Sometimes that default Gravatar with the gray and white seems boring. Lucky for you, instead of altering internal WordPres files, you can harness the power of adding a filter to your theme’s functions.php to change your default image to display. 1. Open your template’s functions.php 2. Insert the following code: add_filter( ‘avatar_defaults’, ‘newgravatar’ ); function
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Edit The Number Of Words For The Excerpt in WordPress
Some people might think it is the number of lines you have to define to edit how long or short your excerpt in your WordPress article. It is not. It is defined by how many words. WordPress by default picks the first 55 words as your excerpt. However, if you wish to edit to make
[Continue Reading...]GPL and WordPress Plugins
I was reading Joost de Valk’s post, On the GPL, Themes, Plugins & Free. Matt Mullenweg had mentioned during WordCamp Chicago 2009 about how WordPress was going to be putting a separate section recognizing people who did commercially supported GPL themes. I for one, though I have never been very verbal about it, have always
[Continue Reading...]WordPress Plugin Review: WP Likes
With all of the plugins to vote or to show your blog article’s popularity, WP Likes might be something of a novel idea. It takes the idea of the ‘like’ feature on Facebook and allows your visitors to click if they like your post. This plugin is a good idea to have as it does
[Continue Reading...]Teaching WordPress – The Kitchen Sink is Not Free to Give Out
As a freelancer in the WordPress community, I’ve faced a lot of situations. What irks me the most is when a website owner expects me to go meet them, face to face, and teach them WordPress for free. I can teach WordPress any day, all day, and love it. I can’t teach it for free.
[Continue Reading...]WordPress 101 Video: How to Fill Out Your User Profile in WordPress
The following video tutorial is for newbies, specifically focusing on guiding you, the user through filling out your profile in WordPress. This is a great function with any WordPress powered site, especially if you have a theme that has an author box or even author template to call the information from your profile. This could
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