Notes, help, and praise for WP plugins. I’m not a programmer and didn’t write any of these, they’re mostly just a place to put my notes.
There are many options when you'd like to have social media buttons at the bottom (and/or top) of each post and page in WordPress. One of the easiest plugins to use is Jetpack's Sharing feature.
Slider Pro is one of those where it's the good news and the bad news that there are so many options. Just build a good one and duplicate it.
There are lots of choices out there to help make your website mobile friendly. From doing nothing to building out an entirely separate mobile version of your site. Here's an overview of the options.
I personally love the full-width slider in Scrollider, but I wanted something like it in Canvas. I'm sure the WOO Ninjas will bring it into Canvas at some point, but until then, here's how to get a full-width slider into Canvas.
So you're ready to set up WordPress. There a zillion options, a kajoolion plugins and even options on the plugins. Ready?
Powerful plugin that lets you redirect error pages from within the WordPress admin to the new pages you'd like them to go to.
When using Yoast's fantastic WordPress SEO, depending on your theme, you might get duplicate titles. If you do, there's a simple fix.
The changelog can be something of a secret weapon to gauging the competence of a theme developer.
Looking to add a list of pages or posts or categories or anything into a page? Create a custom menu first and then use this shortcode to put it anywhere on your site.
Creating bullet lists of pages on your site? Longer-term solution: use Custom Menu Shortcodes.
Using the uBillboard WordPress slider plugin and it automatically resizes my vertical or portrait images so that they repeat--which I don't want.
You're 25% done with the lessons on learning how to play guitar. Wow, can your website do that kind of learning management? Sensei can.
I have tried to stay away from Custom Post Types (not a post or a page, but another type of "post" in WordPress) in case I change themes or plugins and they're no longer compatible or friendly or just don't work the way I want them to.
Until Jetpack came out with their Publicize module, getting your posts connected to your social media took a few plugins, a bit of hacking, and or a chunk of patience. With Jetpack's new Publicize, it's a snap.
Until Jetpack came out with their Publicize module, getting your posts connected to your social media took a few plugins, a bit of hacking, and or a chunk of patience. With Jetpack's new Publicize, it's a snap.