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This post explains the basic terms related to data structures.
The attached sample chapter from Distributed Network Systems: From Concepts to Implementations (Jia, W. and Zhou, W.,2005) is designed to introduce the client-server model and its role in the development of distributed network systems.
The chapter discusses the cooperation between clients and servers/group servers in distributed network systems, and addresses extensions to the client-server model. Service discovery, which is of crucial importance for achieving transparency in distributed network systems, is also elaborated in this chapter.
Define how many words to return when using the_excerpt();.
//custom excerpt length
function itlc_custom_excerpt_length( $length ) {
//the amount of words to return
return 20;
}
add_filter( 'excerpt_length', 'itlc_custom_excerpt_length');
Include the post thumbnail in your RSS feed.
// Put post thumbnails into rss feed
function itlc_feed_post_thumbnail($content) {
global $post;
if(has_post_thumbnail($post->ID)) {
$content = '' . $content;
}
return $content;
}
add_filter('the_excerpt_rss', 'itlc_feed_post_thumbnail');
add_filter('the_content_feed', 'itlc_feed_post_thumbnail');
Written in C++ (rather than Java like Minecraft itself) Cuberite is a Free and Open Source (FOSS) Minecraft-compatible Game Server. It is designed with performance, configurability, and extensibility in mind, and also aims to accurately recreate most vanilla features.
Change the message that appears in the admin footer, why not give yourself a credit for the theme?
// Customise the footer in admin area
function itlc_footer_admin () {
echo 'Theme designed and developed by <a href="#" target="_blank">YourNameHere</a> and powered by <a href="http://wordpress.org" target="_blank">WordPress</a>.';
}
add_filter('admin_footer_text', 'itlc_footer_admin');
This is how you would display “Hello World” in C.
#include<stdio.h>
main()
{
printf("Hello World");
}
Loads a CSS file into your login page so you can override default styles. Just add wp-login.css into your theme folder.
// Custom CSS for the login page // Create wp-login.css in your theme folder function itlc_loginCSS() { echo '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="'.get_bloginfo('template_directory').'/wp-login.css"/>'; } add_action('login_head', 'itlc_loginCSS');