In our post about Introduction to WordPress Hooks we saw the differences between WordPress Actions and WordPress Filters, and then in the previous tutorial of this series we learned about using actions in our child theme. So it is time for WordPress Filters now. As we already saw, a WordPress filter...
Learn MoreWordPress plugins are the most popular way of extending the functionality of WordPress. They allow you to change the way that WordPress works. Plugins are simply functions written in HTML and PHP that are plugged into your website. Another way to change the functionality of WordPress is to use...
Learn MoreThe chronological nature of blogging means that great articles can get lost in your archives. Placing a search bar and an archives widget in your sidebar can make it easier for visitors to search through older content. You can extend this further by creating a dedicated archives page. Unfortunately,...
Learn MoreIn the previous tutorial of this series we introduced WordPress hooks and saw the differences between WordPress Actions and WordPress Filters. It´s time now for some action! This post is intended for making clear what WordPress actions are, how they work, how to use them and how they are hooked to the right...
Learn MoreSo far in this tutorial series we have seen how to add a new function to our WordPress child theme, either by modifying an existing function or by creating a brand new one from scratch. The example functions we used on both cases worked right away for us, they...
Learn MoreOk here we are, back to our “Add functions to your WordPress child theme” tutorial series. In the first post from this series we learned how to modify the functionality of an existing function, but we did not create any new one. We will be taking care of that on this...
Learn MoreNow that we´ve learned how to create a child theme and some other things and tricks related to WordPress child theme creation, it´s time to learn how to add functions to your WordPress child theme. Actually this will be the first of a series of tutorials dedicated to that subject...
Learn MoreIn my post Adding a screenshot for a WordPress child theme I showed you how to create the screenshot for a child theme, and where to upload it to make it available in “Appearance” > “Themes” inside your admin area. But I also mentioned on that post that I´d thought of a...
Learn MoreIf you read my previous posts “A WordPress child theme made easy… and easier” and “A new plugin for WordPress child theme creation“, you may remember that the plugin One-Click Child Theme creates a copy of the parent theme´s screenshot image and puts it into the child theme folder, while Child Themify does not create...
Learn MoreUPDATE December 2016: Please see the post Child Themes: Enqueuing the parent theme stylesheet instead of using @import On a previous post I stated that it was very easy to create a WordPress child theme from an existing theme. We also saw on that post that a child theme is a...
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