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Sometimes whilst you're customizing your WordPress site, you'll need to know the ID of a specific user. For example, you might be adding a snippet that only applies to specific user. Well, it's really easy to find out the ID of a user from the WordPress backend, as long as you're an admin: First of all, make sure that you're in the WordPress backend. Then on the admin bar on … [Read more...] about How to Find a WordPress User ID

Whilst customizing your WordPress site, you may come across guides and tutorials that tell you to edit your wp-config.php file, and you may be left scratching your head about how to do that! Well fear not, in this guide we're going to explain to you exactly what the wp-config file is, where to find it, and how you can edit it. What is the wp-config.php file? First things … [Read more...] about How to Edit the wp-config.php File

One of the first things you're going to want to do on your WordPress site is install some plugins. Plugins are extensions for WordPress that add extra features and functionality, like contact forms, shopping carts and image galleries. There are thousands of plugins available for WordPress, some free, some paid. In this guide, we're going to show you how to install a plugin on … [Read more...] about How to Install a WordPress Plugin

Jump To:Method 1 - Using a Code Snippets PluginMethod 2 - Adding to Functions.phpMethod 3 - Create a Site Specific Plugin You've found the perfect snippet to customize your WordPress site, but how do you add it? Most places that you find code snippets will tell you to place it in your child themes functions.php file, or even your own custom plugin. But how do you do that? … [Read more...] about How to Add WordPress Snippets