Daily Tip: A Better Way to Search the WordPress Plugin Repository

The WordPress plugin repository is full of broken plugins and duplication, making it quite frustrating at times to find the plugin you need. Want a better way to search for WordPress plugins? Check out searchwpplugins.com. SearchWPplugins is a better way to search: SearchWPplugins enables you to enter many more relevant search parameters than the regular WordPress repository search form. In this sample search I am returning plugins with “twitter” as…
Read more...Find WordPress Feeds for Categories, Tags, Authors, Comments & Search
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There may be all sorts of reasons why you might want to find the feed from different elements of a WordPress site – whether it’s yours or someone else’s. You might want to publish a feed on your site. You might want to follow a certain feed in a feed reader. You might want to submit a feed to a directory. You might need a feed to make a certain…
Read more...Learn How To Search The WordPress Codex More Effectively
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The WordPress Codex is a wonderful resource for all WordPress users. In true open source style, it was created and is maintained by folk just like you and I. If you have a question about WordPress, your first port of call should always be the Codex. If you want to know more about how you can contribute to the Codex, click here. But here’s where everything falls down – the…
Read more...How to Search a WordPress Site When There’s No Search Box
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From time to time, as crazy as it seems, I come across a WordPress site that has no search box. Sometimes it seems to be because the theme itself never included one. But sometimes it seems that the site’s developer just didn’t want one. When you come across a situation like that, there are two good options for you. Use the WordPress Search Function without the Search Box Even though…
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