I Got Quicker at Debugging and So Can You
Eradicate those annoying little PHP and MySQL code demons with these tools and a few lines of custom code created by one of our developers.
Out with the Old, In with the New — Updating PHP is Essential for You!
Do you own or operate a WordPress, Joomla!, Drupal, Magento or WooCommerce site? Then you're using PHP and should read this to prepare for critical changes this new year.
Using Git, Even as a Solo Developer
Why You Should Consider Using Git, Even If You Are a Solo Developer by: Fred Morgan If you work with open source software then I’m sure you have already learned how challenging the process of upgrading applications can be (if not, you will soon enough). After recently upgrading a Drupal 7 installation for a client, I
Introduction to WordPress Custom Post Types
Intro to WordPress Custom Post Types Welcome to the exciting world of Wordpress Custom Post Types! If you have spent any time working with WordPress you know that a basic WordPress site is primarily made up of Pages and Posts. You have probably also noticed that there isn’t a ton of difference between Pages and Posts.
How To: Google Geolocation Services API Implementation
How To Setup and Implement Google Geolocation Services API As our society becomes increasingly mobile, more web traffic is coming from mobile devices than any other platform. Consequently, it is more important than ever for your web site and web applications to be mobile friendly. Of course responsive design is an important first step in your mobile marketing
How to Schedule Posts with WordPress
One of the mot valuable tools WordPress offers website owners is the ability to schedule posts to publish at a later date. There are significant benefits to scheduling posts--both users and search engines alike appreciate regularly updated, fresh and timely content published on your site. This means you'll increase the traffic to your site and exposure
What is a WordPress Child Theme?
A WordPress child theme is a WordPress theme that inherits its functionality from another WordPress theme--the parent theme. Using a child theme is the best way to customize an existing WordPress theme for several reasons, most importantly because you don't lose the ability to upgrade the theme when security updates and new functionality is released. A
How to Add a WordPress Navigation Item Without Linking to Another Page
By default, WordPress menus require each item added to link to another page within your site, another post, category or to a custom link. However, especially when creating a drop-down menu, sometimes you want to add navigation items that only help organize menu items--without linking somewhere else. Sometimes you may only want to add a title
The Difference Between WordPress Posts and Pages
When you create new content on a WordPress-powered website, you have the option of creating a new post or a new page. Both WordPress posts and pages can be added to your site navigation, have formatted permalinks and each can accept the same content, shortcodes and formatting. So what's the difference between the two? WordPress Posts
How to Make a Manual Backup of Your WordPress Site
While there are several plugins that do a great job of simplifying the process of (automatically) backing up your WordPress site, images and settings (my favorite is BackupBuddy by ithemes)--there are a handful of times when a manual backup is required. This is usually while troubleshooting other issues within WordPress such as when you temporarily cannot