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Remove Category Base from WordPress Permalinks

WordPress adds a base of /category/ to the all the category archive permalinks. This means that your category links look like this:http://example.org/category/uncategorized/ For the most part, that’s a good thing. If a category and post or page have the same slug, they won’t interfere with each other. But sometimes you need something else, so this…
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Working With WordPress Native Galleries

Did you know that you can create a WordPress gallery in one post by referencing a gallery from another post or page? Well, you can. This tutorial shows you how to use a gallery from one page in a second post, and also has some tips for working with WordPress galleries. To get the most…
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Add Additional Image Sizes to Your Post Content Editor

WordPress automatically resizes images that are uploaded to the Media library using three default sizes – Thumbnail size, Medium size, and Full size. You can see the sizes of images for your theme if you click on Settings > Media. Many WordPress themes also add additional image sizes (or thumbnail images) that are used by…
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Custom Post Type Examples for WordPress

WordPress is wonderful for creating websites because it is so flexible and versatile. Using custom post types for your business website allows for the publishing of specific content in a style or format that is very different from your normal blog posts. Custom content fields can be added to the back end (your editor or Add new screen) to…
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Add Multi-line Captions to WordPress Galleries

You can add multi-line captions to your native WordPress galleries. This is especially useful if you are using the gallery for a staff page. For instance, you may want to have a name, position, and email address below each image, and with each of these on their own line. I’m using the Twenty Twelve theme…
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Add Styles to Read More Link in Your WordPress Theme

The “Read more” link is used in all WordPress website or blog themes. Some themes add some style to the Read more, and some leave them as default links. If you want to change the style of your WordPress Read more links, this tutorial provides some options, using only CSS. Here is an example of styling…
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Use CSS for Equal Height Column Post Grid

Recently I was working on a WordPress theme in which I needed a grid of posts in column boxes of equal height. This is easy to do when a site is fixed width; you would just set a fixed height. When the theme is responsive, the height of the grid column will increase and each…
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Blog Post Images in Email Sent With RSS Campaigns

Occasionally my blog post emails have a broken layout. It happened recently (April 22, 2014). You’ll notice in the screenshot below from Gmail that the email content extends past the header, the image is squashed, and there is a scroll bar because the content extends outside the window. This is not what we want. At first…
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How to Add a Popup Form to Your WordPress Site with Ninja Forms

Ninja Forms is an easy-to-use, lightweight form builder plugin for your WordPress website. It can be used for simple contact forms or for more complex forms. You can see an example on my Contact page. The form has minimalist styling that blends in well with most WordPress themes. The basic plugin is available from the WordPress…
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Add Custom Post Type Content to Your WordPress RSS Feed

Often your WordPress website will have custom post types, in addition to your normal blog posts, for content such as books, staff, real estate listings, events, portfolio. Sometimes you don’t want this content to go out in your regular blog RSS feed which is the default behavior. But often, the custom post types are valuable…
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Your WordPress WYSIWYG Editor Can Reflect Your Theme Styles

While the WordPress visual editor is a nice WYSIWYG editor, it doesn’t reflect your theme styles, and so it’s often difficult to tell how your content will actually look in your post without viewing the actual post. With a few quick additions to your theme files, you can have your WordPress editor styled like your…
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Change Uncategorized Default Post Category in WordPress!

When you first install WordPress, it sets up a default post category of “Uncategorized”, but if this is used for all your posts, it is not helpful either to your readers or for your website content organization. You want a default category that helps your readers understand what your blog or website really features, so…