I’ve been working with WordPress for what seems like forever, so I sometimes forget that it can be tricky for some. So here is my: How to upgrade WordPress First download the new files from WordPress.org, unzip the files to your desktop. Next backup your database. Next log into your FTP to your WordPress root directory, create 2 new directory called ‘upgrade’ and ‘backup’ Next upload...

Learning all the template tags needed to build your WordPress theme can seem a little overwhelming. So today I thought I would build a small list of helpful resources for you today. WordPress Codex This is where I learned most of what I know about the template tags. But today there are a few better options. WordPress Template Tags Reference Guide by DBS Interactive. It’s an all in one page encyclopedia...

I recently wrote an article called Moving from Fireworks to PhotoShop. Though I haven’t gotten a lot of comments on the post it does seem to be popular. So Part 2: When I started using PhotoShop I found it a real pain to select layers and be the ability to change the size and shape with just a fast click. I didn’t think Photoshop was capable of this for a while. But here is how to do it: Select a...

Ok so lets get started. create a file with your text editor. Add the following text to the very top of the file. <?php /* Plugin Name: Author Plug Plugin URI: http://MyBlogIt.net/plugins Description: Displays a short bio and image for each author above or below each post. Version: 0.5 Author: David Span Author URI: http://davidspan.com/ */ ?> Plugin Header What we have just done is add our plugin’s...

Before starting any new project it’s a very good ideal to do a little planning first. Building a WordPress plugin should be no different. There are many ways to to plan out your project. I’ll outline a few for you here. Flow chart: Using a flow chart program or just drawing one up on a white board is a great way to outline the decision processes your plugin will follow. It’s a great way of...

I have really been digging into WordPress for the last few weeks. I have had more than a few request for custom WordPress themes, but I’ve never really bothered to do it. The top plugin request I get is for an guest blogger header plugin. I had written a little how to using WordPress templates, but a plugin would be much better. So the plan.. I’m going to build the plugin, documenting it as I go....

A common question that seems to come up often is; how do I setup virtual host on apache. I’m going to show you how to do this on apache running on windows. It really is very simple. I’m going to show you how you can do this in 5 minutes, and just 4 steps. Before we start you will need to download a fresh copy of XAMPP Lite. Once downloaded, unzip the file. You do not need to install this it will run...