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One of the most requested pieces of code from the current iteration of 5thirtyone.com are the share links accompanying each article. Each link automatically grabs the current URL & title (if applicable) for the post or page and broadcasts it ...

Digg decided it would force users into using its own DiggBar when visiting URLs shared through the social service. This plugin will allow WordPress site admins with the option to block the DiggBar and its users.

Ian Stewart (ThemeShaper) has compiled a collection of responses from 15 WordPress theme developers in response to the question: "What is the future of WordPress themes?" My response to the question challenged the idea of distribution & updates vs. design ...

ThemeShaper walks you through creating a custom page template to serve up random [unique] content on the front page of your WordPress site. Worth a read if you've ever wanted to feature fresh or important information on your landing page. ...

Saving the lazy developer / designer in each of us. WPCandy created a downloadable WordPress DB that populates your test server with 12 posts of dummy. Import is done through the built-in Importer tool.

WordPress 2.7 is available for download. The update packs a number of new features that any current or new WordPress user will welcome with open arms. WordPress Upgrader WordPress 2.6 already offered immediate plugin updates directly from within the admin Dashboard. 2.7 ...

Visitors who comment on your site deserve some recognition beyond the typical Gravatar. This plugin showcases a comment authors profile on select social networks.

A few weeks ago I was approached with a request to help setup a simple WordPress site from the ground-up. The simple requirement being that after the initial setup, the site be ready for steady growth with minimum update requirements ...

Congrats. You have your own WordPress blog. Each passing day results in a handful of new unique readers. As your site continues to grow, convincing visitors to explore your site beyond your most recent posts becomes more of a challenge. ...

There is no denying it has been a little quiet around these parts. I decided to brush the dust off the site with a new look. Something I had been chipping away on for the past few weeks whenever I ...

The Unstandard WordPress theme is released / shared with the intent of breaking the typical blog mold. Farewell to the blase reverse chronological text heavy front pages, and hello to visuals & imagery to lure visitors deeper into your website ...

Some time ago a tutorial was posted on 5ThirtyOne which addressed customizing the DB Error page rendered whenever visitors landed on heavily trafficked WordPress site. Since then, the method has been proven "useless", ushered away by recent updates to the ...

For WordPress users, there are certain scenarios when the typical reverse chronological presentation of content is just not enough. I have experimented with different methods of presenting content on 5thirtyone.com each time a redesign is uploaded - from the text-centric ...

Warning for new and existing WordPress users: DO NOT download WordPress themes from 3rd party "galleries". Identify the original source of the theme and download directly from the authors website. As WordPress - both hosted and self-hosted - continues to enjoy ...

Educate and promote awareness Last month 5ThirtyOne went pink to support Pink for October raising awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A co-workers partner raised the question challenging me as to why I had turned the site pink to promote Breast ...

Having built a number of websites using WordPress as the core (backend), I assumed that WordPress was the easiest and quickest platform to work with. Surely, there was nothing that could be easier... Right? I proved myself wrong while creating a ...