In the process of creating a total gallery display in WordPress powered by Custom Post Types, we have shared the code for how to get all post attachments in WordPress except for Featured Image. We have also showed you how to add additional fields to the WordPress Media uploader. In this article, we will show you how to use the additional fields in the media uploader and display them in a custom single attachments template. Before we start, it is…
Continue Reading »How to Get All Post Attachments in WordPress Except for Featured Image
Recently while working on a custom project for a client, we had to get all post attachments from a custom post type and display them at one place. Because we were creating a grid display, we had each post’s featured image serving the purpose of a separator. This is why when getting all post attachments, we needed to exclude the featured image, so it doesn’t show up twice. In this article, we will show you how to get all post…
Continue Reading »How to use Thumbnails with Previous and Next Post Links in WordPress
One of our users asked us on our Facebook page: How to use thumbnails for previous/next post navigation in WordPress. The next_post_link and previous_post_link functions doesn’t have a simple enough thumbnail parameter which a new developer can simply turn on and off. In this article, we will show you how to use post thumbnails with previous and next post links in WordPress. The final result would look like this: First thing you need to do is open your theme’s single.php…
Continue Reading »How to Add Custom Items to Specific WordPress Menus
WordPress menus are freaking awesome. The drag drop interface makes it really easy for WordPress theme developers and the users alike. In the past we have shown you how to add custom menu in WordPress along with how to style a custom menu. One thing that is limited on the visual interface of menus is that you can only add links (pages, category, or custom links). What if you want to add a custom item to your WordPress menus? Maybe…
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How to Show Comments on the Homepage of Your WordPress Theme
Recently while working on a very secret project, we found a need to show comments on the homepage of the site. Normally, on single pages you can just call comments_template(); and it should display, but it wasn’t showing up. All we ended up getting was a blank div container. After doing a quick search online, we were able to find the answer. In this article, we will show you how to show comments on the homepage of your WordPress site….
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