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Are all options loaded to memory on each request?
Are all options variables fetched from the database and loaded to cache on each request?
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From a security standpoint, should bloginfo() or get_bloginfo() be escaped?
I've been reviewing a lot of information about WP theme and plugin security and understand the concept that you should escape attributes and HTML values in themes and plugins. I've seen bloginfo() and ...
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get_option() filtering and getting out of recursion
get_option() provides couple of filters 'pre_option_'.$option and 'option_'.$option.
However most times I tried to make use of these it usually explodes and not worth the trouble - either I need to ...
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Performance with autoload and the options table
I am playing around with the autoload column of the options table. I didn't find much information about how the autoloaded values are used. I tried a print_r($GLOBALS) and saw that the autoloaded ...
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How to change option recently_edited?
WP recently_edited option can be very useful - it tracks last 5 files that you've made changes to. Only problem is - well, that's all, 5 files.
What if I've been made numerous changes to Wordpress ...
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Using get_option() in JavaScript
Previously, I used the get_option() function to get an option in PHP, like this:
$width = get_option('my_width');
This is inside a shortcode function.
Now, I want to have an option in JavaScript. ...
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How to use get_option() without any filter?
I'm using the newest WordPress 3.3.1 and newest qTranslate 2.5.27. I have made some an AJAX script which returns a value and message in the current language.
Here I get my first problem, I solve it ...
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Where should I use get_option in a plugin
I am working on creating a plugin to help me with future development projects. I want to make sure what I am using best practices when I write it. My question is about the use of get_option in my ...
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Is get_option function cached?
In my plugin, I use the following code to retrieve an option from the database:
$options = get_option('my_plugin_options');
If I use this 10 times in various functions of my plugin, does WordPress ...
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How to display usermeta on front end of site
Question:
First example:
when getting options from the database for a plugin. You'd use
get_option['plugin_optios'].
My question is how do you 'GET' data from another table? Like wp_usemeta.
I ...
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What's the order of loading wordpress elements?
I currently try to make a theme for wordpress and I'm confused about lots of things. I'm not sure what's the order of loading wordpress elements, where some variables are available, where they are ...
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Echoing a variable inside a function
In the interest of automation, instead of making a long list of code like this
<td valign="top"width="50%"><p><label for="Facebook"><strong>Facebook ...
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Showing option when page is frontpage
Currently I'm having some difficulties with below snippet.
As it currently works it shows the_excerpt_rss on a single post and single page. AND it shows the option on is_home().
But what if a page ...
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How to find out if page_for_posts is showing (in order to style menu item)
I have set a static page for posts (page id = 110). This page shold only be included in the menu when the user is logged in. The latter is achieved with the following addition to header.php (snippet ...
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How to get the true permalink of the static home page?
I asked a very similar question earlier today (http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/30392/how-to-get-the-original-post-id-of-a-static-home-page) and thought I had the answer, but now it ...
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Why isn't get_option array contents displaying?
I've been to countless posts looking for the answer to this and have tried nearly every combination. So obviously, I'm missing a step so small that it's likely unfathomable to the Wordpress ...
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Access bloginfo, get_option, and plugins_url from a non-core php file
I am creating a plugin that has a php file in the plugin directory which is accessed directly via a custom rewrite url.
I need this file to be able to use the three functions mentioned in the title.
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How to load WordPress on non WP page?
I want to use the get_option() function of wordpress in one of my theme's files, which is not related to WP, it is just located in the same directory of the other theme files. I need this file because ...
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get_option error plugin development
Im creating a plugin with the following structure:
plugins (folder)
- myplugin (folder)
- myplugin_index.php (adminpanel file)
- myplugin_ajax.php (loading data when user enters a form on the ...
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Why does Wordpress stores widget options in a multidimensional array?
I have a widget with 6 different options. When I use get_option, it gives me a multidimensional array, with all my options inside the inner array, like so:
$options = get_option('widget_widgetname');
...
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Time & Date on Post - Time Ago Custom Function
I'm using the following custom function to display the timestamp for a post as posted "X minutes ago" or "X days ago" for 14 days and then this changes to the actual date (e.g. 17th December 2010):
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Pull GetOption() variable into jQuery dynamically created html
I have a page with the following markup in the site theme footer:
<div id="modalpopup"><div id="inside"></div></div>
I have a variable in the WP db I can retrieve via ...
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How to prevent plugins from sniffing/stealing other plugins' options?
Many plugins require configuration with sensitive data such as API keys, passwords, etc. When implementing these plugins, this sensitive data is stored using functions such as update_option() and ...
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My WP_Query didn't work after upgrading to WordPress 3.2
I created a custom loop using WP_Query for my featured content slider.
<?php
$slider_query = new WP_Query();
$slider_query->query("posts_per_page=5&tag=".(get_option('cgr_slider_tag'))" ...
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Can I force get_option to go back to the DB instead of cache?
Is there any way to guarantee that when I call get_option I will definitely get the value from the database and not from cache?
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How to access a variable on all page?
I added a variable to my functions.php file:
$options = get_option( 'simple_options' );
I can access to this variable on every page, but If I call it in the footer.php it's not working. How to fix ...
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How do i know which action / filters are called when i call get_option()
I need to know which action / filters are called when i do a get_option() call, how can i do that?
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If option: show this. Else show nothing
First, I have to admit I'm not entirely sure on how to explain this best.
Currently I have this in my header.php:
<?php if ( is_home() OR is_front_page() ): ?>
<meta name="description" ...
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Go-Script get_option without theme
i use a go-script into my plugin for redirecting users and needs into this script access to the plugin options.
The Script looks like this:
<?php
define('DOING_AJAX', true);
...
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How do I safely force get_theme_mod() to use a defined get_option(“stylesheet”) value?
In our development process we have several branches of the same theme for each developer. Theme branches live in different directory names, so when doing get_theme_mod(), get_option("stylesheet") can ...
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How to find what index page a post is on?
Here is a simple example of what I am wanting to figure out.
Say I have WordPress set to show 5 posts per page. And say I there is a post 17 posts back chronologically.
The formula would be 17 / 5 ...
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My first plugin doesn't save the data in options
This is my entire code. It doesn't save the data I enter on the plugin settings page. I don't have a clue on why this happens! Can somebody please help me?
<?php // add the admin options page
...
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Passing widget options to external script
I am trying to pass some widget options to an external script using wp_localize_script. I know how to pass the variables and how to use them within the script, but how do I extract the widget options ...
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Ways of dealing with nested arrays within option
I stumbled upon one problem regarding too complicated(at least in my point of view) data structures stored in option field.
Right now I have an array of collections and within each other there is ...
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get_option( $options ) for multiple options in an array [closed]
I have created a sortable bar where with different options of orderby queries, like Random, Most Recent and others. The code looks like this:
$orderby_sort = array(
'date' => __( 'Most ...
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Add Option if Not Exists
I need to see if an option, and if does, get the value. If not, I need to add it.
The Codex provides:
<?php
$option_name = 'myhack_extraction_length' ;
$new_value = '255' ;
if ( get_option( ...
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using Ajax: call to undefined function get_option
I am using ajax on my template to load a file called counter.php. When I click a button, it is supposed to increase the counter. But when I click the button I get this error "Fatal error: Call to ...
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Randomly Display One Image From a 10-Image For Loop
I have a Wordpress function that loops thru 10 input fields & saves the data from those input fields. The data entered is either an absolute or relative link to an image. The loop looks like this.
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shortcode causing the_content() to return blank?
I have a shortcode that just retrieves some info from the options table in the database.
For whatever reason, when the content reaches a certain character limit the_content() to return blank?
The ...
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Template file location for get_option() [closed]
Using the get_option() function to retrieve custom theme options seems to only work when placing
$options = get_option('plugin_options');
within index.php , yet all my references for using the ...
