Category: WordPress
Troubleshooting 404 Page Not Found Error After Saving WordPress Menus
Today, I ran into a problem I didn’t expect. I was trying to save a menu on WordPress and got a ‘404 Page Not Found’ error. It’s a weird issue, isn’t it? If you’re dealing with this too, let’s figure out together how to fix it. Problem: You’re seeing a 404 error when you try…
Proxying Media Files in a Local WordPress Development Environment with DDEV
Proxying media files in a local WordPress development environment is an essential skill for developers who want to ensure that their local site reflects the content and functionality of the live production site. Downloading all the media files to your local environment might not be the best solution, especially if the production site has a…
Cloudflare’s Turnstile: Combating Spam and Bots on WordPress & Drupal Platforms
Cloudflare’s Turnstile, developed by Cloudflare, serves as an innovative CAPTCHA alternative that can be incorporated into any website. It aims to be less intrusive and functions without redirecting traffic through Cloudflare or displaying a CAPTCHA to visitors. Overview Unlike traditional CAPTCHAs, Turnstile uses various non-interactive JavaScript challenges to gather information on the visitor/browser environment, adapting…
How to Streamline Your WordPress Website Navigation Using Permalink Manager and Rabbit Hole Plugins
Creating a user-friendly website navigation experience is essential to running a successful online business or blog. In the WordPress ecosystem, multiple plugins can help achieve this goal. In this article, we will discuss two popular plugins: Permalink Manager and Rabbit Hole. Both of these plugins offer unique features to optimize your website’s navigation structure and…
How to Efficiently Render HTML Markup in WordPress: A Practical Guide for Developers
Discover the power of template parts in WordPress and learn how to render HTML markup efficiently with our step-by-step tutorial. This comprehensive guide explores the benefits of using template parts, including modular code structure, reusability, and improved readability. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or just getting started with WordPress, this tutorial will provide you with…
Creating Gutenberg Blocks with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) and LazyBlocks: A Comparative Guide
Gutenberg, the WordPress block editor, has revolutionized the way we create and design content in WordPress. Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) and LazyBlocks are two popular plugins that extend Gutenberg’s functionality by allowing users to create custom blocks.
How to Auto-Populate the Billing Email Field in WooCommerce Checkout Page with the woocommerce_checkout_get_value Filter
The woocommerce_checkout_get_value filter is a filter provided by the WooCommerce plugin for WordPress. This filter allows you to modify the value of a checkout field before it is displayed to the user during the checkout process. The woocommerce_checkout_get_value filter accepts two parameters: In the code snippet above, we check if the current checkout field is…
How to add the logged-in user’s roles as classes in the body element in WordPress
To add the user roles to the body of your WordPress pages, you can use the body_class hook. This hook allows you to add custom classes to the <body> element of your pages. Example of body_class hook to add classes to the body element Here’s an example of how you can use this hook to…
How to redirect from www to non-www URL using Cloudflare for free
After doing a quick SEO audit to this website, I found that https://davidloor.com/ and https://www.davidloor.com/ were both up. Since search engines see them as two different websites, it may arises issues because of duplicated content. So, I needed to pick one of the domains and redirect the other to the one selected. On the internet…
How to add custom CSS to the admin area in WordPress
1.- Create a css file in your custom theme where you want to add the styling. 2.- Implement the admin_enqueue_scripts action in a custom plugin or the functions.php file of your theme, like this: