10 Things You Didn't Know About WordPress

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1. 10 Things You Did Not Know
   About WordPress
   WordCamp Sevilla 2011
   Remkus de Vries | @DeFries
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2. Remkus de Vries
   @DeFries
   ForSite Media http://www.forsitemedia.net
   Blog: http://remkusdevries.com
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3. So, really just 10 things?
   Not even close 
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4. 1. Empty Trash Automagically
   In your wp-config.php:
   define('EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS', 1 );
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5. 2. Change Your Autosave Interval
   In your wp-config.php:
   define('AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL‘, 160);
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6. 3. Edit Images
   After uploading an Image you
   can actually edit the image you
   uploaded. Really.
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7. 4. Maintenance.php
   Create your own
   maintenance.php
   You decide what the maintenance
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8. 5. oEmbed
   oEmbed will help you to automagically
   embed content from
   • YouTube
   • Vimeo
   • Flickr
   • .. and many more by just pasting the URL.
   Yes, it’s that simple.
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9. 6. Media Settings
   Media settings are not static.
   • Change the thumbnail, medium and large
   settings
   • Add the maximum width to your Media
   Settings options page as well. Just do it.
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10. 7. Use Child Theme
    When customizing an existing
    WordPress Theme, you have no
    other choice than to use a child
    theme.
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11. 8. Use the fullscreen mode
    WordPress 3.2 introduced the full
    screen edit screen.
    Write your content distraction free.
    Try it.
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12. 9. Screen options. Try them
    On top of every single screen
    you use. You have options.
    Fiddle around with it. Try them.
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13. 10. We’ve got shortcuts
    There a various shortcuts available for you.
    • Pressing Shift-a approves the checked comments.
    • Pressing Shift-s marks the checked comments as spam.
    • Pressing Shift-d deletes the checked comments.
    • Pressing Shift-u unapproves the checked comments.
    • Pressing Shift-t moves the checked comments to the Trash.
    • Pressing Shift-z restores the checked comments from the Trash.
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14. Gracias!
    Presentation with links to
    examples will be posted on http://
    remkusdevries.com
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