Easy PHP II: Variables
In the previous introductory PHP tutorial we talked about what PHP looks like and in what kind of environment it runs. To sum up, we said that we write PHP code between tags that look like this: “<?php … ?>” and we end every command line must and in semicolon (;). We use “echo” or “print” in order for PHP to show things to us.
How to Limit Content in WordPress
Have you seen those cool magazine style WordPress themes around this days? They are just cool. You might have noticed that they sometimes show a few words of the post, this is for sure not the default WordPress excerpt showing that because the default excerpt length is set to 55 words and manually excerpting every post would be a great time consumer. So, what are this guys putting together to get that cool effect on their sites by controlling the length of the content?
Easy PHP I: Introduction
I’ve been involved with PHP since I got into the web design and development world. This is because since in my beginnings I chose to use WordPress as a CMS to build websites with and since that day I have been needing PHP to build WordPress themes (and plug-ins lately). I have learned a lot of PHP tips and tricks, but I have not yet been able to study it regularly and eventually an advanced programmer as I aim.