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Old Post Slug — WordPress Removal and Cleanup

When you make a change to a post slug permalink after its been published, WordPress will automatically redirect it to the new post slug (doing a 301 redirect). This works well, but sometimes you want no existence of the old post slug. These SQL statements will help you cleanup your old post slugs.

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Sidekick WordPress Plugin Release (v0.6)

Last weekend I was able to complete a new release of the Sidekick WordPress Plugin, adding enhancements to the WordPress Menus section. If you are working with some serious menus you will totally like this.

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UTF-8 in MySQL — Solving UTF-8 Issues in MySQL

UTF-8 in MySQL can be tricky. Sometimes the problem isn’t noticed right away. Here is how I solved my recent encounter with UTF-8 issues and MySQL.

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PHP Multi Dimensional Array Combinations

This PHP function will take a multi dimensional array and create all its possible combinations (not permutations). I used this function in debug code, but I can see its use in many other cases.

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WordPress Plugin Internationalization (i18n) Localization (L10n)

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Internationalizing your plugin is not difficult. All the information you need is out there and the WordPress Codex is very good resource, but I thought I’d sum it up for those who need the quick skinny on the matter.

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How To Show/Hide WordPress Meta Boxes By Selecting Categories

This quick how to will show you how to show and/or hide a WordPress meta box by selecting a specific taxonomy/category. This solution uses a little CSS and Javascript to accomplish the goal, and it also works when editing a post or creating a new one.

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How To Integrate the WordPress Media Upload Box Into Your Meta Boxes

This video is quick and dirty talk about the WPAlchemy_MediaAccess helper class which will help you integrate the WordPress Media Uploader with your custom meta boxes.

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How to Setup a Firewall to Secure Your Linux Server

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Setting up a firewall is the second thing you should do immediately following the setup of your linux server (the first should be to Secure SSH Login).

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WordPress Migration

WordPress Migration

Moving WordPress sites from host to host isn’t as difficult as you may think. Following these simple steps will help guide you through the entire process: copy/move site files, copy/move the database, and most importantly update your database/table values with this special MySQL query.

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Sorting WordPress Meta Box Fields

Sorting WordPress Meta Box Fields

Allowing end-users to sort meta box fields is pretty straight forward. These two screencasts will show you how to quickly setup sorting as well as how to setup a simple notification message to alert users to “Update” the post/page.

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WPAlchemy — WordPress Meta Box PHP Class

Create meta boxes with ease, this PHP class will give you the flexibility to quickly build custom meta boxes for your themes and plugins. Learn More...

Latest Articles

  • Old Post Slug — WordPress Removal and Cleanup
  • Sidekick WordPress Plugin Release (v0.6)
  • UTF-8 in MySQL — Solving UTF-8 Issues in MySQL
  • PHP Multi Dimensional Array Combinations
  • WordPress Plugin Internationalization (i18n) Localization (L10n)
  • How To Show/Hide WordPress Meta Boxes By Selecting Categories
  • How To Integrate the WordPress Media Upload Box Into Your Meta Boxes
  • How to Setup a Firewall to Secure Your Linux Server
  • WordPress Migration
  • Sorting WordPress Meta Box Fields

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