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Every now and then, we come across special requests from our readers about customizing their website. One of them was to show any number of posts in a loop. Since this feature isn’t available by default in WordPress, we created a custom code snippet for… Read More »

You may have noticed how some popular websites (like eHow etc) will attach a “read more” link to any text that is copied from their site. This is a great way to get new users. Often folks are copying and pasting text from websites into… Read More »

Do you want to show the time in the admin bar according to your WordPress blog? Displaying time according to your WordPress blog helps you easily look up time when scheduling or publishing time-sensitive posts. It can also keep you and your team on target… Read More »

Ever hear people recommending themes because they are “SEO Friendly”? Yes, we have recommended quite a few themes on this blog labeling it “SEO Friendly”. But what does “SEO Friendly” really mean and what some people think it means? In this article we will share… Read More »

This Saturday, Automattic officially relaunched Code Poet and expanded it beyond the listing site. For those of you who do not know, previously Code Poet was just a directory of WordPress professionals brought to you by Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com. With this revamp, it… Read More »

One of our more technical readers recently asked us how to verify the existence of a PHP function before integrating new code into a WordPress site. This is important to ensure your site runs smoothly and avoids errors. One of WordPress’s strengths is its flexibility… Read More »

Imagine working hard to write a great story or article, only to find someone else claiming it as their own. That’s what happens when people steal your website content. Content stealing, or ‘scraping’, is a big problem for website owners. These people are thieves who… Read More »

One of our users asked how do other sites show number of queries and page load time in the footer. You will often see this in the footer of sites and it may say something like: “64 queries in 1.248 seconds”. In this article, we… Read More »

We just saw the notice in our dashboard to upgrade WordPress to the newest version 3.3.2. Nacin announced it on the WordPress blog. WordPress 3.3.2 is a security update for all previous versions. Three external libraries included WordPress received security updates including Plupload, SWFUpload, and… Read More »

Have you ever seen websites that have small, superscript numbers in the text that link to additional information at the bottom of the page? Those are called footnotes, and they’re a great way to provide extra context or cite sources without cluttering up your main… Read More »