Tag: simple

WordPress: Popular Widget Plugin 100K downloads

We have achieved a great milestone with our Popular Widget. Even though it was not our first plugin released to the WordPress repository. With 100,000 downloads It really has become our most popular plugin/widget. The first version 0.5.0 was release in February 27, 2011. It only included 3 tabs and fewer options. After a few user and customer requests it […]

WordPress: Minify HTML for Google PageSpeed

One simple thing you can do to improve the loading speed of WordPress pages is to minify the HTML and then implement a system cache. In this tutorial we will teach you a simple way to minify the HTML code. Helper Hook First we have to add a helper hook, this is to affect only the front pages […]

How to disable automatic updates in WordPress

So, you just updated your site with WordPress 3.7 (or newer), and you noticed that one of the new features is automatic background updates. The feature will updated WordPress core and translations files, but it will also allow you to automatic update themes and plugins. There are also reasons why WordPress auto updates will not work, […]

Sharpen resized images and interlace option in WordPress

Have you ever notice that some resized images in WordPress look blurry, and you would like to dynamically sharpen those images without a bloated plugin. Well, here is how, you can sharpen the resized images in WordPress; and while you are at it you can also activate the interlace option on all image. Interlaced images […]