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Fix Chrome Border Radius

I’ve posted before about fixing weird default browser styles. It happens all too often. Well-intentioned browser developers taking liberties on the page with things like CSS styles. This post shares a quick code snippet that fixes the Chrome browser’s new “rounded corners” style that now is applied to form elements like buttons and inputs.

Display short URLs in WordPress

Quick tip for the day: display short URLs using native WordPress functionality.

Static home page with separate posts page

In WordPress, static home page is possible via the General Settings. Or you can choose to display your blog posts. But how do have both?

Display WordPress Theme Screenshot

Most good themes include a screenshot, primarily to be displayed on the Themes screen in the WP Admin Area. Of course, theme screenshots can be displayed anywhere, even on the frontend.

Google Search Engine Alternatives

Google is the Web’s #1 search engine, hands down. But not everyone is in love with it. Fortunately, there are plenty of decent alternatives for those who wish to diversify their search results. Here is a list of the top alternatives to the Google search engine.

Query String Parameter Redirect

Example snippet showing how to redirect from one URL to another, changing only a single parameter in the query string. It’s a subtle but a commonly used technique, especially in the SEO field, where URLs are changed frequently to optimize for structure, keywords, etc.

Disable default WordPress widgets

Delivering a clean custom theme involves removing components or features that will not be used. Here’s how to disable WordPress default widgets:

WordPress Navigation Links for Monthly Archives

Archives that are easy to navigate make your WordPress-powered site that much more awesome. There are plenty of great strategies for increasing the usefulness of your post archives. For example, this quick tutorial provides some custom functions that display monthly navigation links. So you can display “Previous Month” and “Next Month” links on monthly archive […]

Display a custom gravatar in WordPress

Using your own custom gravatars (aka avatars) in WordPress is a piece of cake.

Disable iOS Tap Color

Here is a quick CSS snippet to disable the tap color in iOS.

Deluxe Copyright Dates in WordPress

There are (at least) three ways to display copyright information (date and name) on your WordPress-powered web pages.

WordPress Random Post Class

Here is a simple plugin that you can use to include a random post class for each post. With a slight modification it can be used to include a random body class. This function can be useful for applying random colors and styles to your blog posts. Or whatever.

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