WordPress

Lightbox, now a built-in WordPress feature, enlarges images on click. Enable it easily by inserting an image and clicking the link button. For existing images, use SQL to add the lightbox attribute. Back up wp_posts table first, then run a query to find images without lightbox and update them accordingly.

Unfortunately, I dismissed that WordPress won’t submit sitemaps automatically. It definitely hurt my SEO. The traffic to my website dropped in the next weeks after uninstalling the sitemap plugin.

Implementing Google Ads conversion tracking on WordPress requires adding a global site tag and event snippets. The global tag goes between tags, while event snippets trigger on specific actions. For security, use post_meta to add conversion code, and employ jQuery to activate the gtag function on desired elements.

Password-protected posts typically hide excerpts, but hacking this can boost marketing efforts. By displaying teasers and requiring newsletter subscriptions for access, you can engage users. Alternatives to built-in functions exist, allowing excerpt display on archive or single pages. For WooCommerce, extend templates to show excerpts alongside password forms, enhancing user experience.

I had this annoying problem many times. When I wanted to get page id with get_the_ID in archive page, it returned an id of post. This is the best solution I found.

When a user left a comment on your site, and the comment get a new reply, this code will send a notification email to the author. Also, you can send a copy to yourself with Bcc.

If you want to customize read more text in WordPress, you can add this code in function.php. It’s simple and beautiful. However, if you add post excerpts manually rather than generating automatically, this method is not recommended.