Category Archives: WordPress

WordPress

Process Outgoing Links Differently From Internal Links In WordPress

Leave a comment

By default all external and internal links on a WordPress site works the same way. But you might have noticed various websites displaying and processing external links differently from internal links. For instance: Websites based on Mediawiki shows a small icon on external links, some websites open external links on a new window or tab etc etc.

In this lesson you will learn how to process external links i.e. outgoing links differently from the links interconnecting your website pages locally.

Continue reading Process Outgoing Links Differently From Internal Links In WordPress →

WordPress

Inserting Special Characters In WordPress

Leave a comment

WordPress supports special characters and now its update of 4.2 has made writing in WordPress much better. It supports a host of new characters out-of-the-box, including native Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters, musical and mathematical symbols, and hieroglyphs.

And even if you don’t make use of any of such characters then you can have fun with popular emoji, the ideograms and smileys 😃.

In this lesson you will learn about using special characters in your WordPress posts, pages and other custom post types using native visual editor of WordPress.

Continue reading Inserting Special Characters In WordPress →

WordPress

WordPress oEmbed Now Also Works With Tumblr, Kickstarter And More

Leave a comment

oEmbed is a format to enable embedded presentation of any URL on third party websites. It enables the website to display embedded content like photos and videos etc simply by pasting a link to that resource, without having to parse the resource directly.

Continue reading WordPress oEmbed Now Also Works With Tumblr, Kickstarter And More →

WordPress

Schedule Part Of Post Content To Publish Or Expire In WordPress

Leave a comment

Schedule Part Of Post Content To Publish Or Expire In WordPressThere are many plugins that allows you to extend native WordPress post scheduling functionality.

You can easily schedule any post using ‘Publish’ metabox present on post edit screen. All you have to do is click edit link on ‘Publish immediately‘ text and select the date-time when you want your post to be published. Earlier we have discussed about the plugin that allows you to expire posts after specified date and time in WordPress.

Now today in this lesson we will show you how to expire partial post content in your WordPress site.

Continue reading Schedule Part Of Post Content To Publish Or Expire In WordPress →

WordPress

Copy Protect Text, Source, Images, Video & Audio Files In WordPress

Leave a comment

It is impossible to prevent any content from being stolen online. But by following a few aggressive techniques you can make your users know that your content is copyrighted material and cannot be used without prior permission.

Continue reading Copy Protect Text, Source, Images, Video & Audio Files In WordPress →

WordPress

Add All Available Image Size Options To WordPress Media Size Selection Drop Down

Leave a comment

By default WordPress allows you to customize thumbnail. medium and large image size. In this lesson you will learn about enabling all other image size selection options on media size dropdown, which you use while inserting images inside content with ADD MEDIA button.

Continue reading Add All Available Image Size Options To WordPress Media Size Selection Drop Down →

WordPress

Change Old Image Format Size In WordPress Posts And Custom Post Types

Leave a comment

Now you can easily find images inside your post content and change their format size. Great tool when switching to a new WordPress theme or changing the layout of your website.

When an image is uploaded to WordPress, it generates several versions of that image in different sizes. The image is then inserted in content using ADD MEDIA button in visual editor and a custom image size format is selected.

But when you switch to new theme with different content area size, your old post images starts to look odd. Sometimes they overflow to sidebars or to other elements etc.

This happens because the images you insert in your content becomes the part of your content, they are hardcoded in posts and remains the same even when you switch to a new layout.

Hence, in result your images do not fit perfectly with the new design.

Continue reading Change Old Image Format Size In WordPress Posts And Custom Post Types →

WordPress

Turn WordPress Gravatars Into Gmail App Like Alphabet Avatars

Leave a comment

Gmail App like avatar shows you the initial letter of the user on a random background color. Earlier we have discussed about using first alphabet from the name as user avatar on WordPress  site and BuddyPress networks.

In this lesson you will learn doing the same thing forcefully all over your website in Google style. You can display first letter of user avatar using a random background color every-time.

Continue reading Turn WordPress Gravatars Into Gmail App Like Alphabet Avatars →

WordPress

Embed Google Spreadsheet In WordPress Posts And Post Types

Leave a comment

Earlier we have discussed about a WordPress plugin that allows you to office files, PDF and more in your website. Now today in this lesson you will learn embedding public Google spreadsheets inside your WordPress posts, pages and other custom post types using a simple handy shortcode.

Continue reading Embed Google Spreadsheet In WordPress Posts And Post Types →

WordPress

Include Your WordPress Site Name In Google Search Results

Leave a comment

Sometimes Google search results page shows you the website name on some search results. This new feature was presented on the Official Google Webmaster Central Blog (April 16, 2015 ), you can know more about it on Google Developers Website.

In this lesson you will learn about including your WordPress site name on SERP i.e. search engine results page.

Continue reading Include Your WordPress Site Name In Google Search Results →

WordPress

Display Any Widget In Context To Another Website On WordPress Multisite Network

Leave a comment

In this lesson we will show you how to display any widget in context to another website on your WordPress multisite network.

In context to another website means you can run any widget displaying data not from the main website but from another website of your choice that belongs to your multisite network.

Continue reading Display Any Widget In Context To Another Website On WordPress Multisite Network →

WordPress

Display Trending Now Posts On Elegnat Sticky Footer Bar In WordPress

Leave a comment

Sticky Recent Random Posts is the new WordPress plugin that provides you a beautiful customizable footer bar that displays recent posts randomly on your website.

The plugin allows you to customize display options like you can set custom background color, border color, opacity, title text color, use custom trending now text, trending now text color, open link in same or new window, number of posts to shuffle and select post type to include.

Continue reading Display Trending Now Posts On Elegnat Sticky Footer Bar In WordPress →

WordPress

New User Friendly Way To Postpone Post Publishing In WordPress

Leave a comment

WordPress already provides you built-in functionality to schedule any post, page or post type for future publishing. But in this lesson we will show you a more easy and user-friendly way of postponing posts in your WordPress site.

Continue reading New User Friendly Way To Postpone Post Publishing In WordPress →

WordPress

Easily Check WordPress Plugins For Vulnerabilities

Leave a comment

Earlier we have discussed about checking for plugins which are no more available at WordPress plugin repository for download. One common reason behind removal of plugins from WordPress plugin repository is breaking the rules of GPL.

And another big reason is security vulnerability. Likewise if a plugin has some security vulnerability the website could get vulnerable to being exploited until the plugin is deleted from the installation or a security update is released and applied.

In this lesson you will learn how to check your WordPress site plugins for vulnerabilities. This way you can not only make yourself sure for plugins which are removed from WP plugin repo. and you have them installed on your website but also check vulnerabilities of other plugins you are using on your website.

Continue reading Easily Check WordPress Plugins For Vulnerabilities →

WordPress

Top 3 Booking Appointment Calender Plugins For WordPress

Leave a comment

There are many WordPress plugins that allows you to start booking appointments online from your website. Whether you are a consultant, doctor or manage a restaurant, hotel or whatever, suing these plugins you would be able to allows your customers make booking right from your WordPress blog or site.  Continue reading Top 3 Booking Appointment Calender Plugins For WordPress →

BuddyPress, WordPress

BuddyPress Secure Passwords – Force Users To Choose At-least Medium Strength Password

Leave a comment

By default BuddyPress and WordPress accepts all password types, no matter how much secure they are. Although it displays the strength of chosen password but it doesn’t forces any users to create a strong password.

In this lesson you will learn about forcing new users on your BuddyPress site to choose at least a medium strength password during registration.

Continue reading BuddyPress Secure Passwords – Force Users To Choose At-least Medium Strength Password →