The WordPress platform is a magnet for those who want to take matters into their own hands, who want complete control over their websites and want to be independent in running them. (more…)
Hooks are very useful in WordPress. They allow you to “hook” a custom function to an existing function, which allows you to modify WordPress’ functionality without editing core files. In this article, we have compiled 10 extremely useful ready-to-use WordPress hooks, along with examples and coding explanations. (more…)
Do you want to capture more data when creating a post or a page? Do you want to add some custom fields to your custom post type? With WordPress’s metabox functionality, you can! There are a few moving parts here, so let’s walk through them one-by-one. (more…)
We know that WordPress developers struggle to create meta boxes with custom fields. We know the Codex does not have enough information. We also know that advanced developers don’t like to use plugins with tons of unnecessary code, just to add a simple meta boxes. Same applies for heavy external metabox libraries. (more…)
WP_Query is an exceptionally powerful tool in WordPress. Every WordPress site contains a database that stores many posts (of many post types) that make up the bulk of that site’s content, and WP_Query is the best way to fetch or retrieve a given selection of those posts for processing. (more…)
“pre_get_posts” is a WordPress hook that allows you to modify the current query. Just a quick reminder: when you’re visiting any page of a WordPress install, the system creates a query that depends on the url you’re visiting. This is basically what the template hierarchy does. (more…)
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