10 Useful WordPress Coding Techniques

As a WordPress user, we must update ourselves with the latest core

functionalities, plugin releases, useful tricks and hacks released by experienced

developers and enthusiasts.The field is growing enormously especially the

WordPress themes market. Therefore the topdevelopers are looking for such

opportunities to get the most out of WordPress.

In this article we will cover some useful tips, code snippets and hacks to help you

to create a WordPress theme.

1.Style Posts Individually

To give a special styling to one or more posts, you can take advantage of both the

post_class() function and the post ID. To apply this trick, just open

your single.php file.

2. Display Related Posts… With Thumbnails!

To keep visitors interested, display a list of related posts. Many plug-ins can do

that, Simply paste this code after the the_content() function in

your single.php file:

<?php

$original_post=$post;

$tags=wp_get_post_tags($post->ID);

if($tags){

echo'<h2>Related Posts</h2>';

$first_tag=$tags[0]->term_id;

$args=array(

'tag__in'=>array($first_tag),

'post__not_in'=>array($post->ID),

'showposts'=>4,

'caller_get_posts'=>1

);

$my_query=newWP_Query($args);

if($my_query->have_posts()){

echo"<ul>";

while($my_query->have_posts()):$my_query->the_post(); ?>

<li><imgsrc="<?phpbloginfo('template_directory');

?>/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=<?phpechoget_post_meta($post->ID,"post-

img",true); ?>&h=40&w=40&zc=1" alt="" /><a href="<?phpthe_permalink() ?>"

rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?phpthe_title_attribute();

?>"><?phpthe_title(); ?></a></li>

<?phpendwhile;

echo"</ul>";

}

}

$post=$original_post;

wp_reset_query();

?>

3. Antivirus for WordPress

It monitors malicious injections and warns you of any possible attacks.

4. Insert anything into WordPress Blog Post – WP-Insert

A famous WordPress plugin which takes care of all- ads, your feeds, your tracking

codes even the way you edit your posts!

5. Improve page load time – WP Minify

Once enabled, this plugin will combine and compress JS and CSS files to improve

page load time.

6. Custom ‘Read More’ and Thumbnailed Recent Posts

Display a customized Read More message and display related post in Thumbnails

by manipulating WordPress custom fields.

7. Overwrite Post Titles Easily

Simply in single.php file, find the call to the the_title() function and replace it with

the following code:

<?php$title=get_post_meta($post->ID,"custom-title",true);

if($title!=""){

echo"<h1>".$title."</h1>";

}else{ ?>

<h1><?phpthe_title(); ?></h1>

<?php} ?>

8. Add Multiple Sidebars

Open your single.php* file and find the call to the get_sidebar()function:

<?phpget_sidebar(); ?>

9. Auto-Resize Images Using TimThumband WordPress Shortcodes

First create the short code. Paste the following code in your functions.php file:

functionimageresizer($atts,$content=null){

return '<img src="https://media-mediatemple.netdna-ssl.com/wp-

content/uploads/2009/10//timthumb/timthumb.php?src='.$content.'&w=590"

alt="" />';

}add_shortcode('img','imageresizer');

10. WordPress Download Counter

Shows the current download count and even refreshes the count every 15 seconds automatically.

We have published some useful WordPress tips and hacks for all the experienced

WordPress website designer that will help them to create a theme that stands out

from the crowd.

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