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Random Header Image

In this tutorial I show you how to display header images at random on your blog. The power of this method lies in the fact that it doesn’t matter how many images you have, or whether they’re GIFs, JPEGs, PNGs, or any combination thereof, so you can change the images at any time without requiring a change of the code outlined in this tutorial.

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WordPress $post Object Quick Reference

This is a quick reference chart for the Wordpress $post object. The post object holds things like the post title, number of comments, status, date and time of last modification, and numerous other attributes.

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How to Test for Comment Moderation Settings

In this article I show you how to test for two comment moderation settings in Wordpress. 1) Whether all comments are being moderated before being shown, and 2) Whether comments from new commentators only are being moderated before being shown.

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WordPress Errors – Save / Publish Post, Get 404 Error

I was trying to publish a post the other day and every time I hit save or publish, I’d get a 404 error. Well, after a long search, I finally figured out what was wrong on my own.

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Get Your Heading Tag Out of Your…

Ideally, and for good SEO, your H1 tag will be the heading that tells a search engine what a given page is about; unfortunately, it’s jacked up in Wordpress by default, so let’s fix it.

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Beginning Template Tags – bloginfo(), the_time(), the_title()

If you want your blog to look different than the other million crappy blogs out there, you need to familiarize yourself with template tags in Wordpress. This article covers some uses of bloginfo(), the_time(), and the_title().

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Standout Author Comments

The majority of Wordpress blogs look exactly the same. One of the things you an do is change the way comments are displayed. Here I’m going to show you how to give author comments their own look. This isn’t the only way to do this, but its the one I use, which makes it better than all the rest.

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Changing Excerpt Size Dynamically

I needed to change the size of the post summary / excerpt depending on the length of the title for a recent project. The goal was to fit both the post title and excerpt within a fixed-size container, while being able to adjust for changing title and excerpt sizes from post to post. This is how I did it.

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Turn Off Comments in WordPress

When you realize what everyone else has to say is boring, this’ll be your next step. ;-)

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If It Weren’t For These WordPress Plugins I Wouldn’t Get Out of Bed

A review of my favorite Wordpress plugins, because life’s just not worth living without them.

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Transform Your Read More Link With a Little Pizzaz

It’s not the biggest change you can make, but changing the wording of your “read more” link can actually help your click-through rate.

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5 Minute Professional WordPress Comment Styles

This is one of those little changes that makes your blog stand out. Be the only kid on your block to have specially styled comments.

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