Tag Archives: PHP
Add Users Total To WordPress Dashboard
The WordPress Dashboard is the first thing you see when you login. The “Right Now” box has important information like the total number of posts tags, comments, etc. but one thing is missing: users. I usually don’t have a need to check the Users list, so when a number of SPAM accounts registered, I didn’t even realize it. It got me thinking about writing a script to display the total number of registered users right [...]
Disable WordPress Drafts & Revisions
Today’s computer tech tip involves disabling two features in WordPress: Automatic Drafts & Revisions. They’re intended to be helpful, but they’re not for everyone. I would prefer to see these as options to enable/disable within the Admin Dashboard, but hard-coding the changes will suffice for now. I may have mentioned it before, but I prefer coding my articles in HTML with Notepad++ and later copy/pasting them in, so drafts and revisions aren’t necessary to me. [...]
Don’t Count Administrators In WordPress.com Stats Plugin
The WordPress.com Stats plugin is great for tracking page-views of your visitors. You can see the top posts and pages, the incoming referral links and search terms, and the outbound links to where your visitors left. As the Administrator, you have two options available for modification. You can choose to: show the site stats to users of any role, like Editors, Contributors, and Subscribers enable/disable stats counting of logged in users There is something missing [...]
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Hide WordPress Version From Dashboard Footer
Hiding your WordPress installation version is a good idea. Knowing what version you’re running, a malicious person could take advantage of the vulnerabilities identified within that version and potentially corrupt, delete, or even control your WordPress installation and all your web host files. Why some theme developers decide to advertise the version within the <head> element and WordPress itself displays the version to everyone with an account inside the Dashboard (wp-admin) area is unknown to [...]
Disable Or Move WordPress Admin Bar
With the release of WordPress 3.1, a feature was added called the Admin Bar that has quick access to common administrative tools including user’s profile, new posts and pages, comments, updates to plug-ins or the WordPress core, and even a search box. When you’re logged into your blog, you’ll see the Admin Bar at the top of every page on the site. There are two easy ways to disable this feature: by user, or universally [...]
WordPress Update Error: Maximum Execution Time
WordPress 3.1 was released only a couple days ago, and millions of people who use this awesome software are updating their systems. Some of these people who use the automatic update tool may get the following error message: Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in http://www.mysite.com/wp-includes/class-http.php on line 1060 You’re not alone. I seem to get this same error for each update, especially on my local development site. The great news is [...]