I recently completed work on a new project for MRP Design Engineering. We took their existing website, built using the SnippetMaster web editor, and migrated it to the WordPress platform with a new look and feel.
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Working with WordPress, I often will take a production database and restore it to my local server to verify changes and further aid in development. When doing so, I will always run WordPress under a named virtual host, with frequent production backups allowing me to mimic the production environment. This article will discuss the steps necessary to backup and restore a production MySQL database to a local development environment, and configure it to run against a local named virtual host or URL.
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Have you ever wanted to use a WordPress shortcode in a text widget, or have you ever attempted to do so with undesired results? I have, and wanted to re-share a common little code snippet that allows you to use a WordPress shortcode from your theme or plugin within a text widget!
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I recently completed work on Tactile Mom, a project started by my wife, Brynn. Tactile Mom describes the experiences, struggles, and highlights of a mother who raises a tactile defensive child.
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When using the Quick Edit feature of WordPress (verified in versions 3.7, 3.7.1, and 3.8) on any post in a ‘Draft’ status, the publish date will set itself to the date and time the Quick Edit occurred, leading to an invalid and incorrect published date when the publish of the post finally occurs.
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