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Auto refresh WordPress pages and post

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 WPgyan

WordPress posts and pages can be automatically refreshed using some tweaks in header of the website. Auto refresh functionality can be used in many ways depending upon needs.It can be used in landing pages to redirect to a particular page or posts after a certain interval of time. It can be used in other situations.for example, if the website is moved from root directory to a new directory and want the users to go to new website through root directory then simply create a page in root directory and write…

Best Hindi Typing software and tools

January 28, 2019June 6, 2019 WPgyan

There are many Hindi typing tools available.Some tools work online and some offline.These typing tools can be used in WordPress publishing and blogging.Online Typing tools are very handy if working online,blogging or posting online status on social networks.Offline typing tools are useful for offline working on documents etc. Here are some user friendly and easy to use typing tools. 1.Google Transliteration Google transliteration is a transliteration typing service for Indian and others languages. It has support for Hindi typing as well as other indic languages.This tool is powered by Google,the search…

BlueHost to discontinue its Bluehost India Affiliate Program

January 28, 2019January 30, 2019 WPgyan

Bluehost has decided to discontinue its ‘Bluehost India Affiliate Program’ in India from 3 Jan 2018 with immediate effect. Its has not cited any reasons of why its closing the affiliate program in India. Bluehost India Logo It has send a mail to all its affiliate of Bluehost India. Bluehost will continue to track the affiliate commission till 10 Jan 2018 and they will completely close afterwards from 11 Jan 2018. Web Hosting affiliate is a good source of income for bloggers who promote them. Its remain to see if…

Resolve: Fatal error: Call to undefined function is_blog_installed()

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 WPgyan

Are you getting this error? This error is mostly caused when a WordPress automatic update failed in middle for some reason.Manually updating WordPress via ftp will solve the problem. Fatal error: Call to undefined function is_blog_installed() in /home/xxxx/public_html/newsite/wp-includes/load.php on line 447 Warning: call_user_func_array() expects parameter 1 to be a valid callback, function ‘wp_ob_end_flush_all’ not found or invalid function name in /home/xxxx/public_html/newsite/wp-includes/plugin.php on line 429 0 1 2 Fatal error: Call to undefined function is_blog_installed() in /home/xxxx/public_html/newsite/wp–includes/load.php on line 447 Warning: call_user_func_array() expects parameter 1 to be a valid…

How to add Custom CSS in WordPress

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 WPgyan

There are different methods for adding custom CSS to your WordPress site. Custom CSS can be added for modify frond-end of your website or modify back-end(admin area) of your website. Modifying website front look is most common. Adding CSS to modify website front-end Add following line of code in functions.php of your theme to modify CSS in front-end of website. add_action(‘wp_head’,’custom_css’); function custom_css() { $output=”<style> .entry-content { background-color : #f1f1f1; } </style>”; echo $output; } 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10…

How to check a user is logged in to WordPress

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 WPgyan

To check a user is login to WordPress is_user_logged_in() function can be used. is_user_logged_in() 0 1 2 is_user_logged_in() This function may also be used to add Login/Logout Button.

How to create a custom Shortcode in WordPress

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 WPgyan

Shortcode in WordPress are text macros which are used in content area of a Page or Post and May be Widgets. Shortcodes are created by using a collections of functions. You will learn about shortcode and How to create a custom shortcode as you proceed. What is a Shortcode? Shortcode are text macros or shorthand tags, which can be used in post or pages to display some codes or some custom texts. syntax : [myshortcode] 0 1 2 [myshortcode] Shortcode can be of two types: Self closing and…

How to create a Widget Area in WordPress theme

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 WPgyan

Widget Area is a part of a WordPress theme structure where Widgets can be added.Widget area is normally in right side of main content area or in left side of it.It can be created in header area of website,in footer area of website or in the middle of posts.Almost anywhere you want. Widget areas also referred as Sidebars. To add a Widget Go to Appearance > Widgets and Drag a Widget to a Widget Area.Here you can add available Widgets. Most new themes are widgetized now.check your theme Widgets Section…

How to create a Widget in WordPress 4.4

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 WPgyan

WordPress widgets are content blocks that can be used to add different type of content & features(for example, list of latest posts, a slider, a interactive map, a contact form etc) in the theme. Widget are used to control structure of theme by creating different layouts based on widget areas. Widgets can be added in pre-defined widget areas in a theme. A widget can be added/removed from Theme customizer or Appearance => Widgets as shown below. Adding widgets in Theme customizer Adding Widget in Appearance => Widget : You…

How to Display Widgets in WordPress

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 WPgyan

Sidebar or Widget area can be used to show widgets in the part of website where it is located. Widget area can be anywhere either in left side of content or right side of content, in header area or footer area. Available widgets can be found in Appearance -> Widgets in WordPress Admin Area and can be dragged to display in available widget areas. Other Method of showing widgets are by the_widget template tag. By using this template tag widgets can be displayed in any part of websites without a…