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Removing the tool bar in admin screens

George — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:13:28 +0000

Some people want to get rid of the tool bar at the top of admin screens in WordPress 3.3. There is no built-in way to remove the tool bar (you can choose not to display it while viewing the live site), but you can with at least one plugin, and I’m sure more options will emerge [...] Related Videos or Posts:

Display the admin bar on your admin screens By default, WordPress shows the admin bar (a horizontal menu...
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Odd WordPress 3.3 menu behaviour while in Custom Post Types UI Plugin

George — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:33:20 +0000

My preferred plugin for working with Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies in WordPress is Custom Post Types UI from WebDevStudios. If you use it and have upgraded WordPress 3.3, you may notice some odd behaviour on the admin menus. I’m using version 0.7.1 of Custom Post Types UI and when I’m on any of the [...] Related Videos or Posts:

Using the Custom Links feature of the WordPress menu system Custom Links allows you to place any link on your...
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Uniquely styling a menu item

George — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:32:59 +0000

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Plugin – Global add or remove admin bar

George — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:27:02 +0000

WordPress offers a couple of ways to control the appearance of the Admin Bar at the top of the screen. Here’s a plugin that allows you to control that visibility for all users at once. Related Videos or Posts:Remove the admin bar from site and admin area When you’re logged into WordPress, by default, the admin [...] Related Videos or Posts:

Remove the admin bar from site and admin area When you’re logged into WordPress, by default, the admin bar...
Removing the tool bar in admin screens Some people want to get rid of the tool bar...
Display the admin bar on your admin screens By default, WordPress shows the admin bar (a horizontal menu...

Using the Custom Links feature of the WordPress menu system

George — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:19:21 +0000

Custom Links allows you to place any link on your WordPress menu system – here are a couple of ways you might want to use that feature. Related Videos or Posts:Odd WordPress 3.3 menu behaviour while in Custom Post Types UI Plugin My preferred plugin for working with Custom Post Types and... Using WordPress menus in a [...] Related Videos or Posts:

Odd WordPress 3.3 menu behaviour while in Custom Post Types UI Plugin My preferred plugin for working with Custom Post Types and...
Using WordPress menus in a theme that does not support menus Even if you’re using a WordPress theme that does not...
Plugin – Global add or remove admin bar WordPress offers a couple of ways to control the appearance...

Why can’t I add plugins as an administrator?

George — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:20:04 +0000

Normally an administrator can add plugins, but if you find that’s been disabled, it’s because you’re administering a site that’s part of a WordPress multisite installation – in other words, there’s more than one site running off a single installation. In that case, only Network Admins can actually install plugins. Related Videos or Posts:Cannot update to [...] Related Videos or Posts:

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Admin bar overview

George — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:47:47 +0000

WordPress 3.1 has added a new administration menu option called the Admin Bar. It remains in place at the top of the page as you scroll. Here’s an overview of how it works: Related Videos or Posts:Display the admin bar on your admin screens By default, WordPress shows the admin bar (a horizontal menu... Remove the admin [...] Related Videos or Posts:

Display the admin bar on your admin screens By default, WordPress shows the admin bar (a horizontal menu...
Remove the admin bar from site and admin area When you’re logged into WordPress, by default, the admin bar...
Plugin – Global add or remove admin bar WordPress offers a couple of ways to control the appearance...

Adding pages but not have them show on the menu

George — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:44:12 +0000

If you’re using the WordPress menu system and you’ve added a page that you don’t want displayed on a menu, here’s what you can do: Related Videos or Posts:Why doesn’t a new page show on my WordPress menu? You add a new page to WordPress, but it doesn’t... Changing the name of a menu item When you [...] Related Videos or Posts:

Why doesn’t a new page show on my WordPress menu? You add a new page to WordPress, but it doesn’t...
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Adding menus to widget areas

George — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:38:23 +0000

The WordPress menu system is not limited to use in theme navigation locations. You can add menus to any widget area as well. Here’s how: Related Videos or Posts:Using WordPress menus in a theme that does not support menus Even if you’re using a WordPress theme that does not... Why can’t I use the WordPress menu system [...] Related Videos or Posts:

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Improved warning message when themes don’t support menus WordPress 3.1 has introduced a more obvious message telling you...

Installing and using Yahoo Web Player

George — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:55:15 +0000

While this isn’t a plugin, the Yahoo Web Player is an easy to use media player you can use with WordPress in place of a plugin. It automatically detects links to media files, such as MP3 or YouTube files, and inserts a play button next to the link and a slide-out player at the bottom [...] Related Videos or Posts:

Yahoo Web Player is an easy to use add-on to WordPress Yahoo has had a free media player for quite some...
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