Well, it’s not a stupid question at all… wp_title is a template tag and it was used for a long time (since 1.0.0) to put <title> tag in the header. This way plugins were able to modify the title with filters. In WP 4.4 it was about to be deprecated, but that idea was abandoned … Read more
You should be able to take the body class (single) and the nav item class (to be determined) and specify the style you’d like to show in the stylesheet. Something like this: .single .topnav-item-29 {color: #fff; background: #333;}
This is is good. http://themeshaper.com/wordpress-themes-templates-tutorial/ I would also recommend youtube, vimeo and lynda.com for video tutorials
There is no way to prevent the free distribution of your theme. You could make it harder by selling a copy that is restricted to a license key and a salted hash of the domain. But even if you put the code for this in a pre-compiled script it will be possible to get around … Read more
The functions.php file in child themes is run before the parent theme’s functions.php. There are a few more details in the codex. IF the parent theme follows development standards, each of their custom functions should work like this: if( !function_exists( ‘a_parent_theme_function’ ) ) { function a_parent_theme_function() { \\ do stuff } } Then, you just … Read more
I see what you’re trying to do … and I don’t like it at all. You’re including way too much in terms of options for the theme, particularly if you’re allowing freeform PHP code on an options screen. Why this is a bad idea The mantra of the entire WordPress project is “decisions, not options.” … Read more
I hear you. I’ve been very disappointed with almost every theme I’ve ever purchased. That includes multiple Theme Forest themes, one from MOJO, Elegant Themes, and more. The only theme foundry I like is…wait for it, this is so poetic…The Theme Foundry. The quality of their themes is underscored (not to be confused with _s) … Read more
It might look more elegant, but you don’t want to nest hooks in this way. You’re now ending up with actions added inside a logic check inside another action hook. Instead, keep your functions as granular and atomic as possible and only hook them in where needed. Your first technique isn’t inefficient at all, it’s … Read more
bloginfo() is using echo, you need a function that returns its value: get_bloginfo(). In this case you could also use just the function get_bloginfo() is using: get_template_directory_uri().
If you look at that code carefully, the only thing it ever prints are sticky posts: if(is_sticky()) : ?> <div class=”slide”><a rel=”bookmark” href=”https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/92193/<?php the_permalink() ?>”><?php echo the_post_thumbnail(‘full’); ?><h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2></a></div> <?php endif; You stand a better chance of having sticky posts on page 1 of the index than on any page thereafter. 404 pages don’t … Read more