De Valdez

This will be cut and dry. Drag and drop. Show this to a client, and they will be happier. Guaranteed.

This changes the WP Logo to an image of your choosing, and alters the link and title of that node.

Smiles all around.
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Working with custom fields is really great. It gives you an opportunity to integrate complex dynamic content into a site with proper planning and development. Setting up custom fields takes a little though, but when planned well this technique brings great power to all users of the WP site without too much “techy stuff.”

One of the problems with WordPress’ custom fields is that they are pretty bare bones, not user friendly. There are no instructions for a user, and more importantly if any given field is no longer is use by a page or post IT GETS DELETED! C’mon WP, get with it.

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I’ve been working with WordPress for a while now, and because I’ve become so familiar with a typical WordPress site’s architecture and folder hierarchy, I stopped using the backend media uploaded and opt’d for FTP. As a developer, that’s fine.

But, as developers we build sites for other people; other people who may enjoy the convenience of the backend media uploaded. Don’t they deserve the ability to upload CS in it’s entirety… and more importantly not bother you about it!

The problem:

The solution:
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