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AN "AGITATED" Tiger Woods almost smashed into a TV director's car as he dashed from an LA resort moments before his horror crash, it's claimed. The golf legend, 45, was staying at the plush Terreana resort where crew for the show 'Grown-ish' were based for filming and was said to be "running late" for a meeting with two NFL stars. Follow our Tiger Woods live blog for all the latest news and stories... Woods was reportedly in a rush when he left the resort with members on the TV set saying he seemed "agitated and impatient" as he drove off. Oliver Konteh, who works on the crew, told TMZ : "A little bit after 6:40am our director has come in and he was like 'you know what, I almost got in an accident with f***ing Tiger Woods. He almost hit me.'" It has been reported he was running around 30 minutes late to meet Drew Brees and Justin Herbert for a lesson and photoshoot at the Rolling Hill Country Club. One source said when Woods entered his car to get … [Read more...] about ‘Agitated & impatient’ Tiger Woods ‘nearly smashed into director’s car’ leaving LA resort moments before horror crash

Do you want to add your social media feeds to your WordPress website? Adding social media feeds in WordPress can help increase your followers, improve social engagement, and enrich your existing content. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to add custom social media feeds to WordPress and create a social wall that brings all your social feed content together in one place. Why Add Social Media Feeds to Your WordPress Site? Millions of people use social media every day to connect with family, friends, and brands they love. You can bring this experience back to your website by taking your existing social stream and adding them to WordPress. That way, visitors don’t have to leave your site to consume your engaging social media content. What are some other reasons to add social media feeds to WordPress? Your following and engagement can act as social proof Help increase your followers across other networks by exposing them to your feeds Display real-time content … [Read more...] about How to Add Your Social Media Feeds to WordPress (Step by Step)

With the latest release of WordPress we saw a dramatic change in the style and design of the admin dashboard. The whole dashboard UI has been updated to look more modern and clean and gives us the option to change color schemes on a per user basis. However, even with these design tweaks, there is still a limitation on the customization options available for you to use. There hasn’t been any significant improvement on what you can limit on a per user or role basis. The development of the WordPress dashboard is always ongoing, as is the rest of the software, but if you want to begin making some major changes to your admin area now you can. All you need is one plugin. The WP Admin UI Customize Plugin The WP Admin UI Customize plugin can be used to make major changes to the availability of items on the admin dashboard of your site. For example, you would always allow your site admin complete access to everything in the admin dashboard. If you have multiple authors on your … [Read more...] about How to Customize Your WordPress Admin User Interface

Seasoned WordPress developers typically have a collection of sites they frequent to get the latest news, product reviews and tutorials related to design, development, and coding. It’s the name of the game. The longer you’ve been in this business, the more familiarity you have with existing resources and what each one offers that’s unique. Sorting through what’s out there can be time consuming, however, especially when you just want to get to the good stuff. Whether you’re a long-time pro or just getting started, sometimes you need to reference a fact, a how-to video, or a code snippet to get your project moving along on schedule. With that in mind, the following ten resources are likely to be helpful in getting your sites up and running faster and more efficiently. WordPress Codex A no-brainer, right? Still, it needs to be mentioned – especially for beginners. The WordPress Codex is a robust resource that covers practically every aspect of the CMS. Following the articles … [Read more...] about 10 WordPress Resources You Need to Bookmark Right Now

The first WordPress 3.8 Beta was recently released and it’s a fun one. WordPress 3.7 had some great additions for increased security, and now WordPress 3.8 is bringing a fresh look to our favorite CMS. Dashboard Redesign One of the first things you’ll notice in the beta is the dashboard makeover. The homepage is a bit cleaned up with less widgets (just like the DASH WordPress Plugin ), but nothing too different from what you’re used to. You’ll also note that everything is darker, flatter, sleeker and much easier on the eyes. If you’ve been using the MP6 WordPress plugin then you’ll feel right at home in 3.8. Plus you can now have your pick of four dashboard color schemes. Mobile Improvements One major update is the responsiveness of the dashboard menu and various pages within it. Take a look at a side-by-side comparison: The all new dashboard features a much more user friendly menu bar with drop-downs, quick links to common pages (add post, moderate comments, … [Read more...] about WordPress 3.8 Beta Release