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In the first part of this article, we discussed how to use built-in functions to communicate with WordPress.org and retrieve plugin details. In this tutorial we will put the theory in action to create a simple plugin which will allow us to display details of any plugin hosted on WordPress.org on our WordPress website using…

Since last 3 days, I have been looking out for a way to get the total download count of my plugin. But there is almost no information about API for WordPress.org except on http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress.org_API which is just links and some more information on http://dd32.id.au/projects/wordpressorg-plugin-information-api-docs/ which provides details on WordPress Plugin Information API. So after some tweaking and testing here…

CSS is a simple language. It allows us to style properties of HTML elements using selectors. This makes it easy for beginners to get started with CSS. However, as the size of your web projects grow, you end up repeating much of your CSS code. If you face this issue, then it’s time to use…

By default, every WordPress site looks the same. For a variety of reasons, people want to customize the WordPress sites with their own logo or styles. In this tutorial we’re going to show you an example of how to customize WordPress the right way. We’re going give you an introduction to using functions and CSS…

Photoshop has become the de-facto for graphic design. It has always been that way and it continues to be so. Fireworks though now a product of Adobe was originally created by Macromedia and launched in 1998. Fireworks was created with functionalities similar to Illustrator and Photoshop and was no doubt created for screen design. Fireworks…

Installing WordPress is really easy. Optimization is what takes time. Not everyone who owns or maintains a WordPress website on their own is a programmer. Many WordPress users do not even know HTML. You may buy hosting from the best hosting provider but there are few things that need to be checked for maximum performance.…

Application Frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, CakePHP, CodeIgniter, etc. are common today. If you have ever used them or read about them you might be aware of their features and how they help to speed up web application development. In this article we will discuss the common features found in most of these frameworks…

With WordPress powering 8% of the websites in the world, the demand for WordPress related services is increasing exponentially. Not every WordPress website is owned by a developer. After the users get familiar with basic WordPress usage, they would need more specialized services to enhance the way their website looks or to add new features.…

Today we’ll be looking at the WP-Cron functions, one of the lesser known tricks that you can use for some fun! The primary purpose is for setting up scheduling or other time-sensitive tasks. We’ll examine some tricks for using it, and we’ll also identify some potential problems with it and how to work around them.…

WordPress is evolving quite faster than ever, and every update gets all excited (especially those who make a living on it). WordPress has released it’s 3.3, Beta 2 version just 2 days ago for testing. This update is focused on more improvements, refining and making things faster and better. Today, we’re going to round up…