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If you’re serious about optimising a WordPress website for speed, then you need to setup your website to serve the...
The following code will automatically create a sitemap.xml when a post or page is first published. This is a non-plugin...
The following steps detail how to exclude a post or page from being cached by W3 Total Cache. Log into...
A non-breaking space allows you to add a space between two words that prevents an automatic line break (line wrap) at its...
When using the visual editor in WordPress (TinyMCE) you’re composing content in HTML. Whilst it may be as easy as...
The following htaccess code rule shows how to remove a single query parameter from a URL – leaving any existing...
The steps below detail two ways make WordPress use only www for your website address. If a user tries to...
This guide will show you how to update your WordPress plugin in the plugin directory using TortoiseSVN on a Windows 8 computer....
By default WordPress runs an RSS feed of your posts which are accessed from www.domainname.com/feeds The feed contains the full text...
A non-breaking space allows you to add a space between two words that prevents an automatic line break (line wrap) at its...
By default the WordPress RSS summary excerpt length is 55 words. The steps below detail how to change the summary...
In WordPress the WPDB class is available for interacting with the database, for example reading or writing data. The PREPARE...
CloudFlare is a popular and free service that speeds up your website by managing the websites DNS and routing traffic...
The following code will make the WordPress visual editor (TinyMCE) create “tabs” (which don’t actually exist in HTML, so we’re...
The following steps show how to change PhpStorm’s code cleanup feature to use the WordPress Coding Standards. With PhpStorm open,...
By default WordPress will run an artificial ‘cron job’ once every minute. These cron jobs are used to maintain WordPress...
When resetting passwords in WordPress a random password is automatically generated and pre-filled in the password field. The random password...
By default when Internet Explorer is displaying a website that falls within a computers intranet zone the page is rendered...
In an SQL statement, the IN operator allows you to multiple values in a WHERE clause, for example: SELECT *...
I recently needed to re-do my image thumbnails inside all WordPress posts. I decided to use phpMyAdmin to run a...
Every new install of WordPress comes with a number of themes. But often people install their own theme and wonder if...
Below are the steps I take to configure the language_attributes() used by WordPress. This will control what is output by...
The following code shows how to add a custom column to a Custom Post Type in WordPress. In this example...
Every new install of WordPress comes with two plugins – Akismet Anti-Spam and Hello Dolly. They are disabled by default,...
Problem When using a WordPress plugin you recieve an error message which reads: The plugin generated 4191 characters of unexpected...
By default WordPress loads a JavaScript file called comment-reply.min.js for each page load. This will look something like http://www.itsupportguides.com/wp-includes/js/comment-reply.min.js?ver=4.2.2 comment-reply.min.js...
The following database privileges are the least required to allow WordPress to operate completely and reliably. These permissions can be...
Typically WordPress plugins are for a single purpose – such as a tool, and any custom functions you need are...
A “Must-Use” plugin is like an ordinary WordPress plugin – it can contain code that shapes what WordPress does – but it...
Here’s four options for disabling comments in WordPress. Please note – any existing comments may still be displayed, depending on...
Problem When using a WordPress plugin you recieve an error message which reads: The plugin generated 4191 characters of unexpected...
The following code can be used to automatically redirect users after they’ve reset their password. This code will automatically redirect...
The following code can be added to your theme’s functions.php file to remove the RSS feed links from the page...
By default WordPress will use a full absolute URL for resources such as images, scripts and style sheets. If the...
WordPress 4.4 introduced a new feature for the WYSIWYG editor (TinyMCE) – auto-embedding of URL’s added to the editor content. With this...
Disqus provides a JavaScript widget – recent_comments_widget.js – that allows you to list your websites latest Disqus comments. The widget...
“White screen of death” – where a website fails to load and displays a white page, typically with no content....
By default Gravity Forms has three address type formats: International United States Canadian International is the default address type and...
If you’re migrating your WordPress site to a new domain name (URL address) you’ll need to update the WordPress configuration....
The following guide shows how to install a WordPress IIS test environment on your computer. There are many guides that...
The following code shows how to add a “Last Modified” column to the page and post lists in WordPress. The...
Problem After publishing or updating a plugin on the WordPress Plugin Directory, the version number is either not displaying or...
WordPress 4.4 introduced core support for emojis. This automatically converts emoticons in your content from their text representation to an...
The following PHP code shows how to get all the images embedded in a WordPress post. This may be useful...
Problem When activating a plugin you receive an ‘headers already sent’ error message which reads The plugin generated x characters...
Using your preferred method (FTP is recommended) connect to the server hosting your WordPress install. If you’re not sure how...
The following code shows how to remove all but one query args from a URL. This code has been written...
Problem After installing WordPress on WebMatrix, the page does not load. Giving an error message which reads: HTTP Error 500.0...
I’m not interested in getting into the technical aspects of setting up a VPS as a web server – instead...
The following code can be added to your theme functions.php file (anywhere after the opening <?php line) to enable the...
wp-login, also known as “The Login Form” is the standard place where authentication is handled on WordPress websites. It’s the...
The steps below show how to do a find and replace on the WordPress posts table using phpMyAdmin. REMEMBER: backup...
FireFox has the built in capacity to spell check as you type in any multi-line text box, such as the...
When you’re running a website through CloudFlare you may notice that IP addresses being logged are not correct – that...
The tabindex attribute defines the navigation order for focusable elements such as links and form fields in a web page....
The following PHP code shows how to apply default settings to new forms in Gravity Forms. To use this code...
The following WordPress function will make the media library only show the current users images, with the exception of Administrators,...
Problem When attempting to save a WordPress post you recieve the following error message Warning: Cannot modify header information -...
The Disqus plugin for WordPress works by hooking into the built-in commenting functionality of WordPress. When enabled it does what...
The following code will automatically delete Gravity Form entries after submission. This may be helpful for test or demo forms,...
When a WordPress installation sits behind a proxy server the proxy settings are added to wp-config.php to tell WordPress how...
As a WordPress administrator one of the simplest things you can do to protect your website is to lock down...
By default WordPress uses the /wp-content/uploads/ directory for uploaded files, for example images added to the media library are saved...
By default WordPress displays an toolbar (known as the admin bar) on all pages when users are logged in. This...
Recently when running performance tests using P3 (Plugin Performance Profiler) I noticed that plugins were running on pages that they...
At their simplest, an anonymous function is an unnamed function. There are many ways they can be used to simplify...
The following jQuery script can be used to automatically add HTTP:// to the start of a input field value if...
The following code shows how to add a custom column to the WordPress posts and pages list. In this example...
To disable comments and pingbacks on WordPress multi-site installs – you need to use the following code in a must-use...
When WordPress is installing updates – whether that be plugin updates or WordPress updates – the site is temporarily put...
The following code can be added to your theme’s functions.php file to add the Google Analytics tracking code to all...
The default upload limit in WebMatrix is 2 megabytes. The upload limit is determined by three factors, the limit being...
The following code can be added to your theme’s functions.php file to disable the RSS feed on the home page...
By default, posts and pages in wordpress save previous versions when updates are saved. This can be helpful if you...
The following code will allow Adminstrators and users that have access to view form submissions to view a form outside...
The following WordPress script can be used to display a message to users that are running adblocker software. The script...
Usually to reset the password of any WordPress account you would use the link “Lost your password?” in the login...
By default WordPress has three address type formats International United States Canadian International is the default address type and provides...
By Default, WordPress will use the permalink for post and page URL’s. These look like www.domainname.com/?p=123 which have limited usability...
The following steps detail how to create a new widget area in your WordPress theme. The widget area will appear...
The htaccess rule below shows how to force all traffic to go over HTTPS, rather than HTTP. This assumes you...
By Default, WordPress will use the permalink for post and page URL’s. These look like www.domainname.com/?p=123 which have limited usability...
By Default, WordPress adds /category/ to the base of category pages. If the category was ‘WordPress’, this would look like...
By default, posts and pages in wordpress save previous versions when updates are saved. This can be helpful if you...