Up until very recently I had always used get_posts() along with an $args array in order to retrieve new posts or custom posts on a page. However, in the last few weeks I have discovered the awesome power of the […] Read More »
Using WP_Query
Tag: Tutorial
jQuery Attribute Contains Selector
I recently found myself in a position where I had to sort through the classes of rows on a table where the classes where defined directly via a value from the database. Unfortunately for me, the database entry had words […] Read More »
Full-Screen Video Background
Below is a demo of a full-screen video background using only CSS and HTML – no JavaScript required. The key to this demo is to use the HTML <video> element with a normal image to use as a fallback as […] Read More »
Numeric Pagination
I recently had a client request numerical pagination on their custom post type pages. This was something I have never done before but is a really common design throughout the web so I thought it would be good to learn. […] Read More »
WordPress Dashboard Widgets API
I recently wanted to learn more about how the WordPress Dashboard Widget API works so I created an example plugin to test it out. The plugin is a dashboard widget version of my WordPress AJAX Example plugin’s admin page. It […] Read More »
Custom TinyMCE Buttons in WordPress
Creating your own custom TinyMCE buttons is a great feature that can add a lot of value to your WordPress plugin or theme. Adding a TinyMCE button to your editor makes it easy for the user to add your shortcodes […] Read More »
Shell Commands for Security
Last week I did an article on increasing your WordPress security. This week I want to go over some useful shell commands that will let you know what’s going wrong with your security and then how to fix them. Most […] Read More »
Install Plugins via Command Line
Recently I was looking for a way to install the latest version of WordPress plugins that I like to use on my client’s sites without having to FTP. Before I created the small script we’ll see later, I had a […] Read More »
Using the WordPress Media Library
In one of my previous articles I talked about using the WordPress media uploader for your own plugins/themes. I had quite a few questions in the comments of that article about how to do certain things and to elaborate on […] Read More »
Use Last Instance of Terminal Command Search
Last week I went over how to use the last instance of a terminal command from your bash history. This week I want to show another advanced way of using that command. As it turns out, you can also search […] Read More »