Intermediate WordPress
Notes from the shop — process, tools, and the occasional opinion.
March 30, 2015
Updating SEO Yoast through MainWP breaks permalinks
April 10 Update: MainWP Support found the issue. Apparently there was conflict between the way MainWP handles updates and the way WordPress SEO by…
February 2, 2015
Show the year only if it’s not the current year in WordPress
A recent project required that the post date show the year only if it wasn't written in the current year. Here's how it's done…
January 7, 2015
Get the URL of an image using Get The Image plugin
If you use Hybrid Core or any of the themes on Theme Hybrid, or use Get the Image as a standalone plugin, you're probably…
November 18, 2014
Our WordPress development process
After a recent launch a twitter follower asked how we manage development and I replied: He then asked for a writeup. So let's talk…
July 28, 2014
Modify theme layout in Hybrid Core
Here's how to modify the Theme Layouts extension in Hybrid Core: in functions.php: You can then hide sidebars and such like so: in a…
June 3, 2014
Upload SVG through WordPress Media Uploader
As SVG continues is rise to the top of the internet image food chain you may have found yourself wondering why WordPress gives the…
August 14, 2013
Swiftype: Better WordPress Search
It's well known that the search functionality built into WordPress isn't awesome. The Swiftype Search plugin changes that, improving on the default search in…
March 19, 2011
WordPress Users: Install Jetpack
Since it first came out I've been installing the WordPress.com Stats plugin on nearly every site I build. It's a very popular plugin because…