Understanding WordPress Custom Post Types
When the default WordPress Post functionality doesn’t have all the fields you need, it has Custom Post Types functionality to add new data fields.
Evaluating WordPress Plugins to Manage Header Images
When you want each Post or Page to have a unique banner image …
Why is the WordPress Kahuna Theme Messing with my Images?
Why is the WordPress Kahuna Theme Messing with my Images? As WordPress theme writers work with the functions of the WordPress core, there can be some interesting bugs. A bug is an unintended glitch in the programming. The Kahuna theme has a bug with how it uses the WordPress Featured …
So, Will Gutenberg Break my WordPress Site?
If you have a WordPress site, you may have seen this note in your dashboard. And, you may or may not have heard any of the hullabaloo swirling around this update. Any software update that affects the first number indicates a major technology change. In this case, it’s a shift …
Basic Theme Support Forum Thread
This is the support forum thread for the mysteriously appearing social media icons after an update to the Basic theme. ME: I have installed Basic on two sites. With the recent update on those sites, the sidebars are being activated before the Save is activated. And, it adds a set …
Is it a Hack, or is it a Bug?
Is it a Hack, or is it a Bug? Recently, this little set of icons has appeared mysteriously on a couple of client sites. The second social media icon goes to a Russian social Media site called vkontakte. The third social media icon also goes to Russian social media. Is …
The WordPress functions.php File
The WordPress functions.php File Introduction When WordPres doesn’t work the way you want it to … the WordPress core also provides multiple ways for you to customize. All customizations should be done with plugins or in a parent/child theme, but not all customizations are the same. Most of my theme …
When Technologies Collide: Finding the Right Pieces for the Puzzle
When Technologies Collide: finding the right pieces for the puzzle It’s a wise thing to understand your website’s technology. Then when the technology behaves unexpectedly, it’s easier to both understand why and find a solution. An example is the header images in the Kahuna Theme. What if you want to …
When Technologies Collide: Category Collision
The seemingly simple task of working with and deciding on categories for your content is a series of struggles for most websites. This post addresses one of those issues. If a Post can be attached to many categories, and if being attached to a category triggers another function, which function of the many categories will be triggered?
Managing the Look and Feel of your Image Captions
Managing the Look and Feel of your Image Captions Why Bother with Image Captions Images on your website are business assets because they are communication tools that take some time and $$$ investment. Often business owners don’t realize how far an image can go on the web. That image you …