Remove Unnecessary Code From WordPress Header...

WordPress uses the function wp_head() to add a bunch of code to the header of each page. Some of it is not absolutely necessary. This is especially true when using WordPress as a small business CMS, instead of a blog. The code below removes the unnecessary code. Just add these to the end of your functions.php file. This code applies to WordPress 3.0 and higher: <?php remove_action('wp_head', 'rsd_link'); remove_action('wp_head',...

Force Scrollbar to Appear in IE8 and FF...

Websites sometimes appear “shift” side-to-side a bit when you go from one page to another within the same website. This is usually caused by going from a page with a scrollbar to a page without a scrollbar, and vice-versa. The scrollbar appearing and disappearing causes the page width to be slightly different, thus the shifting appearance. This is usually seen in FireFox and IE8 browsers, due to how they render...

How to Display YouTube Videos on a Secure SSL Page...

EDIT 08/03/2010: A reader just pointed out that the method outlined in this post will present a warning in in the status bar when using the latest version of FireFox. No popups or dialog messages though – that’s good. And it still works flawlessly in IE and Chrome. Thanks to Jayapal for pointing the warning in FF. Here is a cool trick to get rid of ssl security warning errors when embedding youtube videos...

WordPress – Best of Breed...

It’s a simple as the title of this post…”Best of Breed”. When it comes to online blogging applications, WordPress is Best of Breed. It’s free! But that does not make it great, just easily accessible. It has a huge following! Have a WordPress question? It’s answered in a couple hours on their forum. Need some advanced help? You can find easily a WordPress pro online in minutes. Need...