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I had many issues trying to get a good old-fashioned HTML image map to work in a WordPress page or post. It seemed that WordPress kept trying to add extra <map> tags around all my <area> tags. I couldn’t get it to stop! After being led astray by such issues…
I used to have a function which I would include in my WordPress functions.php file that would add a unique CSS class to the first and last menu items. This would be so you could assign them unique styles, such as padding or borders, for better looking menus in your…
First, I don’t remember where I found this along the way, but this is a smart and efficient way to include jQuery in your WordPress themes. Just add this to your theme’s functions.php file: // ADDING JQUERY add_action( ‘init’, ‘jquery_register’ ); add_filter( ‘script_loader_src’, ‘jquery_unversion’ ); function jquery_register() { if (…
I discovered an excellent article listing some of the little-known features, disabled by default, that phpMyAdmin has. Check it out: http://blog.ht4.ca/2009/12/29/hidden-phpmyadmin-features/ Some of the more useful ones include the Query History and Query Bookmarking. There is also a Designer Mode which lets you see the relations amongst your tables and…
So you have decided you need a web site. You are presented with two possible paths:
1. Build it yourself
2. Hire someone to build it for you
Both paths can present challenges, but unless you are technically inclined, have a lot of time and determination, desire to learn some coding, and are pretty handy with graphics, you are likely to be doing yourself (and your business) a disservice by trying to do it accomplish this on your own. There are many places online and application syou can buy which promise the allure of “building your own web site”, but in this business, you tend to get what you pay for.
Today when I was adding an article, I was getting really upset with WordPress, I just wanted to add some simple characters and have it printed AS IS.
When working with WordPress and using special characters like a redirection symbol ” > ” or something enclosed in it’s on tag like “<dev>” it will get hosed while editing in “HTML” mode. You could insert syntax to stop it from doing that, but it’s much easier to add a post with such things in “Visual” mode first. Then switch over to “HTML” mode if any other special tags are needed.
