I wrote a post a while back detailing how easy it was to add a Login Box to your template. But, it’s even easier, it turns out, to add one to your sidebar.
Sidebar Login is a plugin that will let you throw a quick sidebar login box onto your site. And, it’s AJAX compatable, which means that it logs the user in seamlessly and then displays typical “user” account options (profile, logout, etc).
Install the plugin and then drag the widget to your sidebar to install it.
If I were to mention to a casual WordPress user something about the WordPress Heartbeat API, most would have never even heard of it, much less know that it’s been in WordPress since version 3.6(!) with very little fanfare. But, as it turns out, the Heartbeat API has gained traction in the developer community, as…
I’ve been playing around with some really cool features in WordPress lately. With my site, and a few others i’ve been working on, I’ve been toying with the “Page Template” feature that allows me to customize which elements show up on a page (like, a sidebar, specific headers, a footer, etc). But, while working specifically…
