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Passing Variables through locate_template

While I've typically used include or require on their own to save long term code maintenance I've started to use get_template_part and locate_template as using built in WordPress stuff is always best. ...
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Is there any way to use get_template_part() with folders?

I'm wondering if there is any way to use get_template_part() with folders? My main folder has a lot of files now because I put every re-usable element in a separate file. I'd like to put them in ...
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Including jQuery and jQuery files the correct way

I´m having some trouble with this. I´m not sure how to do it the correct way, and I read so many different techniques and ways to do it that I dont know what to make of it. Some questions and ...
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Should we use get_template_part() in functions files instead of include_once?

I'm using the theme-check plugin to check my theme for errors and recommendations, I'm using get_template_part() in theme files like header.php and index.php but in functions.php I'm using ...
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where to include a php file

I have a php file with some variables which I would like to use. When I include it in the header.php the variables in that file are not recognized at footer.php and some other places. Where is the ...
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What is the most efficient method for loading widgets in functions.php

I have seen WordPress developers use two different methods for loading custom widgets from the functions.php file. The first: include("functions/my-custom-widget.php"); The second: ...
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I need to add a custom “cover” to every new post — plugin or custom setup?

I'm creating a site that's basically like an online book, and every post is a chapter. Each chapter gets a customized, specially designed "cover" page that can't really be designed in the Wordpress ...
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Conditional Ajax inclusion

I have a custom interface that uses 30+ ajax files while running... some files are only used in category.php while othere's are only used in page.php... i include the ajax loader php files in my ...
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nowplaying.include.php Will Not Display Results

Cyberchimps.com recommended I post here as they believed there may be a global issue with my request. I thought what I was missing was obvious and simple, but two months into this and being referred ...
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integrating external php library into wordpress- the right way

If I were to load a custom library into wordpress, what would be the best place to add it? Since there are a bunch of global vars defined at the top of the library, I would not want that to be done ...
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Include a specific page in your template

How do you include specific pages into a template? Like for example on my websites main page I want to have about 3 different content areas that the client can regularly update as he needs to. I ...
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ABSPATH not working! Any idea why?

This is what in my wp-config.php : if ( !defined('ABSPATH') ) define('ABSPATH', dirname(__FILE__) . '/'); I am calling from plugin/pluginName directory to : require_once( ABSPATH . ...
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Show certain terms from custom taxonomy but exclude 'parent' terms?

I have a custom post type "mycustom_products" (hierarchical) that has custom taxonomies called 'categories' and 'tags' (as many other custom post types do). My custom category is called ...
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WordPress “include TEMPLATEPATH” or?

I built something like this: Index Container Widgets Area and I created a widget for that - Categories Widget - Index Container .php with this in: <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . ...
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What's the correct way to include files in Wordpress TwentyTen theme with it's own jquery scripts and css?

I want to include a slider in the default Wordpress theme on the home page. I did manage to get the page to show using <?php if ( is_home() ) { include ('slider.php'); } ?> but it doesn't look ...
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passing argument to get_template_part() or a better way to code

I have this include … event-list.php <?php /** * The loop that displays upcoming events */ ?> <ul class="event-items"> <?php $yesterday = time() - 24*60*60; $args = array( ...
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Include files for a plugin not including

I have a plugin which I need to include a file in but it doesn't include. Here's the example of the tree: plugin folder /themes /folder2 /somefiles /includeme.php Within themes is ...
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Sort users in get_users() in custom order

<?php $blogusers = get_users('include=5,6,2,7,12,8'); foreach ($blogusers as $user) { ... } ?> Right now these users will sort by first name. How do I sort this the order the numbers ...
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Include PHP file in Content using [shortcode]

Here is what I have I am not having any lucking finding how to simply include a file in the content editor using a shortcode. For Example if I wanted to include form.php inside my Contact Page how ...
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If a page does not exist, include a different page?

I'm setting up a website for a client where they want several different sections, like so: Regular Site (/) - Section 1 (/section_1/) - Section 2 (/section_2/) ... - Section X The ...
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Including an External File in a Post (and Using Processed Paths)

I have a post that includes a relatively large table that gets updated frequently. Instead of using the (slower) web interface to update the post each time, I installed one of the “run PHP” plugins ...
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Jetpack breaks including post (via permalink)

On another website, I've been dynamically including posts <?php include '[post].php' ?> via the permalink, from my Wordpress site. I recently installed the Jetpack plugin for my Wordpress site, ...
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Why does abstracting html from plugin code result in loss of access to wordpress functions?

When defining the callback that produces the HTML content for an admin settings page, I'd like to abstract the HTML into a separate file, but the HTML uses some wordpress functions, specifically ...
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How can I include JavaScript that use jQuery on admin side

I try this: add_action('admin_print_scripts', 'custom_admin_scripts' ); function custom_admin_scripts() { echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="' . get_bloginfo('stylesheet_directory') ...
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Is it possible to include an HTML flat-file website inside a WordPress theme?

Is it possible to include an entire flat-file HTML site (.html, folders/ and CSS) inside WordPress? Essentially, I want to host an HTML site, but have access to WP functions and plugins. Not to ...
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Firebug says jQuery is loaded but $() and jQuery() are not defined

I'm trying to test my wordpress page with some simple jQuery script but it won't work. I've loaded the script with wp_enqueue_script('jquery'); in functions.php as explained in the wordpress guide ...
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bloginfo('stylesheet_directory') vs. get_stylesheet_directory_uri() and include('file.php') vs. get_template_part()

In my custom theme I'm using <img src="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory'); ?>/images/logo.jpg"/> to load my custom logo. I'm using a custom sidebar for front-page.php and that's why I ...
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is_plugin_active() returning false on active plugin

So I have the following in an include in my theme file: include_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php' ); if ( is_plugin_active( WP_PLUGIN_DIR . '/woocommerce/woocommerce.php' ) ) { ...
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Post's ID pattern?

Each post has an ID and I would like to know how they were assigned. Is there a pattern? Why are the ID's not being incremented by 1 every posts? It would be easier..My ID's go from 9867, to 9869, to ...
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include wp-blog-header not working on MAMP

To clarify my question... My plugin is/was using AJAX to call the file pluginname/submit/pick.php My pluginname/pluginname.php contains the usual plugin header and wordpress automatically finds it. ...
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1answer
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PHP files included within functions.php don't work from admin area

I've split my functions.php into multiple files using require_once, which works perfectly. However when I add admin functionality (extra panels) in one of the included files, it doesn't work? It's ...
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Wp Enviroment problem with included file

i have a file i am including across site to index.php, single.php etc. This file behaves really strage and acts like it not part of wordpress Enviroment meaning: i get errors on ...
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Using WP functions such as the_title() in an included php file

I'm including a php file in single.php, in the loop. Is it possible to use WP variables such as the_title(), the_date(), etc in the included php file?
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Order by & include array by specific post ids

I have the following: <?php $num_cols = 2; // set the number of columns here $args = array( 'post_type' => 'testimonials', ...
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confused about wp_list_pages() function - how to display selected top pages with all their subpages

I'm a bit confused about wp_list_pages() function. Lets say I have 3 top level pages (with no parent) and each of them have some sub-pages: page 1 [sub-pages: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3]; page 2 [sub-pages: ...
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Looking for a way to include/embed text from a file on a page so that the short codes are processed

I'm using WP as a CMS. I've got multiple pages that share the same header. group 1 has header 1. group 2 has header 2. etc. I've looked at these two plugins for a quick way to insert a combination ...
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1answer
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Is it ok to chop index.php and include files?

So in my index.php I called get_header(), get_sidebar() and get_footer(). My index.php is kind of huge. It is separated into 5 divs more. How do I make it cleaner? Is it safe to chop it to files and ...
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Adding rich text editor to my plugin

Hello Wordpress users, I'm trying to add a rich text editor to my own plugin. So I googled it first of course and I found serveral answers like: ...
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file.php not loaded?

I feel like I'm being really stupid. I want to make use of some functions in wp-admin/includes/file.php (like download_url), but it doesn't seem to be included, not in the dashboard/admin, or in the ...
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Creating plugin using simple_html_dom parser?

I'm running into a problem with my plugin which is essentially an admin page that includes simple_html_dom parser to edit some information scraped from some websites. Let's assume I want to parse ...
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How and when to include shortcode source files

I am Writing a plugin, with many shortcodes. Now I do not want to include all shortcodes source files to every page. So my questions are: Where should I include the source? Is it back-end or ...
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Include multiple custom post types [closed]

Hi i want to include 2 different custom post types in my functions files: include("portfolio/portfolio-post-type.php"); include("gallery/gallery-post-type.php"); But they seem to break ...
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Include doesn't work, getting strange path: (/usr/local/php53/lib/php) - Whats wrong? (WPAlchemy)

I´m using WPAlchemy which is a helper class for metabox creation. I´m trying to include it through my functions.php but I´m getting strange errors when I have WP_Debug set to true. For some reason ...
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Using plugin_dir_path() with WordPress on MAMP

I have the following directory structure: Root Install: /Users/philipdowner/Sites/montanaliving Within the root installation I have the following plugin structure: ...
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Calling a Function in Functions.php from an external PHP script

Preamble I tried to make sure this question was not asked before. I'm new to using StackExchange so I may have failed in doing so. I don't mind rebukes; thick skin and I learn fast :) THE PROBLEM I ...
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add_feed failed to open stream

Trying to add a new feed with: function events_feed() { include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/events.php/'); } add_feed('gpevent','events_feed'); And I'm getting a failed to open stream directory not found ...
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Include file in plugin file

I have a working plugin with many functions in it. I want to break the plugin into several file. I removed some functions and place it in a file called activate.php k7Course.php. Then in the file ...
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Load content From Include File within plugin

The title isn't the best, so feel free to change it to make it more clear... Problem: I am trying to load up a page from within a plugin and replace anything that WP puts out. Have it set so if they ...
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query_posts doesnt show pages with given ID when post_type => page

At the moment I am working on a WP-site, which on the frontpages has 3 excerpts of other pages on it. The code I am trying to use for this is as following: <?php query_posts(array('post_type' ...
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including Zend Gdata library path error

I'm trying to include the Zend Gdata module into a plugin, but this error appears on plugin activation: include_once(Zend\Gdata\YouTube.php) [function.include-once]: failed to open stream: No such ...

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