Your WordPress login page, i.e. wp-login.php is the main entry point into your WordPress admin area. While you can use a security plugin that can let you rename your site, I prefer protecting my sites at the server level, or even better, before it can hit the server. I’ve been using Cloudflare on my sites…
As a plugin developer, it is imperative to write secure and error-free code. PHP is a widely used programming language, but it has peculiarities and pitfalls that can lead to unexpected errors and warnings in your code. Even simple things like a typo or a missing semicolon can cause problems, and it can be challenging…
The next version (3.4) of Contextual Related Posts will see a brand new feature to allow a user to bulk edit posts, pages or custom post types to add the manual related posts. Plugin users will also be able to bulk select which posts they want to exclude from the related posts lists. Before this,…
WordPress automatically generates RSS feeds for your posts, categories, tags, comments, and more. You can find the default RSS feed URL for your website by adding /feed/ to the end of your domain name. For example, https://webberzone.com/feed/. However, sometimes you may want to create a custom RSS feed that includes only specific content from your website. For example,…
WordPress core, plugins and themes are constantly updated with new features, bug fixes, and security enhancements. Some users may forget or neglect to update their WordPress core, plugins, or themes manually which can expose their sites to potential vulnerabilities or compatibility issues. That’s why WordPress offers the option to enable auto-updates. Auto-updates allow WordPress to…
I recently moved all my plugin announcement posts to a custom post type called Announcements. This allows me to keep my blog posts focussed on some awesome WordPress tutorials that I am writing. So, do subscribe to my newsletter to receive them directly in your inbox! By default, the number of posts from a custom…
Fonts play a crucial role in creating an appealing and engaging website. They enhance the overall aesthetics and readability of your content. Google Fonts is a popular choice for many website owners due to its vast library of high-quality fonts. However, loading fonts from Google’s servers can have some drawbacks, such as slower performance, privacy…
Are you ready to take your WordPress development skills to the next level? I’m excited to introduce you to my tutorial series on Gutenberg block development! Gutenberg is the block editor that allows you to build beautiful and complex layouts with ease. However, if you want to create your own blocks that suit your specific…
This is the fifth part of my Gutenberg block development tutorial series. In the past four chapters, we’ve learnt how to build static and dynamic blocks, add custom settings and change styles. Many of my plugins contained a single block which served as an alternative to the shortcode. However, I did need to build two…
This tutorial is the fourth part of the WordPress block development series. The first three parts of the series covered creating a simple block using @wordpress/create-block. We then customised the block to display an inline notice/alert with customisable text. In this tutorial, we will create a dynamic block. Unlike static blocks, dynamic blocks are rendered…
In The first steps in WordPress block development, I introduced the basics of creating a WordPress block. We then dug deeper into the various block files in the second part of this tutorial series, In this chapter, we’ll continue our journey of building WordPress blocks by extending the Sidebar in the Block Editor to add…
This is Part 2 of the WordPress block development tutorials. Before you read this article, please check out Part 1. There, I showed you how to set up your development environment, use the @wordpress/create-block package and understand the WordPress block files. In this article, I’ll show you how to edit the code and run the…