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function performance( $visible = false ) {

    $stat = sprintf(  '%d queries in %.3f seconds, using %.2fMB memory',
        get_num_queries(),
        timer_stop( 0, 3 ),
        memory_get_peak_usage() / 1024 / 1024
        );

    echo $visible ? $stat : "<!-- {$stat} -->" ;
}

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// unregister all default WP Widgets
function unregister_default_wp_widgets() {
    unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Pages');
    unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Calendar');
    unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Archives');
    unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Links');
    unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Meta');
    unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Search');
    unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Text');
    unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Categories');

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// AUTOMATICALLY EXTRACT THE FIRST IMAGE FROM THE POST 
function getImage($num) {
    global $more;
    $more = 1;
    $link = get_permalink();
    $content = get_the_content();
    $count = substr_count($content, '<img');
    $start = 0;
    for($i=1;$i<=$count;$i++) {
        $imgBeg = strpos($content, '<img', $start);

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/****** Add Thumbnails in Manage Posts/Pages List ******/
if ( !function_exists('AddThumbColumn') && function_exists('add_theme_support') ) {

    // for post and page
    add_theme_support('post-thumbnails', array( 'post', 'page' ) );

    function AddThumbColumn($cols) {

        $cols['thumbnail'] = __('Thumbnail');

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function update_active_plugins($value = '') {
    /*
    The $value array passed in contains the list of plugins with time
    marks when the last time the groups was checked for version match
    The $value->reponse node contains an array of the items that are
    out of date. This response node is use by the 'Plugins' menu
    for example to indicate there are updates. Also on the actual
    plugins listing to provide the yellow box below a given plugin
    to indicate action is needed by the user.
    */

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add_action('wp_dashboard_setup', 'my_custom_dashboard_widgets');

function my_custom_dashboard_widgets() {
	global $wp_meta_boxes;

	// Remove these dashboard widgets...

	unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['core']['dashboard_plugins']);
	unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['side']['core']['dashboard_primary']);
	unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['side']['core']['dashboard_secondary']);

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//remove pings to self
function no_self_ping( &$links ) {
    $home = get_option( 'home' );
    foreach ( $links as $l => $link )
        if ( 0 === strpos( $link, $home ) )
            unset($links[$l]);
}
add_action( 'pre_ping', 'no_self_ping' );

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function new_excerpt_length($length) { 
    return 100;
}
add_filter('excerpt_length', 'new_excerpt_length');

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// CUSTOM USER PROFILE FIELDS
function my_custom_userfields( $contactmethods ) {

	// ADD CONTACT CUSTOM FIELDS
	$contactmethods['contact_phone_office']     = 'Office Phone';
	$contactmethods['contact_phone_mobile']     = 'Mobile Phone';
	$contactmethods['contact_office_fax']       = 'Office Fax';

	// ADD ADDRESS CUSTOM FIELDS
	$contactmethods['address_line_1']       = 'Address Line 1';

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// CUSTOMIZE ADMIN MENU ORDER
function custom_menu_order($menu_ord) {
	if (!$menu_ord) return true;
	return array(
		'index.php', // this represents the dashboard link
		'edit.php?post_type=events', // this is a custom post type menu
		'edit.php?post_type=news', 
		'edit.php?post_type=articles', 
		'edit.php?post_type=faqs', 
		'edit.php?post_type=mentors',