Customising wp_list_comments()

More Wordpress tips and tweaks

How to use custom callback functions to customise the output of wp_list_comments() Wordpress template tag in order to display Trackbacks and Pings differently to normal comments.

How to use phpinfo() with a phpinfo.php file

How to make a phpinfo.php file to check your server configuration settings.

Category description with multiple categories and get_the_category()

A tutorial on how to use the Wordpress get_the_category() function to display the category name and description even if the post is assigned to more than one category.

How to add a Widgetised area in a WordPress theme

Darling, I'm not in the mood to go dancing. Let's stay home and code widgets instead!

Adding a new widget area to an existing theme is an easy and effective thing to do. Follow this tutorial to find out how!

Exclude subcategories from archive pages

If you use subcategories to organise your content in Wordpress, you will find that category archive pages show all posts belonging to the parent category and its subcategories. This tutorial shows you how to exclude subcategory posts from your parent category’s archive page.

Category description using get_the category()

The Wordpress get_the_category() function is another useful, but perhaps less well known, tool for displaying site content. Here’s an example of how to use it.

Revolution Theme full width Page Template

Tutorial showing you how to create a full width Page without a sidebar, using the popular Revolution Theme from Brian Gardner.

Create a different sidebar for a blog page

Using the popular Revolution Music theme, here is a tutorial showing how to create a different sidebar which is only displayed when viewing the single blog post page.

Complex loop with in_category(): Part 1

This article shows you how to build a complex loop using the in_category() function, which is especially useful for magazine-style themes. If posts have been assigned to more than one category, how can we create a query to search for a chosen number of posts which belong to two or more specified categories? This article shows you how using the Wordpress in_category() function.

Using Gravatars in WordPress themes

Adding Gravatar support to your theme, even without a plugin, is easy to do. This article shows you how to add Gravatars to your Comments.