WordPress rel=”nofollow ugc” attribute
If you run a site that lets people leave comments, post in a forum, or drop a guest article, you’ve inherited
Snippets
A collection of web development tutorials and code snippets for WordPress, PHP, JavaScript, CSS and many more.
Replace Howdy WordPress
Log into WordPress and there it is in the top corner: “Howdy.” Friendly enough, but it doesn’t fit every site, and
Disable WordPress Revisions – Limit WP Revisions
Every time you save a post, WordPress quietly stashes a full copy as a revision. That’s the safety net that lets
Mailchimp WordPress Without Plugin
You want an email signup form. You don’t want another plugin loading its own scripts and styles on every page just
WP Body Open Hook
Function Name: wp_body_open() Supported Version: WordPress 5.2+ If you’ve ever needed to drop a script or tracking pixel right after the
Privacy Policy Page Helpers WordPress 5.2
Every WordPress site needs a privacy policy page, and since 5.2 that page is easier to work with. You set it
PHP Declaring Null Variable
You spin up a variable before you have anything to put in it yet. In PHP, that empty slot is NULL.
WordPress 404 Redirect to Home
Someone lands on a dead URL, hits a bare 404, and bounces. It stings, so the tempting fix is to send
Set Header Control Max Age
Most slow sites aren’t slow because of one heavy thing. They’re slow because the browser re-downloads the same logo, stylesheet, and
Fix Leverage Browser Caching
You ran a speed test, and it flagged “Leverage browser caching.” It sounds scary. It isn’t. On an Apache server it’s
Remove WordPress Comments Author URL
Someone leaves a comment, drops a link in the website field, and now their name is a live link pointing off
Cookie Consent Law Country List
You built a site. Someone in Berlin opens it, an analytics cookie fires before they’ve clicked a thing, and now you
WordPress RPC Ping Services List
You hit publish and you want Google to see the post today, not sometime next week. Back in the blog-heavy 2000s,
WordPress Remove CDN Version from URL
Some CDNs choke on query strings. WordPress adds a ?ver= tag to every script and style URL, and a few CDNs
WordPress Hooks Insert Code After Body
Sometimes you need to run a bit of code the moment the page’s body opens: a tracking pixel, a skip-to-content link,
Run Shortcode on Widget Title
You dropped a shortcode into a widget title and it printed as plain text, brackets and all. That is WordPress doing
Template Caching Fix WP 4.9
Quick heads up before you copy anything: this one is old. It dates to WordPress 4.9, which shipped back in 2017.
Remove IE Input Field Clear or X Button
Internet Explorer used to drop a little clear button (the “X”) at the right edge of text inputs. Handy sometimes, annoying
Force Redirect to non WWW
Your site answers on two addresses: www.example.com and example.com. Pick one. If both stay live, Google sees two copies of every
Remove IE Phone Number Detection
Drop a plain string of digits on a page (an order number, a SKU, a tracking code) and some browsers helpfully