http://www.wpdezign.com/news/20-compelling-statistics-that-represent-the-dominance-of-wordpress/ http://www.wpdezign.com/news/20-compelling-statistics-that-represent-the-dominance-of-wordpress/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:35:19 +0000 naweedshams http://www.wpdezign.com/?p=384

There is a reason why Lorelle on WordPress was 8th in our last WPMU 100 list. Not only is Lorelle a well-respected authority in the WordPress community, she also publishes great posts on her blog. Her most recent post particularly caught my eye, because I am a bit of a statistics geek.

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]]> There is a reason why Lorelle on WordPress was 8th in our last WPMU 100 list. Not only is Lorelle a well-respected authority in the WordPress community, she also publishes great posts on her blog. Her most recent post particularly caught my eye, because I am a bit of a statistics geek.

]]> http://www.wpdezign.com/news/20-compelling-statistics-that-represent-the-dominance-of-wordpress/feed/ 0 Creating a single page website using Headway Part 1 http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/creating-a-single-page-website-using-headway-part-1/ http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/creating-a-single-page-website-using-headway-part-1/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:30:46 +0000 naweedshams http://www.wpdezign.com/?p=382

Sometimes, you don’t need a multipage website. Sometimes, you want a website stripped down to the minimum. When you are looking for small, minimal sites, a single page website may be the answer. If you’re used to designing a multipage website, creating a single page website will often require a bit of adjustment. It doesn’t [...]

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]]> Sometimes, you don’t need a multipage website. Sometimes, you want a website stripped down to the minimum. When you are looking for small, minimal sites, a single page website may be the answer.

If you’re used to designing a multipage website, creating a single page website will often require a bit of adjustment. It doesn’t require loads of javascript. It doesn’t require any specialized php. But it will require a bit of rudimentary knowledge of html and css.

]]> http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/creating-a-single-page-website-using-headway-part-1/feed/ 0 Protect your WordPress site with .htaccess http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/protect-your-wordpress-site-with-htaccess/ http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/protect-your-wordpress-site-with-htaccess/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:04 +0000 naweedshams http://www.wpdezign.com/?p=380

WordPress is the world’s most popular CMS with over 70 million users, but how safe is your install? Paul Maloney shows you how to secure your WordPress site with .htaccess. WordPress is without doubt the most popular CMS at this moment in time, dwarfing other options such as Joomla and Drupal.

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]]> WordPress is the world’s most popular CMS with over 70 million users, but how safe is your install? Paul Maloney shows you how to secure your WordPress site with .htaccess.

WordPress is without doubt the most popular CMS at this moment in time, dwarfing other options such as Joomla and Drupal.

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For this tutorial we will go through the steps involved to integrate PayPal as your Payment Service Provider for a WordPress powered site. Working with Custom Post Types we will create a basic shopping cart and allow for payments to be taken via PayPal. Whilst the worked example is functional, you should take further steps [...]

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]]> For this tutorial we will go through the steps involved to integrate PayPal as your Payment Service Provider for a WordPress powered site. Working with Custom Post Types we will create a basic shopping cart and allow for payments to be taken via PayPal. Whilst the worked example is functional, you should take further steps to sanitise and store data when working with payments.

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The NextGEN Gallery plugin has been downloaded over 5 million times and it has many faithful users. Pinterest Lightbox is a new plugin that works with NextGEN galleries to add a “Pin It” button to individual images. It automatically grabs the caption, image URL, and page URL from NextGEN to sync with the Pinterest API.

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]]> The NextGEN Gallery plugin has been downloaded over 5 million times and it has many faithful users. Pinterest Lightbox is a new plugin that works with NextGEN galleries to add a “Pin It” button to individual images. It automatically grabs the caption, image URL, and page URL from NextGEN to sync with the Pinterest API.

]]> http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/daily-tip-add-pinterest-to-the-nextgen-gallery-plugin/feed/ 0 Daily Tip: Use Shortcodes in WordPress Sidebar Widgets http://www.wpdezign.com/plugins/daily-tip-use-shortcodes-in-wordpress-sidebar-widgets/ http://www.wpdezign.com/plugins/daily-tip-use-shortcodes-in-wordpress-sidebar-widgets/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:14:28 +0000 naweedshams http://www.wpdezign.com/?p=376

Awhile back I posted a tutorial on how to use shortcodes in WordPress text widgets. This is easy enough, but if you don’t want to edit your theme’s functions.php file, you can actually install a plugin to do it for you.

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]]> Awhile back I posted a tutorial on how to use shortcodes in WordPress text widgets. This is easy enough, but if you don’t want to edit your theme’s functions.php file, you can actually install a plugin to do it for you.

]]> http://www.wpdezign.com/plugins/daily-tip-use-shortcodes-in-wordpress-sidebar-widgets/feed/ 0 BuddyPress Location Check-Ins Plugin Now in Beta http://www.wpdezign.com/news/buddypress-location-check-ins-plugin-now-in-beta/ http://www.wpdezign.com/news/buddypress-location-check-ins-plugin-now-in-beta/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:55:09 +0000 naweedshams http://www.wpdezign.com/?p=373

Location check-ins are an exciting part of social networks that let members keep track of their friends doing fun things in fun places. Users love to broadcast their locations and the option to check in keeps them coming back to visit the site, especially via mobile devices.

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]]> Location check-ins are an exciting part of social networks that let members keep track of their friends doing fun things in fun places. Users love to broadcast their locations and the option to check in keeps them coming back to visit the site, especially via mobile devices.

]]> http://www.wpdezign.com/news/buddypress-location-check-ins-plugin-now-in-beta/feed/ 0 Obox Social Commerce: The Facebook eCommerce plugin designed to work with WooCommerce http://www.wpdezign.com/plugins/obox-social-commerce-the-facebook-ecommerce-plugin-designed-to-work-with-woocommerce/ http://www.wpdezign.com/plugins/obox-social-commerce-the-facebook-ecommerce-plugin-designed-to-work-with-woocommerce/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:32:23 +0000 naweedshams http://www.wpdezign.com/?p=371

Obox Social Commerce is a WordPress Plugin which converts your WordPress eCommerce site into a Facebook friendly destination for customers who want to shop via your Facebook Fan Page.

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]]> Obox Social Commerce is a WordPress Plugin which converts your WordPress eCommerce site into a Facebook friendly destination for customers who want to shop via your Facebook Fan Page.

]]> http://www.wpdezign.com/plugins/obox-social-commerce-the-facebook-ecommerce-plugin-designed-to-work-with-woocommerce/feed/ 0 A Featured Blog Plugin for WordPress Multisite http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/a-featured-blog-plugin-for-wordpress-multisite/ http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/a-featured-blog-plugin-for-wordpress-multisite/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:21:26 +0000 naweedshams http://www.wpdezign.com/?p=370

WordPress is become one of the most popular open source blogging platforms. As of WordPress 3.0 WordPressMU also became a part of WordPress. The WordPress Multisite feature allows you to create a network of sites which run from the same WordPress installation. So one can upload a plugin or a theme to the installation and [...]

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]]> WordPress is become one of the most popular open source blogging platforms. As of WordPress 3.0 WordPressMU also became a part of WordPress. The WordPress Multisite feature allows you to create a network of sites which run from the same WordPress installation. So one can upload a plugin or a theme to the installation and it will be available to all the sites on that WordPress network.

In this article we are going to see how to create a Featured Blog plugin which creates a widget and shortcode to display a Featured Blog on a WordPress Multisite installation.

]]> http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/a-featured-blog-plugin-for-wordpress-multisite/feed/ 0 The header.php – What Needs to Go in It and What Doesn’t http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/the-header-php-what-needs-to-go-in-it-and-what-doesnt/ http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/the-header-php-what-needs-to-go-in-it-and-what-doesnt/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:19:56 +0000 naweedshams http://www.wpdezign.com/?p=369

In this tutorial, let’s talk about the header.php, an essential file for any WordPress theme. I’ll show you a nice header file example and give tips about what needs to go in it and what doesn’t.

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]]> In this tutorial, let’s talk about the header.php, an essential file for any WordPress theme. I’ll show you a nice header file example and give tips about what needs to go in it and what doesn’t.

]]> http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/the-header-php-what-needs-to-go-in-it-and-what-doesnt/feed/ 0 Add a Custom Column in Posts and Custom Post Types Admin Screen http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/add-a-custom-column-in-posts-and-custom-post-types-admin-screen/ http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/add-a-custom-column-in-posts-and-custom-post-types-admin-screen/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:18:39 +0000 naweedshams http://www.wpdezign.com/?p=368

In this tutorial we will see how to add a new column to the WordPress Posts management screen and in this column we will show the Featured Image of each Post. This new column will also be added in the management screen of any active Custom Post Type.

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]]> In this tutorial we will see how to add a new column to the WordPress Posts management screen and in this column we will show the Featured Image of each Post. This new column will also be added in the management screen of any active Custom Post Type.

]]> http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/add-a-custom-column-in-posts-and-custom-post-types-admin-screen/feed/ 0 Customizing Your WordPress Admin http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/customizing-your-wordpress-admin/ http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/customizing-your-wordpress-admin/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:17:12 +0000 naweedshams http://www.wpdezign.com/?p=367

The backend of WordPress is one of the better ones out there. However, depending on your needs, the menu can be a little crowded with fluff that you just don’t want or need there. In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to tame your admin menu. I will show you how to [...]

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]]> The backend of WordPress is one of the better ones out there. However, depending on your needs, the menu can be a little crowded with fluff that you just don’t want or need there.

In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to tame your admin menu. I will show you how to rename menus, reorder the menus, or just plain eliminate them without touching core. Because touching core is bad.

]]> http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/customizing-your-wordpress-admin/feed/ 0 Quick Tip: Paginate Your WordPress Gallery http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/quick-tip-paginate-your-wordpress-gallery/ http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/quick-tip-paginate-your-wordpress-gallery/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:16:17 +0000 naweedshams http://www.wpdezign.com/?p=366

You can create beautiful image galleries in WordPress using the Gallery shortcode. You can even create your own templates for implementing galleries and do a lot of things. But what if you want to split an image gallery into multiple pages? WordPress provides Pagination functions for everything but nothing for the gallery. Here you will [...]

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]]> You can create beautiful image galleries in WordPress using the Gallery shortcode. You can even create your own templates for implementing galleries and do a lot of things. But what if you want to split an image gallery into multiple pages? WordPress provides Pagination functions for everything but nothing for the gallery. Here you will learn how to achieve that in a very simple manner.

]]> http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/quick-tip-paginate-your-wordpress-gallery/feed/ 0 The Complete Guide To The WordPress Settings API, Part 5: Tabbed Navigation For Your Settings Page http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/the-complete-guide-to-the-wordpress-settings-api-part-5-tabbed-navigation-for-your-settings-page/ http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/the-complete-guide-to-the-wordpress-settings-api-part-5-tabbed-navigation-for-your-settings-page/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:15:08 +0000 naweedshams http://www.wpdezign.com/?p=365

At this point in the series, we’ve taken a close look at the Settings API and what it has to offer. We’ve even begun creating our own theme to help demonstrate everything we’ve been learning. We’ve covered sections, fields, settings, menus, pages, and more. If you’ve been following along from the beginning, you’ve likely noticed [...]

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]]> At this point in the series, we’ve taken a close look at the Settings API and what it has to offer. We’ve even begun creating our own theme to help demonstrate everything we’ve been learning. We’ve covered sections, fields, settings, menus, pages, and more.

If you’ve been following along from the beginning, you’ve likely noticed that these articles are long and are code intensive. We’ve hit the major points of the Settings API so, for the remaining articles, we’re going to be taking a shorter, more focused approach on the rest of the topics. This will reduce the length of our articles and the amount of code we’re writing and hopefully make some of the ideas a bit easier to digest.

]]> http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/the-complete-guide-to-the-wordpress-settings-api-part-5-tabbed-navigation-for-your-settings-page/feed/ 0 Adding Custom Styles in WordPress TinyMCE Editor http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/adding-custom-styles-in-wordpress-tinymce-editor/ http://www.wpdezign.com/tutorials/adding-custom-styles-in-wordpress-tinymce-editor/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:13:32 +0000 naweedshams http://www.wpdezign.com/?p=364

If you are creating a WordPress theme to power a website that will be updated by individuals without any knowledge of HTML, you can add custom styles to the visual TinyMCE editor and ensure that elements are properly formatted.

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]]> If you are creating a WordPress theme to power a website that will be updated by individuals without any knowledge of HTML, you can add custom styles to the visual TinyMCE editor and ensure that elements are properly formatted.

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