Updated: now with more in-depth code! So you want to modify the WordPress Dashboard Welcome Screen There was a thread on the WPMU website that discusses how to disable the WordPress welcome screen, but the code provided didn’t work, so I figured I’d show how to do it! The `wp_welcome_panel()` function uses the `show_welcome_panel` user […]
I know about Gravity Forms…but what are shortcodes? Think of shortcodes as a placeholder for where other content will be displayed: instead of “Insert a Gravity Forms form here,” we use the `gravityform` shortcode. Learn more about shortcodes on WordPress.org. The Gravity Forms `shortcode` has five pieces: “ `id` (required) – The ID of the form, […]
The CubeCart file and image uploader in the product editor only allows for a small set of file types: jpg, gif, jpeg, png, swf, fla, jpg, gif, jpeg, png, avi, mpg, and mpeg. If you want to upload a PDF in CubeCart, you will have to manually FTP it into the uploads folder, and even […]
By default, WordPress menus don’t have the ability to add “nofollow” to the link items…but WordPress 3.0+ has the functionality built in. This tutorial will show you how to add nofollow to specific items using the new wp_nav_menu() function.
Why can’t I just click a link to edit the product I’m viewing? Interspire, I love ya, but the Interspire Shopping Cart has some silly omissions. Like a simple “Edit Product” link if you’re logged in as an administrator. Instead, you have to go to the backend, search for the product, then edit it…which takes […]
Is your IP banned from your own WHMCS? Who can remember all their passwords all the time? I have a password manager, and I still don’t get it right. I use the WHMCS software to manage client hosting and such, and so sometimes I get locked out of my own system because I’ve tried too many […]
Don’t use the Interspire Shopping Cart? Check it out; it rocks. The Interspire Shopping Cart is a great tool, but it’s missing some stuff out of the box. I am working on a shopping cart for a client, and wanted to incorporate a drop down menu of brand names using a standard <select> form. Sounds […]
Redirecting a website in ColdFusion (.CFM) I have been working on a ColdFusion website, and I wanted to find a way to require ‘www.’ in the URL (to consolidate all pages on www. for SEO). I normally work with PHP and Apache servers, so I’m used to .htaccess. I knew there had to be a […]
PHP includes for Blogger Before writing this post, I looked online to see if others have written about this same topic. This might as well be Michael Gray’s “Integrating Blogger Into Your Website: Part II”, which he never wrote — though he did write Part I. Step 1: Switch Blogger files to PHP First, you […]
As seen on 7News – View the video on TheDenverChannel.com Why Google Profiles matter to you Receive monthly tips like this one on how to get online exposure Receive monthly emailed tips As featured on the May 20th 7News program featuring Zack Katz of Katz Web Design, Google Profiles are a great way to be […]
Custom RSS feed me, Seymour Recently I wanted to create a feed for Google base that used a bunch of custom fields that I had created. It wasn’t easy to find what I was looking for online, so I thought I’d show how simple it is to make a custom feed & feed template in WordPress.
After talking with my mom (@adiehl on Twitter) about Twitter, the “microblogging” website that asks you to explain “What are you doing?” in 140 characters, it prompted me to write yet another How to Twitter posts, but a less technical and more practical how to get started guide. Twitter is not blogging. It’s not RSS. […]
Adobe Apollo was the code name for Adobe AIR, which has since taken its place. I’ve been trying to update my Twhirl application, but I was getting a message that I couldn’t update it because it was not made for that version of Adobe Apollo. Well no kidding, it was made for AIR! I tried uninstalling […]
If you find this article helpful, please share it, or Digg it! In Part 1 of Building a real estate website in WordPress, you learned about a plugin called FreshPost that we used to set up the basic structure of your real estate website. Using this article, you will be able to display a single listing page […]
Now Safari’s just as cool as Firefox If you’re a web developer on the Mac, you may be sick of everyone talking about Firefox Addons that do everything but wipe your ass. True, Firefox is a great browser that is very expandable, but I love Safari, and I want to do as much web development […]
Much search engine optimization revolves around guessing how users will search to find your site. When you’re optimizing for organic (non-paid) search results, you may be surprised to find out how much word order impacts the search ranking. Optimize your website for organic search with varying keyword order If you search the major search engines, […]
I wrote a newsletter article previously called "How to Schedule an Event Online," but recently I’ve had a few clients ask me how to get their events noticed. I’ve republished the article below: Here’s the situation: consider that you have a business event coming up, and you want to organize everything online. You have a […]
Search Engine Optimization is not voodoo; it directly translates into how well your website performs. The Ignite Matchmaking website was not performing well last September for their main keywords. Katz Web Design redesigned their site, optimized the site for their keywords, and now, look at their ranking: Denver professional matchmaker: 1 Denver match makers: 2 (up […]
Here’s the problem: I want to use CSS Sprites for transparent images, and they require different matte colors. The promise of CSS Sprites is great: you can combine many small images into one bigger image, and use CSS to reveal only the revelant parts. But what if you have a background image, and the background […]
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