• Wordpress

    By default, the image upload tool build into Wordpress creates thumbnail images. So when the user clicks "send to editor" the image rendered will be a thumbnail of the original image uploaded. Wordpress renders this by placing ".thumbnail" The file "/wp-admin/inline-uploading.php" is used to render image thumbnails. Lines 81-85 dictate a maximum width of 128 pixels or a maximum height of 96 pixels. Perhaps in future versions of Wordpress the width and height pixel values will be an option in the Wordpress administration. after the image name and between the image extension:

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  • This hack makes Wordpress display a category image next to posts.

    Every category needs to have an *.png image named in accordance to the "nice name" of the category (if the category is called "Web Development", the nice name would be "web-development" so the category image should be "web-development.png" and placed in the /wp-images folder in the root of a Wordpress blog).

    A "my-hacks.php" file must exist on the server of a Wordpress installation. If one does not exist create one. Also, ensure that the "Use legacy my-hacks.php file support" checkbox is checked in Options > Miscellaneous in the admin area of wordpress.

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