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Here are the posts I’ve written over the years pertaining to WordPress, the world’s most popular web content management system.


Show the current date in WordPress without a plugin

01 April 202630 August 2022 by Rick Rottman
Show the current date in WordPress without a plugin - Bent Corner

I wanted a way of displaying the current date in WordPress. Ideally, I wanted to use a shortcode that would display it. After I checked out the built-in shortcodes native to WordPress, and verified there was not a shortcode for displaying the current date, I looked for a plugin that did it. I found quite a few … Read more

Categories WordPress Tags How To, WordPress

How to create a clickable icon log in/log out link in WordPress

01 April 202606 April 2022 by Rick Rottman
How to create a clickable log in/log out link in WordPress - Bent Corner

If you would like to have a clickable padlock icon link in WordPress that allows you to log in or log out, follow these easy steps: 1. In WordPress, go to Appearance > Theme Editor. 2. On the right, select functions.php. 3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and copy and then paste the … Read more

Categories WordPress Tags How To, WordPress

How to disable the Gutenberg block editor in WordPress without a plugin

01 April 202621 March 2021 by Rick Rottman
How to disable the Gutenberg block editor in WordPress without a plugin

I don’t like the WordPress block editor known as Gutenburg. I started working with WordPress in 2007. Because of that fact, I’m accustomed to using either the Visual or even the Text editor when working on a page or a post. I find using Gutenburg to be cumbersome when using it to write a post … Read more

Categories WordPress Tags WordPress

How to display tags after a post with the Astra WordPress Theme

01 April 202603 December 2020 by Rick Rottman
How to display tags after a post with the Astra WordPress Theme - Rick Rottman

I began using the Astra theme a while back. I was using the Genesis Framework from Studiopress. I got tired of how stale and out-of-date most of the Genesis child themes are. Astra is not stale or out-of-date. One of the few things I do not like about Astra is how it only shows post … Read more

Categories WordPress Tags Astra Theme, Genesis Theme, How To, PHP, WordPress

WP Tavern and Jeff Chandler part ways

01 April 202618 August 2019 by Rick Rottman
WP Tavern and Jeff Chandler part ways - Bent Corner

WP Tavern, a popular website focused on what is currently taking the place in WordPress, ended its relationship with Jeff Chandler, the site’s founder.

Categories WordPress Tags Matt Mullenweg, WordPress 2 Comments

WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg bought Tumblr

01 April 202615 August 2019 by Rick Rottman
Tumblr sold to WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg - Bent Corner

WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg bought Tumblr from Verizon. The purchase price is believed to be less than what Verizon paid Yahoo for it.

Categories WordPress Tags Matt Mullenweg, YouTube
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