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Add Custom Functions

Code Snippets pluginWhen you have a WordPress website, at some point, you’ll probably choose to add your own custom functions into the functions.php file of your theme in order to add a certain feature, remove it, or modify it! However, when you update your theme at some point, all these changes you made will be gone.

The best practice is to always use a child theme and to add the custom functions into the functions.php file inside the child theme. However, you can also use the Code Snippets plugin which makes it super easy to add custom functions.

When you install and activate the plugin, navigate to Snippets -> Add New and add your snippet there.

Awesome, right? Cheers 🍷

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Customer Happiness WordPress

Caring Is the Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Seen Anyone Do by Caspar Hübinger

One of the best talks at this year’s WordCamp Europe in Vienna!

Caspar did an amazing presentation this year and its full title is “Caring is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen anyone do.”—Thoughts on WordPress Plugin UI.

http://wordpress.tv/2016/07/01/caspar-hubinger-thoughts-on-wordpress-plugin-ui/

If you prefer reading over watching, you can also check this article that was based on his talk. Enjoy!

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Installing a WordPress plugin? Things to keep an eye on

Alright, so you’ve launched your WordPress website, you chose the theme which suits you the most and now you are searching for the right plugins. In the vast sea of free and freemium plugins located at the WordPress repository, how do you choose the plugin(s) for your site?

In one of my recent articles, I covered the list of plugins I recommend for a WordPress website. Of course, I use these plugins on my own personal website and depending on the type of website you are managing, you might not need all of them! In any case, let’s start with the basics 🙂

Installing a WordPress plugin

Log into the wp-admin area of your WordPress website and navigate to Plugins > Add New.

Add New plugin

You will be able to search the WordPress repository and find the plugin you need. You can also check for Popular and Recommended plugins.

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White Screen of Death After a Plugin/Theme Update? Don’t Panic!

It happened to all of us, we were checking on our WordPress website, we’ve updated a plugin (a set of plugins even!) or maybe a theme, and instead of our awesome website of awesomeness, there was a just a big white screen laughing at us. This has happened before and it will happen many times more in the future. The most important thing to know in this situation is that it can easily be fixed! Just follow the steps below:

  • Log into the FTP of the site by using an FTP client – I recommend Filezilla which I use on a daily basis
  • Navigate to the wp-content directory of your site and enter the plugins directory (or themes if you updated a theme)
  • Find the plugin/theme folder which you updated and rename it (you can rename it to anything you want – plugins1, 2plugins, myplugins etc.)

This action will deactivate that particular plugin/theme and you will regain control of your website. If you updated a set of plugins and you don’t remember which ones they were, you can rename the whole plugins directory and thus deactivate all the plugins on the site. Afterwards, by logging into the wp-admin area of the site, you can activate them one by one in order to locate the culprit!

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My Plugins of Choice for a WordPress Website

If you are running a WordPress.org website, it is inevitable that you will need to install certain plugins to help you with the photo galleries, security, analytics, spam protection etc.

Half a year ago, I created my own website and I wanted to share my perception of chess (I am a chess fanatic) and how it is connected with life and everyday situations we find ourselves in. I purchased my space on the internet at GoDaddy and I installed WordPress.

so many choices