Stay connected box for WordPress without a plugin

Ernest Marcinko Tutorials, Wordpress 1 Comment

I’ve done a lot of research to look for a plugin, that can add a “stay connected with us” box below my posts. Unfortunately there is none. The main reason for this, is because there is no proper hook in wordpress to add a content block after the sinlge post. Fortunately, the workaround isn’t too hard. It’s attractive, visitors will …

WordPress ping list for 2014

Ernest Marcinko Tutorials, Wordpress 8 Comments

Update Services are tools you can use to let other people know you’ve updated your blog. WordPress automatically notifies popular Update Services that you’ve updated your blog by sending a XML-RPC ping each time you create or update a post.

WordPress – Widget select box

Ernest Marcinko Tutorials, Wordpress 7 Comments

This tutorial will cover how to add a select box to the widget backend options panel. Sometimes a simple text input field is not enough. By understanding this article you will gain a better view of widget backend options.

Adding custom fields to bbpress topic form

Ernest Marcinko Blog, Tutorials, Wordpress 26 Comments

As some of you may noticed, our support forum’s new ticket form has some custom fields included. I have searched through the web for tutorials/plugins before creating the new support form, but unfortunately there is almost nothing out there. I knew I will have to code a lot, even if I find some tutorials. Actually, this is not hard at all, since bbpress has a bunch of actions and filters integrated, which helps us to modify the look and feel of it, without actually touching the bbpress code.

Tutorial level: Medium