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Variable Post Excerpt Lengths Based on Title Character Count

Posted on August 21, 2010 in WordPress Functions

If you are looking to create a post landing page layout that flows across multiple columns while maintaining a consistent height to each post coming through from the loop, then the following piece of code will do just that. It will allow you to set the number of characters output on the excerpt... Read Full Post →

Deregister and Move WordPress Plugin Javascripts Into the Footer

Posted on August 15, 2010 in WordPress Optimization

As a javascript is being loaded on a site, it will prevent any other item from downloading. This can be very frustrating for your visitors if the scripts are loading before the images, styles, or other site components. Having your javascript calls placed in your footer will allow other resources on... Read Full Post →

How to Deregistering the Default Plugin CSS Files in WordPress

Posted on August 8, 2010 in WordPress Optimization

With every file loaded into a site an HTTP request is made to the server, and the higher the number of requests made will decrease the overall load time of your site pages and posts. A simple way to cut down on those requests is by combining your CSS and Javascript files into as few... Read Full Post →

How to Add and Style Custom Modules on the WordPress Dashboard

Posted on July 25, 2010 in WordPress Functions

Wouldn’t it be nice to have the ability to add new custom module on the dashboard in your WordPress builds? The following code will do just that, simply add it to your functions.php file and add whatever you want within the echo and voila! ?View Code PHP// Create the function to output the... Read Full Post →

Hiding Dashboard Navigation Items in WordPress

Posted on July 18, 2010 in WordPress Functions

When setting up custom WordPress builds for clients there are sometimes areas within the administration area that will never be used, and other areas that you simply do not want those clients to have access to, such as Appearance, Plugins, Settings and maybe more. Preventing clients from accessing... Read Full Post →

Hiding Default WordPress Dashboard Panels

Posted on July 11, 2010 in WordPress Functions

When you first install an instance of WordPress there are a set of default modules that are displayed on the dashboard within the administration area. Often times client, or even developers themselves, have no use for some of them. Instead of changing the settings for each individual user, why not... Read Full Post →

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