Custom WordPress shortcode to display current year

Place this code in your theme’s functions.php file to address that pesky problem of copyright dates in the footer not having the current year displayed!! /* shortcode for the current year */ function year_shortcode() { $year = date(‘Y’); return...

Don’t ask questions in your advertising

I was listening to the radio and an advertisement selling Silver Morgan Dollars came on and they did something in the ad that was really bad… they asked a question! The announcer said something like “Wouldn’t it be great to hold a piece of history in...

Use PHP’s date function to keep your Copyright date current

Nothing screams “THIS WEBSITE HASN’T BEEN UPDATED IN A WHILE” like an out-of-date copyright notice in your footer. Several years ago, I decided to code a little smarter, and on every website that I’m responsible for, I insert a PHP snippet that displays the current...

5 Most Important Factors When Redesigning Your Web Site

Eventually, every small business should update their website. Maybe you have a new logo, or you finally coordinated all your marketing materials on a single font style and color palate. Maybe you just finally wanted to breathe some new life into your website that was...