Since the WordPress Customizer is built using the Underscore.js and Backbone.js libraries, the values of all the customizer controls are not stored in the DOM, but rather in a discrete model. This means that if you use JavaScript to change the value of a control in the DOM, it will look like it has changed visually, […]
Rename Custom Post Type in WordPress
If you simply want to change how a post type is displayed in the WordPress admin, you can simply change its labels, or use a plugin like this one to do it for you. If on the other hand you need to rename the post type’s slug for some technical reason, then you can follow the […]
Set up PHP CodeSniffer in PhpStorm with WordPress Coding Standards
The steps below cover how to set up PHP CodeSniffer in PhpStorm with WordPress Coding Standards rulesets. This can be very helpful for identifying violations of the WP coding standards as you write code, so you can fix them on-the-spot. This guide assumes you’re on Mac OS X or Linux, are using Vagrant for local […]
Vagrant Not Reachable After Disconnecting from VPN
If Vagrant is not reachable after disconnecting from a VPN, first run these commands to bring the interface down, then back up: sudo ifconfig vboxnet0 down sudo ifconfig vboxnet0 up For a long term solution, consider adding the code below to the Vagrantfile, which will use the host as DNS: config.vm.provider :virtualbox do |vb| vb.customize [“modifyvm”, :id, […]
Get Images from Remote Server by Proxy
If you have the files and database you need to work on a WordPress site locally but not the images and other media, how can you get them from the remote server? For small sites, simply downloading the entire wp-content/uploads/ directory may be the easiest and quickest solution. For large sites, however, it’s a much better idea to […]
Get Permalink of Page Outside of The Loop
Let’s say you have some WordPress code that’s looping through all your posts and outputting some of their data to the webpage. How would you get the permalink of the page outside of The Loop (as in, what’s in the browser’s address bar) rather than the post you’re currently looping through? Typically you can use […]
Create a Taxonomy Dropdown in WordPress
In this post, I’ll outline how to create a taxonomy dropdown in WordPress that lets the user choose an option, then reloads the page to only show entries that match the taxonomy term they chose. This is extremely useful for filtering a list of results to show only what your visitor is interesting in seeing. Let’s […]
Require Post Title for Custom Post Type
In this post, I’ll outline how to make the post title field required for a custom post type in WordPress. By default, if a user leaves the title field blank, WordPress will still allow the post to be published or updated. What we want to do is prevent the custom post type from being published/updated […]
Prepare WordPress Theme for SSL (https)
Moving your site to SSL is often a great idea for the obvious security purposes, but also for search engine optimization (SEO), since Google now gives SSL sites a higher ranking than non-SSL sites. In this post, I’ll outline a few things to check for in your theme to make sure it’s ready for the move to […]
Force CSS & JS Changes to “go live” Immediately
To quote Mark Jaquith’s helpful post on this topic: “If you update your WordPress theme’s style.css, you may have noticed that you have to “force-reload” your site in your browser to see the changes. This is because your browser keeps a copy of the CSS cached on your hard drive. Depending on how your server is […]
Separate Trackpad & Mouse Natural Scrolling in Mac OS X
When using the trackpad on your computer, Apple’s “natural” scrolling feature is pretty great. The content moves in the same direction as your gestures, just as it does on tablets and smartphones. In my opinion, it makes far less sense to use natural scrolling when using a mouse, though. Scrolling the scroll wheel down makes […]
Facebook Conversion Pixel Plugin
One of my clients requested the ability to insert Facebook Conversion Pixel code into her company’s webpages. If you’re not familiar, conversion tracking helps businesses measure the return on investment of their Facebook Ads by reporting on the actions people take after their ads are served. So if you’re running an ad on Facebook and […]
