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Starting out Brewing Ale

I’ve been wanting to get into home brewing for some time now, particularly the brewing of ale. Finally, I’ve taken the plunge and purchased my first bit of kit. Follow my journal as I go from very amateur and humble beginnings, to a well versed and experienced home brewer (in theory!).

Check if Category Archive Page has a Specific Parent in WordPress

If you’ve created sub categories in WordPress and want to display bespoke content if your category archive page has a specific parent, then here’s how!

How to Output a Shortcode in your WordPress Theme with PHP

Shortcodes are a great and easy way to output simple (or very sophisticated) content in your posts/pages via plugins or inbuilt WordPress shortcodes, but how would you output this directly in your theme files?

Query or Exclude Posts by Custom Field Data

A few examples of how to manipulate WordPress post queries using Custom Fields.

Create a Cross Browser Semi-transparent Background with CSS

Need to make a background semi-transparent but don’t want to affect the content within your div? Just a few lines of CSS can do the trick.

Get the current ID in WordPress

How to retrieve the current ID of an object/item in your WordPress themes using some inbuilt WordPress functions.

How to add an SSL Certificate to Plesk

Just purchased an SSL certificate and need to activate it in Plesk? Learn how in this guide.

Centering Text Inside a Container

In this quick tutorial, learn how to center text both horizontally and vertically with just a little CSS.

Exclude Specific Posts/Pages from the WordPress Search

On occasion you might want to exclude certain pages or posts from the search page on your WordPress site. Learn how to do this with just a little bit of code.

How to Add Variables to WordPress Menu Items

Would you like to use variables on certain menu items? Perhaps you want to count a category and display that total alongside your label. We’ll show you how to do that in this quick guide.