Customising the_excerpt

How to add “read more” links and change the length of the text generated by the_excerpt() Wordpress function. Examples for both Auto and Manual excerpts.

WordPress 3.0 action hook contextual_help

Here’s an update to the previous article on adding contextual help to Wordpress plugin options/settings pages, which describes how to maintain compatibility with the new $screen object in Wordpress 3.0.

Dynamic category menu highlighting for single posts

A tutorial to show how to implement dynamic menu highlighting of Wordpress category menus when viewing single post pages.

Limiting WordPress Post Revisions

How to limit the number of Post Revisions automatically saved by Wordpress, or suppress them altogether, together with how to delete existing Post Revisions from the Wordpress database.

WordPress action hook contextual_help

How to use the Wordpress Action hook “contextual_help” to add useful Help or other notes to a plugin’s Settings page. Although of greatest use for plugin developers, it could also be used by theme developers to add additional Help info to customised Post/Page Edit screens.

WordPress Editor – disabling wpautop()

How to disable wpautop() and take control of your paragraph and line-break tags when using the Wordpress Post/Page Editor.

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