For what Shortcodes are useful in WordPress?
Shortcodes are specially formatted pieces of text that can be used to insert dynamic output into your posts, pages, widgets, and other static content areas. (more…)
WordPress Tutorials
How to change default database tables prefix in WordPress
The standard WordPress install uses wp_ as a prefix for all tables in the database. By simply changing this prefix to something else, you will make your site a lot less vulnerable to hackers who attempt SQL injections and assume that you are using the generic wp_ prefix. On a brand new WordPress install, you will have the option to use any table prefix you want; you should change the default wp_ prefix to something custom. (more…)
The template hierarchy in wordpress
When a user visits your site and navigates to a page, WordPress uses a system called the Template Hierarchy to figure out which file in the active theme should be used to render the page. For example, if the user browses to a single post page, WordPress will look for single-post.php. If that’s not found, it will look for single.php. If that’s not found it will look for index.php. (more…)
What is a Loop in WordPress?
The great and powerful WordPress Loop is what makes WordPress display its posts. Depending on what theme template file is being called on when navigating your website, WordPress queries the database and retrieves the posts that need to be returned to the end user and then loops through them. (more…)
WordPress Directory Structure
Let’s take a quick top-level look at the folders and files that are included within a typical WordPress install.
Root Directory
In the root directory, there are a few core WordPress files. Unless you are digging around in the core WordPress code looking for hooks to use or certain functionality, the only file you may need to ever alter is wp-config.php. You should never alter any other core WordPress files. Hacking core is a bad idea because you won’t be able to upgrade WordPress when a new version becomes available without overriding your changes. The only directory you should need to interact with is wp-content because it contains your plugins, themes, and uploaded files. (more…)
How to Display a User’s IP Address in WordPress
Recently one of our users asked us if it was possible to detect and display individual visitors’ IP address in WordPress. Our answer was of course it is. In this…
How to Show Empty Categories in WordPress Widgets
By default the WordPress category widget does not show empty categories. Today i will show you how to display empty categories in WordPress widgets. First thing you need to do…
