How To Disable Post Revisions in WordPress...

Since WordPress 2.6, everytime you save a post, it is saved as a revision. All previous revisions are also saved. So, 10 revisions to a post will end up with 11 posts in the database. If you don’t need this revision history, and want to slim your database, add this code to your functions.php file: define('WP_POST_REVISIONS', false); Now, if you database is already full of previous revision, and you want to delete...

Show the Number of Queries and Load Time on a Word...

To see the number of queries and the load time of a page, add this PHP code to the footer of your site: <?php echo get_num_queries(); ?> queries in <?php timer_stop(1); ?> seconds.

Disable the AutoSave Feature in WordPress...

The autosave function in WordPress in useful in some cases. I prefer to turn it off though. To turn it off, open the function.php file that is in your theme directory and add the following code: <?php function disableAutoSave(){ wp_deregister_script('autosave'); } add_action( 'wp_print_scripts', 'disableAutoSave' );</code> ?>

Copyright Notice with Automatically Updating Year...

So you want the date in your copyright notice to automatically change each year? Use this code: <p> &copy; Copyright <?php echo date("Y") ?> Business Name Inc. All Rights Reserved. </p>

Stop WordPress from Removing br and p Tags...

WordPress has a bad habit of removing or reformatting br and p tags that are entered into posts and pages. It also does some other funky formatting that can be annoying at times. Well, here’s a way to fix this issue. Go into the theme editing area of WP admin. Add this code to your functions.php file, and save it. <?php function my_formatter($content) { $new_content = ''; $pattern_full = '{(\[raw\].*?\[/raw\])}is'; $pattern_contents...

Wordpress 2.5.1 Upgrade: Changed Files 2.5 to 2.5....

Disclaimer I cannot stress the crtical importance of making a full backup of your files and database before attempting to upgrade WordPress. Mistakes do happen, and things do break. Both are shortly followed by you banging your head and cursing. Save yourself the headache…Backup first, then upgrade! I should also mention that these files are being downloaded directly from the Wordpress Trac system. I did not package...

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...

Is your Wordpress .htaccess file causing problems ...

That’s the issue I ran into. I was building a WordPress site, and put a billing/invoicing app in a subdirectory of the site. Well, the default rewrite lines (that WordPress added to the site’s htaccess file) were causing major issues for the billing script (AWBS). It was also causing problems with Apache password protecting of a directory. The WordPress rewrite would take over before Apache would invoke the...