Eclipse WordPress Code Completion – Code Hinting Have you installed WordPress and the Embedded Development Environment Eclipse but found that code completion (code hinting) for WordPress doesn’t work? Me too. Solution to WordPress Code Completion Not Working To get code completion to work in WordPress you need to add the library to your build path. If Continue reading »
Tools Table of Contents (TOC) The right tool for the job can mean the difference between having a hard time programming your WordPress site and having an easy and enjoyable experience. I know which I prefer. There are many tools to help you transform your dreams into reality and in this section I will discuss Continue reading »
Themes Table of Contents (TOC) Looking for the awesome WordPress themes? Here’s the place to find them! Themes can transform and extend WordPress to do almost anything you can imagine. You change the look and feel of your site at the click of a button with the many FREE and premium WordPress themes available. In Continue reading »
Plugins Table of Contents (TOC) Plugins can extend WordPress to do almost anything you can imagine. In this directory you can find everything I find interesting about plugins for WordPress. Theres articles on writing plugins, plugin reviews, downloads, and comments. Don’t forget to rate and comment on all the best plugins the WordPress community has Continue reading »
How-to Table of Contents (TOC) Got a problem? In this section we will discuss all the niggly little (and not so little) things which affect your web site and your business and if at all possible, solve the problem. At the very least we’ll try to implement a solution we can live with. If you Continue reading »
Tags to Delete From your WordPress Theme to Decrease Server Load WordPress themes are generally designed to be as easy to install as possible. Just upload your theme, activate it, and you’re done. It finds your blog’s name, description, feed URL and almost everything else. Behind the scenes (the backend) WordPress is working furiously with Continue reading »
Optimise Your MySQL Database using phpMyAdmin This article is part of the, ‘Reduce WordPress CPU Usage’ series. Do you have your files, books, toys, socks, etc. scattered all over the place? You do! In that case, this article is probably not for you. For the rest of us mortals who like to keep things in Continue reading »
Clean WordPress Options When you probably already know if you’ve read my other articles on reducing WordPress CPU usage, deleting a plugin can leave a small footprint in the MySQL ‘wp_options’ database. To help optimise the database and maximise page load times it’s a good idea to clean the WordPress Options database after you have Continue reading »
Reduce WordPress CPU Usage – Step #3 – Reduce Database Queries This article is part of the, ‘Reduce WordPress CPU Usage’ series. Plugins can enhance your blogs in so many ways. They can: enable readers to sign up for your RSS feed, automatically eliminate comment spam, optimise your blog pings, streamline your SEO efforts, automating Continue reading »
Reduce WordPress CPU Usage – Step #2 Display Page Load Time + Number of Queries This article is part of the, ‘Reduce WordPress CPU Usage’ series. A high CPU usage can be caused by the number of calls that WordPress has to make to the database. WordPress retrieves almost all of the data it needs Continue reading »
Reduce WordPress CPU Usage – Step #1 – General tips My web site was taken offline recently by my hosting provider (JustHost) due to excessive CPU usage. This was a complete and unexpected surprise as the site has had no problems until then and no new plugins had been installed. The first I knew of Continue reading »
170 Plugin Releasing and Promotion Part of the “How to Write a WordPress Plugin” series So, your plugin is finish! Sorry, it’s not! Plugin development does not end when you’ve finished coding, there are several more items you need to consider. Items such as documenting, publishing, localizing and promoting your plugin. This Lesson – Objectives Continue reading »
150 WordPress Database Part of the “How to Write a WordPress Plugin” Series This Lesson Objectives In previous lessons we introduced plugins, built a basic working plugin template file structure and created a plugin class for our plugin. Every WordPress based web site on the Internet today is connected to a MySQL database backend that Continue reading »
162 CSS Inclusion with Plugins Part of the “How to Write a WordPress Plugin” Series Objectives In this lesson we will discuss and demonstrate the use of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) with your WordPress plugin. The use of these functions will also avoid problems that will arise when your themes or plugins both use the Continue reading »
161 Javascript Inclusion with Plugins Part of the "How to Write a WordPress Plugin" Series Objectives In this lesson we will discuss and demonstrate the use of JavaScript with your WordPress plugin. This information is equally appropriate to theme design. Almost all WordPress Themes and Plugins use or are reliant upon JavaScript and Cascading Style Continue reading »
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