Plugins are tools to extend the functionality of WordPress. This tag should not be used to mark requests for plugin recommendations, which are off-topic per the FAQ.
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Recommended eCommerce Plugin for a T-Shirt Sales Business?
I want to create a website for my T-Shirt business. I've tried osCommerce and it's ok for a basic setup but even something simple as installing an addon for SEO turns into a nightmare of database ...
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How to keep plugin translates after updates?
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress/
bbpress' language folder ( wp-content/plugins/bbpress/bbp-languages ) have that warning:
/**
* Do not put custom translations here. They will be deleted ...
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Syntax highlighting for post/page editor [closed]
Anyone know of a plugin that adds syntax highlighting to the post/page HTML editor?
Thanks-
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Are drop-in plugins a product of design
Were drop-in plugins - when you copy a plugin directly inside a theme - a product of design. Or did the practice arise "organically".
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Looking for a Table of Contents (TOC) plugin for WordPress
I am looking for a simple TOC plugin for WordPress that would create a ToC similar to the one from MediaWiki (Wikipedia). Usually I need this only for big pages and the TOC needs to be generated based ...
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InDesign to WordPress workflow
I'm working on a project for a monthly InDesign-based magazine that enables them to put their content online via WordPress.
The current workflow is either:
Copy/pasting from InDesign to a Word ...
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Allowing Two Developers Access to a Plugin on the WordPress.org Plugin Repository?
The question is "How to Allow Two Developers Access to a Plugin on the
WordPress.org Plugin Repository?" This question was asked on the wp-hackers list and @EAMann answered it nicely and it's a great ...
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How can I allow moderated anonymous contributors to post to my blog?
How can I allow moderated anonymous contributors to post to my blog?
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Wordpress URL Rewrite not working
I'm trying to create a custom url rewrite for my wordpress plugin.
function insert_plugin_rewrite_rule($rules) {
global $wp, $wp_rewrite;
$wp->add_query_var('update_slug');
$ret = ...
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Plugin to restrict non-admin user to existing tags
Is there a plugin that would restrict non-admin users to only existing tags? I could have used categories for this, but it will be difficult to display with a large population (~1000) of tags.
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Is there a good plugin for an online booking system..? [closed]
I need to quote for a job, and I think due to the budget it will need a plugin. I’ve been having a look around online - can anyone recommend me a good quality plugin that allows for a booking system ...
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Reordering themes in admin panel
I've been searching for a hook to change the order in which themes are displayed in the admin panel (i.e. wp-admin/themes.php) but so far haven't been successful.
Is there an existing hook to do ...
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How do I create an HTML embed code to publish WP posts on other non-WP websites?
I would like to offer an embed code on my WP blog allowing users to re-publish recent posts on their websites using HTML/ Javascript code snippet that they can copy from my WP site and paste into ...
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Rewriting every url
I have a question regarding permalinks and rewriting url's. I am writing a translation plugin and I would like to add the language shortcode in my url (Something like ...
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Is it possible to stop selected plugins from loading on certain template pages?
I have a template page that has form on that is only used once in my site. The form uses form validation using jquery validate plugin (such a great plugin). Once the cart66 Plugin is loaded, the form ...
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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 Contact Form 7
I have a simple contact form using CONTACT FORM 7 PLUGIN on a page on my site. I want user to be able to download a video file only after he/she fills out the form and the form submission is ...
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Membership / subscription plugins - alternatives
Does anyone have recommendations (backed by experience) for a membership plugin that can
Provide for recurring subscriptions via PayPal
Allow selected posts to be visible only to subscription ...
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Any plugin out there that uses WP's internal image uploader?
I'm trying to use the media uploader thing from WP (the form from the pop-up with crunching and all that), and can't figure out how.
Is there any plugin out there that uses it? It would be easier to ...
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User-Specific Timezones? Hack? Plugin?
Is there any way, whether it be a hack, a plugin, etc., to give users their own timezone? I am using a purchased SMS plugin. Users (my clients) login and are able to send out text messages when they ...
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Plugin or mod for wordpress to make content publication SUPER easy
Well, im making a wordpress web page for my dad, a psychiatrist, who barely knows how to check his email. He wants to put content regulary but the actual admin interface of wordpress is way to complex ...
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How to change a user's password programatically
I am trying to create a totally different profile page (not the one provided by Wordpress), since the layout and feel of the default profile page is too "Wordpress" for the users. Now I am successful ...
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Add Plugins to Wordpress Theme
I'm creating a wordpress theme that I aim to sell at some point.
Now, I've discovered that some of the wordpress.org plugins would be great for things that I want to do. They already hold much of the ...
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How to customise the output of the WP image gallery shortcode from a plugin?
We're building a plugin that displays posts, and we also want to display the image gallery when it is used in a post. However, we need to limit the number of photos displayed? Is that possible?
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How much should I charge for creating a WordPress plugin?
How much should I charge for creating a custom WordPress plugin? (working as a freelancer)
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dealing with large HTML output via plugin code
I recently wrote my first WP plugin that adds a shortcode for embedding a custom jquery image gallery into posts. It's primarily just dumps a good chunk of HTML into the post, along with javascript ...
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How to tell if Jetpack's Photon is active?
There are multiple ways to identify if a plugin is active (here's one) but how can we identify if a specific JetPack component is active, for example Photon?
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is_plugin_active function doesn't exist
I'm using WordPress 3.0.5 and have tested with 3.1rc4. In the main PHP file of my plugin, when I try to call is_plugin_active I get Call to undefined function is_plugin_active(). I can call add_action ...
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How to detect WP plugins used on a site
Is it at all possible to detect the list of plugins used on a WP site.
Also, beyond my initial hunch, how can confirm for fact that a blog is indeed powered by WP?
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How to eliminate weird 404 errors in wp-admin?
I run a WordPress site with about 70 active plugins.
Every so often, I'll get a random error page ("Not Found", though I haven't checked the headers to see if it's a 404) on a /wp-admin/ page that ...
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Is there a standard for naming plugin versions
My business partner and I are developing several plugins and we want to know if there is a standard for the version number of a plugin when there are updates, i.e., version 1.0, version 1.2, version ...
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Where can I find a schema of wordpress plugin core architecture?
There are plenty of articles which explain how to create a wordpress plugin. I'm not looking for that, I'm looking for a schema of the core architecture of a wordpress plugin (an UML class diagram and ...
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How to catch/what to do with a WP Error Object
I am running some of the WP functions directly inside a plugin, including wp_insert_post(), if something goes wrong, this returns a WP Error object, what is the correct method to catch this error? ...
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Importing Tweets with certain hashtags into Wordpress
I'm looking for a way to import tweets into Wordpress as posts.
In fact, I want to display tweets about a certain topic on a page in Wordpress.
So page A would contain tweets about hashtag x, and page ...
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Difference between a theme and a plugin?
I'm curious as to what the specific differences are between a theme and a plugin. I get the gist of it...themes have to do with look and feel (html / css) and plugins have to do with adding ...
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Is there a way (plugin?) to restrict a user to being able to edit just one page?
We use wordpress like a CMS and would very much like to allow users to have a "homepage". Ideally they'd be prevented from mucking up the whole site.
Is there a simple way to limit users editing ...
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Allowing Yoast SEO plugin to track me
I've recently installed the WordPress SEO plugin by Yoast and it's asking me whether to allow it or not to track my blog? Seems like a stupid question on my part but I'm still new on the blogging ...
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Automating deprecated call checks?
I've recently started revamping and re-releasing some abandoned (yet important) WordPress plugins. As I walk through the code patching other bugs, my IDE highlights deprecated function calls for me, ...
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How to create a custom button for the visual editor that adds 4 non-breaking spaces? (plugin or simple code)
To Wordpress' visual editor (TinyMCE), I would like to add a button that adds four non-breaking spaces when clicked, like this:
I found some plugins that ...
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Selling WordPress sites?
What are the laws concerning developing WordPress sites using other developers' plugins and then selling the sites?
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How to add a shortcode button to the TinyMCE editor?
How to make any plugin icon in wordpress post? The code I want to insert in plugin code and will appear in post bar [wp-admin/post.php].
Like this image:
Output: If I click the icon it ...
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Login with OpenID, similar to Stack Exchange sites?
Basically, I would like to add something like this into my WordPress site
(which obviously will also give the user an option to sign up for an account using WordPress' default sign up system):
Is ...
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How can I make an Ajax login form work with FORCE_SSL_ADMIN enabled?
I'm working on a site that requires an https secured admin area and a secure front-end area as well where private information will be shown. My preference for user login is an Ajax-enabled widget that ...
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What does a security risk in a plugin look like?
My server was hacked this weekend. By the Russians! Of the 50+ domains on my server, every single one had a hacked .htaccess file which was redirecting search results and a few other things to a ...
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Making my plugin multi-site compatible
I want my plugin to be installed on each blog and create database tables per blog. I have this code:
register_activation_hook( __FILE__, 'install1' );
function install1() {
global $wpdb;
if ...
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Proper Way to Modify Plugin
What is the best way to modify a plugin? I frequently want to make small changes to one or two functions within a large plugin. This is easily done, but I have to use comments to mark my changes and ...
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How to delete the Hello Dolly plugin automatically?
I'm planing to create a plugin called Goodbye Dolly. Once installed, it will take care for the installation to remove the auto-installing Hello Dolly (Wordpress Plugin) shipping with wordpress.
This ...
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Is there a plugin to help with translation of other plugins?
I remember seeing a plugin that helps with the translation of other plugins. Anyone remember the name of that plugin? Thanks.
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Is there a plugin that will post directly to your facebook feed and twitter account?
Is there a plugin that will post directly to your facebook feed and twitter account?
I'm not looking for a plugin that adds buttons to my post for different services, I want the plugin to publish the ...
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How to read configuration file in wordpress or PHP
I am not sure how relevant this is,i am working with Java based web-application, so in some cases we need to define some properties which can be used in entire web application like
Google API Key
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