Comments on: Don’t Let Your WordPress Customizations Get the Best of You http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/dont-let-your-wordpress-customizations-get-the-best-of-you/ Kim Woodbridge WordPress Consultant Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:58:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kim Woodbridge http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/dont-let-your-wordpress-customizations-get-the-best-of-you/#comment-13266 Kim Woodbridge Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:02:53 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=6652#comment-13266 Hi - I use in_category continue http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/in_category There is also a good plugin called Ultimate Category Excluder http://www.planetmike.com/plugins/ultimate-category-excluder/ Hi – I use in_category continue

http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/in_category

There is also a good plugin called Ultimate Category Excluder

http://www.planetmike.com/plugins/ultimate-category-excluder/

]]> By: The Digital Tools & Life Blog http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/dont-let-your-wordpress-customizations-get-the-best-of-you/#comment-13264 The Digital Tools & Life Blog Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:30:09 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=6652#comment-13264 Kim, what was the plugin you used to show or not show articles based on category? .-= The Digital Tools & Life Blog´s last blog ..<a href="http://digitivity.org/589/lpds-to-replace-lcds-and-leds" rel="nofollow">LPDs to Replace LCDs and LEDs?</a> =-. Kim, what was the plugin you used to show or not show articles based on category?
.-= The Digital Tools & Life Blog´s last blog ..LPDs to Replace LCDs and LEDs? =-.

]]> By: Kim Woodbridge http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/dont-let-your-wordpress-customizations-get-the-best-of-you/#comment-13026 Kim Woodbridge Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:06:00 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=6652#comment-13026 Hi Kristi - It's a relief to hear that someone else does the same things ;-) There is one file I always need to edit due to memory issues - every time I upgrade I forget about it and have to search again for the information about it. I keep saying I'll make a list too but I never do. Hi Kristi – It’s a relief to hear that someone else does the same things ;-)

There is one file I always need to edit due to memory issues – every time I upgrade I forget about it and have to search again for the information about it. I keep saying I’ll make a list too but I never do.

]]> By: Kikolani http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/dont-let-your-wordpress-customizations-get-the-best-of-you/#comment-13016 Kikolani Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:37:05 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=6652#comment-13016 I think I had this same problem on one of my sites... posting in a category that I hid from the homepage. Probably my only other customization snafu was adding code to the main WordPress files, then losing it during the upgrading process. I always think it would be good to make a list of which site, what customization, and exactly where & why I did it. But I never get around to that list, and always end up losing something on a theme change or upgrade. Fortunately, it's stuff that I can easily find again. .-= Kikolani´s last blog ..<a href="http://kikolani.com/upgrading-wordpress-29-thesis-16.html" rel="nofollow">Upgrading WordPress 2.9 and Thesis 1.6</a> =-. I think I had this same problem on one of my sites… posting in a category that I hid from the homepage. Probably my only other customization snafu was adding code to the main WordPress files, then losing it during the upgrading process. I always think it would be good to make a list of which site, what customization, and exactly where & why I did it. But I never get around to that list, and always end up losing something on a theme change or upgrade. Fortunately, it’s stuff that I can easily find again.
.-= Kikolani´s last blog ..Upgrading WordPress 2.9 and Thesis 1.6 =-.

]]> By: Dennis Edell http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/dont-let-your-wordpress-customizations-get-the-best-of-you/#comment-12969 Dennis Edell Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:51:13 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=6652#comment-12969 Quite true. Snippets on site are good for a multitude of reasons; not so much in feeds, but that's another article. ;) Quite true. Snippets on site are good for a multitude of reasons; not so much in feeds, but that’s another article. ;)

]]> By: Kim Woodbridge http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/dont-let-your-wordpress-customizations-get-the-best-of-you/#comment-12948 Kim Woodbridge Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:03:23 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=6652#comment-12948 Hi George - Thanks! I also copy the code when making changes. This problem is when it was something I did a long time ago and then I do something else that breaks it and I don't remember what I originally did ;-) Hi George – Thanks!

I also copy the code when making changes. This problem is when it was something I did a long time ago and then I do something else that breaks it and I don’t remember what I originally did ;-)

]]> By: George Angus http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/dont-let-your-wordpress-customizations-get-the-best-of-you/#comment-12946 George Angus Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:35:01 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=6652#comment-12946 Hi Kim, As I was reading this, I felt like I was reading a good short story whose conclusion was uncertain. I've certainly been there before, mainly with plug in issues. Unfortunately, I know just enough to get things really goofed up. Which means I'm extra cautious. I open up notepad and copy any code over to that before I make any changes. Saved my bacon once or twice! George .-= George Angus´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TumblemooseProductions/~3/UztfPtWCIUo/" rel="nofollow">Flash Fiction – Orb Chapter Three</a> =-. Hi Kim,

As I was reading this, I felt like I was reading a good short story whose conclusion was uncertain. I’ve certainly been there before, mainly with plug in issues.

Unfortunately, I know just enough to get things really goofed up. Which means I’m extra cautious. I open up notepad and copy any code over to that before I make any changes. Saved my bacon once or twice!

George
.-= George Angus´s last blog ..Flash Fiction – Orb Chapter Three =-.

]]> By: Kim Woodbridge http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/dont-let-your-wordpress-customizations-get-the-best-of-you/#comment-12939 Kim Woodbridge Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:41:15 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=6652#comment-12939 Hi Dennis - I recently learned about the one category thing. But I disallow certain things in my robots.txt to deal with duplicate content issues. Many SEO plugins have options for not indexing archives and categories. Also, I think that only having excerpts helps too - there is an excerpt or the archive or category page but clicking on it goes to the same single post file with the full content. Hi Dennis – I recently learned about the one category thing. But I disallow certain things in my robots.txt to deal with duplicate content issues. Many SEO plugins have options for not indexing archives and categories. Also, I think that only having excerpts helps too – there is an excerpt or the archive or category page but clicking on it goes to the same single post file with the full content.

]]> By: Kim Woodbridge http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/dont-let-your-wordpress-customizations-get-the-best-of-you/#comment-12938 Kim Woodbridge Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:34:53 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=6652#comment-12938 Hi Ari - Ugh ... accidentally changing the .htaccess can be a problem. I've had issues with that before and it took quite awhile for me to figure that one out. Hi Ari – Ugh … accidentally changing the .htaccess can be a problem. I’ve had issues with that before and it took quite awhile for me to figure that one out.

]]> By: Kim Woodbridge http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/dont-let-your-wordpress-customizations-get-the-best-of-you/#comment-12937 Kim Woodbridge Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:33:54 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=6652#comment-12937 Hi Davina - I didn't feel that satisfied ;-) I was more annoyed for creating the problem in the first place. Hi Davina – I didn’t feel that satisfied ;-) I was more annoyed for creating the problem in the first place.

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