Is it possible to operate tags with WordPress pages in the same way as posts do? While by default WordPress posts support the use of tags the pages don’t. I didn’t wish to use a plugin. I like to keep the number of installed plugins to a minimum. If its possible to implement the tags […]
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WordPress Gutenberg Blocks Creating a Parallax Background Image
With the Gutenberg blocks its possible to add sections which can be coloured with background stripes, or in this instance a background image with the Parallax effect. To create the Parallax background image effect I chose to use the WordPress plugin Advanced WordPress Backgrounds. Add the block Background (AWB) as a new block on the […]
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WordPress Gutenberg Adding Full Width Background Stripes
Add background colours to a full width stripe on a web page using WordPress’ Gutenberg editor and the Bootstrap CSS framework. Colouring the background of sections of a webpage can be a great way to add more impact to the page. The different colours bringing clarity to the different sections. Creating full width stripes in […]
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Disable Post via e-mail in WordPress
WordPress offers the option to post a blog post via email If you wish to disable the ability of WordPress to accept blog posts via email. This may be overridden by adding a filter in the functions.php file of the theme. add_filter(‘enable_post_by_email_configuration’, ‘__return_false’); There’s an option to add an additional priority parameter. This will be […]
WordPress Show Content if Home Page
Often in WordPress theme files are reused, for example the files header.php, footer.php and page.php. By using common theme files the same piece of code may be used with the use of conditions to govern what is shown on a particular page. Where the bulk of the file’s content is generic, with a little customisation […]
get_the_content() with Content Formatting
The WordPress function get_the_content() doesn’t format the content. Incorporating this within a piece of code, all of the line spacing added in the editor box was lost. The resulting content was one block of text, paragraphs were lost, Its difficult to read and doesn’t encourage the visitor to follow the text to the blog post […]
WooCommerce Configure Shipping
The WooCommerce shipping can be configured to enable different rates according to the size of the product. Different shipping classes will be defined, which can be selected for a given product. And the shipping zones created, perhaps to reflect the price zoning of your courier(s). The items to be configured are: shipping classes – found […]
Change Logo WordPress Login Page
It’s easy to ignore the WordPress login page, leaving it without customisation. Why not spend a few minutes more and tailor the page? I sought to change the logo. And ended by tailoring the page background and form appearance. Interested to see how others had tackled this, a search of the Internet gave a review […]
Get WordPress Template
Which WordPress template is in use? A WordPress page can be configured to use one of the available page templates. This can be useful either for inclusions within the template or to generate a different feel for sections of the website. However, the page header and footer are not governed in the same way as […]
How to Add Excerpts to WordPress Pages
Excerpts are available on WordPress posts but not for WordPress pages. When editing a WordPress post, looking at the document options, I can see the option to add an excerpt. However, when editing the equivalent document options for a page I’m not seeing the excerpt option. I’d like to have excerpts available on my WordPress […]


