For people who run websites that allow people to register, especially a community type website, sometimes it might be a novel idea to list the most recent registered users in WordPress. To do this, you must work a little PHP and WordPress database magic. For this code snippet tutorial, we’re bring in the user’s name,
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WordPress Plugin: Hello WP User
A few weeks ago, right before publishing my 5 Really Cool Hello Dolly Alternatives post, I created the Hello WP User Plugin. I’ve always been a fan of the Hello Dolly plugin. However, it’s always been used as a novelty. While it’s a great example of simple WordPress plugin development, it’s always been used for
[Continue Reading...]This Is What Happens When You Don’t Understand WordPress and Bad Mouth It
I’ve dealt with a lot of clients throughout the years. It’s not new that I design exclusively with WordPress for websites. It’s also not new that I offer services to convert other platforms and content management systems (ex: Drupal, Joomla, Blogger, etc…) over to WordPress. What I’ve also dealt with is competing for a proposal
[Continue Reading...]5 Really Cool Hello Dolly Plugin Alternatives
The Hello Dolly plugin is about one of the oldest plugins in WordPress, and is usually one of the few default plugins offered with WordPress. It’s a plugin built by Matt Mullenweg, the co-founder of WordPress. The plugin simply rotates quotes lyrics from the song “Hello Dolly” by Louis Armstrong in the top right of
[Continue Reading...]Niche Recommended WordPress Plugin Series: Coupons
As part of the Niche Recommended WordPress Plugin series, Coupon sites are really popular because people love a good bargain. It could be for web hosting, a service, a digital product, or some tangible product. To be clear, when I mean coupons, I don’t mean an e-commerce website that you can offer promo codes or
[Continue Reading...]How to Add Font Awesome to your WordPress Site
Font Awesome allows you to add scalable icons to your website. I use it on my own website because sometimes outside of using images, the icons add a nice personal touch. It’s free, and GPL, and can event be used commercially. In this article, I’ll be showing several methods on how to add Font Awesome
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