Category Archives: WordPress

What’s the deal with wp_enqueue_style (and why does WP documentation suck?)

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Martin Mapes

I’m implementing a child theme for the WordPress template twentyfourteen. I followed the simple directions at WordPress’ Child Themes page. Yet my styles were not showing up. Not only were they not overriding the parent styles, Firebug showed that they … Continue reading →

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WordPress “recent posts” file to be included on another page

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Martin Mapes

I have a client who finally asked for something I told him we could easily do. He wanted the recent posts from their blog sub-site to be listed on a sidebar on their main site. We wanted a dynamic list … Continue reading →

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WordPress replaces your menu with a single button

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Martin Mapes

Actually, it’s not WordPress per se, but the TwentyTwelve theme. If you look at your beautiful site or blog on a small device, your carefully structured menus will be reduced to a one-dimensional abomination labeled “Menu.” In looking for a … Continue reading →

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Chrome shrinks images in table cells

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Martin Mapes

Chrome shrinks images in table cells! That was my accusation while working on a WordPress site. The images were correct in Firefox, but in Chrome, they got shrunk down to thumbnail size. I checked the styles for widths, table-layout, anything … Continue reading →

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