WordPress generates a number of other feeds in addition to those for posts and comments. There's a feed for each of your categories and tags. You can also get feeds of posts written by an individual author. You can even get feeds for search results! Since WordPress doesn't … [Read more...] about Hidden feeds: categories, tags, authors, search terms, links
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Howdy, stranger.
I know, it's been ages! How are you? You look thinner. Have you done something different with your hair? Me? Well, I was sick for a while there. No, not hamthrax. Not even a virus, really; turns out the stuff I was on for back pain had some unlisted side effects. I'm better now. … [Read more...] about Howdy, stranger.
Sundry updates
ArmadilloCon was delightful (except for the migraine and the insomnia, but those were my issues, not theirs). If you are a fan of Scott Lynch, keep your ears open this week for an announcement that is, as they say, relevant to your interests. Maybe two, even. Also, thanks to a … [Read more...] about Sundry updates
Using categories and tags as meta keywords
Your categories and keywords are valuable bits of metadata, but WordPress doesn't use them in its meta tags. Even the popular All in One SEO Pack plugin uses only categories, not tags. … [Read more...] about Using categories and tags as meta keywords
Sharing notes among users
Dashboard Notepad is the simplest way to share notes on your Dashboard. The widget is configurable, so you can choose the minimum role that can edit the notes and the minimum role to be able to read them. … [Read more...] about Sharing notes among users
Including external links in WordPress navigation menus
Sometimes you need to link to something other than a WordPress page in your navigation menu. Perhaps you've built a photo gallery in ZenPhoto. How do you get it into your menu without hand-coding all your links? The Page Links To plugin allows you to do just that. Install the … [Read more...] about Including external links in WordPress navigation menus
Listing child pages
The Codex offers a way to list the children of the current page by adding this to your theme: … [Read more...] about Listing child pages
Removing the category base from permalinks
Search the web for ways of removing the category base from your WordPress permalinks, and you'll come up with a lot of wacky methods that don't really work. They can be quite complicated; this one requires changing two theme files and .htaccess and still produces 404 errors on … [Read more...] about Removing the category base from permalinks
Ordering pages
Ordering pages in WordPress is a huge pain. The developers acknowledge this with a little message on the Edit Page screen: "We know this is a little janky, it'll be better in future releases." The Quick Edit feature makes it a little easier, but you still have to edit lots of … [Read more...] about Ordering pages
New WordPress plugin: Random Posts from Category
(last one for a while!) This widget will list random posts from a chosen category. You can choose how many posts to display, and whether to show the excerpt or the full content in addition to the post title. You may also link the widget title to the category archive if you like. … [Read more...] about New WordPress plugin: Random Posts from Category
