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How To: Get the Current Logged in User ID in WordPress

When developing custom themes and plugins for WordPress there are times you will need to get the logged in user’s ID. There are a few different ways to accomplish this, but I’m going to show you the easiest method. To get the user’s ID you’ll use the get_current_user_id() function like so: The get_current_user_id() function will […]

How to: 301 Redirect from one domain to another using mod_rewrite

By StrangeWork.com: Recently I created a new E-commerce website for a client of mine. I developed the new site as a subdomain under their existing domain (ex http://newsite.domain.com). Google ended up indexing around 4000 links from the subdomain I had created, so upon launching the new site I wanted to 301 redirect the subdomain links […]

Date June 30, 2008
Author Brad Williams
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From Microsoft to Linux….almost

By StrangeWork.com: As most of you know I am in the process of starting my own Web Development Company in New Jersey. Starting a company takes a lot of work, but of course I knew this going into it. Business is great and we are starting to grow! I’ve decided to shift focus on my […]

Date May 19, 2008
Author Brad Williams
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The PHP Anthology Book from SitePoint

By StrangeWork.com: SitePoint.com is at it again. Fresh off the press and in my hands is the new SitePoint book The PHP Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks, 2nd Edition. As most of you know I primarily use Microsoft technologies for developing, but as this blog shows I also like to dabble in the […]