Remove custom fields from WordPress database using SQL

I found that over time I had a vast number of custom fields set throughout my posts and pages, put there by plugins which are no longer used. In order to remove these unwanted custom fields, you need to edit each post and click on the delete option for each field no longer required, then save the post.

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SVN Missing in Mac OS X 10.8 – Mountain Lion

Having recently upgraded to Mac OS X 10.8 – Mountain Lion, I was surprised to learn that SVN (Subversion) is not included in this release of the OS. This was a big pain point for me as I use Coda together with Versions for versioning and tracking revisions to my WordPress themes and websites.

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Creating a mobile WordPress site using WPTouch Pro

I like my wordpress desktop site, I really do. It took me a long time to design the layouts in Photoshop, with countless evenings creating the CSS styles, and just as long, if not longer, creating and updating the various WordPress theme PHP pages.

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WordPress Client for Mac OS X

Ever since I switched over to using a Mac, I’ve been struggling to find a really simple yet powerful blogging client. On PC platform nothing beats Windows Live Writer, it’s simple design with powerful editing capabilities make it a must for offline blogging. It also downloads your WordPress theme so that you can see exactly what your post will look like.

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Replace WordPress database content using SQL statements

I recently change my blog location from the root domain to a subdomain. Following the guide from WordPress everything went swimmingly, except one thing.

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