By default WordPress provides you comment area with no visual editing buttons, it supports HTML tags and attributes but there are no formatting options for users who don’t know about using markup language.
In this lesson you will learn about switching this poor comment form field into a rich WYSIWYG editor, using the native TinyMCE Editor bundled with WordPress. Continue reading Enable Visual Editing Buttons On Comment Form In WordPress
You can show or hide any portion of your post content on the basis of usernames, user roles, capabilities, custom groups, or logged-in status on your WordPress site.
Earlier we have discussed about creating hidden premium content in WordPress. We have also discussed about hiding certain post sections by date and time.
Now in this lesson you will learn about hiding content sections simply by enclosing it inside shortcodes provided by Eyes Only: User Access Shortcode plugin. Continue reading Show/Hide Any Portion Of Post Content Based On Usernames, User Roles, Capabilities Or Logged-in Status In WordPress
In this lesson you will learn about showing Adsense units only to visitors coming from search engine results page and social networking websites.
They say that search engine visitors are more likely to click on targeted advertisements than visitors landing directly on your website and also organic traffic makes more money. Continue reading Display Google Adsense Only To Organic Visitors In WordPress
In this lesson you will learn how to get back lost or accidentally deleted text widgets on your WordPress based website.
You should know that when WordPress theme is changed, all unused text widgets are automatically moved to ‘Inactive Widgets’ section in your admin area widget’s admin screen. You can also manually keep unused text and other customized widgets saved in ‘Inactive Widgets’ section to use them in future. Continue reading Easily Recover Lost Text Widgets In WordPress
Now you can allow your BuddyPress site users to rate profile of other registered members on your website. They can easily rate each other’s profile and can view the average rating of each member profile on your BuddyPress based social networking website. Continue reading Enable Profile Rating On Your BuddyPress Networking Website
When a theme is network enabled on WordPress multisite network, it automatically gets available for all website owners registered on your website network.
But lets say you have designed a theme for some specific website and you want to make it accessible only for that particular website admin then what?
In this lesson you will learn how to use any specific theme on any specific WordPress site on your multisite network. Continue reading Enable Any Theme For One Website Only In WordPress Multisite Network
Facebook Stream is the new WordPress plugin that allows you to show your Facebook timeline on a page in your WordPress site. It allows you to embed Facebook timeline using a responsive layout in WordPress.
It allows you to generate the shortcode for displaying your Facebook page or group timeline, you can use the shortcode inside your post, page or anyother custom post type and the plugin will embed the timeline feed in Pinterest style i.e. responsive post boxes. Continue reading Show Your Facebook Page/Group Timeline Using Pinterest Style In WordPress
MP Easy Icons is new WordPress plugin that provides you an easy shortcode generator to use various icons from visual editor on your WordPress site.
It allows you to select from over 400 icon types and insert them easily inside your post, page or custom post type content in just one easy click. It was designed to simplify the process of inserting icons on text areas. Continue reading MP Easy Icons – Insert From 400+ Icons In WordPress Visual Editor
There are various ways of quickly installing your favorite plugins on different WordPress sites. For instance: If you have favorited plugins at WordPress plugin repository then you can filter and install them from plugin installer page.
Or you can install plugins in bulk; we have already discussed about installing plugins in bulk here. Now today in this lesson, you will learn about creating plugin packs i.e. groups for exporting them to various WordPress sites. Continue reading Create Plugin Packs To Export And Import Between WordPress Sites
Looking for some easy trick to display random one-line quips on your WordPress site. WordPress plugin repository has a new plugin that can be used for one liner post styles like random quotes, jokes, etc.
Once the content is published it can be displayed via shortcode or sidebar widget. Continue reading New Custom Post Type For One Liner Statements In WordPress
Earlier we have discussed about bringing back ‘Newest’ plugins tab and making it more useful by adding more plugin filters like topics collections, favorites etc.
A few days back a WordPress Hosting owner at SANGKRIT.net asked us to post tutorial for turning off plugin install confirmation pop-up on ‘Add New’ plugins page.
Today in this lesson we will show you how to disable that confirmation and speed up WordPress plugin installer. Continue reading SpeedUp Your WordPress Plugin Installer
In this lesson you will learn about the process of fixing certain widgets on your sidebar to keep them visible when content section is scrolled.
It works great for sticking advertisements and keeping them visible when page is scrolled down by visitors on your WordPress site. This not only increases your revenue but gives you a more beautiful and symmetrical view to website. Continue reading Sticky Widget – Fix Positioning Of Selective Widgets On Your Sidebar In WordPress
Earlier we have discussed about preventing over grown sidebar height in WordPress. Now today in this lesson you will learn how to hide sidebar widgets to fit your website content. Continue reading Easily Fit Widgets For Specific Content Lengths In WordPress
In this lesson you will learn how to add a new section for WordPress theme customizer and allow your clients or site admin to change default WordPress logo (for website and login page) to custom one. Continue reading Change Default WordPress Logo From Theme Customizer Screen
Earlier we have discussed about test driving themes before activating them on your WordPress based website. Today in this lesson you will learn how to do same for WordPress plugins.
Now you can easily test drive various plugins, enable them on your website and check the functionality, working etc before activating and making them available for your website visitors.
Continue reading Test Drive Plugins Before Activating Them On WordPress
By default BuddyPress shows you notifications on top admin bar. In this lesson we will be showing how to notify your website members about new private messages using notification text: “You have a new message.” Continue reading Notify Users About New Messages On BuddyPress Networking Website
You can easily add users and assign them specific roles in your WordPress site, simply login to the admin panel of your WordPress site then visit Users -> All Users page.
Click the ‘Add User’ button, enter the username, real name, email address, you may select to automatically send the username and password to the newly added member or deselect the checkbox to manually send the username and password to your site member.
Once you have added all-important details of the user, simply click the ‘Add User’ button and the user would be able to login to your website.
In this lesson you will learn how to automatically validate all incoming trackbacks on your WordPress site and check whether they are genuine or spams. Continue reading Validate Incoming Trackbacks On Your WordPress Site
By default only in-post images are send to RSS feed. In this lesson you will learn how to send featured post images i.e. post thumbnails in RSS feed of your WordPress based website or blog. Continue reading Easily Send Featured Images In WordPress RSS Feed
Now you can easily transform your WordPress native commenting functionality into AJAX based live discussion system.
WP Dialogue is the new WordPress plugin that uses all native features of WordPress commenting system and converts it to live and hence there are minimal chances of breaking on theme updates. See it live working here. Continue reading Convert Native WordPress Commenting System Into Live Discussion Functionality
By default trackbacks and pingbacks are automatically shown with the comments after your WordPress blog posts. There are some WordPress themes that allow you to separate trackbacks, pingbacks from comments and there is also a method from Pro Blog Design that allows you to do so on any WordPress site. In this lesson, you will learn how to simply hide trackbacks and pingbacks from showing up on your WordPress posts.
Hide Trackbacks is a free WordPress plugin that prevents trackbacks and pingbacks from showing up as comments on your posts.
Simply install and activate it. Once the plugin is activated, trackbacks and pingbacks are no longer shown on your posts and comment count is automatically updated to reflect this in your comment’s section. The plugin doesn’t delete your trackbacks and pingbacks, you can still manage them from your WordPress admin area dashboard.
