This tutorial can probably be achieved with the Discounts Pro extension (affiliate link). And while I’m all for supporting the folks at EDD, sometimes you just don’t feel like shelling out money for something. I struggled for a silly amount of time with whether or […]
Tag: Advanced Coding
Automatically Send New Email Subscribers an EDD Discount Code
This tutorial uses ActiveCampaign and Easy Digital Downloads. It can probably be achieved with other platforms, but my guide doesn’t reflect that. On my new Novelist plugin website I wanted to send all new email subscribers a 10% off coupon code as a thank you […]
How to Create Your Own Custom UBB Plugin Field (Book Setting)
This is a PHP coding tutorial. I’ve done my best to make the guide as easy to follow as possible, but I still recommend that you be fairly comfortable with code (or at least FTP) before attempting this. The Ultimate Book Blogger plugin already has […]
Code Your Own E-Course Platform on WordPress
This is an advanced coding tutorial. Prior PHP and general plugin creation knowledge is required. When it came time to release my Master Customizer e-course I coded my very own e-course plugin. Why? Three main reasons: I wasn’t interested in paying huge fees for a […]
How to Code Your Own WordPress Widget
There are three parts to creating your own WordPress widget: Creating the form in the admin area, where you enter the widget title and any other settings. Coding the part that saves that form data. Displaying the actual widget on the front-end of your site. […]
Code Your Own Simple Voting Plugin in WordPress
This is an advanced coding tutorial and not for the faint of heart! A few months ago I hosted a vote for the best-dressed Tweak Me theme. I needed to allow awesome readers like you to browse through the entries and super easily vote for […]
How to Feature One Post on Your WordPress Homepage (and show the rest as excerpts)
One of the features in Tweak Me v2 is the ability to ‘feature’ one of your posts. You can set one (or more) of the first posts on your homepage to show the full post, and have the rest all appear as excerpts. Here’s an […]
How to Create Your Own WordPress Shortcodes
Could you do a (or do you know of any existing) tutorial on shortcodes? I know that my theme supports some, and I know of some plugins that let you create them, but I’m not totally sure how they work. Specifically, I have a page […]
How I Made My Own E-Course Plugin
There are two things you probably already know about me: I love to code. I always aim to keep everything in-house and flowing together. These two things both came into play when I decided to start my own e-course. The easiest and quickest way to […]
How to Display WordPress Posts in 2 or 3 Columns
Hello! This is more advanced but I was wondering if you could do a PHP tutorial on how to split posts into two or three columns on the home page? Kind of like: http://www.happyindulgencebooks.com/ Thank you! I’m going to do my best to answer this […]