WordPress action hook contextual_help

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How to use the Wordpress Action hook “contextual_help” to add useful Help or other notes to a plugin’s Settings page. Although of greatest use for plugin developers, it could also be used by theme developers to add additional Help info to customised Post/Page Edit screens.

WordPress Editor – disabling wpautop()

How to disable wpautop() and take control of your paragraph and line-break tags when using the Wordpress Post/Page Editor.

Open comment author link in new window

More fun with comments

How to modify the Wordpress comment author link to open the link in a new window. A short tutorial.

Customising wp_list_comments()

More Wordpress tips and tweaks

How to use custom callback functions to customise the output of wp_list_comments() Wordpress template tag in order to display Trackbacks and Pings differently to normal comments.

Multilingual WordPress – Setting up WordPress

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How to set up a multilingual Wordpress blog, a series of articles describing how to configure and implement multiple language options on your site. In this article we look at setting up Wordpress to work in a multilingual environment.

Dynamic Content Gallery v3 Release Candidate

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The Dynamic Content Gallery plugin version 3 Release Candidate for Wordpress and Wordpress Mu, is now available for download and testing. It’s almost ready for release and any feedback and bug reports are most welcome.

How to use phpinfo() with a phpinfo.php file

How to make a phpinfo.php file to check your server configuration settings.

Dynamic Content Gallery – New Version almost ready

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A new version of the Dynamic Content Gallery plugin for Wordpress is about to be released. Version 3.0 will bring some significant new features – many of which have been requested by users.

Multilingual WordPress – Localising themes

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How to set up a multilingual Wordpress blog, a series of articles describing how to configure and implement multiple language options on your site. In this article we look at translating theme files, known as Localisation.

How to embed Camtasia movies in WordPress with Kimili Flash Embed

A tutorial on how to display Camtasia videos in Wordpress sites using the Kimili Flash Embed plugin.

Category description with multiple categories and get_the_category()

A tutorial on how to use the Wordpress get_the_category() function to display the category name and description even if the post is assigned to more than one category.

Multilingual WordPress – Internationalising themes

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How to set up a multilingual Wordpress blog, a series of articles describing how to configure and implement multiple language options on your site. In this article we look at Internationalising theme files.