iThemes Security (formerly Better WP Security) has implemented some rules to prevent unwanted actions on your WordPress website. One of these Rules is to prevent php execution in side “uploads” folder. The line which is supposed to do it is…
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Gravity Forms PDF Extended Not Working?
Are you facing WordPress admin screens dying on white screens? Especially while using Gravity Forms PDF Extended plugin? It could be the main Gravity Forms “Entries” screen (ex. wp-admin/admin.php?page=gf_entries) and/or the single PDF generation or template page (ex. ?gf_pdf=1&fid=348&lid=2323&template=default-template.php
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…
Fixing “unable to create directory uploads” error
I tried to add a featured image to the previous post i created but it gave me the following error: Unable to create directory uploads/2014/08. Is its parent directory writable by the server? The same error occurred when i tried…
WordPress Key Generator to generate keys for wp-config
WordPress keys and salt in wp-config.php work as an important security measure. These “impossible to guess” and hard to remember and understand keys work as salt for WordPress Cookies data store in your computer for your WordPress website information. These…
WordPress Plugin: Custom Post Menu Sort Order
What is this Custom Post Menu Sort Order plugin? This is a plugin to sort WordPress posts using simple drag and drop method. Custom Post Menu Sort Order plugin has a settings page where one can choose the post type…
Changing database character set
Why to consider changing database character set? Why do i need to do this? As to find a more straight answer please look at the image below, taken from one of my websites built in WordPress:
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.…
Controlling rel canonical tag in WordPress
I used a forum plugin in wordpress. This plugin provides a shortcode which is placed on a page. Once place this single page is used to shows forum home page, forum category pages and topics pages as well. For the…