Getting started with SASS
This is going to be the start of a small series of blog posts. I am not spoiling too much of the end result, but it has something to do with the special seasons of the year. The idea to … Read more →
Posts in Category ‘Advent calendar’
Correct quotes in WordPress
Different languages use different quotation marks. In English, is usually looks like this: “…”. In Germany it looks like this: „…“. And in French they use other symbols: « … ». Correct typography is not always easy to get, especially when you … Read more →
This blog is now ad-free
As of today, I have removed all ads from this blog. I've used Google AdSense almost since the beginning of this blog. I have also experimented with some other advertisements and until today I had two banners to the affiliate … Read more →
Gutenberg test
On my way to WordCamp Cologne, I tested the new Gutenberg editor for the first time. As I didn't just wanted to type some random text, I wrote a small blog post about how I just use the editor and … Read more →
Insert shortcodes into sidebar widgets
Shortcode can be very useful, when you want to insert dynamic content into a static page or a post. WordPress is offering some internal shortcodes such as the shortcode (which is usually rendered in the backend). By default, shortcodes can … Read more →
How to handle closed plugins from the directory
I am pretty sure that everyone of you is using plugins from the official directory. All of those plugins are reviewed before they went live and if they haven’t been updated in the last two years, you can’t find them … Read more →
Enable multisite admins to add custom CSS
This blog runs on a multisite, so I can easily translate all my blost posts using MultilingualPress. Another website on this multisite installation is the website for WP Meetup Berlin. On this site, another user has the admin role. With … Read more →
Remove the WordPress.org link in the meta widget
WordPress comes with a lot of widgets bundled in core. One of this widgets is the meta widget. When you install a fresh copy of WordPress, this widget is usually put into the main widget area. Most users remove this … Read more →
Remove the “Private” and “Protected” prefix on blog posts
Some weeks ago on a client website, we were asked to remove the “Private: ” and “Protected: ” prefixes on a custom post type. If you don’t know what I am talking about, let me quickly explain the feature. The … Read more →