There are many reasons not to like Visual Composer or any other plugin that uses shortcodes for formatting purposes in the WordPress content editor. One of them is that it can be a lot of work cleaning up the mess of shortcodes that they leave if you ever decide to deactivate the plugin. But how …Continue reading
Quick Tips
Multisite and the dreaded /blog/ slug base
When dealing with sub-sites in multisite and using sub-folders, individual sites are given the following permalink structure: http://www.mydomain.com/blog/sample-post/ In some contexts this makes a lot of sense but in others the user might want to get rid of the /blog/ in the slug. Where does this “blog” come from? The string “blog” is hardcoded into …Continue reading
Easy WordPress Debugging Tips
In case you didn’t know, debugging in WordPress is essential. Not only does it save users from plugin conflicts and enormous headaches but it is a valuable learning tool to help you code more cleanly and efficiently. The following are some easy tips to get you started: var_dump() and print_r() Put any variable inside one …Continue reading
Creating a full-width Responsive Google Map
I think anyone who has created a website using a Google-map can agree that one of the easiest ways to display a Google Map is to embed it in an <iframe>. But what if you want to use it as a header image, or any width that is not pixel based? The trick is to …Continue reading