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Resize Google Search iframe

I’ve integrated Google Custom Search at DigWP.com and Perishable Press. In doing so, I found it necessary to resize the google-search iframe in order to fit with the responsive layout.

WordPress Limit Post Display to Post Authors

Here is a good, WP-API method of limiting post display to the currently logged-in post author (i.e., so users can only view their own posts). Here you’ll find two variations of this technique. The first limits the display of posts for non-admin users only. The other limits the display of posts for all users, including […]

Change Database Type to InnoDB or MyISAM

Originally, the WordPress database was formatted as type MyISAM. Then years later they changed the database format to InnoDB. Reportedly, InnoDB is superior to MyISAM in several ways. This is true for any dynamic site, not just WordPress. If your database is not InnoDB, you may benefit from changing it. This quick tutorial explains how […]

PHP: Target IE less than 9

Recently I haven’t had time to bother with old versions of IE (less than 9), so I use the following PHP function to target IE 6, 7 and 8.

WordPress: Display Site Creation Date

I’m surprised that WordPress doesn’t provide a function for getting the site creation date. Knowing when the site was set up can be useful for all sorts of things. Copyright dates. Bragging rights. Whatever. If you want to display the date your site was first installed, here is one way to do it.

Using WordPress Filter and Action Hooks

In this tutorial, we have two quick examples showing how to use WordPress filter and action hooks. First we’ll look at how to use filter hooks, and then action hooks.

.htaccess enable compression

Two quick code snippets for compressing your file output with Apache’s mod_deflate (gzip). Compressing your content is a great way to improve performance by decreasing the amount of data that is sent to the client.

Simple Ajax Chat .htaccess whitelist

In general, chat scripts are huge targets for malicious activity. My chat plugin, Simple Ajax Chat is no exception, and includes strong security measures to protect against attack. Aimed at the free version of SAC, this quick tutorial shows a simple Apache/.htaccess technique to further strengthen plugin security.

PHP Send Bulk Emails from Text File

This post provides a couple of PHP code snippets that enable you to send emails from a text file. Send in plain-text format and plain-text with embedded image.

Restore Removed Query String Paramaters in the WP Admin Area

Developing my WordPress plugins recently, I noticed that Chrome was removing the query-string parameters from the URL as displayed in the browser’s address bar. Likewise Firefox and others were not showing the full URL in the address bar, which was making development difficult, as I was testing URL redirects involving query parameters at the time.

WordPress Load Order

Micro-post today, on the load order of WordPress..

WordPress Fix Image Upload Errors

Here are some quick tips to help troubleshoot and fix image and file upload errors in WordPress. Hopefully it helps someone out there get things back on track with their uploaded images. I know it can be frustrating!

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