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Our articles include how-tos, educational items and observations on the web and WordPress world, for website owners and developers.
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Writing an Item
Some simple instructions for writing a new item in WordPress. Log in to the admin function, located at http://domain/directory/wp-admin. You can probably just use the login link at the bottom of the WordPress home page. You’ll have to enter your username and password. Then you’ll be taken to the WordPress Dashboard. Select Write from the…
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Great sights, great sites
Just been away for a 6-week holiday and seen some great sights. And many of those great places to visit have some beautiful and informative websites. Have a look at:- The Shakespeare Globe Theatre in London The Glasgow Science Centre in, of course, Glasgow The Scottish Crannog Centre (did you know people used to live in amazing contraptions…
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Website Development
You have the look you want for your website…. but it’s just not doing enough for you. It’s time to add…. new pages or sections on your website an easily updateable blog a photo gallery an online shop or store a cms, which allows you to easily update website content yourself some interactive elements on your pages an…
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Choices, Friends and Networks
A long time ago, in the olden days, people in villages and towns didn’t have the vast array of choices which we do today. When the wanted some clothes, they had to make do with what they could make or pay a friend to make. When they wanted to find an apprenticeship for their son,…
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the_content v the_excerpt
Which function is the simplest and most versatile when you want to include extracts rather than entire posts on pages?
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Extracts or Whole Posts?
I want to explore whether to show whole posts or selected extracts of posts. This applies to what I shall call a Group page – any page which shows a set of posts rather than a single post (Category pages or Archive pages or the Blog index page).
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Now We’re Rolling
Having dug into the documentation and solved some mysteries regarding the header of the Default theme and the version of code used in the Connections theme, I’ve made a lot of progress with that list of early first steps.
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The Best Loop
Template themes which use the more recent format for the loop are more flexible and allow for easier adaptation than older style templates.
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A Learning Leap
I’ve dug more deeply into the WordPress code and documentation and I’ve learned the importance of knowing which version you are reading about v which version you are using
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A Rant about the WordPress Default Kubrick Theme
It looks crisp and clean, it works well as a blog layout and appears to faultlessly embody WordPress. If all you want to do is use it, the Default (Kubrick) theme which comes with WordPress is ideal. But if you want to tailor it, beware…