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Ignoring links from the_excerpt

To strip the <a>…</a> tags from the output from the_excerpt(), you could use the the_excerpt filter and a regular expression search-and-replace. Updated: In response to a comment, I’ve updated the code—the regex specifically—to strip out <a>…</a> and <a><span>…</a></span> constructions. Updated again: In response to another comment, I’ve updated the code to use the get_the_excerpt filter, … Read more

iframe works on a page, but not a single, why?

I assume this is message given by Vimeo? In that case it’s probably better to ask them. I know that WP likes to strip out iframes completely, but if it did get to display nothing more WP can break.

highslide is overlapped

The problem you have is not with highslide, but rather with your youtube embed. You need to add <param name=”wmode” value=”transparent”> to the object tag and wmode=”transparent” to the embed tag. If you’re using the iframe version I think it’s allowtransparency=”true” but I’ve never tried it with the new iframe code so I’m not sure … Read more

Using Tags Instead of Categories for site structure

There is neither inherent advantage nor inherent disadvantage in using Tags versus Categories. Tags and categories are merely taxonomies, which are used to describe content. Tags and Categories don’t actually provide site “structure”, though their index pages can be added to custom Nav Menus. The primary difference between Categories and Tags is that Categories can … Read more

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