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The shortcode API allows you to create your own shortcodes by adding functions to your theme functions.php template (this can be found; www.your-site.co.uk/wp-content/themes/yourtheme/). Let’s get straight to the point and start with a basic shortcode function. Please remember that shortcodes should be created for content and functionality that you use frequently. The whole point of […]

WordPress 4.5 Beta 1 is now available! This software is still in development, so WordPress don’t recommend you run it on a production site. Consider setting up a test site just to play with the new version. To test WordPress 4.5, try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (you’ll want “bleeding edge nightlies”). Or you can […]

To submit a form with AJAX (without reloading the page), you can use the ajaxForm/ajaxSubmit functions from Ajax Form Plugin or the jQuery serialize function. AjaxForm: $(“#theForm”).ajaxForm({url: ‘server.php’, type: ‘post’}) or alternatively:- $(“#theForm”).ajaxSubmit({url: ‘server.php’, type: ‘post’}) ajaxForm will send when the submit button is pressed. ajaxSubmit sends immediately. Serialize Method: $.get(‘server.php?’ + $(‘#theForm’).serialize()) $.post(‘server.php’, $(‘#theForm’).serialize()) […]

To get the menu to automatically drop on hover then this can achieved using basic CSS. You need to work out the selector to the hidden menu option and then set it to display as block when the appropriate li tag is hovered over. Taking the example from the twitter bootstrap page, the selector would […]

Do you need to create a slanted div for your website? Well you’ve come to the right place! We are going to create a slanted Div using CSS only without the use of images as this would be a waste of resources! We are going to use pseudo elements, applying a CSS3 transform on them, […]

Sometimes when you try to update your WordPress version or plugins, you might get a screen asking to provide your FTP connection information. This is a common issue whereby the WordPress system can’t write to your /wp-content folder directly. Here is the screen you might come across:- To solve this issue you need to define […]

To do this you will need to include WP Bootstrap Navwalker in your functions.php which can be downloaded here, simple add:- in your functions.php. Now you will want to edit your header.php file so your menu looks something like:- <div id=”nav”> <nav class=”navbar navbar-default navbar-fixed-top” role=”navigation”> <div class=”container”> <!– Brand and toggle get grouped for […]

WordPress 4.4.2 is now available. This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. WordPress versions 4.4.1 and earlier are affected by two security issues: a possible SSRF for certain local URIs, reported by Ronni Skansing; and an open redirection attack, reported by Shailesh Suthar. […]

Bootstrap 4 alpha 2 is now available. Since the last release, nearly 100 people have pushed over 900 commits to v4 and they’ve closed over 400 issues and pull requests. Those numbers are outrageously awesome to see, and they’re still got extra work to do for the full release of version 4. Here’s a look […]