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Add multiple plugin directories
The task
You can register add additional Themes directories using register_theme_directory() for your WP installation. Sadly core doesn't deliver with the same functionality for plugins. We already ...
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How to structure a plugin
This isn't a question about how to build a WordPress plugin. Rather, what, if any, guides could be applied to how to put together the file architecture of any plugin.
Some other programming languages ...
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How MUST the directory for a plugin be structured?
I get the basic plugin concept.
I've read the Codex article on Writing a Plugin
That article talks about the "main plugin file".
How does Wordpress determine "the main plugin file" ?
Q1:
Is it ...
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Can wordpress theme folder name be changed freely and nothing technically happens
Can the wordpress theme folder be renamed any time freely and everything works fine after that ,
themes/oldthemename
themes/whatevernewname
or is it so that if you change the folder name that ...
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Moving a WP Multisite to a subdirectory
Firstly, I've read a number of posts on this process. However, for various reasons, the process remains difficult to implement or troubleshoot for lack of even abstracted examples, or maybe too ...
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Categorising themes by folders in backend
I want to organize themes like:
wp-content/themes/themeshop/theme1
wp-content/themes/themeshop/theme2
wp-content/themes/themeshop/theme3
Now from my understanding, this organization works ...
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Cannot access non-wordpress subdirectories as wordpress overrides them with a 404 error
I refer to this question previously asked and not suitably answered:
Wordpress overriding actual subdirectories
and also
Non "Wordpress" pages/code getting 404 error.
I have the same ...
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Custom Post Type Templates from Plugin Folder?
I'd like to offer my custom post type as a Plugin, so that people can use it without touching their theme folder. But custom post type templates -- such as single-movies.php -- reside in the theme ...
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File and directory permissions
I installed latest WordPress 3.5 in my CentOS server. When I tried accessing http://example.com/wp-includes/, I received a listing of the directory: (Index of wp-includes).
I added the following code ...
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Get a path to a different plug-in
To get a the path to a plugin you can use plugin_dir_path(__FILE__) - but this obviously has to be called from within the plug-in.
How can you reliably get the path to plugin B (pluginb/pluginb.php) ...
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Change upload directory for PDF files
I would like to change the upload directory for PDF files only, not for other files. For example, the PDF files would be uploaded to wp-content/uploads/pdf but other files would remain in ...
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How to create a mini directory in WordPress?
I'm looking to create a simple directory, something similar but not so powerful as SOBI2 for Joomla.
Is there something like this for Wordpress?
I want to store informations like:
Name
URL
Address ...
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Creating a Link Directory using WordPress?
I would like to create a dmoz like website, using WP.
Any suggestions on plugins or site's architecture would be welcomed.
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Changing directory and/or URL structure
I'm curious if its possible (and advisable) to change certain directory names and URL structure via customization by themes or plugins. For example, say I wanted the list of all a user's posts to ...
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3answers
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What is the best way to get directory path for wp-config.php?
I am developer of the plugin mapsmarker.com which also offers several APIs which can be accessed directly (eg www.mapsmarker.com/wp-content/plugins/leaflet-maps-marker/leaflet-geojson.php?marker=1)
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Isolating WordPress to a subfolder
I'm trying to isolate a wordpress installation on our site to a specific subfolder. I created a folder on our root site named _wp and placed all the wordpress files in there. I added the following ...
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Use a separate upload folder for custom post attachment upload
So, i'm trying to find out a way to use two separate upload folders, being the default one wp-content/uploads for general media uploads, and another one say wp-content/custom for one specific type of ...
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Why doesn't WP_PLUGIN_DIR definition use DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR?
Whilst writing some code that backs-up a plugin, I hit a problem with 'the wrong kind of directory slash' on my windows dev environment.
Tracking it through I find in default-constants.php:91
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get_template_directory() vs bloginfo( 'template_directory' ) vs TEMPLATEPATH
I was reading this article: Common WordPress Development Mistakes and How to Fix Them, and in it, they author says:
Getting the theme location: If you are using TEMPLATEPATH or bloginfo(
...
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2answers
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Post Ancestor and Child Post in Custom Post Type
Hierarchical structure of custom post type "Book" (for example).
When we are on Post 2-95, I want to know:
Does the post has this post ancestor(Post 1-31)?
Does it have child posts(Post 3-19, ...
2
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1answer
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Hosting plugin Google Code with auto update?
I've been developing a WordPress plugin for a friend who needs something completely out-of-the-box, at least what WordPress is cornerned. Now, I could use the WordPress plugin repository to host this, ...
2
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2answers
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How is a student directory best handled in WordPress?
I am doing a WordPress site for a school. One of the pages would have a list of 20 or so students, which would include their name, photo and small blurb.
How is this type of thing handled in ...
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Wordpress .htaccess subdirectory problem
I've been having some issues with my Wordpress install allowing me to access subdirectories, specifically a CodeIgniter install at mydomain.com/codeigniter. I know that technically it should work just ...
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1answer
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How do I set up single sign on for multiple WP installs across the same domain?
I want to set up multiple WP installs in a few subdirectories. For example, one WP install would live at mydomain.com/blog. Another WP install might live at mydomain.com/project1 and another might ...
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Want to turn Wordpress into a paid subscription directory
I need to create a paid subscription directory where people can register their business and enter its details.
Subscriptions should be paid on a monthly or yearly basis.
Business details include ...
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Wordpress 3.0 Media Upload Directory
I am using Wordpress 3.0 and would like to organize the directory where uploads are made. Is there any way to change where the files get uploaded or is the only real organization the Media tag plugin?
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2 wordpress blogs with 1 users table and 1 login
I have been trying to achieve that and I did without the 1 login part
I fallowed this post/tutorial , but no matter what I do I can not get it to login ones for both websites.
My set up is ...
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What is the best way to move a plugin´s subdirectory+files to wp-content/uploads-directory?
I am developer of the plugin Leaflet Maps Marker (http://www.mapsmarker.com - "Pin, organize & show your favorite places through OpenStreetMap, OGD Vienna or any custom WMTS-map")
and have one ...
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Install theme on multiple domains
i'm hosting several sites. they all have the same base theme that i need to install. I want to develop this theme and have them updated on all the sites simultaneously.
I have the following folder ...
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How to build a directory with indexes in Wordpress
I am working on a site that is using posts as a way to manage glossary articles like the example site below. I would like to find a way to display articles alphabetically and grouped by a selected ...
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When developing a distributable Theme, does it HAVE to be “inheritable”?
I'm currently developing a complex Theme (or framework, if it can be called that) for my own personal use.
However, in the event that it becomes appreciated to the public - does it necessarily HAVE ...
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Moving to directory creates path problems.. how to solve?
I've moved my installation from example.com/beta to example.com and I've noticed that there are a few broken images. Looking at the source, it appears that they are still looking in looking in the ...
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WP Page and Subdirectory with same name
I have a subdirectory within my WP installation called labs. I created a WP page called labs as well. When a user hits mydomain.com/labs/ I want them to load up the WP page. But instead it's loading ...
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Depth > 2 possible with multisite?
Is there anyway to create blogs with 2 depths using multisite? I want to have an installation in root and blogs with 2 depths. Something like:
/ - WP installation: root aggregate
/foo - ...
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Accessing WordPress installation in its own directory at domain root
I am using this tutorial Giving WordPress Its Own Directory to launch a WordPress (installed in a sub folder called wordpress) by using example.com instead of example.com/wordpress.
It says to copy ...
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Is there any way to allow a plugin to write over a previous version?
When installing a plugin, it will not install if the directory to which it is attempting to install already exists. This means that users of our plugin must first manually deactivate and delete the ...
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Change the actual (or viewable) Wordpress directory structure
I like the simplicity of wordpress and all it has to offer, but for security purposes I would like to change the actual (or viewable) directory structure of my site.
The install has a set of files ...
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Benefits or Problems for using Sub-Directory vs Sub-Domain install of WP Network
Reading through the documentation you have the ability to setup a WP Network in two ways, Sub-Domains and Sub-Directories. The only explanation they give you is
Sub-directory sites
It works with ...
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2answers
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Retrieve the template directory URI via global or get_template_directory_uri() every time?
One Wordpress function I happen to use frequently is get_template_directory_uri(). While I tried to minimize or avoid its use where I can, I still happen to have more than one call to this function in ...
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Accessing site's root from themes folder
Having some troubles with a PHP script I am trying to build.
I need to access the a file which is located in the root folder of my Wordpress install:
wordpress-root/live-config.php
Problem is, my ...
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How do i structure my theme folder to avoid one huge list of files
When working with a worpress site with lots of custom post types and lots of page templates, my theme folder is looking messy. What are the accepted best practices to organise code files in WordPress?
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What's the proper way to use wp_enqueue_script/style?
First, let me tell you how I'm currently doing it. I have this function. It's purpose is to take the the string of a file system path (/root/web/dir/some/path/to/file) and return the equivalent URL ...
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How to do Domain Mapping to Subdirectories?
Does Wordpress MU not allow domain mapping to subdirectories, such as example.com/blog?
Wordpress.com doesn't allow this.
I couldn't find an option to do this in WordPress MU Domain Mapping plugin.
...
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1answer
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more than one upload directory?
Is it possible to have 2 separate upload directories? One in which the resized images are created/stored and another to where full size original images are uploaded.
This would let you use the path ...
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Mapping Subdomains in Wordpress to give the appearance of a localised site, best approach?
I am building a classifieds website and am using Wordpress for the functionality of user accounts, Paypal integration, custom taxonomies and of course super flexible custom post types for the ...
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Plugins will only be installed with 777 on folder. Solution?
I'm 100% not the first asking this question, yet I want to have this question be answered to my situation..
I got Wordpress installed on my server (I host it at Versio.nl) and configured whole ...
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How to create directory using username within theme
I have the following code to save the uploaded file to a static directory.
<?php
//set the image size in mb
$max_upload_size='10';
$MAXIMUM_FILESIZE = $max_upload_size * 1024 * 1024;
$uploaddir = ...
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Multiple wp-config.php files in one home directory
It's possible to move wp-config.php up one directory level for security, i.e. into the directory above public_html (sometimes called home or a user name, depending on the web host).
"You can move the ...
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On WordPress Network(multisite), Sub Blogs in Subdirectories or Subdomains? What's better?
Can anyone explain why one is better than the other, and in what circumstances? Things I'm considering: SEO consequences (if any), scaling issues (if any) and anything else I'm not thinking about.
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Where to save common libraries?
I have a multiple-site WordPress install. I have decided to centralize as many of my libraries as possible into one spot, for obvious organizational reasons, and in order to reduce bloating. Many of ...
