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January 20, 2020 1 Comment

Quick Tip: Add help text above the Publish button

Intermediate Quick Tips

True to my quick tips series, this is a new quick tip! How to add help text above the Publish button on the WordPress admin. This is a straightforward function. Maybe you want to add a reminder for users before they publish? Maybe you even want to prevent them from…

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Leave a Comment

Quick Tip: What is a WordPress Archive?

Beginner Quick Tips

Whenever I’m talking WordPress to someone, I have a habit of using terminology that is specific to WordPress. Problem is, not everyone is familiar with said terminology, and sometimes I need that reminder. At the same time, I want those that I work with, to become comfortable with the WordPress…

archive template hierarchy

February 11, 2019February 10, 2019 2 Comments

Quick Tip: WordPress “get” and “the” template functions

Beginner Quick Tips

If you’re learning how WordPress templates work, there are two kinds of functions you’ll see a lot. What I like to call, the “get” and “the” template functions. If you haven’t noticed by now, there are functions in WordPress that seemingly do the same thing, so what is the difference?…

Functions get_the_content get_the_date get_the_title PHP the_content the_date the_title

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 Leave a Comment

Quick Tip: Not sure what template you’re in? Use the WordPress body classes.

Beginner Quick Tips

Let’s talk about WordPress body classes! But first, an explanation of what this is. This is the first short post, from what I hope will end up being several short posts, called “Quick Tips”. It can take me weeks to write a “normal” sized post on RachieVee, and so, in…

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