Disabling WP-Cron in WordPress
WP-Cron sucks. A lot! Here’s how to disable WP-Cron in WordPress and use a server Cron Tab to manually run WP-Cron properly. Your scheduled posts will love you for it.
How to Clear Cache Files from Chrome
Here’s how to quickly clear cache files from Chrome in an easy step-by-step guide.
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Installing Linux Malware Detect on a CentOS 6 VPS
As a prelude to my upcoming WordPress Sydney meetup talk on WordPress Security I’m going to show you how you can beef up security on your Virtual Private Server (VPS) by installing a piece of software called Linux Malware Detect or LMD.
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Drop-Ins and Must-Use WordPress Plugins
Drop-ins allow you to replace some of the core WordPress functionality and Must Use plugins are always active and can’t be uninstalled from the dashboard. Let’s find out more.
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Passing Variables between PHP and jQuery
How to pass variables from PHP to jQuery and javascript using the wp_localize_script WordPress function.
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Pimp My WordPress Maintenance Mode Message
The default WordPress Maintenance Mode Message “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute” is kinda sucky. Pimp it now!
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How to get Gallery Images in WordPress 3.5
Here’s how to get a list of image IDs from a Galley in WordPress 3.5 when the old get_posts attachment query method fails.
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Passing Parameters to a Video Link in a WordPress Custom Field
Here’s how to take a video link from a WordPress custom field, display the video and pass parameters such as autoplay.
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A MailChimp Opt-in Field for Contact Form 7
MailChimp is one bad-ass email marketing and email list management tool. Contact form 7 is also one of the most popular free contact forms for WordPress.
Wouldn’t it be nice if they worked together?
With a bit of PHP magic, here’s how to create a MailChimp opt-in field for Contact Form 7 which automatically adds an email address to a MailChimp list.
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