Since WordPress 2.1 there is a way to schedule tasks from within WordPress (as opposite to using external schedulers). It is quite useful for doing systematic backups, cleaning user databases, importing data from other resources into your database, and things like that. Glenn Slaven wrote a nice article - “Timing is everything: scheduling in WordPress” […]

Making WordPress themes I : static basics
We’ve spent some time on WordPress internals already. We looked at how things work in general, and how we can create plugins and widgets. It’s time to look at another powerful tool that we have at our disposal - WordPress themes. The topic of WordPress themes is large, but not complex. I think it is better […]

Making WordPress themes III : template hierarchy
(This is the third post in “Making WordPress themes” series. If you missed the previous two, here are the links: “Making WordPress themes I : static basics” and “Making WordPress themes II : The Loop” ). In this post we’ll see which filenames WordPress recognizes in the theme directory, and how it knows which posts […]

Tip #7 : WordPress constants
ABSPATH is one of the most known WordPress constants. It holds filesystem path to WordPress installation and is often used to construct filesystem paths relative to WordPress. But what other constants are there in WordPress? The answer is easy to get than it might seem. You can see a full list […]

Tip #5 : Taxonomy in WordPress 2.3
The upcoming release of WordPress 2.3 introduces a new way of tagging and categorizing posts and links. It replaces the old way of categories and should provide enough flexibility to replace a whole bunch of plugins. Or, at least, make those plugins much simpler. This new feature required a few changes in the WordPress database scheme. […]

Tip #3 : Under Construction
It is often desired to have a final version of the project on the production server for testing purposes, but so that nobody other than site administrators could see things. Also, once in a while, one needs to have a “Site under maintenance” page, even if for just a little while. There are, of course, […]

Tip #4 : WordPress cheat sheets
There is an excellent collection of WordPress cheat sheets at Kahi’s WordPress notes. Cheat sheets provide a simple way of getting an overview picture of one specific topic, as well as to quickly find a name of a function or a variable. The best thing about cheat sheets is that you can print them out, […]

Tip #6 : Enhancing WordPress administration
This tip has been written by Karthik Kastury from dailyApps.net. dailyApps showcases the best of the Apps for different platforms and is a must read for all you software junkies out there. You can also find a host of tips to improve your productivity with review of various services and apps. If you are a long […]

Making WordPress themes II : The Loop
(This post is a second part of the “Making WordPress themes” series. The first part is “Making WordPress themes I : static basics“) The Loop is perhaps the most important thing there is to understand in WordPress theme building. It is the heart, the soul and the skeleton of any WordPress theme. It’s […]

More WordPress theming at WPDesigner.com
I came across an excellent resource about WordPress theming - WPDesigner.com . There are theme reviews, forum and few other bits worth checking out. But the best part of the web site, in my opinion, are the Tutorials. They are so good in fact that I decided to add the RSS feed to WPDesigner.com tutorials […]

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