Solutions for WP http://solutionsforwp.com How to do it in WordPress Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:29:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Disable the Admin bar in WordPress http://solutionsforwp.com/disable-the-admin-bar-in-wordpress/ http://solutionsforwp.com/disable-the-admin-bar-in-wordpress/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:29:28 +0000 Randa http://solutionsforwp.com/?p=212 I hate the new Admin bar in WordPress, and while it’s easy to disable in your User profile, if you have a site with many subscribers and you don’t want them to be annoyed by the bar, or for some design reason you don’t want it to show, here is the code to place in your functions.php file:

/* Disable the Admin Bar for all but admins. */
if(!current_user_can(‘administrator’)):
show_admin_bar(false);
endif;

If you want to disable the admin bar completely, add this to your functions.php file:

/* Disable the Admin Bar for everyone. */
show_admin_bar(false);

]]> http://solutionsforwp.com/disable-the-admin-bar-in-wordpress/feed/ 9 Add Facebook Like Button To Your WordPress Site Without a Plugin http://solutionsforwp.com/add-facebook-like-button-to-your-wordpress-site-without-a-plugin/ http://solutionsforwp.com/add-facebook-like-button-to-your-wordpress-site-without-a-plugin/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:15:34 +0000 Randa http://solutionsforwp.com/?p=204 No need for a plugin to put the Facebook Like button on your posts. Paste this where you want the button in your single.php or post.php depending on the theme you’re using:

<iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?
href=<?php echo urlencode(get_permalink()); ?>&amp;layout=button_count
&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;
font=lucida+grande&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=21"
scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;
width:450px; height:21px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe>

There are several settings, so if you want yours to look different than mine, generate the code here.
Then, put in 

<?php echo urlencode(get_permalink()); ?>

where the URL is in the code, as I’ve done above.
(I’ve had to include carriage returns in the code above to get it to fit in the space. You might need to take them out when you paste in the code.)

]]> http://solutionsforwp.com/add-facebook-like-button-to-your-wordpress-site-without-a-plugin/feed/ 17 How to replace Read More with an image http://solutionsforwp.com/how-to-replace-read-more-with-an-image/ http://solutionsforwp.com/how-to-replace-read-more-with-an-image/#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:47:26 +0000 Randa http://solutionsforwp.com/?p=192 Sometimes it’s preferable to have a button instead of text to allow the reader to jump to the rest of a post. Following is the code to replace the text with an image:

 <?php the_content('<img src=
"' . get_bloginfo('template_directory'). '/images/readmore.png"
alt="read more" title="Read more..." />'); ?>

Obviously, replace /images/readmore.png with your image director and file name.

(This is slightly different from the instructions in the WordPress Codex, which did not work for me.)

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define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true);

After adding this, you should see Network under the Tools options in the Admin panel and you can take it from there!

]]> http://solutionsforwp.com/enable-the-wordpress-3-0-multi-site-option/feed/ 2 Getting around the upload limit in the php.ini http://solutionsforwp.com/getting-around-the-upload-limit-in-the-php-ini/ http://solutionsforwp.com/getting-around-the-upload-limit-in-the-php-ini/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:00:57 +0000 Randa http://solutionsforwp.com/?p=185 Ever tried to upload images in WordPress and get the following error message “Your php.ini upload_max_filesize is 2m”? This article provides a solution which is as simple as pasting a bit of code into a file and uploading it to your WordPress installation.

]]> http://solutionsforwp.com/getting-around-the-upload-limit-in-the-php-ini/feed/ 1 How to use WordPress 3.0 Menus feature http://solutionsforwp.com/how-to-use-wordpress-3-0-menus-feature/ http://solutionsforwp.com/how-to-use-wordpress-3-0-menus-feature/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:15:26 +0000 Randa http://solutionsforwp.com/?p=181 Justin Tadlock always does a great job of covering new WordPress features, and this article is no exception. WordPress 3.0 has a new Menus feature that will make navigation design much easier for the average user as well as for theme designers.

]]> http://solutionsforwp.com/how-to-use-wordpress-3-0-menus-feature/feed/ 1 Add an event calendar to WordPress with Google calendar http://solutionsforwp.com/add-an-event-calendar-to-wordpress-with-google-calendar/ http://solutionsforwp.com/add-an-event-calendar-to-wordpress-with-google-calendar/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 20:10:14 +0000 Randa http://solutionsforwp.com/?p=178 There are not very many good plugin options for WordPress right now if you want an event calendar. The Calendar plugin is the only one I’ve found that functions well as a full featured calendar and it has some great features, like color-coded categories for events and a widget. However, you can also just integrate a Google calendar into a WordPress site. The linked article is a nice, quick tutorial explaining how to make this work.

]]> http://solutionsforwp.com/add-an-event-calendar-to-wordpress-with-google-calendar/feed/ 1 How to Optimize Your WordPress Site for Search Engines http://solutionsforwp.com/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-site-for-search-engines/ http://solutionsforwp.com/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-site-for-search-engines/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:40:21 +0000 Randa http://solutionsforwp.com/?p=174 WordPress is already set up to be well optimized for SEO, but there are some additional techniques to employ and plugins available that can greatly improve search engine rankings. First, install either the Platinum SEO Pack or the All In One SEO Pack plugin. Then check out this comprehensive guide to WordPress SEO.

]]> http://solutionsforwp.com/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-site-for-search-engines/feed/ 4 How to control which widgets appear on which pages http://solutionsforwp.com/how-to-control-which-widgets-appear-on-which-pages/ http://solutionsforwp.com/how-to-control-which-widgets-appear-on-which-pages/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:14:36 +0000 Randa http://solutionsforwp.com/?p=170 If you get into managing a large amount of content or have a very custom site, and you’re using widgets, odds are that you’ll have a need to be able to selectively display certain widgets on certain pages. There is an awesome plugin called Widget Logic that addresses this need perfectly. It adds a field at the bottom of each widget box where you can drop in a WordPress Conditional Tag (or other PHP) such as is_home() to show a widget only on the main page for example.

]]> http://solutionsforwp.com/how-to-control-which-widgets-appear-on-which-pages/feed/ 2 Use a custom field outside the loop http://solutionsforwp.com/use-a-custom-field-outside-the-loop/ http://solutionsforwp.com/use-a-custom-field-outside-the-loop/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:35:53 +0000 Randa http://solutionsforwp.com/?p=165 Custom fields are so flexible and being able to display them outside the loop might certainly come in handy.

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