How to customize item sorting options in AIT Directory+ theme. Sort order options are very limited in the AIT Directory+ theme. This tutorial explains how to customize the options, like randomization and number of items
How to create a search filter with results grouped by first character using the search & filter pro WordPress plugin
How to make TablePress compatible with WPML multilanguage plugin, and reduced the number of tables required.
How to resolve the ReferenceError: tinyMCE is not defined if(tinyMCE.get(name) != null) problem in WordPress
It should be so simple: Add a column to the post, page, category and tag overviews displaying each item’s ID. I’m sure the WordPress development team is aware of this omission, but for some reaso they have chosen not to implement it. The fact remains that webdesigners and administrators need to look up the ID’s of these items regularly, especially when developing or customizing themes. Or when you need to create redirections after a permalink settings change. There are numerous occasions where I have had a need for them.
Tutorial on how to make the Code Canyon jQuery Horizontal Image Scroller with Lightbox work in WordPress
Tutorial on how to create a custom query displaying related posts as thumbnails from different categories using custom taxonomy and custom query in WordPress.
Short tutorial on how to display the More tag at the bottom of each post’s excerpt on a category overview page in WordPress.
For the contact and quote forms on my own website, I used ContactForm 7. A very nice and customizable plugin which allows for flexible creation of all kinds of forms. In this post, I will explain how ContactForm7 can be configured, and what changes I made to customize the design. I’ve also listed one bug, although I believe the bug is PHP-related and has nothing to do with the plugin.
A while ago, I needed to move an existing custom-themed (named ArtDeco) MODx Evolution 1.0.3 website from the main domain to a subdomain on the same server. As I’d never moved a MODx site before, I set out searching. What I found was bits and pieces of information, mainly dealing with a move from one server to another. But nothing on an internal move. It seemed logical that this would actually be less complicated than a server-to-server move, so I decided to just do the move, and see what happens. It turned out to be quite simple. Just follow these steps, and you should be home free!
In many circumstances, a website background is generated by creating a very small (2px by 2px for instance) and repeating it on the X and Y axes. It’s easy and it’s quick. If you want to use a gradient on the Y axis, you use an image that’s 2px wide and 500 or 600px or so high), and the other way around for a gradient from left to right. Bit what if you want to use a gradient background image changing color or shade on both X and Y axes? For example with a circular gradient? And what if you needed to have this construction be IE6-compliant?
For creating digital presentations, the vast majority of people use Microsoft’s PowerPoint. It’s quite simple to work with, and does the job quite well. But if you’re a designer, you like to have more freedom of choice when it comes to the layout. In that case, you’re better off with Adobe’s InDesign. It has a million possibilities, especially when it comes to styling typography. However, the world can’t read INDD files, or view them as presentations. So how do you create a presentation from your InDesign file?
Creating reflections in logos and website images is very popular these days. A good time to offer you a simple step-by-step on how to create this using Adobe Photoshop! I’m using Photoshop CS5, but it also works with the older versions.
Short tutorial on how to display current date and time anywhere on a WordPress-based website, and resolve the timezone issue that can occur with it.
The favicon.ico file is your website icon. It shows up next to the URL in your browser, and next to the website in your favorites/bookmarks. It increases your visibility, and not using it will, in my opinion, make your site look a bit amateuristic. Creating one is quite easy, as long as you have Photoshop. I’m using CS5, but older versions work as well.
For my WordPress website, I wanted an entry splash page, which when clicked, would open the normal static home page. For the remainder of the visit, the visitor should not be bothered with the splash page ofcourse! As I had trouble finding all the answers and understanding them (which can be quite difficult if you’re just starting out with WordPress), I’m posting it here.
I wanted to create a static navigation menu creating a combination of both static pages (for home, about, contact, etc) and categories (for tutorials and portfolio) for a WordPress 2.9.2 website. This meant that the regular way of automatic listing (wp_list functions) was not going to do it for me, as this would automatically expand when a new category or page was added. As none of the answers I found covered the whole of my question, I’ll post it here for your convenience!