Are you working on a client’s site that requires user login? Then why not give them a custom login logo to match the branding and keep the users from feeling alienated. In this article, we will show you how to change the login logo in WordPress. First you need to open your theme’s functions.php file and then paste the following code: Don’t forget to keep a transparent logo file in your theme’s images folder either. It should be named login_logo.png…
Continue Reading »How to Disable Trackbacks and Pings on Existing WordPress Posts
WordPress has the ability to receive and send pings/trackbacks from and to other sites. At WPBeginner we receive hundreds of spam trackbacks daily. In the past due to our theme structure, we had the trackbacks hidden however now when using livefyre we ran into the problem of having trackbacks and pings showing below our posts. First thing we did was disabled trackbacks and pings from the Settings » Discussions page. However that does not change the status on existing posts….
Continue Reading »How to Get Facebook Insights for Your WordPress Site
More than 10,000 new websites integrate with Facebook every day by using one of their social plugins. However most sites that we see are not taking full advantage of what facebook has to offer. Were you aware of the fact that you can get facebook insights for your WordPress site? These insights include data such as your most popular pages for the like button, send button, organic shares, comment box etc. It also includes information like who is your demographic…
Continue Reading »How to Add a Free LiveChat option in your WordPress Blog
I know, this is nothing new to many Internet users because thousands of websites selling products or services are already using live chat widget to be able to talk to their potential customers. When I first experienced this couple of years ago, I was very much excited about the concept and how it works. It is a definite way of increasing sales and building trust. For instance, a live chat with Sales and Support team of my web hosting company…
Continue Reading »How to Add the Official Twitter Follow Button in WordPress
Twitter is extending its functionalities to the wider world wide web. It all started with the official tweet button, then the Twitter Anywhere Platform , and recently the new official twitter follow button. You are probably wondering what the heck is this twitter follow button? What is different in the Twitter follow button, and the smart follow button? Don’t worry, in this article we will cover what is the twitter follow button, and how you can add it in your…
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