HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows. Handbrake is a good DVD ripper, current version will rip to mp4 and mkv, older versions will rip to avi also. When used in combination with DVD43 it is useful for ripping DVDs with DRM(digital rights management) Great for […]
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Wrapping pre tag text in a div using css
When using pre tags in html to display code blocks it will ignore the div boundaries and not wrap the text by default. By adding some css for pre tags this can be accomplished as follows. Hint: Another option is to use overflow:auto which will add scroll bars for the content. pre, code{ /*Wrap pre […]
Add a Read More link to the_excerpt() in WordPress
To remove the default […] marker at the end of an excerpt and add a Read More link add the following code to your theme’s functions.php file function new_excerpt_more($more) { global $post; return '<a href="'. get_permalink($post->ID) . '"> Read More…</a>'; } add_filter('excerpt_more', 'new_excerpt_more'); Tested with WordPress version 3.3
Change the_excerpt() word length in WordPress
By default the WordPress the_excerpt() tag displays the first 55 words. To assign a custom length just add the following code to your theme’s functions.php file. The return value in the custom_length function will change the word length of the_excerpt() tag. function custom_length( $length ) { return 30; } add_filter( 'excerpt_length', 'custom_length', 999 ); Tested […]
WordPress post install tips
Some useful tips to remove wp generator, meta generator etc… http://www.labnol.org/internet/blogging/wordpress-tips-post-installation-hacks/3931/
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