Developer // Removing Sub Page Menu Item In WordPress Whilst Still Allowing Page Access

Had an error in from a website where the admin couldn’t gain access to edit registrations in WordPress backend. Receiving the following “you are not allowed access” error:

wordpress access error

On closer inspection to the code it appeared in trying to hide the ‘Add New’ option for the post type from the admin menu, the developer had inadvertently removed access to the registration form page. Continue reading “Developer // Removing Sub Page Menu Item In WordPress Whilst Still Allowing Page Access”

Reading List // The Last Act of Love – Cathy Rentzenbrink

I added ‘The Last Act of Love’ to my reading list after seeing it mentioned on a few different end of 2016 “Best Books” lists, and when it came up as deal of the day on Audible I snapped it up.

‘The Last Act of Love: The Story of My Brother and His Sister’ is author Cathy Rentzenbrink’s heartfelt account of the aftermath of the life changing moment her brother Matty was knocked down, aged 16, walking home from a night out. He suffered a huge head injury and was left in a persistant vegetive state (PVS). Continue reading “Reading List // The Last Act of Love – Cathy Rentzenbrink”

Developer // Adding Categories and Tags Functionality To WordPress Custom Post Types

Had a request from a client to add categories and tags to their resources custom post type in WordPress.

Obviously I assumed there were predefined WP functions to implement this, but I found it hard to pin down a complete solution, so thought I would share mine here. Continue reading “Developer // Adding Categories and Tags Functionality To WordPress Custom Post Types”