One of my clients runs a WordPress blog on a Plesk powered web server. My client requires that their WordPress admin only be accessible via SSL. Given Plesk’s default behavior of storing non-secure files in /httpdocs/ and secure files in /httpsdocs/, this presented a configuration challenge.

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While I was working on a WordPress template today, I needed to find the current page’s post_slug. After investigating the function is_single in wp-includes/query.php, I discovered the following method for determining the current page ID, post title, or post name:
$post_obj = $wp_query->get_queried_object();
$post_ID = $post_obj->ID;
$post_title = $post_obj->post_title;
$post_name = $post_obj->post_name;

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In this first installment of the WenderHost Screencast, I’m going to show you the proper way to cut and paste a Microsoft Word document into a WordPress post.

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HTML Meta Tags have been around since the early days of the World Wide Web with search engines formerly relying heavily on them for the proper listing and classification of web pages. However, as search engines have become more sophisticated and the tags themselves have become subject to abuse, their importance has wained. So, Do […]

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This past month, I became aware of the great, free web service offered by the team over at OpenDNS. For the uninitiated, OpenDNS is an alternative DNS. Every time you access the Internet, you use Domain Name Servers or DNS. Typically, your DNS is provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). However, switching to the […]

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Today I needed to receive a fax, and the free service at K7.net came in handy. From their website:
Sign up for K7, the world’s leading web-based unified messaging system that channels your free voicemail and fax messages directly to your e-mail. K7 Unified Messaging provides you with a free phone number. This number enables you […]

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