A quick line of code to ensure that your WordPress content editor will always land on the HTML tab by default. This will ensure that your HTML tags & attributes are never stripped automatically.
Posts with tag: WordPress
Front-end & WordPress developer interview test
I recently had to create an interview test for a developer who has good skill in PHP, but is not so experienced when it comes to front-end coding. On the front-end side of things, the job they were interviewing for required decent HTML & CSS knowledge. With that in mind I created a little test to evaluate their skills – I’m posting it here for anyone else who needs something similar.
Creating shortcodes in WordPress
WordPress shortcodes are a handy way to add standardised or dynamic content to any post or page. Once you have used them for a bit you will start to realise just how powerful they really are. Here is a guide on how to create shortcodes that you (or your clients) can use.
WordPress plugins that I always use
In order to save time when developing a new WordPress site, I have a set of plugins that I will use almost every time. They range form spam blockers to productivity enhancers and are useful on most types of websites. There are a few that I only use in specific situations and are not as globally relevant, but they fill a need perfectly.
Monitor WordPress activity (including hack attempts)
When building a Wordpress site for a client, it’s helpful to know how they’re using the site and what they get up to with regards to content management. It’s also sometimes useful to know if any of those dastardly hackers that we hear so much about are trying to access the site’s sensitive information.
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Using Nutch and Solr to crawl and index the web
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Code Snippet: A custom Twitter feed for your website
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Experiment: Streamlining my online content using ifttt & tumblr
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My top (free) recommended Android apps
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