Ever wondered how website domains and hosting work? Do you need to change your DNS? Do you have your domain in one place and your hosting in another? This video explains how it all works.
New Plugin – Format Media Titles
If you have ever uploaded many images/videos etc. via the WordPress media uploader you will now that it can be pretty tedious to have to manually edit the title for new media items. ‘Format Media Titles’ is a new Plugin to automatically format the media title for new uploads. It works by replacing characters such [...]
Better Theme Activation Handling
Here at Press Coders we are never happy with making do with the same old functionality. We constantly re-evaluate the way we do things and always look to improve on user experience. So, what have we been up to? Well, one thing that bugs us is that when activating a theme for the first time [...]
Editing a WordPress theme’s CSS using Firebug (Video)
Learn how to make changes to your WordPress theme CSS using Firebug, a free Firefox browser add-on. This video is an intro to Firebug, it is to help beginners make changes to WordPress themes. Click the monitor icon for fullscreen Firebug – http://getfirebug.com/ More videos, including working with child themes – http://www.presscoders.com/hd-wordpress-tutorials/ CSS Tips Proper [...]
Make a CSS3 button with an arrow using Pseudo-elements
Today I was working on a client site, and I wanted to make a button that looked like this: It’s a pretty typical iTunes style button except for the little triangle. Since the site was in WordPress, I needed a flexible solution that would work with different button sizes, widths, text, etc. There are several [...]
Testimonials WordPress Custom Post Type
Coming soon to a Press Coders theme near you..a Testimonial custom post type! We created a testimonials WordPress custom post type to give us a ‘real world’ example to work with whilst we were experimenting with how these work inside of WordPress. It is our first attempt at using this awesome feature of WordPress, and [...]
Enqueue Scripts and Styles on CPT Editor Page
I’ve finally(!) got around to using custom post types, and I’m having a blast. I really wish I had looked into them sooner, they are so cool. The possibilities really are endless, and boost the capabilities of WordPress significantly. Anyway, this post is about an interesting problem I ran into whilst creating my first CPT [...]
Create CSS Icons Using Pseudo-Classes and the Content Property
Displaying icons consistently across your website can be a mind-numbing task.
Using <img> tags is a terrible way to do it, and creating complex CSS with background images is a pain.
Enter the :before pseudo-class…
New Plugin: Display PHP Version
Just a quick post to let you know about a new Plugin we have just developed, called ‘Display PHP Version’. It’s a pretty simple Plugin that basically adds a message, about your sites PHP version, to the WordPress version number in the ‘Right Now’ admin dashboard widget. For more information, see the Display PHP Version [...]
Get our new Big Shot theme free!
We are pleased to announce Big Shot, our brand new WordPress business theme. It’s sleek, feature packed, and ready to make you look like a Big Shot! The official release date is Wednesday July 27th, but you can get Big Shot for free by simply connecting with us on Facebook or Twitter. Check out all [...]
