I recently found myself in need of an image select field in the Customizer. The Customizer already has some great options built in like radio boxes, select boxes, and so on. But I wanted images to give users a more visual representation of their choices. […]
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Tutorial: Using the Customizer to Add Settings to Your WordPress Theme
Since I’m working on migrating all my theme settings to the Customizer I thought I’d start a tutorial series on how to create your own settings. In this tutorial I’m going to be building custom settings into a Twenty Twelve child theme, but of course […]
Code Your Own E-Course Platform on WordPress
This is an advanced coding tutorial. Prior PHP and general plugin creation knowledge is required. When it came time to release my Master Customizer e-course I coded my very own e-course plugin. Why? Three main reasons: I wasn’t interested in paying huge fees for a […]
How to Code Your Own WordPress Widget
There are three parts to creating your own WordPress widget: Creating the form in the admin area, where you enter the widget title and any other settings. Coding the part that saves that form data. Displaying the actual widget on the front-end of your site. […]
The Easiest Way to Understand the Difference Between WordPress and Squarespace
This isn’t a new topic for me. I’ve written about why WordPress wins and which platform is better. But both of those posts approach the topic from a list of features. It’s all very technical. While answering this question over and over again on Facebook […]
Code Your Own Simple Voting Plugin in WordPress
This is an advanced coding tutorial and not for the faint of heart! A few months ago I hosted a vote for the best-dressed Tweak Me theme. I needed to allow awesome readers like you to browse through the entries and super easily vote for […]
What to do Before Switching WordPress Themes
In terms of ‘under the hood’ changes, switching your WordPress theme isn’t a big deal. Themes are (or should be) about appearance not functionality. So let’s just get one thing straight: Switching WordPress themes will not delete any of your posts, pages, or comments* * […]
How to Feature One Post on Your WordPress Homepage (and show the rest as excerpts)
One of the features in Tweak Me v2 is the ability to ‘feature’ one of your posts. You can set one (or more) of the first posts on your homepage to show the full post, and have the rest all appear as excerpts. Here’s an […]
Sell WordPress Themes? You NEED This Feature for Your Customers
You know what makes me cringe? When I see an awesome pre-made theme for sale and then I see the upgrade instructions for that theme. They look something like this: Updating your theme is super easy! Just download the latest version from your client area, […]
My Favourite Facebook Groups for Blogging, WordPress & Business
Facebook groups are a huge thing now. Screw Facebook pages. Screw life updates. Screw cute cat pictures. (Not really, I still love those!) …Hello groups! Groups are a great way for you to connect with like-minded people, make connections, ask and answer questions, and even […]