jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. jQuery is included with WordPress, and available to both themes and plugin developers.
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How to correctly include jquery-ui effects on wordpress
I've been trying to include the jquery ui effects (more specifically the shake effect) on my wordpress theme. So far, I've only been able to include the jQuery script, but I really have no clue where ...
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Using Wordpress 3.5 Media Uploader in meta box?
Is this possible to do?
I love how the new uploader works. I'm guessing it has to do with a jQuery call like the other way did.
EDIT
This is the code I am currently using
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pass object/JSON to wp_localize_script
I've got a working piece of javascript that contains an object literal.
But I need to localize it, and I'm ytrying to figure out how to rewrite it so that I can get wp_localize_script() to accet it, ...
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Using jQuery to delete data stored in wp_options
I wonder if anyone could advise me further on my problem. Part of my plugin stores log files for debugging purposes. I have successfully displayed them in a (div#log) in my admin page using jquery ...
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How to save the state of a drag and drop jQuery UI Sortables front end layout editor?
I am building a front end post layout editor using jQuery UI Sortable.
The posts are laid out in 300px by 250px boxes over a background image. The posts are created and edited using the WordPress ...
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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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$ not defined using jQuery in Wordpress
I know that jQuery is loaded, because I can switch out the $ for 'jQuery' and everything behaves as expected, but this will be a messy script if I can't fix this
This script:
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Validating Custom Meta Box Values & Required Fields
Something which I have never seen covered is the best way to validate that specific form fields are filled out correctly for custom post type meta boxes.
I am looking to get expert opinions on how ...
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How to manage ajax calls and JSON in wordpress
I have a custom post type that i want to access through jQuery - preferably using JSON.
So first things first. creating a function that returns/echos json is easy enough, but how would I access it ...
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Display Media Uploader in Own Plugin on Wordpress 3.5
I have little problem with Media Uploader in new WordPress 3.5. I created own plugin which is upload the picture. I'm using this code JS:
<script type="text/javascript">
var file_frame;
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What is the simplest ajax upload plugin or script to be used with wordpress?
I'm trying to use image upload in my theme's options page and haven't found yet a simple ajax upload script with many tutorials or a good documentation, I just want a simple straightforward script so ...
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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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Test to see if jQuery or Prototype is queued by another plugin?
In my plugin, I want to test to see if jQuery or Prototype (or both) are going to be loaded by another plugin. So, have wp_enqueue_script('jquery') or wp_enqueue_script('prototype') has already been ...
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How to dequeue a script?
Wordpress has wp_enqueue_script() but not a wp_dequeue_script() function, so what would be the best way to dequeue a script? I'm using LAB.js to load all of my scripts rather than enqueueing them ...
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CSS not pulling in for jQuery UI dialog
I want to add a jQuery dialog modal to a form page. When the dialog box is triggered I see the the text content but with no CSS. I'm pulling in the jquery in the functions.php for the page:
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IP address character limit
my client in his template is using <?php comment_author_IP(); ?> to display IP's of comment authors. Recently he came to me with idea of limiting whole number to several characters. Final result ...
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Help making my pagination plugin better
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask for this kind of help since is not an actual question but hopefully I can learn a thing or two.
I'm developing a plugin (my first one) inspired in the ...
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wordpress json custom taxonomy problem
I created 1 custom post type with 2 custom taxonomy. Installed http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/json-api/ and tried to reach result with:
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Require featured image
I would like to require a featured image on a site I am developing.
I tried the code here: Make featured image required and nothing happened - the JS showed up in the site header, but I could still ...
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Using the WordPress Media Library and returning the Attachment ID rather than URL?
I'm currently using some JS to pop open the WordPress Media Library in a thickbox container and return the URL of a selected image, then display it.
window.send_to_editor = function(html) {
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How can I fetch loop of post titles via AJAX?
I have a list of the most recent post titles in sidebar.php. Here is an example of how that code looks:
<?php $args = array('posts_per_page' => 20); ?>
<?php $sidebar = new ...
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Make jQuery library load before plugin files
I am using a few jQuery plugins such as validate.js, but they all load BEFORE the Jquery library which is loaded automatically by WordPress and my theme.
I need the plugins to load after - so is ...
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Enable Submit Comment Without Page Reload (Using Ajax)?
When user writes a comment and hits the submit button, WordPress reloads the page, before the comment is shown to the user.
Is there an Ajax-based solution that allows users to submit questions ...
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Making $ globally accessible with jQuery.noConflict()
The Codex promotes this method of using $ inside a plugin/theme JavaScript file:
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
// $() will work as an alias for jQuery() inside of this function
});
But ...
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What is a good jQuery content slider plugin? [closed]
I'm looking for a plugin that will let me easily place a jQuery based (because I want to avoid the hassle of multiple javascript libraries) slider on my site in various places. I'd like it to be able ...
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Automatically decrease font size for long words
I am working on an e-commerce site in which post and product titles will need to be displayed in fairly narrow divs. I would like to set a specific font size for words which can naturally fit in the ...
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Handling jQuery Component Collision
In plugin development, what is the best practice to prevent jQuery component collision on the front end?
For instance, let's say I include the jQuery Apprise dialog in a plugin that loads this on the ...
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How to Add jQuery Infinite Scroll to My Custom Archive Page
I currently have a custom archive page that displays my current post at the top and then links to all of my older posts below that. However, I need to break up the page so that it displays the ...
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Infinite scroll / lazy loading with NextGen Gallery
I'm working on a project for a friend that involves a massive page with 3,000+ photos. See: http://www.thepurplepixie.com/projects/purple-pixies-people-project/
Currently, I have pagination set to 50 ...
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Wordpress 3.5 Media Manager - add a button
In my plugin, I would like to add two buttons to Media Manager (to the left of "Insert Into Post" in "media-toolbar-primary" section), and connect a jQuery action to it.
First one - The "Select All" ...
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jQuery UI in Admin (Best Practice?)
Maybe someone has prior experience with this, but when I include the jQuery UI 1.8.9 file within my admin_head I break the functionality of the dashboard (i.e. popup for adding featured image, drag ...
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Convert jQuery Datepicker Format to SQL Date Format
I set the jQuery Datepicker format to D d.m. displayed as Th 3.3. for a custom meta field that I want to use to sort posts. In SQL, the custom meta field is saved as D d.m.
I would like to display ...
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Use latest jQuery in WordPress (admin interface)
I want to use the latest jQuery (and jQuery UI) versions on my admin interface (editing a specific post type that I created).
I tried this:
// jQuery 1.x
wp_register_script('jquery1x', ...
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Adding jquery and thickbox to wordpress theme
I would like to add thickbox for the template which I develop to wordpres. At this time I'm trying with a clean template that have only header.php footer.php index.php and functions.php
I've included ...
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jQuery in header or footer
From my reading it seems there is a good case for loading scripts like jquery and dependencies into the footer as a preference if possible; however 2 things confuse me which. Firstly the default for ...
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How to make ajax call in wordpress in right way?
I am trying to using jquery ui tabs with ajax calls to run a function. Here is the code i am using:
function ajax_load_user_feed(){
if(isset($_GET['type'])) $type = $_GET['type'];
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Why do we include jQuery in the header?
I was told not to mess with the core files. Also, I don't want jQuery to load on every single page.
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Add a jQuery function to admin pages
I need to add a bit of document ready jQuery to post/page editors in admin. I'm hacking an old plugin that adds a text box to the editor page and handles inserting that text in a template file, but ...
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AJAX function returning -1
I recently developed a small plugin for my site, that uses AJAX, and now I am trying to implement the same AJAX techniques for the same site's templates, but I keep getting -1 as the result, here is ...
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Horizontal scroller with post_thumbnail's
Attempting to create a horizontal scroller using post_thumbnail's.
I've made a filterable portfolio section using this tutorial: http://www.wearepixel8.com/blog/filterable-portfolio but my attempts ...
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Pass PHP variable to javascript
Is there any possibility to pass some PHP variables in javascript so I can use them later?
Only in single.php.
I heard about wp_enqueue_scripts but with that it is neccesary to declare a path to a JS ...
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What is the best practice for customizing a plugin's JavaScript/jQuery?
Most well written plugins support a safe means for a developer to customize/theme the plugin by copying PHP files to the theme directory and modifying the copies rather than the original plugin file. ...
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jQuery UI Datepicker not working
i want to add a datepicker on a custom page but i doesn not work. WP version is 3.2.1.
Those are the init string i used on wp code:
wp_enqueue_script('jquery');
wp_enqueue_script('jquery-ui-core');
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Defer Parsing of Scripts
this is my first time to try this "Defer Parsing" thing, and I don't really have an idea how to do it.
Using PageSpeed tool, I found out that one of the reason why my page is loading too slow ...
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Add custom shortcode button to Editor
Before the new version of Wordpress 3.0 came out I was using this jQuery code below to add custom buttons for my own shortcodes to the editor toolbar in the admin panel, it worked great. However with ...
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Click link on plugin/theme page and open the contextual help on a specific tab
I've added a help section using the add_help_tab() function. I'd like to be able to click a link somewhere on the theme/plugin page and have the help panel open at whichever tab I need. Can someone ...
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Help adding image upload functionality to widget
I am working on a small WordPress widget and I am trying to set it up where the user can upload an image. So far, the necessary scripts are loading but when I click the "Media Library Image" button ...
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Real time Duplicate title check
On my website there are a lot of authors and they are all writing about italian 'scene' so sometimes it happens that two of them write the same post or use same title so what I'm looking for is a way ...
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Wordpress Enqueue Script Chaos (jQuery & Foundation.js)
I've been working on building a theme for the past couple days now, and I've run into a wall. While I originally included foundation.js as an enqueued script, I couldn't remember why I had added it. ...
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Wordpress and isotope filtering
Im trying to use Isotope(http://isotope.metafizzy.co/) to filter my Wordpress posts,
http://i44.tinypic.com/fco55k.jpg this is how my site looks like, i would like to filter posts depending on a post ...
