SQL command to reset WordPress password

The quickest and easiest way to change your WordPress admin password. Just enter this SQL command directly on your server.

UPDATE wp_users SET user_pass = MD5('newpassword') WHERE user_login = "admin";

Add a span around WordPress menu links

I often have the requirement to add an additional element in the standard WordPress menu – usually adding a span around the anchors.

This is very easy to do using the link_before and link_after functions:

<?php wp_nav_menu( array( 'container_class' => 'menu-header', 'theme_location'
 => 'primary', 'link_before' => '<span>', 'link_after' => '</span>') ); ?>

Depending on your theme, you’ll probably find this code in header.php.

WordPress error: Could not create directory. /public_html.

If your WordPress automatic update fails with the error:

An error occured while updating WordPress: Could not create directory. /public_html.

1) Log into your server
2) Delete the folder ‘upgrade’ found in the wp-content folder
3) Remake the ‘upgrade’ folder (mkdir upgrade)
4) Change the permissions to 777 (chmod -R 777 upgrade)

Done!