Luckily there is a very simple way to do this…

Instead of just using [your shortcode info], you will want to go to your location of your template,
and change it to <?php echo do_shortcode( [your shortcode info] ) ?>

Sounds easily enough, huh?

Let’s look at an example I recently used was for the wpaudio plugin. I wanted to put near the bottom of just my index.php page, and not on any Post/Page within the site.

Step #1
To keep it simple, I went to Add New Post, added a MP3 file using the standard Upload/Insert >> Add Audio icon, selected my MP3 file and said Insert Into Post.

The Post then had this piece of code:

[audio mp3="http://domain.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/The-Sound-of-Awesomeness.mp3"  preload="true" autoplay="true"]

Step #2
So, I then copied this into Notepad, and slightly edited the code to look like this:

<?php echo do_shortcode(‘[audio mp3="http://domain.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/The-Sound-of-Awesomeness.mp3"  preload="true" autoplay="true"]‘); ?>

Step #3
I pasted this code into my index.php file, and was good to go.

Just paste the following snippet into your functions.php file.

add_filter('show_admin_bar', '__return_false');

No problem, the following code will allow you to change it. Simply paste it to your theme functions.php file. You can define which font to use on line 5.

add_action( 'admin_head-post.php', 'cwc_fix_html_editor_font' );
add_action( 'admin_head-post-new.php', 'cwc_fix_html_editor_font' );

function cwc_fix_html_editor_font() { ?>

<style type="text/css">#editorcontainer #content, #wp_mce_fullscreen { font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; }</style>
<?php }

This code will totally disable RSS feeds (As well as other formats) from your site. Just paste the code into functions.php, and you’re done.


function cwc_disable_feed() {
wp_die( __('No feed available,please visit our homepage!') );
}
add_action('do_feed', 'cwc_disable_feed', 1);
add_action('do_feed_rdf', 'cwc_disable_feed', 1);
add_action('do_feed_rss', 'cwc_disable_feed', 1);
add_action('do_feed_rss2', 'cwc_disable_feed', 1);
add_action('do_feed_atom', 'cwc_disable_feed', 1);


Recently our very own, Kevin Shoffner, reported the issue to Elegant Themes regarding their Chameleon theme and we wanted to share the fix with you until ET has resolved the issue.

Go to the theme folder directory and file /js/et_nivo.js

Once there, you need to make sure all of the JavaScript variables are actually defined properly (put a var in front of them.)

Below is the entire FIXED et_nivo.js file that works:

(function(){
var $featured_content = jQuery(‘#featured #slides’),
et_featured_slider_auto = jQuery(“meta[name=et_featured_slider_auto]“).attr(‘content’),
et_featured_auto_speed = jQuery(“meta[name=et_featured_auto_speed]“).attr(‘content’);if ( $featured_content.length ){
var et_nivo_slider_options = {
pauseTime: et_featured_auto_speed,
pauseOnHover:true
}
if ( et_featured_slider_auto != 1 ) et_nivo_slider_options.manualAdvance = false;

$featured_content.nivoSlider(et_nivo_slider_options);
}
})();

So, basically – just make sure around line 2 ($featured_content) and line 7 (et_nivo_slider_options) has a “var ” in front of them, upload again, and you should be Golden.

Update, 8/22/2011:  Elegant Themes has now updated their version, and this should no longer be a problem

With Facebook constantly changing, this may seem like an impossible effort – but once you have learned the Basics, you will be able to do it (as long as Facebook allows it.)

Start by logging in as yourself on Facebook, and you will be logged in as yourself/individual.

Next navigate to your Fan Page (I will be using the Gatecity Media Designs Fan Page in my example)

Now click on “Use Facebook As whatever your page is called”

Once you click that, you are logged in as your Fan Page, instead of yourself.

Click on Edit Page button 

Then on APPS from the navigation

Click on “Go to App” for NOTES

You should now be on your Fan Page’s Notes Page, so you want to scroll down and look on the left side of Facebook for something regarding Import Settings

Paste your Blog’s feed (RSS or XML), and with WordPress it is usually something like http://yourdomain.com/feed (ours is http://gatecitymedia.com/feed)

Once put in, you are go to go from then on.

Check back from time to time, because these instructions may be adjusted if Facebook changes

How hard could that be?  Not too bad, actually.

1. You will need to go to your FTP program, where your current theme is located, then duplicate the “page.php” and call it something like “category-list.php”
2. Now, go to your Editor within your WP Dashboard
3. From here you just need to put a little custom code in your newly created page
4. At the top of the file put the following (I usually put directly before seeing <?php get_header(); ?>:

<?php
/*
Template Name: Category
*/
?>

5. Now you need this code inside your new file, of course changing the “cat=” to whatever number the category you want it to be:

<?php
query_posts('cat=1');
while (have_posts()) : the_post();
the_content();
endwhile;
?>

You will now be able to go to Pages >> Add New >> and be able to select the Template “Category” as a template. Give the Page a name, and you are good to go.

Sometimes a bad DNS entry will be cached and you will need to either flush the DNS cache to get rid of it, or wait up to 24 hours – 2 weeks for it to be dropped from the cache automatically.

Given below is a comprehensive step-by-step process to flush the DNS.

How to Flush DNS in Microsoft Windows

In Microsoft Windows, you can use the command ipconfig /flushdns to flush the DNS resolver cache. Open the command prompt and type the following:

C:>ipconfig /flushdns

Windows IP Configuration
Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.

The above command will completely flush the DNS, deleting any incorrect entries too. You can also use the command ipconfig /displaydns to view the DNS resolver cache.

Flush DNS in Mac OSX

In Mac OSX Leopard, you can use the command dscacheutil -flushcache to flush the DNS resolver cache:

bash-2.05a$ dscacheutil -flushcache

In Mac OSX versions 10.5.1 and before, the command lookupd -flushcache performed the same task:

bash-2.05a$ lookupd -flushcache

Flush DNS in Linux

In Linux, the nscd daemon manages the DNS cache. To flush the DNS cache, restart the nscd daemon. To restart the nscd daemon, use the command /etc/init.d/nscd restart`.

Each time you access a file through your web browser, the browser caches it (stores it). In this way, the files (including any images on the page) do not have to be retrieved anew from the remote web site each time you click the Back or Forward buttons. You should clear the cache if you expect to see changes on a website.

Internet Explorer 8

From the Tools menu, select Delete Browsing History....
Next to “Temporary Internet Files”, click Delete files….
Click Yes, and then click Close to exit.

I don’t see those options.

From the Tools dropdown, select Internet Options.
Under the General tab, locate “Browser history” and click Delete….
Check the box next to “Temporary Internet Files”.
Click Delete, and then click OK to exit.

Firefox 3 for Windows and Mac OS X

In Firefox, from the Tools menu, select Clear Recent History….
Choose Everything from the drop-down and make sure Cache is checked, and then click Clear Now.

Safari

From the Safari menu, select Empty Cache….
When prompted, click Empty to confirm that you want to empty the cache.