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Forcing WP_Query To Return No Results

March 26, 2018

Cameron Jones

The WP_Query object is the primary way of retrieving a post, or a number of posts from a WordPress site. There may be some occasions where you need a WP_Query object to return an empty result, so that WP_Query::have_posts returns false. Some good use cases could be testing for empty results when you’ve already added a lot…

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How To Remove Tags & Categories From WordPress Posts

September 19, 2017

Cameron Jones

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Developer Tutorials, SEO, WordPress

If you’re anything like me, you spend a lot of time building WordPress sites for clients. For the vast majority of these sites, they either don’t require a blog, or the blog is not the main focus of the site. WordPress has a user interface that is generally user friendly, however it’s good to cut back…

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How To Update The Login Link To Go To The WooCommerce Account Page

August 17, 2017

Cameron Jones

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Developer Tutorials, WooCommerce, WordPress

When building a WooCommerce site, it’s a good idea to use a custom login page instead of the default wp-login.php. Your users will feel far safer and more comfortable when logging into your WooCommerce store if the login page looks like the rest of the site. The default login page doesn’t include any navigation, headers…

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Tickets On Sale For WordCamp Brisbane 2017!

April 12, 2017

Cameron Jones

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WordCamp, WordPress

We’re happy to announce that WordCamp Brisbane is happening again this coming July! Join us on the 22nd and 23rd at QUT Gardens Point for a weekend full of learning, networking, and more importantly, WordPressing. Tickets are now on sale, and at only $50 per ticket which includes two full days of presentations and workshops, an…

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How To Setup The WordPress Meta Environment Using VVV

December 12, 2016

Cameron Jones

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WordCamp, WordPress

Note: As with most software, VVV has changed a lot since this post was written. I haven’t used it for years, but you may wish to refer to Tom J Norwell’s comment. When you are an organiser for an upcoming WordCamp, it is a good idea to have an understanding of how the WordCamp sites…

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Unknown character set: ‘utf8mb4’ When Migrating WordPress

December 5, 2016

Cameron Jones

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Website Design & Development, WordPress

The Problem Recently I was migrating a new WordPress site from a staging server to the production server. Normally, I would have set the development site on a sub-domain of the site, however their hosting account had been suspended at the time, and needing to get started immediately, I set up the staging site on…

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#WCSyd WordCamp Sydney 2016 Wrapup

September 26, 2016

Cameron Jones

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Speaking Engagements, WordCamp, WordPress

Over the past few days I have been in blues territory for WordCamp Sydney. This was my third WordCamp, after Brisbane in 2015 and Sunshine Coast earlier this year, but the first time travelling interstate. I’m very thankful to my employer Matter Solutions for sponsoring myself and several team members to attend. Web team headed to Sydney…

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Bridging The Gap Between The WordPress Admin And The Front End

September 10, 2016

Cameron Jones

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Speaking Engagements, WordPress

This week I was invited to speak at the WordPress Sunshine Coast meetup in Maroochydore about the Customizer. The presentation covered detailed code examples for adding new sections and settings to the Customizer, as well as a demonstration of the Customize Posts plugin. The WordPress Sunshine Coast Meetup is for any WordPress user – new…

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