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It’s always good idea to take a few extra second to separate you comments from trackbacks. It’s always difficult and uncomfortable to follow discussions, when there are a lot of trackbacks mixed with user comments.
Separating your trackbacks and comments requires a minimal amount of coding work to set up. First, you’ll want to make a backup of your comments.php file just in case something goes wrong. Next, follow these three steps:
Shortcodes have been introduced in WordPress 2.5. They’re hooks which allow you to call a php function simply by typing something like[shortcode]. It is a great way to save time on repetitive tasks. Just read on to find out how to use them.
To add a good looking drop down that will list all your existing categories, insert the following code in your blog template. You can do it either in your sidebar.php file or anywhere in the index.php. This is the code :
You have probably seen this function on different message boards. It allows to simple paste the comment author username in comment textarea and qoute some text from his/her comment with one click. I think it’s quite necessary feature. It will make commenting process more comfortable and encourages your users to comment on your posts.
Wordpress doesn’t allow you to change your username by default, so you have to use “admin” as your username on your blog. However it is possible to change it. If you don’t want to use any plugin for it, follow this small tutorial. I show how to change admin username on Wordpress, using phpmyadmin. It’s quite simple and fast. Continue Reading
You’ve probably seen this done on blogs, comments by the author have a different background colour to differentiate them - it’s handy when you’re scanning comments to see the authors own response. Now you can have the same on your blog. Just follow this tutorial.
To refresh your memory, Gravatars are little user images from Gravatar.com that are displayed against your comments in the theme (if the theme is built to support Gravatars). A lot of WordPress themes are built without the support of Gravatars. So, here is some help for you to add Gravatars in your theme.
With newer versions of WordPress being released with widgets, it is no longer necessary to download widgets from Automattic and install the plugin on your current Wordpress install. Modern versions of WordPress already come widgets ready. However, there are some situations where you find a WordPress theme that you really like, but soon discover that its not widgets ready. This article will teach you how to Wigetize a WordPress theme so that you can enjoy all the neat and robust features includes with Wordpress widgets. Continue Reading
Wordpress plugins are the one of the important part of this CMS which make wordpress popular more than its other features. Plugins can enhance wordpress features and can perform many things during the page or post display time. Writing a wordpress plugin is not as much harder as it looks like. If you know a little bit knowledge of php and html/css you can do that on your own. Here is a very basic tutorial to write your own plugin.
Got tired of the default wordpress default avatar called “Mystery Man”. Want to use your own image instaed of it? Follow our tutorial and choose avatar which is more suitable to your theme.
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