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Turn Off WordPress Core Auto-Updates
Stops WordPress from silently updating itself in the background — useful when you want to control exactly when updates happen.
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define( 'WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE', false );Where it goes
Add the line above to your wp-config.php.
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Register and Output a Custom Nav Menu
Adds a new menu location you can assign in Appearance → Menus, shows how to output it in a template, and includes the multi-menu version too.
Define a Reusable Global String
A simple pattern for storing a value — like a phone number or address — in one place and reusing it anywhere in your theme.
Auto-Escape HTML Typed Inside Code Tags
Makes sure any markup typed inside <code> or <tt> tags in the editor gets escaped automatically, so it displays as visible text instead of being rendered as real HTML.