I had an interesting dilemma over the weekend. Someone sent me a comp to code out (PSD->WordPress), which isn’t anything shocking since I do that a lot. What the dilemma was: in the sidebar, they wanted a category listing. However they wanted only the category listing for the category page you were on. So, say you’re in the “Dogs” category… they wanted the sidebar to have “Dogs” (the current category name) at he top, and...
read more ›So here’s the idea: I’ve had many clients in the past who wanted to have page-specific widgetized sidebars. Now, I’ve covered this before, but one thing has always gotten me: the fact that you have to write a lot of bloated code to get it to work. It seems like you should be able to pull the post slugs into some kind of array, and have the widgets auto-create themselves with a small bit of...
read more ›I need to get my bearings! I was away last week (my little brother got married! I used to change his diapers! I can’t believe it.), and I returned with an illness, so I’ve been unexpectedly down for the count this week as well. I’m still not 100%, but at least I can now sit here and do some things without feeling woozy. So, now I need to figure out where I left off and...
read more ›So, we’ve covered the basics at this point, an the usefulness of the query_posts() function, as well as how to do cool things with your front page. I hinted at a few tutorials to come, so let’s start with one of those – it’s as good a place as any! What we’re going to cover today is one of the most commonly requested functions I see – having a main navigation (usually at the top...
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