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.
Did you know that there’s a hidden options panel in WordPress? It’s one page you can visit that will allow you to set every single option available to you on your site – even some of the hidden ones that are set via plugins and/or other functions.
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…
