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Easily Set Expiration Date For Sticky Posts In WordPress

By default you have to manually make posts unsticky by unchecking the sticky posts check box from WordPress admin screen. Wouldn’t it be easier if sticky posts i.e. featured posts go automatically unsticky after a set interval of time?

Before to start, first thing you should know is what actually a sticky post is? Sticky Post is a WordPress feature introduced in 2.7 update, the features allows you to make any post featured by sticking it to the top of the page. It is a check box option on WordPress admin area dashboard Posts -> Add New screen (In the Publish panel under Visibility).

When checked, the post is placed on the top of the front page of posts, it gets fixed there, no matter how many new posts are published.

Earlier we have discussed about turning posts sticky and creating sticky posts for category pages in WordPress. Now today, in this lesson you will learn about automatically expiring sticky posts after a set interval of time.  Continue reading Easily Set Expiration Date For Sticky Posts In WordPress

Rebuild Permalinks Based on Post Titles In WordPress

Permalinks with post name are considered more SEO friendly. Earlier we have discussed how you can change your website’s permalink structure and then redirect old permalinks to new ones.

This works great while switching to new permalink structure from WordPress admin screen of permalinks (Settings -> Permalinks) but what if you have used permalinks of words other than your post’s title, in such case you can use another plugin for regenerating post permalinks based on your post’s title.  Continue reading Rebuild Permalinks Based on Post Titles In WordPress

Using ‘Quick Edit’ Option With Bulk Actions In WordPress

You can enable new custom fields to quick edit panel in order to apply quick edit actions to multiple posts at once.

Custom Bulk/Quick Edit is a WordPress plugin that allows you to add custom fields on edit screen bulk for posts, pages and other custom post types. This way you can you can perform quick edit actions in bulk on your WordPress site. Continue reading Using ‘Quick Edit’ Option With Bulk Actions In WordPress

Bulk Converting Post Formats By Category In WordPress

WordPress post formats is a post presentation feature introduced with WordPress version of 3.1. It is a block of meta information used by theme to customize the display of post.

Post Formats are set from post edit screen, you can easily select a post format using ‘Format’ metabox on ADD NEW/EDIT screen. It provides you a standardized list of formats that works on supported themes.

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In this lesson you will learn how to easily convert post formats by category. For instance: Suppose you have a category VIDEO where you have posted all video posts on your website.

And now you want to make use of WordPress post formats and display your videos in a better way, using a good presentation indeed. So the problem is how to convert that video category’s general blog posts into posts in video post format.

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Inserting Special Characters In WordPress

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.

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Schedule Part Of Post Content To Publish Or Expire In WordPress

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.

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New User Friendly Way To Postpone Post Publishing In WordPress

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.

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Duplicate Any Post Or Post Type From One Website To Another In WordPress Multisite Network

In this lesson you will learn about easily duplicating any individual post, page or custom post type from one website on your multisite network to another.

Earlier we have discussed about duplicating WordPress posts and post types in one easy click, we have also discussed about duplicating menusContinue reading Duplicate Any Post Or Post Type From One Website To Another In WordPress Multisite Network

WP Easy Scroll Posts – Append Next Post Page To Current Page On Scrolling In WordPress

Now you can automatically append next page of posts to current content page in your WordPress site when any visitor scrolls to the bottom.

Earlier we have discussed about extending infinite scrolling to single post screens, we have also discussed about doing same on other websites you browse via Google Chrome browser.

This lesson is about new WordPress plugin called WP EasyScroll Posts. It provides you the ability to load content automatically via AJAX within the current page or content area as user scrolls down.  Continue reading WP Easy Scroll Posts – Append Next Post Page To Current Page On Scrolling In WordPress

Show/Hide Any Portion Of Post Content Based On Usernames, User Roles, Capabilities Or Logged-in Status 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

New Custom Post Type For One Liner Statements In WordPress

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

Convert Native WordPress Commenting System Into Live Discussion Functionality

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 hereContinue reading Convert Native WordPress Commenting System Into Live Discussion Functionality

How To Separate or Hide Trackbacks & Pingbacks From Comments Section In WordPress?

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.

Display Category, Tag And Author Descriptions On Appropriate WordPress Archive Pages

In this lesson you will learn how to show category, tag and author descriptions on appropriate archive pages in your WordPress site.

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Show Archive Descriptions is a WordPress plugin that allows you to display description for category on that category’s first i.e. main archive page. The plugin does same for tags and author archive pages too. It also allows you to create custom titles.  Continue reading Display Category, Tag And Author Descriptions On Appropriate WordPress Archive Pages

Show/Hide Certain Post Sections By Date And Time In WordPress

You can show or hide certain post, page or post type sections by specific date and time characteristics in your WordPress site.

Timed Content is a WordPress plugin that allows users to specify whether a portion of a Page or Post should appear or disappear based on given time characteristics via shortcode in WordPress visual editor.  Continue reading Show/Hide Certain Post Sections By Date And Time In WordPress