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Plugin AJAX Save to Custom Table

I am learning how to use AJAX in the admin for a new plugin I am writing. In the PHP I have the function: function ppmhnh_add_location(){ global $wpdb; $values = array(); ...
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Capturing POST data

I am trying to modify the Member Status Plugin so that the status are based on the data saved on a custom database table. Basically I wanted to change the administration menu with a form that can ...
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calling admin-ajax.php from admin-ajax.php

I'm writing a plugin that calls the output of another plugin's ajax, which is set-up at wp_ajax_ I would have called the functions directly, but limitations in the plugin make that a non-option. To ...
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Submit form to db

I am unable to get this insert to db function to work using ajax and a form. When I execute this, I receive a blank alert box on success. HTML <div id="rsvpContent"> <form ...
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What are the Best Practises When Using AJAX in Plugin Development?

I am in the middle of creating a plugin and everything works fine with the AJAX calls but one question I can't seem to find the answer to is about best practise. I route the AJAX calls through ...
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AJAX request not routing through proxy

I've built a plugin that uses AJAX to post a URL to the URL2PNG API and bring back a screenshot into WordPress via wp_remote_get. It works beautifully in my development environment. In production, ...
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Nonces can be reused multiple times? Bug / Security issue?

I've read that nonces are meant to be for one time use only, and after an ajax request, you should issue a new nonce so with the next ajax request, a new nonce would be sent to the server. However, I ...
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An adiitional function fires on my AJAX submit

I am working on a small community style website for my family to use. Mainly it is a small version of a social network so my nieces and nephews can have fun with each other. I have set up "freinding" ...
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Execute a function using ajax

I have a function called function getSingleAmazonProduct($asin=''). It returns an amazon product. I have a form field to enter the $asin. <div id="asinform"> <form ...
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Plugin Settings not Saving on Ajax re-ordered table

This is an extension of Update Option Stored in Multi-Dimensional Array which was help getting draggable plugin options to save via ajax (which works), but unfortunately this is specific to the actual ...
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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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Fatal error: Call to a member function query() on a non-object in my ajaxpage

i am creating a new plugin,i got this error Fatal error: Call to a member function query() on a non-object in my ajax page. how to solve this error. this is my code: if ...
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Page reload occurs before request finishes

I wrote a plugin to send an invitation to a friend and am submitting a form using AJAX and used the tips talked about in 5 tips for using AJAX in wordpress and another article referenced in the AJAX ...
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How to post form in ajax mode and handle it in wordpress

currently I can only do it in a normal non-wordpress way. So, does wordpress provide a solution for this circumstance?
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Ajax request sends url rather than data

I have a very weird error running on my plugin. I am currently developing a plugin that will allow the user to create routes and specific dates for the route. The dates are more or less tickets that ...
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How-to implement admin Ajax inside an admin WP_List_Table?

I am new to WordPress if someone will help me I will be very appreciate. There is parameter ajax "true" but in docs. wasn't said how to implement Ajax using WP_List_Table Class? parent::__construct( ...
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Frontend Ajax call not working using wp_ajax, wp_enqueue_script and wp_localize_script

I think i've almost got my head around this ajax is Wordpress business, thoroughly ejoying learning it but i'm now totally stumped. First up is the nasty bits! I have these in my main plugin file: ...
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Using Ajax call in jQuery doesn't work in widget

So I'm in the midst of creating a new conversion widget and I'm having some trouble getting the Ajax call to work in my widget. (works perfectly outside of WordPress). The problem at the moment is ...
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Any problem in using native jquery ajax style instead of using admin-ajax.php?

I had problem using admin-ajax.php while creating one plugin. I had problem using "add_action( 'wp_ajax_ajax_action', 'ajax_action_stuff' )" in my plugin where i have used oop module. So I want to go ...
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How can I rewrite a URL to pass requests to a custom method via AJAX? (I can't use admin-ajax.php)

I have to build a WordPress plugin which gives out HTML for an AJAX call. However, because of the server environment I cannot use the traditional admin-ajax.php. Someone told me that I could build a ...
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AJAX search posts and pages

Im trying to make a plugin where i need to create an AJAX search. Im using the method described in http://www.garyc40.com/2010/03/5-tips-for-using-ajax-in-wordpress/ to perform the ajax calls. So far ...
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How to localize admin.php only once

I am creating a set of plugins that all use AJAX. Now localizing the admin.php in all the plugins seems to be a bit of an overkill. Is there a way to localize the script only once.\ Now I do not know ...
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WordPress front end AJAX. Return 0 :?

I have create the appropriate code to handle AJAX request on WordPress but I get 0 as responce from the server. My plugin code is here: class my_plugin { function my_plugin() { ...
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Using AJAX in a plugin to submit form - REALLY confused

Having a bit of trouble using all the Wordpress ajax hooks, and functions. Been reading this post: 5 Tips for Using Ajax in Wordpress But became confused after trying all the code and applying it to ...
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How can I run AJAX on a button click event?

Update: I managed to get the AJAX working, but not in the click event. I updated the question to match this. I'm trying some code I found on the page: 'AJAX in Plugins'. However I can't get it to ...
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how to get context information inside my funcion

What processing is done by wordpress when a page is accessed that loads all contextual information into $post and other variables? and is it possible to trigger this process manually (or simulate it) ...
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Custom post type's extra fields - how to handle?

I've refrained from asking this question for a couple weeks, as I wasn't completely certain what I wanted cleared up... think I got it. I'm in the process of putting together a plugin to run a ...
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wp_localize_script $handle

Can anyone tell me what the "$handle" ( first parameter ) of wp_localize_script is normally used for. Thanks. P.s.: I have no idea why but stackexchange is telling me this question dosen't meet ...
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ajax in wordpress - path issue

am trying out a bit of ajax ( via jquery ) in wordpresss. ... i have everything working correctly but for some reason i have to have the full url to the php handler file even though it's located in ...
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get post attachment using ajax

I'm developing a plugin and I'm trying to get the url's from a post's attachments with ajax. If the user is on a single.php page. After some seconds, I'm sending an Ajax request, getting all the ...
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Build path for a custom portfolio plugin

I'm finishing up a personal site that I've spent many weekends on. I've left one of the (potentially) most complicated parts to the end of production. I'm looking for some advice on how to proceed ...
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Dashboard - get status and position of metaboxes and pass them to ajax method

I'm wondering if it's possible to get status and position of metaboxes added to a dashboard-like page. The main page of my plugin has several metaboxes laying in a two-columns page and a "table of ...
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How to enable users to down-vote in this simple voting counter (that uses the post meta)?

This simple tutorial teaches you how to make a voting counter using the post's meta data. I would like to know how to add down-votes to this small script (e.g. -1, -2). In the following way: If the ...
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What's the preferred method of writing AJAX-enabled plugins?

I'm wondering what the preferred method is for dealing with AJAX calls. Should one use the same plugin php file to process the POST or a separate one? Which is cleaner or safer?
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best way to run a php script away from the template?

I'm looking for some inspiration on the best way to run a php script away from the template. I know that the wordpress core files won't have loaded, so I am wondering what workgflow you follow when ...
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__callStatic method handler passed to add_action causes bug in PHP <5.3

I have a class that handles AJAX requests for my plugin. The class has a __callStatic wrapper for all actions, which subsequently calls non-static methods for each action, like so: class ...
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Get cat parameter from admin-ajax

I have a plugin that restricts the categories users can view/edit in the admin. All works fine in WordPress 3.0.1, but as I started testing 3.1 I noticed that the category filter, which is AJAX, ...
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Admin-ajax.php appending a status code to ajax response

I'm writing a plugin that uses Ajax (jQuery with form plugin) via a form submission and the php function returns a JSON response. add_action( 'wp_ajax_bubbly-upload', 'bubbly_upload_submit' ); ...