It is recommended to not include special character in filenames, such as apostrophe(‘), double quote(“), percent(%) etc. Special characters in filenames of the files uploaded to a web server should be avoided for various reasons. It may cause unexpected behaviour,…
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Understanding WordPress Template Hierarchy
WordPress is the most used CMS that powers 30% websites over the internet! WordPress uses themes to control look and feel of a website. You can create new theme or a child theme by following simple instructions found here.
Adding custom css for the post editor view in WordPress
You should read this post in order to understand the methods to add custom css to WordPress admin end. In this post I will demonstrate how to add custom css styles which reflects within the Visual editor in WordPress.
How to create WordPress child theme
To customize look and feel of a WordPress website is easy. You may know that almost every WordPress website uses a ready-made theme or a custom theme. Most the times it is a ready-made theme which is free or paid.…
Setting up folder permissions for WordPress on Amazon EC2 (Amazon Linux)
Are you facing file uploading errors or not able to install plugins or upload files through ftp to your EC2 installation of WordPress? Possibly folder permissions?? Read on.
PDF thumbnail generation in WordPress – You may not need a plugin!
I was working on a WordPress website in which I needed to create thumbnails from PDF file uploads. As I work with WordPress less frequently these day I was not aware of an amazing update and fact about PDF thumbnail…
How to Change the Default Media Upload Location in WordPress 3.5+
Changes to Media Uploader in WordPress 3.5 were perhaps the most significant changes in that release. Another important change was the removal of Settings » Miscellaneous section where there was an option to change the default upload directory and an…
How to implement breadcrumbs in WordPress website?
Breadcrumbs in WordPress website In order to enhance user experience and site usability using breadcrumbs is an important factor. For SEO perspective it may contribute and benefit in a good way if used on website pages. Assume that a user…
Loading all WordPress posts having or not having a custom meta field
In a scenario one would like to create a custom meta key value pair for a post and save some value into it. Assume of an existing blog with hundred of posts which you want to add a custom field.…
How to add an option to WordPress general settings
How to add an option to wordpress general settings page i.e. /wp-admin/options-general.php? The dirty way. Put the following snippet in functions.php file: