WordPress links (January 2015)

Howtos, tips, tutorials, guides from the world of WordPress

• 10 WordPress Snippets For Theme Customizations (hongkiat)
• 11 simple tips to boost WordPress security (torque)
• A Quick (and in-Depth) Guide to WordPress Hooks (wpmudev)
• Change Sortable Columns In WordPress (paulund)
• Check To See if a WordPress Post Has a Term (tommcfarlin)
• Client-Friendly WordPress With Page Builders and Advanced Custom Fields (wimp)
• Ever Heard of Must-Use Plugins? (tutsplus)
• GenerateWP Introduces WordPress Custom Code Snippets (wptavern)
• Getting Started with WordPress Plugin Development: The Ultimate Guide (wpmudev)
• How to Add an Expiration Date to Sticky Posts in WordPress (wpbeginner)
• How to Add Post Filters to Your WordPress Site (wpmudev)
• How to Allow User Log In with Email in WordPress (wpbeginner)
• How to Bulk Resize Large Images in WordPress (wpbeginner)
• How to create a custom 404 error page (torque)
• How to create a review website: Tips on earning affiliate commission with WordPress (torque)
• How to create the right meta description (yoast)
• How To Customize Media Upload Directory In WordPress (hongkiat)
• How to Customize The Body and Title Font in WordPress Default Themes Without Touching Code (wptavern)
• How To Find Posts Without Meta Data (tommcfarlin)
• How to reverse engineer your competition in 10 minutes (mattreport)
• How to Use Multiple Themes for Pages in WordPress (wpbeginner)
• How to Use SSL and HTTPS with WordPress (wpmudev)
• How To: Create Internal Linking Structures in WordPress to Improve Your On-Site SEO (wplift)
• Import and Archive Your Tweets With WordPress (tutsplus)
• Optimizing images for SEO (yoast)
• Simple CSS-Only Row and Column Highlighting (css-tricks)
• Using Google Two-Factor Authentication With WordPress (tutsplus)

Plugins

• 10 Most Wanted Twitter Hacks and Plugins (wpbeginner)
• 10 of the Best List Building Plugins In 2015 (wpkube)
• 20 Must Have WordPress Plugins for 2015 (Expert Pick) (wpbeginner)
• 25 Essential (and Free!) Plugins for Every WordPress Freelancer and Business (wpmudev)
• 7 Best Non Profit Donations Plugin (webloggerz)
• 9 Tips Plugin Development (sixrevisions)
• 9 Useful Free Easy Digital Downloads Add-ons (sellwithwp)
• Adding Deposits & Partial Payments to a WooCommerce Site (wpmayor)
• Archive WordPress Content with the Archived Post Status Plugin (wptavern)
• Better Search Replace: A New Plugin for Updating URLs and Text in WordPress Databases (wptavern)
• Developer Plugin: Essential Theme Development (tutsplus)
• Duplicate and Merge Posts: A New Editorial Plugin Publishers (wptavern)
• More Essential Plugins Theme Development (tutsplus)
• Plugin Profiler (wordpress.org)
• Structured Social Profiles (peadig)
• The Benefits of Using the Free Shortcoder Plugin (tutsplus)
• Top Themes & Plugins for Your ‘Coming Soon’ & ‘Under Construction’ Sites (wpmayor)

Other

• 12 Google Chrome browser extensions users (torque)
• 42 must-have blogging tools bloggers (torque)
• Fun with line-height! (css-tricks)
• Give a Fresh Look to Your Site With This Bunch of New Alternatives (wpmayor)
• Google Webmaster Tools: Search Appearance (yoast)
• How to Back Up Your WordPress Database (css-tricks)
• Mastering WordPress: 48 resources to go from newbie to pro (torque)
• WordPress SEO Best Practices In 2015 (elegantthemes)