How To Remove Border From Images in WordPress
So this weekend I was working on a clients website ( taking an html website and converting it into a WordPress template). As I was uploading and adding images , I realized that WordPress was automatically adding a border to the images. Normally it wouldn't matter , however since the background of the site that I am working on is blue , white borders could be an issue.
Here is some html code to fix that little bugger 
<img src="http://www.yourwebsite.com/picture.jpg" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0pt;" alt="Picture" />
That's Great Christian , but how do I use the code ?
- Go to the post \ page you wish to fix
- Click on Source ( if using Ckeditor) , or if you are using the default WordPress interface , click on the Html tab.
- Go to where your image URL is , and replace it with the code above.
- Once your code is replaced , simply swap out the URL and pop yours in its place .
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Click Publish , and now grab yourself a beer , you deserve it lol . ( grab a Presidente , Hillary Clinton drinks it so its cool
Free WordPress Theme Generator
Do you have a wordpress site and are looking to revamp it ? Tired of looking for the "Holy Grail" WordPress theme ? If you have answered yes to any of those questions , than boy do I have something for you.
This online editor allows you to create a wordpress theme with absolutely no knowledge of HTML, PHP, JavaScript or Css. The interface is very user friendly , and super intuitive. Best of all , the themes generated are all valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional.
Here is a screen shot of the Generator. Of course , the theme can always be modified if you know how to code , or you can hand it off to a web designer ( cough , cough 
lol) .
Give it a test run today , and tell me what you think. Have you come across any other generators ? Please share
You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page – WordPress Error
Howdy gang !!! It's been a few days since my last post , so I thought i would make this one a doozy .Have you upgraded your WordPress installation , and find yourself having problems
- Installing certain plugin ?
- Accessing your admin panel when you try to login ?
- When you try to do any of the following , does your screen like look this ?
Well , a couple of things could have gone wrong. Sometimes ( depending on your setup) , the tables in your Mysql database don't update , and retain the default wp_ setting. For the geek impaired , that means that WordPress upgraded , but some of the files have remained unchanged , thus denying you access to some of the functionality in WordPress.
There is a quick fix for this problem here . This script was written by Mark Jaquith.
As with anything else , make sure you backup your database before trying any of this ( otherwise , all of the mystical creatures that live inside of your hosting will run amok and destroy your website 
How to use the script :
Download
Instructions
1. Click “Download” and save as force-upgrade.php
2. Upload force-upgrade.php to your WordPress root directory (the directory with wp-config.php)
3. Access the file in your browser (e.g. http://example.com/wordpress/force-upgrade.php)
4. Delete force-upgrade.php from your server
That's it ! Now try to reinstall the plugin , you should be cooking with gas now lol. and if not ? Then there are other steps that can be taken
Missing .htaccess File?
Sometimes the error could be caused by this simple little , and super obscure file.
Here is a sample .htaccess file that you can use. To use it copy the following , and save it as htaccess.txt . Once you the file is saved , upload it to your FTP root ( its where your wp-config.php file is ) . After it has successfully uploaded , rename the file ( this is super important ) .htaccess ( please note the period infront of htaccess .
<IfModule mod_security.c>
SecFilterInheritance Off
</IfModule>
, ( to modify it , you can use a free ( i love freebies 
) text editor like Notepad ++ 
to make any changes .
Or , if you are a a control freak and love tweaking ,then you can check out the .htaccess generator here. It is chock full of nutty goodness , and has more features than you can shake a tail feather to 
, lol .
Happy Codeslinging ya'll !!!
WordPress App For The Android Phone
I am always looking for new ways to simplify my life. It's been a few weeks since my last blog post , but life's been pretty hectic ). I haven't been able to sit down and focus on my writing because recently I have been on the go. However , the WordPress App for Android is about to change all that.
At this very minute ,I am in the backseat of my godmothers car , in the parking lot of an enormous Super Walmart ( which by the way is my new favorite hang out lol ) typing away on my G1 phone using the new updated version of the WordPress for Android App , writing this very blog post. It offers support for both self hosted and wordpress hosted blogs , so fear not.
The UI is slightly reminiscent of a generic text editor .
Some of the text features at work ( see below)
Bold text
Italicized text
Underlined text
Strikethrough text
Website link
Block quote
You can upload media on the fly . You are given the option to either take a picture , or upload an image you already have stored on your device. (
the pic is nothing special , just wanted to show the capabilities lol
) .
You can of course add tags to your blog post and even the specific category that it will be posted under . Another cool feature is that the app allows you to geo-tag your post .
Setup is a breeze , and is done in 3 steps.
1. Enter your blog address (I.e http://www.myblog.com )
2. The user name you use to login to your website
3. Your password.
That's it.
Once you are logged in , you are given the option to view your posts , comments, even your pages . ( great if you need to make a quick change to a mispelled word or something) . You can also view your stats ( am still tinkering with that portion of the app , and once I have , I'll be sure to update you all ) .
Conclusion
I think it is a very well built application. Great if you are writing a small post ( and I only say that because I can't imagine pecking away a few pages worth of material on my G1 , lol)
For all of you Android users that have a blog , try it out , and tell me what you think .
How to Find WordPress Category ID
Some themes for wordpress allow for a great deal of changes and flexibility in terms of the overall look and feel of your site. If you may have noticed alot of themes ask for a "Category ID".
There are Category Names and Category Slugs (The “slug” is the URL-friendly version of the name. It is usually all lowercase and contains only letters, numbers, and hyphens.)
Great but I still haven't answered your question yet right ? Well to find out what category id is, do the following :
- Login to your wordpress panel (if you aren't already)
- Click on post , and then click on category
- Look at the category you need the id number for and click edit.
Once you're logged in your WordPress dashboard, go to Manage and then in Categories.
Simply put your mouse cursor on the "edit" link related to the category you want to know the ID and look on your browser's status bar: As you can see on the screenshot below, is is the category id number ( of course it will vary from page to page).
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Trouble Arranging Page Order in WordPress ?
From time to time , I make additions , or revisions to my site , and of course then comes the arduous task of rearranging the page order . ( for aesthetic reasons you don't want your contact page to be the first on the navigation bar , etc ) By default , the lovely people at wordpress have provided you the option to rearrange your page order by simply assigning it a number , and every page after that with a number until the pages are in the order that you want them in. Ohm, and god forbid you have sub-pages m ( nightmare)
However , certain templates don't play nice with that feature , and when you can get it to work ,it sometimes gives you undesirable results.
Step into the My Page Order plugin. This plugin once installed , allows you to do move the pages around with a very simple to use "WYSIWYG" type panel. Just rearrange the pages in the order that you want them , and presto , your navigation is changed.
Here is a screen shot of what the plugin looks like after it has been activated.
To access , simply click on "My page Order" , and then you will be taken to this screen
Simply rearrange the Pages by dragging them to where you would like them. . When you are done , press "Click to Order Pages"
If you notice , there is also an option that allows you to re-order any subpages that you may have. ( very nice ) .
And that's it. This plugin takes the guess work out of arranging your wordpress pages.
5 Must Have WordPress Plugins
I have compiled a list of 5 plugins that are must have in any WordPress users aresenal .
CKeditor is an open source WYSIWYG text editor ,brings to the web much of the power of desktop editors like MS Word.it’s lightweight and is compatible with most internet browsers which include: IE 5.5+ (Windows), Firefox 1.0+, Mozilla 1.3+ and Netscape 7+.
Features
- Replace the default wordpress editor with CKEditor
- Post comment with CKEditor to provide styled and colorful comments(Optional).
- Build-in File manager and upload manager.
- Build-in WordPress "read more" Button.
- Control output format.
- Customizable toolbar buttons
- Integrated with WordPress media buttons:
- Add Smiley Face Icons like this
- and much more…
This plug in when in stalled overrides the default WordPress Editor , and instead replaces it with a beautiful coded WYSIWYG editor. In fact , as I type this ,I am using it. It offers you so many more features. The user interface is very intuitive. Of course if you are code slinger , and still feel like it just isn't enough , you can always switch the editor to Source mode , and then work in the format of our ancestors , HTML , lol .
This plugin makes SEO work super easy . It allows you to do what you normally would do to work SEO in regular webpages. You can manipulate the Meta tag data , Keywords , etc.
- Advanced Canonical URLs
- Fine tune Page Navigational Links
- Built-in API so other plugins/themes can access and extend functionality
- ONLY plugin to provide SEO Integration for WP e-Commerce sites
- Nonce Security
- Support for CMS-style WordPress installations
- Automatically optimizes your titles for search engines
- Generates META tags automatically
- Avoids the typical duplicate content found on WordPress blogs
- For beginners, you don't even have to look at the options, it works out-of-the-box. Just install.
- For advanced users, you can fine-tune everything
- You can override any title and set any META description and any META keywords you want.
- Backward-Compatibility with many other plugins, like Auto Meta, Ultimate Tag Warrior and others.
Theres nothing really wow about the plugin . It is pretty straight forward , but as a web designer, attention to detail is everything. This plugin allows you to have your own custom favicon display in your browser . Usually you would have to edit some of the files , save and test . All you do is install the plugin , activate it , and then set the path where your favicon.ico is located , and then tada . Done . Very nice .
4. Gaboinked Facebook Badge Plugin
This plugin allows you to place a facebook badge on your sidebar. ( of course all you code slingers out there can hack the code and place it pretty much where ever you like , lol ) . This plugin is for use on wordpress 2.7 and above.
5. myEasybackup
This is probably one of my favorite plugins from the bunch. Just recently I had a client and his entire wordpress installation was corrupted by a virus. The virus even went as far and screwed with his mysql settings , so that when I went and tried to do a reinstall , I would get a WSOD ( white screen of death ) … I was able to recuperate some of the files , ( sadly not all ) However , I ran into this plugin and am not implementing on his site. The plugin backs all of the mysql files , as well as the wordpress files and saves them in .zip format should the unthinkable ever happen . Very user friendly . It gives you the option to schedule backups , and have them sent to either your email address or saved on your server.
The list could go on and on , but I decided to stop at 5 .. Are there any you think I should mention ? Let me know and I will place them up here as well.
Luv Jawn by Ackryte
I am a Senior Web \ Mobile Developer residing in sunny Orlando Fl. I love developing awesome mobile apps, fresh web designs, playing my bass guitar and watching Robot Chicken ( Adult Swim rocks lol) .Uber Twitter addict, and leopard gecko owner.
-Christian Martell
