A user wrote: Also, if there elements that I really loved about my old theme (Cassia), how can I go about replicating them with Genesis? For example, I really like the section at the top displaying popular posts and a photo shown here: http://themeforest.net/item/cassia-a-responsive-wordpress-blog-theme/full_screen_preview/6088272 Is that possible to recreate in Genesis/Foodie Pro? In this tutorial […]
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Keyboard Shortcut for inserting/editing a link in Text view of WordPress editor
I spend a lot of time in WordPress editor in Text view and often wondered how I can set hyperlink for selected text by pressing a keyboard shortcut. Turns out it is possible to do so only when in the Visual view via Cmd + K or Alt + Shift + A but not when […]
Comma separated taxonomy terms in WordPress
Want to display unlinked terms that the current entry has for a specific custom taxonomy within the loop? Here’s the sample code for that. Replace staff-position with your custom taxonomy. and the function call: Slightly different method: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_the_terms#A_Basic_Example
Adding Categories support to a Custom Post Type in WordPress
When a CPT is manually created in WordPress using register_post_type function it can be linked to the built-in category taxonomy via When register_post_type() is defined without support for categories and is coming from a plugin that you can (should) not modify, it is still possible to add categories support to the CPT by adding the […]
Custom WordPress widget showing CPT entries from the same category/categories
Continuing from my earlier article titled How to create a custom widget that displays value of a custom field in WordPress, here I am going to share how I have set up a custom widget that pulls a fixed number of Custom Post Type entries that have been categorized under the same category/categories that the […]
How to create a custom widget that displays value of a custom field in WordPress
In a recent task that I worked on, the requirement was to set up a custom field called “Related Services” for Posts and display this field’s value in a sidebar widget. The widget should appear on the front-end i.e., on the single Post page only if the field has been populated for that particular Post. […]
Testimonials Carousel in WordPress using Testimonials by WooThemes, Display Posts Shortcode and Slick jQuery
In this article I show how ‘testimonial’ CPT entries made available by Testimonials by WooThemes plugin can be output using Bill Erickson’s Display Posts Shortcode plugin and displayed as a responsive carousel using Slick jQuery script. The reason for not using Testimonials plugin’s built-in shortcode is because it did not seem possible with the generated […]
Alternate border colors for Posts in WordPress
Vanessa asks, @srikat Is it possible to make the border colors alternate for posts in Genesis?— Vanessa! (@withgreatheart) December 12, 2014 We can add odd/even post class for Posts alternately and use these in CSS. Adding the following in child theme’s functions.php will add ‘odd’ class to 1st (top most), 3rd, 5th.. and ‘even’ class […]
How to format CSS per WordPress coding standards using CSScomb in Sublime Text
Want to format your CSS with the click of a button so it is properly formatted per WordPress’s coding standards? Gary Jones has put together a configuration file for this about which he writes: Current WP CSS coding standards for property ordering are outlined at http://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/coding-standards/css/#property-ordering . These are too generic, so using an automated […]
Useful WordPress plugins during the development stage
In this article I would like to share the list of few plugins that I generally use when working on my localhost during the initial stages of WordPress websites to save time. I do not necessarily have all the ones below active for every website during development but rather on a case-by-case basis when needed […]
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