Custom Post Types UI vs Types Custom Post Types UI and Types are the two most popular plugins for creating WordPress Custom Post Types. They both have great user-interfaces and they let users quickly and easily create custom post types without having to mess around with code. But which is better?
Adding WordPress Functions via Plugin
Adding Functions to a Plugin vs Theme While the easiest and most common way of adding simple snippets to extend a WordPress website's functionality is pasting them into the functions.php file of the active theme, any function can be added by creating and installing a simple plugin. There are two
Set Featured Images Using URLs Instead of Media Uploads
Featured Images WordPress's editor has a nifty little button that you've most likely seen: Add Media. This button brings up a screen that lets you add images by accessing your media library, uploading a new image, or adding an image from a URL. With featured images, you don't have the URL option.
The Best Affiliate System Plugin for WordPress
Create an Affiliate Program with WordPress and AffiliateWP Since anyone reading this post is probably looking to create an affiliate program for their WordPress powered website, I don't really need to go into great detail on what affiliate marketing is. Just to introduce it for anyone not
The Best Related Posts Plugin for WordPress
Related Posts by Zemanta Related Posts by Zemanta (free from the WordPress repository) is not "just another related posts plugin". While there are many different options to choose from to link related content in your blog posts, this plugin does the best job. Here's why: Better User Interaction
Add Filters and Searches to WordPress Content with FacetWP
Sort and Search WordPress Content with FacetWP FacetWP is an awesome new plugin for WordPress that lets you create highly detailed and configurable search criteria that allows your readers to filter and find exactly what they want. An example from the FacetWP website: Suppose you want a new pair
How to Use Email as Username in WordPress
By default, WordPress requires a username to login. Personally, I hate having to keep track of a username. I much prefer to use my email as the username. If you'd like to let your users login with their email and password rather than a username and password, download the WP Email Login plugin. It's