A respectable definition of rich
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone. – Henry David Thoreau
Redirect WordPress users during logout
Normally in WordPress when a user logs out, he is directed to the login page. But what if we want to redirect users to another page? No problem. With the following code we can redirect users to the home page when they log out. What if we need to redirect users to a special … Continue reading
Fiat
Hear me. Please?
Daddy went to work. Mama went to work. My brother and I went to daycare, and then on to school, to grow up with strangers, only spending time with our family in the remnants of the days. All of us apart all day long. Spending our days – our lives – apart, only to reunite … Continue reading
The American Way
Janitors of our possessions
Many wealthy people are little more than janitors of their possessions. – Frank Lloyd Wright
Remove the WordPress logo from the admin bar
If you’re like me, you’ve accidentally clicked the WordPress logo in the admin bar a hundred times while meaning to go to the main Dashboard screen. That logo just gets in my way. I already know about WordPress, so I don’t need a link to the “about” page cluttering up my admin bar. Using the … Continue reading
Redirect WordPress users during login
Normally in WordPress when a user logs in, he is directed to some place in the administrative back end. If he is assigned the role of Subscriber, this usually sends him to his profile page, which isn’t very useful under most circumstances. If he is assigned the role of Contributor, Author, Editor or Administrator, he … Continue reading
Multiple excerpt lengths in WordPress
The default WordPress excerpt length is 55 words. Sometimes we need to change this, and sometimes we need multiple excerpt lengths depending on where we are. For example, we might want a short excerpt on the home page and the default excerpt for everywhere else – archives, author pages, etc. The example above changes the … Continue reading
Afraid to be poor
“We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the money-making street, we deem him spiritless and lacking in ambition.” – William James