WordPress adds the words ‘Private’ and ‘Protected’ to the title of private and password-protected posts. I don’t find it very appealing to have the word ‘Protected’ or ‘Private’ in the post titles. Learn how to remove ‘Private/Protected’ from WordPress posts and pages.
Google+ (Google Plus) is gaining popularity. It is also important because Google Plus also has the ability to influence Google search results. Do you want to show your latest Google+ updates on your WordPress blog or website?
Learn how to automatically insert a default content in the content editor so that you can use it as a template or guidelines for writing posts or pages.
WordPress is a blogging platform. So the home page is an index of latest blog posts. If you are using WordPress as a website, you might want to have a static page as the home page. How do you set a page as the home page for your WordPress website?
Do you want to add your own logo to the log-in page of your WordPress blog or website? The reasons for replacing the WordPress logo on the log-in page of your WordPress blog with your own can be multiple. You might be working on a client’s website that requires user login. Your website might be offering membership. A custom login logo to match the branding makes a very positive impression on your users. How to change the login logo in WordPress?
Just adding the shortcode in sidebar widgets does not execute it and you get to see the text of the shortcode. How to add a shortcode in WordPress sidebar widgets?
Pinterest is growing as a social media website and you can drive more traffic from Pinterest by allowing your readers to easily add it (or Pin It) to Pinterest.
If your WordPress website has hundreds of posts, it is better to disable WordPress post revisions. You should also get rid of posts revisions to significantly lower the number of records in the database. Run the following MySQL query to delete all post revisions as well as all associated meta data such as custom fields. It will reduce the size of the database and speed up the website.
The contact methods available in WordPress user profile page needs a major overhaul. Yahoo, AIM and Jabber are no longer the preferred social messaging services. You can remove some contact methods from WordPress user profile data and include more popular messaging services and social media profiles.