Ever need to add your own class to your WordPress comment template but not sure how because of the function comment_class that controls the classes? Check out the function comment_class and you will see adding your own custom classes very easily.
PHP:
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<?php comment_class('yourcustomclasshere'); ?>
Allow this sounds pretty basic - it is a lifesaver for doing a lot of customizations.
Over the past few days, there has been a lot of buzz going around about keeping WordPress up to date because of a specific worm going around that is causing havoc for out of date WordPress versions. The worm creates a user, hides it from the user list, and then inserts all kinds of junk into your posts.
There are multiple ways to easily find out when WordPress has been updated.
Since everyone who uses WordPress should stay on top of these updates, here are a few ideas on how to find out when a new version has been released:
- Pay attention the the "Upgrade Now" notice when you log into WordPress.
- Get notified by email with the Upgrade Notification by Email plugin
- Read regularly/subscribe to the WordPress blog
- Read regulary/subscribe to this blog
Updating is quick and easy - and should always be done after you have a database backup. Database backups are quick and easy as well with WP-DB-Backup plugin.
Not really sure if you want to do the upgrade yourself? We would be happy to do it for you - just contact us.
WordPress 2.8.4 has officially been released. The update contains an important security update and updating is highly recommended. You can read more about all the changes and updates that went into 2.8.4 if you are interested. You can also see all the bug fixes as well.
Download the latest versions of WordPress: WordPress 2.8.4
WordPress 2.8.3 has officially been released. The update contains a few important security updates and updating is highly recommended. You can read more about all the changes and updates that went into 2.8.3 if you are interested. You can also see all the bug fixes as well.
Download the latest versions of WordPress: WordPress 2.8.3
WordPress 2.8.2 has officially been released. The update fixes a XSS vulnerability and should be applied as soon as possible.
Download the latest versions of WordPress: WordPress 2.8.2
WordPress 2.8.1 has officially been released. The update contains a number of bug fixes (over 50). You can read more about all the changes and updates that went into 2.8.1 if you are interested. You can also see all the bug fixes as well.
Download the latest versions of WordPress: WordPress 2.8.1
We just updated our SDAC Related Content plugin to use WordPress plugin best practices and to improve the overall consistency of the plugin (moved the settings under the "Settings" menu. This is a great plugin for anyone looking for related functionality on WordPress, WordPress MU, or VIP hosting as it does not make any database changes and it uses caching.
Check out the forum for any support issues or leave any feature requests and we will do our best to add them into future releases.
WordPress 2.8 is one step closer to being released. The first release candidate is now available: WordPress 2.8 Release Candidate 1. I have been using WordPress 2.8 beta on a few sites now for a few weeks and have not experienced any major issues until now (I just tried to add in tags and nothing happened) - but if you want to take a look to see the changes in action or make sure your plugins/themes all function - download this version (not on production sites unless you are a risk taker).
Ever need to view all options for all your plugins (and standard WordPress options like home URL, etc)?
You can view every option available (and edit most) by going to: http://www.yoursiteurl.com/wp-admin/options.php (assuming WordPress is in the root folder).
So now if you need to look at options, make changes, or see a particular value - you can do so on one page.
There a are two functions that are used quite a bit to conditionally show content on the very front page (home page or page 1 of your blog). First - we had the function is_home(), but in WordPress version 2.5 - a new function was introduced: is_front_page().
You might think both would conditionally only display content on the home page (front page, page 1 of your blog) - but you actually need to use the following code to accomplish showing something ONLY on the front page of your paged blog:
PHP:
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<?php if (is_front_page() && !is_paged()):?>
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<p>Show this text only on the home page</p>
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<?php endif;?>
So - if you want to easily show something on what I would consider the front page - use the code above to successfully achieve that. (This is particularly helpful if you have ads that run speficically on the home page and others that are ROS (run of site).
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