Today we shall talk about adding a new column to your WordPress’s User Listing table in the back end. WordPress by default has “Gravatar”, “username”, “Name”, “Email”, “Role” and “Posts” listed in the users table. But what if we have to add new custom column to the list? Say you run a membership website, and want to show when the account of that particular user expires. Or may be you want to show some other info about the user in the newly added column. This can be attained by using adding a “manage_users_columns” filter in your theme’s functions.php or your plugin’s file. Here is a sample code, which should be pretty self explanatory. Read the full story…

It was a great weekend here in Nepal since I got to meet many like minded people and network with them in the annual WordCamp Nepal 2013. All in all it was a great event and am already looking forward to another year’s event. So this year I had opportunity to give a talk and I choose Child Themes as my topic. The reason I took this as topic of my choice because, I have had issues updating themes for clients for quite long. They make a lot of changes to the theme and once it is updated the change is gone and not many people know that there is a simple way to tackle this issue and it’s called “Child Themes” I have uploaded my slide from the event on slideshare and it is present here. I hope you guys find this interesting and a good read.  Also were you there in the event? How did you feel about this and what was you take on my and everyone else’s talk and How do you rate this year’s event? Read the full story…

Here are a few snippets that we think will help you, while working on your next web project. This is another addition to our snippets section where we post life saving hacks (at least we think they are life saving).

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Facebook posts, Twitter tweets, and Pinterest pins aren’t the only social media platforms on the Internet – blogging is quickly becoming a social media trend for people to share information and experiences with others. Whether for business or personal use, blogs present information to help people, from family dinner recipes to personal finance tips. Blogging has opened doors of opportunity for people who thought they never had modicum of talent for writing. Whether you’re considering starting up your own blog with the intention of monetizing it or for other reasons, it’s important to know the basics of blogging before you dive right into it.

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The world of online work presents plenty of great opportunities, and many are considering freelance as an income stream that allows them to work from home. From money management to marketing, virtually every task falls on a freelancer’s shoulders. Challenges may arise since a freelancer has to wear many hats to make their freelancing career work. Since working online can be difficult and even risky, it’s essential to learn the most common mistakes freelancers make in order to avoid many of the biggest issues.

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WordPress have just launched WordPress 3.6 named Oscar. Here’s what you can expect of WordPress 3.6 And yes the Post Formats have been delayed and would probably come as a plugin.