The Complete Guide To Custom Post Types

WordPress has been gaining a foothold in the general content management system (CMS) game for a few years now, but the real breakthrough was the custom post type mechanism which allows for the creation of a wide variety of content. Let’s take a look at how this came to be and all the options that this great functionality offers. 1Some of the custom post types you can create in WordPress. What It Used To Be Like In practice, custom post types have been around for a long time, more specifically since February 17, 2005, when WordPress 1.5 added support for static pages, creating the post_type database field. The wp_insert_post() function has been around since WordPress 1.0, so when the post_type field was implemented in 1.5, you could simply set the post_type value when inserting a post. By version 2.8, the register_post_type() function and some other helpful things were added to the nightly builds, and when 2.9 came out, the functions became available to everyone. Creating Custom Post Types

Wordpress Cheat Sheet Updated in August, 2015. If you wish to download the WordPress cheat sheet directly into your computer, download this pdf. file. This WordPress Cheat Sheet should be enough to get you started developing or tweaking WordPress themes. Update: Some people requested a .jpg version of this table, here you go: This chart is mainly for web designers and developers who use WordPress. As an Average Joe, you don’t need to know about all those things.

The Death Of The “How To” Article This is a guest post by Tommy Walker, host of Inside The Mind. The “How To” article is suffocating the blogosphere. One look at Google explains why: “How To” returns nearly 13 BILLION results. In the past hour Google reports 55,100 results & Twitter shows “How to” updating at nearly 200 results/minute. “How to” has saturated the internet. “How To” with it’s Wal-mart instruction manual voice is sucking the life out of your blog. Yes, “How to” is essential to a blogger’s toolbox, but as a tool, it is misunderstood. If you don’t have a large following and you’re not the first to publish the “How to”, you’re wasting your time. In this article, I aim to break you of the mindset that the “How to” article alone will establish you as an authority or a thought leader. I want to encourage you to use your voice and find strength in your stories, because that’s what the social web should be all about right? Showing your Personality While Remaining Informative.Alternatives to the How To Article. “OK!

Créer un thème de A à Z - Tutoriel WordPress WordPress Shortcodes: A Complete Guide Advertisement WordPress shortcodes were introduced in version 2.5 and since then have proved to be one of the most useful features. The average user acting as editor has the ability to publish dynamic content using macros, without the need for programming skills. When a shortcode is inserted in a WordPress post or page, it is replaced with some other content. In other words, we instruct WordPress to find the macro that is in square brackets ([]) and replace it with the appropriate dynamic content, which is produced by a PHP function. The usage is pretty simple. [recent-posts] For a more advanced shortcode, we could set the number of posts to display by setting a parameter: [recent-posts posts="5"] Going one step further, we could set a heading for the list of recent posts: [recent-posts posts="5"]Posts Heading[/recent-posts] Simple Shortcode In the first part of this tutorial, we will create the code for this simple shortcode: Create the Callback Function Register the Shortcode Hook Into WordPress

Improve Conversion from Visitor to Customer with 3 WordPress Plugins In order to make money online, you need to convert visitors to customers. If you do not know where you are succeeding and failing at transforming non-paying visitors into paying customers, your business has no hopes of reaching its full potential and profitability. Here’s a quick guide to three must-have WordPress plugins that help you convert your visitors into paying customers. First up is a tool designed to help you test new themes. Here’s how it works. Step One: Choose your Themes Click Appearance -> A/B Theme Testing after you’ve installed the plugin. Once you’re set up with Google Analytics, click the checkboxes next to the themes you want to test. You must use a minimum of two themes, but you may use as many themes as you would like at the same time. Step Two: Understanding the Results In order to convert your users to paying customers, you need to understand what themes work best and why. Compare the themes together and see which theme has the highest conversion rate. Tip:

Custom Menu Code Samples Do you find yourself taking older themes and adding support for Custom Menus? Here are code samples that you can use for just that. To be clear, this isn’t a full-blown tutorial for Custom Menus. See Justin Tadlock’s excellent post, Goodbye, headaches. Hello, menus! or the wp_nav_menu Codex page for all the juicy details. First, implement the following in functions.php and header.php. In header.php: This command replaces the previous navigation—usually a list of pages—which moves to the fallback function in functions.php. In functions.php: Don’t forget to change “mytheme” in the examples above to the name or slug of your theme. Next, add the CSS rules for submenu items. Next, test your shiny new menu. Finally, add the custom-menu tag to your style.css file to proudly tell the world you know support a Custom Menu in your theme. Like this: Like Loading...

Easy PayPal Buy Now Button Overview This plugin will allow you to sell products or services on your website using a PayPal Buy Now Button. You can place a PayPal Buy Now button anywhere on your site where you want to sell something. Your customers can use their PayPal account to pay for your products or services or they can pay by Debit or Credit Card. What makes this plugin powerful is its simplicity. On the settings page of the plugin you will find clear instructions on how to sign up for a PayPal account if you don't have one already. If you have any problems, questions, or issues please create a support request and we will get back to you quickly. This PayPal plugin works with any WordPress theme. WP Plugin is an offical PayPal Partner based in Boulder, Colorado. Easy PayPal Buy Now Button Features Easy PayPal Buy Now Button Pro We offer a Pro version of this plugin for business owners who need more features. WP Plugin is an offical PayPal Partner.

WordPress Watermark Plugin Option: Protect Images/Get Free Advertising Watermarking your images tends to serve one of two very important purposes. It can either discourage others from taking your images and using them as their own, or it can offer you a nice opportunity to advertise yourself if others do happen to take your images. In fact, you may even want others to take your watermarked images and place them far and wide wherever they like. Below we’ve collected the five best free WordPress watermarking plugins we could find. 1. The Watermark Reloaded plugin lets you choose to place a text watermark of your choosing on newly uploaded images. The plugin lets you set the position of the watermark, as well as the font type, font size, and font color. Here’s a look at the settings page. And here’s a look at an image with a watermark. Featured Plugin - WordPress Membership Site Plugin If you're thinking about starting a paid, or just private, membership site then this is truly the plugin you've been looking for. Find out more 2. 3. 4. 5.