• WordPress Site Settings Plugin

    Learn how to create and use the WordPress site settings plugin I have created. This plugin will allow you or your client to easily edit a WordPress website's details such as the telephone number, META Keywords, Footer text, etc.
  • Using Google Alerts to see if your site has been hacked

    Google’s Webmaster Blog has recently posted about their #NoHacked campaign. This campaign is about giving website owners tips and tricks to ensure they don’t fall victim to a cyber attack. You can read about the campaign here, I highly encourage you do – it gives some great advice. Part of the advice they gave was about ...
  • PHP Function: Get a file’s last modified timestamp

    I’ve recently found the need to show a file’s last modified timestamp. This function is useful when including CSS or JavaScript files. By including a query string will ensure web browsers re-download a fresh copy of the file rather than using a cached file. Simply run this function as you’re including a file, such as: ...
  • What to expect from Google I/O 2015

    With Google I/O 2015 starting shortly, here is what I most hope to see: Android M announcement with news and Nexus 6 download images New Chromecast hardware and updates Android wear news and updates ChromeOS updates The keynote is scheduled to last 2.5 hours, so there should be much more news. Be sure to livestream ...
  • Custom WordPress login

    WordPress has a wide range of options to change the look and feel of your WordPress setup. One that most people overlook is the login box, accessible at http://yourdomain.com/wp-admin/. Using the code below, you will be able to apply a custom CSS stylesheet to the login page. Firstly create your stylesheet. You could name the file ...