The 3.0 tag is for questions that are specific to the 3.0 branch of WordPress.
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How to implement a customizable free OpenID authentication?
OpenID is a standard commonly used nowadays. I am trying to implement OpenID on my blog, but I have many difficulties.
I tried OpenID plugin but it seems to be incompatible with Wordpress 3.0.
I ...
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Database synchronization between dev/staging and production
I have a problem with WP database synchronization between development and production and I am wondering how other people solving it. I am aware about this question but it doesn't really cover the ...
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Creating an Image-Centric Custom Post Type?
Does anyone have any tips for creating an image-centric custom post type?
To elaborate, my blog has rotating header images, shown below:
The two images in the top left are randomized, and exist as ...
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Is there anything that Joomla or Drupal can do that can't be done in WordPress? [closed]
I have a client who wants to use Joomla, because they were told it was good. I'm trying to convince them that WordPress is a much more user-friendly option.
I've played with Joomla (and Drupal) once ...
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what is the correct way to compare dates in a WP query_posts meta_query
I have a query_posts call in a WP template. Through the use of the More Fields Plugin I can give the site admin the ability to create an event (custom post type) and then enter a date which is ...
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What Is The Use Of map_meta_cap Filter?
What is the use of map_meta_cap filter? This filter is not documented anywhere. I have an unclear idea of what it could be:
Used to map the permissions of the user to operations on posts.
What ...
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Is there a blank theme framework compatible with WP 3.0?
I don't feel like making my own theme from scratch, so I looked for some theme frameworks, but they're all old and when I install them on WP 3.0 they produce loads of errors and don't behave properly. ...
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How to Link External jQuery/Javascript files with WordPress
So I'm using Starkers to base my next WP theme on and I've run into a small issue, I was including my own version of jQuery in the header.php file but when inspecting my site using Firebug I noticed ...
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Is the new WordPress 3.1 admin bar pluggable and how can I extend it?
How can I extend the functions of the WordPress 3.1 admin bar in my plugins?
I am looking for specific hooks and filters to use in adding links or other features to the admin bar.
A good example ...
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WordPress forks
Are there any forks of WordPress in existence?
Optional subtopics:
Why did they fork? Differing design goals? (e.g. HTML5 instead of XHTML-syntax per default)
From which version / time did they ...
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How can I delete orphan keys in Wordpress database tables?
In particular in table wp_options. After almost 2 years of blog production it seems increased a lot, and I don't know how many crap is in there.
Do you know a plugin that works with Wordpress 3.0 or ...
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custom taxonomy and pages rewrite slug conflict gives 404
I'm using the Custom Post Type UI plugin to create my custom taxonomies. I have a portfolio that is made up of projects (custom post type) with 2 custom taxonomies of technologies and clients. The ...
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Anyone figured out how to use WordPress MultiSite with Domain Mapping & SSL?
I've been looking all over to find a solution for SSL with WordPress MultiSite and Domain Mapping. Ideally, I'd like to purchase an SSL cert for each domain (or potentially a wildcard cert) anyone ...
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What does l10n.js do in WordPress 3.1? And how do I remove it?
I just installed WP 3.1 Beta 2 on my test server. I noticed that it ships with a new l10n.js file that gets automatically inserted into the header.
I did a bit of digging and it has something to do ...
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WordPress Plug-in Development In MVC Architecture, How?
I think, the wordpress plug-in architecture is not MVC. So I want to use/do the MVC architecture in WordPress plug-in development (like cakephp, codeIgniter ). How can I use them in plguin ...
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Making Custom Fields Standard in the Admin UI
I've added a few different custom_post_types to my Wordpress 3 installation. They are all a bit different from eachother, and should store unique information in custom_fields. But while one may store ...
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How do I query by post format in WordPress 3.1
I am trying to query for all posts with a post format of 'quote.' I have added the post formats to my functions.php with
add_theme_support( 'post-formats', array( 'image', 'video', 'gallery', 'quote' ...
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Why do I get the timeout warning?
I turned on debug mode in Wordpress and the first request of the day I get this error:
Warning: http_request() [function.http-request]: Timeout was reached; Operation timed out after 1000 ...
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Update widget form after drag-and-drop (WP save bug)
I've posted a bug-report about this a few months ago (on WordPress trac (Widget Instance Form Update Bug)) and I thought I'd try writing about it here too. Maybe someone has a better solution to this ...
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Updating WordPress overwriting customization tweaks - strategies?
Twice now I've updated wordpress, only to realise that (facepalm) it overwrites some changes I've made to the custom template - to sidebar or something similar.
Obviously I don't HAVE to update, ...
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Remove wrapping div and ul from output of wp_nav_menu
I am using the new menu system of Wordpress, and here is the result of wp_nav_menu()
<div class="menu-main-menu-container">
<ul id="menu-main-menu" class="menu">
<li ...
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How to get the Date Format and Time Format settings for use in my template?
This is a strange question, but I want to know how I can access the Date and Time settings
Admin > Settings > General > Date Format
Admin > Settings > General > Time Format
I ...
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Looking for a lightweight theme using WP3 new tags and features (not 2010)
I design & build a lot of bespoke Wordpress themes for clients, and before I just took the best parts out of the default Kubrick and made my own 'vanilla' theme.
The new default, TwentyTen is way ...
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What is the quickest way to make a widget?
I have some PHP code that I would like to pull out of an existing page of a template, and put into a widget so I can move it around.
What is the quickest way to create a widget?
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How to customize the default HTML for Wordpress Attachments
I'm using Wordpress 3.0.1 (most recent as of now) and working around the Whiteboard theme.
It seems that for attachments (images, specifically), Wordpress generates the HTML automatically and it ...
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How to use more than 256MB of memory in the admin?
I'm building a site for a photographer who uploads pictures that are normally large for todays digital cameras. Images are quite memory intensive, especially the image operations like creating ...
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Any post install tips after installing Wordpress 3.0.1?
Any post install tips after installing Wordpress 3.0.1? which would be useful for any wordpress installation , where we will use wordpress as a CMS for a website. and blog page will not as a home ...
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how to limit search to post titles?
Is there a way to limit search to post titles? I know I can modify query.php core file but there must be a way to do it with hooks right?
Thanks in advance!
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How to keep a Wordpress site synchronized between two servers?
I have a WordPress site running in a dedicated server in hosting A and I would like to keep it synchronized with a copy in another hosting server for fail over protection. Is that possible?
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Decreasing the Memory Consumption of a WordPress Site?
The test site requires a lot of memory when viewing some category/archive pages.
I met with the following error messages yesterday:
Fatal error: Allowed memory size of
33554432 bytes exhausted ...
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Upgrading WordPress and Plugins; any Tips to Avoid Trouble?
Going to upgrade Wordpress 2.7.1 to 3.0.1 along with all plugins, any tips to do without trouble?
Edit: 7 September
Dashboard is showing "New version available" for both, Wordpress version and for ...
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How to get current_cat in navbar, in single post
In a site I have using Wordpress 3.0, when I'm in a single post, the navbar showing the categories doesn't give the parent category the class of "current_cat" and therefore that category is not ...
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Setting up custom post type archives in WP3.1? Any luck?
I've just moved a site I'm developing to WP3.1 so that I can take advantage of and start testing some of the new features. I'm especially liking the has_archive parameter in registering custom post ...
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Backup the Database and Restore from the Backup?
I am using Wordpress 3 and would like to backup the database to my computer (a Mac). My webhost is using PHP safe mode, so that sometimes limits what plugins I can use. What is a good way to do a ...
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is_plugin_active function doesn't exist
I'm using WordPress 3.0.5 and have tested with 3.1rc4. In the main PHP file of my plugin, when I try to call is_plugin_active I get Call to undefined function is_plugin_active(). I can call add_action ...
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How To Provide Sub-Blogs Their Own Domain Names?
I ran a search that did not yield that many results.
Is it possible, and how can each sub-blog of a multi-site installation be given its own domain name?
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Scaling a WP eCommerce site
Related to this question.
Any recommendation on tools, plugins for optimizing a large eCommerce site on WP. Currently hitting 1000 items and 5000 more items coming. It seems the optimizations would ...
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get_pages() not ordering as it should
I'm using get_pages() function to get all subpages from a page like this:
$childrens = get_pages(array('child_of' => 7,
'sort_column' => 'post_date',
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Change order of custom columns for edit panels
When you register a custom column like so:
//Register thumbnail column for au-gallery type
add_filter('manage_edit-au-gallery_columns', 'thumbnail_column');
function thumbnail_column($columns) {
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How to remove comment section from page only , not from posts pages?
How to remove comment section from page only , not from posts pages?
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wp_nav_menu remove class and id from li
I'm new to wordpress and trying to learn my way through from making a theme.
Right now I am using wp_nav_menu to generate my menu
My menu consists of pages and categories
However, the default ...
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Enabling Sessions in WordPress 3.0
Im using a wfcart in my WordPress site but for some reason on certain pages WordPress drops the session I'm wondering if there is a way to enable sessions in WordPress 3?
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OpenID for WordPress 3.x? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to implement a customizable free OpenID authentication?
Is there any WordPress plugin that provides OpenID authentication for comments that works in WordPress 3.0?
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Splitting an Evolving Site into Multiple Sites, or Maintaining as One Site?
To Separate or Not to Separate...That is the Question?
I currently have what I believe is a mistake in my site architecture. I initially built my two lines of business into the same site. ...
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Advice for implementing single sign-on?
Our organization is using Google Apps (standard edition) and we've just implemented a WP site.
I'd love any input on anyone who's used implemented Google Apps (in the last month or so) as the service ...
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How can I get posts in a subcategory to display on it's parent categories archive page?
Currently when you display an archive category page, it only displays it for the main parent, and doesn't display any of the posts that may be in the subcategories under it's parent. How can I alter ...
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WP 3.1 - archive pages for custom content types possible now without a plugin?
I noticed that WP 3.1 supposedly has 'new CMS capabilities like archive pages for custom content types', however, I can't see that implemented yet?
I've been using a plugin called 'Simple Custom Post ...
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How to disable 3.1 “Admin Bar” via script for the admin user?
Every time I create a new site under 3.1, my first trip is to the Users > Admin User profile page to uncheck the "admin bar" checkbox.
I'd like to place a script in my theme's functions.php to do ...
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is_home() and is_single() Not Working as Expected with Custom Post Types?
(Moderators note: Was originally titled: "Custom post type problem?")
I'm having some problems with custom post types where everything is working great except for the sidebars.
Here is some code ...
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How to create a page that isn't accessible via menus?
I need to create a page in my site that I am able to access via url, but that won't be included in any of the navigation menus which are generated using wp_list_pages() on my site.
How can I ...
