Category Archives: Wordpress Tips
DiW v3.0 Book News
We have been working diligently on updating Digging into WordPress and finding the best print-on-demand solution. Thanks to your suggestions and ideas for book printing, there were many options to check out. After sizing things up, we’re pleased to announce the following: Digging into WordPress version 3.0 will be released near the end of August [...]
Thumbnail Based Archives
Here at Digging Into WordPress, we’ve attached thumbnail images to every single (non-link-style) post since day one. We started before WordPress 3.0 had the specific feature for thumbnails. We did it just by attaching a file path to the thumbnail image as a custom field. We clearly display each of those thumbnails in the design [...]
Optimizing WordPress Permalinks
Configuring your WordPress permalinks is simple and only takes a second, but understanding what they are and how they work is key to setting up the best permalink structure possible. Your site’s permalinks are like the street address for your site’s web pages. They help both people and robots understand your site’s structure and navigate [...]
Media Temple WordPress Hack
It looks like Media Temple WordPress installs have been hit with a WordPress Redirect Exploit. We got hit here at DigWP.com, but have cleaned things up and are taking steps to prevent it from happening again. Here is what Media Temple knows so far: Visitors viewing posts on your blog may be redirected to a third-party [...]
GPL Showdown
If you missed the Matt Mullenweg vs. Chris Pearson debate live debate today, this is my wrap up: Matt: Thesis is violating the law because it violates GPL. Chris: No it isn’t. Matt: Businesses can thrive under GPL. Chris: So? Matt: Why won’t you bring Thesis over to GPL? Chris: Because I would feel like [...]
GPL Showdown
If you missed the Matt Mullenweg vs. Chris Pearson debate live debate today, this is my wrap up: Matt: Thesis is violating the law because it violates GPL. Chris: No it isn’t. Matt: Businesses can thrive under GPL. Chris: So? Matt: Why won’t you bring Thesis over to GPL? Chris: Because I would feel like [...]
Protect Your Site with a Blackhole for Bad Bots
One of my favorite security measures here at Perishable Press is the site’s virtual Blackhole trap for bad bots. The concept is simple: include a hidden link to a robots.txt-forbidden directory somewhere on your pages. Bots that ignore or disobey your robots rules will crawl the link and fall into the trap, which then [...]
WordPress Security Lockdown
This article is split into two parts for ez reference. First some information on the evil WordPress “Pharma Hack”, and then a recipe for protecting your site with a solid security lockdown. Choose your own adventure: Pharma Hacked Security Lockdown Pharmaceutical Apocalypse A few weeks ago, DigWP.com was hit with the so-called Pharma Hack. We [...]
WPAlchemy MetaBox PHP Class
This looks awesome: “The WPAlchemy MetaBox PHP Class can be used to create WordPress meta boxes quickly. It will give you the flexibility you need as a developer, allowing you to quickly build custom meta boxes for your themes and plugins.” Direct Link to Article — Permalink on DiWLike the article? Get the book! © [...]
(Meta) Conversation on Frameworks
The discussion starter post last week about WordPress theme frameworks worked nicely. I really enjoyed the comment thread that took place so I thought I’d point it back out to people who may have missed that or didn’t see it fully developed. Specific thanks to Justin Tadlock and Nathan Rice for sharing their thoughts as [...]
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