WordPress Plugins allow easy modification, customization, and enhancement to a WordPress blog. Instead of changing the core programming of WordPress, you can add functionality with WordPress Plugins
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Allow users of my plugin to define their own shortcode rather than use mine?
I'm creating my first plugin. So far everything is great, but my shortcode is something like this [BIMS] and that acronym might not be easy to remember, or appeal to everyone. I'd like to include an ...
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Borrowing of Previously Translated Strings by Child Plugin
Gist: When writing an extension of a plugin, can the extension "borrow" the translations of the req'd parent plugin by using it's textdomain?
Scenario:
Let's say that there's a parent plugin, whose ...
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Building a simple “settings” plugin to change textstrings on the home page
I am trying to build a little settings area to change the strings of some text (image urls & links) on the homepage via the dashboard.
I have found a useful tutorial which provides the plugin ...
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Redirect url in plugin to somewhere else?
I am using WP-SNAP Extended! v1.0.0 and I want to use this alphabetical menu as a sub-menu beneath my header. I managed to get the alphabetical menu in place, but now, if I click on a letter, it will ...
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How to trigger $_GET request within admin plugin page?
I have this form in my plugin function:
<form method="get" action="" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<p class="submit">
<input type="hidden" name="do_it_hidden" value="run">
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How to handle shortcodes through plugin
I learned that I can only put in the code for handling my shortcode through the theme's functions.php
But I was thinking of making it a plugin rather than a theme. How can I achieve that?
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Settings API with arrays example
I'm using the Wrox WordPress plugin development book as a primary reference for getting started with a new plugin and I understand all settings can be saved as 1 array but the book does't give an ...
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When adding action or shortcode from inside a class, do I reference it with &$this or $this? [closed]
I have a class, a WP plugin that adds actions and a shortcode. However in tutorials I saw the type of referencing the class with &$this and in some other cases $this.
add_action('init', ...
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Maintain custom post types and taxonomies in all themes [duplicate]
When I change the theme in dashboard, activated plugins that use custom post types, stay in the menu. But my own custom post types that I created myself disappear. Logically, It is because I create ...
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Return to Post Editing Screen after a bulk action from the Custom Meta Box
Trying to adapt Custom List Table Example plugin for my own needs.
Here the page field is responsible for specifying the plugin page to which the form containing List Table posts to:
<form ...
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How to write testable classes in Wordpress
I'm currently doing some modifications on the Wordpress plugin that I created in order to make it testable. The problem is I don't know which methods am I suppose to write tests for. I have methods ...
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Front end form submission/processing, without using a template file
I'm writing a plugin which has a front end form that is generated by a shortcode. I'm struggling with processing the form submission in any way. Many tutorials describe placing form processing code at ...
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Wordpress (developer); Wp-Pro-Quiz email the given answers?
I am using the great Wp-Pro-Quiz plugin for my wordpress site. All works great, but i was wondering if it would be possible to send the questions and given answers, once a quiz is completed, to the ...
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Shortcode adding p and br tags
I apologize as I realize this has been asked before and I believe the issue is with wpautop function adding closing p or br tags but every solution I've found has not worked so I'm at a loss for ...
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Scheduling a task using class methods
I need to implement a scheduled task in my plugin, and I tried to follow the examples in the documentation, passing one of class methods as the target. I installed Cron Manager plugin, and I see that ...
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Unit testing wordpress plugins with plugin options
I'm new with unit testing in Wordpress. I managed to setup the unit testing environment using PHP Unit and Wordpress tests but I am having trouble accessing the plugin options that I've set in the ...
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Can't echo get_delete_post_link
I am using custom post_type and inside the loop I echo get_delete_post_link but there is nothing echoing.
<?php
$wpquery = new WP_Query('post_type=myposts');
if( $wpquery->have_posts() ) {
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Plugin fatal error
I'm trying to activate a plugin I made on a network site. I'm getting an error:
Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.
I have the debug mode on and it outputs all errors ...
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WordPress Popularity Score relative to all posts (score views, shares and comments)
I am trying to find a solution to score my posts in an effort to visually represent how "hot" they are, relative to other posts, or relative to a score of 1.
I have views, total shares and comments ...
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Wordpress plugin with its own “site”/theme
I am currently starting a plugin development project and ideally I'd like the plugin to run using its own custom theme as if it was it's own separate thing.
Is it possible to include a theme within ...
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Get page type to display content
I have some checkboxes to select where can I display my plugin and I save in db in this format:
Show popup in this pages:
x Article (Public)
x Pages (Public)
x File (Public)
x Revisions (Not ...
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How do I handle multiple Submit buttons in plugin's option page?
I'm developing my first plugin for WordPress and I'm getting a grasp of the whole hook system. I'm now stuck on a (probably) small issue, that I could possibly circumvent, but I'm afraid of coming out ...
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Creating a Custom Post Type as a Plugin? Why?
I've been experimenting with creating a Custom Post Type as a plugin (because I've seen this recommended in various places).
But I have a question not about the how, but rather the why of building ...
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Add screen options to Plugin pages
I want to add screen options to my Plugin page, like the ones that are available in the Dashboard.
I tried using the add_option method of the WP_Screen object and found that it supports only two ...
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Can someone use my plugin code for their plugin? [closed]
I understand that wordpress works including plugins and themes need to be GPL compliant. If I release a premium paid plugin with GPL license, does that allow someone else to copy my plugin code and ...
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Enqueue scripts inside a class in a plugin
I have a plugin like this:
<?php
/*
Plugin Name: MyPlugin
*/
class MyPlugin
{
public function __construct()
{
add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', array($this, 'enqueueAssets'));
}
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Save selected item from dropdown menu in a meta box as a metadata value for a custom post type
I have been beating my brains on this one for days now and my Google-fu is failing me.
I have created a custom meta box with a dropdown menu that lists all of the terms from a custom taxonomy. What I ...
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Why is the Settings API is not saving my array of options
I am writing a set of classes to easily create options pages accessible via submenus of the standard WordPress menus and a way to easily create options for said menus. The way I am wiring it is via a ...
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Is it possible to create Custom Post plug-in?
I understand that Wordpress allows you to create Custom Post Types with Custom Fields, but is it possible to create a custom Plug-In that creates and maintains its own Custom Post type (outside of ...
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How to create an API for my plugin?
I have been developing plugins for WordPress. Most plugins I have developed with two three classes and not so huge like Buddypress, WooCommerce or etc.
I am planning to make two open source plugins ...
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Add Additional File Info (jpeg compression & file size) settings to Edit Images Screen
On the WordPress Edit Image Screen, I'd like to add a label to show the current compression level and byte file size of the image.
Any ideas how to tap into this screen and echo this data?
The ...
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WordPress plugin installation
I am using the simple add_filter function to output the content.
add_filter('the_content', 'my_name');
function my_name( $content ){
// code
return $content;
}
When I activate the plug-in ...
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How to add second email into billing page in WooCommerce?
I'm new to WooCommerce and PHP, so I've faced problem. Now by default after user has checkout he recives a latter with a list of things he ordered. Now I need to give a customer abuility to send that ...
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Why enqueue styles on hook
Why do we need to enqueue styles on a hook, why not just enqueue them straight in like this?
wp_enqueue_style( $handle, $src);
the codex page gives an example of using a hook but doesn't explain ...
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Delete data from custom table when deleting a post
I want to delete post id form my custom table, when deleting a post. I have tried this way, nothing happened. Please help.
add_action('delete_post', 'delete_data');
function delete_data($post_id) {
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Fetch the input type date value via ajax
I am new to ajax and I've been struggling for 3 days now on how to solve my problem. I am trying to fetch the value of the date input (input type="date" in html)and pass (post method) it to ajax so ...
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How do I change the image from the default mysteryman in the WP Profile page
I work for a company that has recently added a plugin for WordPress. We have a company profile page, as the plugin owner, and we want to change the image from the the default mysteryman to a logo. I ...
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Zend Autoloder.php file missing?
I'm using a Wordpress plugin Zend Framework for wordpress and I'm downloading the actual Zend library to plug it into the plugin (it doesn't provide by itself) from ...
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How to get Internal Date Message Attribute in php - wordpress admin init hook
I am writing a wordpress plugin and need to show recent emails on plugin page.
I am using IMAP and want to keep track of UID, UIVALIDITY and INTERNALDATE to identify newly arrived emails but i don't ...
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How come `wp_options` table does not have an index on `autoload`?
In the beginning of each page served by WordPress, there is a MySQL call to fetch options:
SELECT option_name, option_value FROM wp_options WHERE autoload = 'yes';
Because there's no index on ...
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Plugin developement and SVN
I'm going to develop a plugin for WordPress. My environnement is all set up with a local wordpress installation and Aptana Studio. I also have my own subversion server.
I have now to determine how ...
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Fatal error: Call to undefined function wp_mail() in /home/
I'm writing a plugin that shows the newsletter form.
Whenever i use the wp_mail function in a file it shows the below error.
Error
Fatal error: Call to undefined function wp_mail()
Note: my file ...
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Wordpress daily cron is executing more frequently than once a day
I have a wp cron job scheduled based on what's in the options. In this case its schedule daily.
add_action('init', function(){
if( !wp_next_scheduled('product_posting_cron') ){
...
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Strategies to implement selective loading of plugins
I'm trying to figure out some kind of mechanism to load plugins on demand, depending on the page url, to improve performance.
My primary concern is that I have some admin-ajax.php calls that are ...
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Adding filter to the title without affecting the menu title
Hi I'm having problems with the the_title filter here's the code that I have:
function zen_title_filter($title){
if(is_singular()){
if(!empty($_GET['asin'])){
if($title == ...
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Determine which template-{slug}.php is being loaded
I am trying to make a personal plugin that does specific things based on what is loaded. In this example, in my action method I want to perform one function if the currently loading page is using the ...
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get_option include <br /> in my adsense
As title said I saved in wp-options -> option_value a adsense code but when I try to display to website in the code I get some
"<script type=\"text/javascript\"><!--<br ...
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What is the best way to store a few fields?
I'm researching what it would take to develop a custom Wordpress plugin. The plugin is a pretty small one. We just need to persist 2 fields of integer information. It's a pretty basic progress bar ...
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Widget redirecting to home page
Am trying to create a widget that searches for names. The searching and all that is fine, but when I hit submit, I get returned to the front page. I tried messing with the action="", but no matter ...
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Upload image functionality in menu admin
I want to create a custom plugin or function inside functions.php where it allows you to select an image from default Wordpress media library and allocate for each menu. I then want this to be passed ...
