Posts are the core of WordPress. They store content, are categorized, and are expansible with meta. Posts are grouped by post type, and within their post type by taxonomy (though a taxonomy can span more than one post type).
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How to mark every 3rd post
I'm working on a WordPress site for my band and I'd like to mark every 3rd post on our blog page to have a special class applied to it, anybody have any pointers on how to achieve this? Any help is ...
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Add extra parameters after permalink?
How can I add extra parameters after a permalink, specifically if I'm using a custom post type?
For example, let's say http://mysite/album/record-name was the permalink. How can I make ...
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WP insert post PHP function and Custom Fields
The wordpress function is used for submitting data programatically. Standard fields to submit to incude the content, excerpt, title, date and many more.
What there is no documentation for is how to ...
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Front-End Post Submission
I am trying to add a form where users can submit post from front-end.
I am Following this tutorial:
http:// wpshout.com/wordpress-submit-posts-from-frontend/
What I am doing is adding this code to ...
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Turn a URL into an Attachment / Post ID
Is there any way I can take a URL of an image and find the attachment or post id of that image in the database?
Here is the situation:
I'm in a loop going over all the 'img' tags that are surrounded ...
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Submit post and upload image from front-end
I am trying to do something similar to the above question. I am trying to make users post and upload images from front-end. I have already done the post form and its working.
I just followed and ...
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Execute function when post is published
I try to use this function i have created when a post is published for the first time.
function a_new_post($post){
$post_id = $post->ID;
if ( !get_post_meta( $post_id, 'firstpublish', $single ...
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Next_posts_link() works only with original $wp_query
I've got custom template that I want to display paged blog posts. This is the beginning of my file:
$wp_query = new WP_Query($args);
if($wp_query->have_posts()){
...
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Adding Page Attributes Metabox and Page Templates to the Posts Edit Page?
(Moderators note: Title was originally "How can I add the "Page Attributes" and/or "Page Attributes > Template" selector to POSTS editor")
WP currently only allows the assignment of a "template" to ...
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Possible to change the URL for the regular post type without affecting the URL of other custom post types?
The Dilemma
I have a few custom post types:
Portfolio Items
Testimonials
FAQs
The URL structures for these custom post types are:
mysite.com/portfolio/name-of-custom-post
...
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Linking Two Post Types
and thanks in advance for your help.
I've done some searching, and this question has been answered a couple of times with reference to the "posts 2 posts" plugin, but the documentation on that is ...
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Pretty URL with add_query_var
I'm trying to add a 'sub post' to each post on my site, eg
site.com/product-one/changelog
site.com/product-two/changelog
site.com/product-three/changelog
This is the code I'm using atm, which I ...
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How to get posts by content?
I found the following codes to get post details.
However, it is not possible to get the posts by content.
Does any one has any ideas?
get_posts()
//// get post ////
$args = array(
'numberposts' ...
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Duplicate posts
I'm currently working on a Magazine style website and on the main page I have three different sections where I display the latest news. Slider, latest news and more news.
The problem is I can't ...
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I am trying to create a simple frontend form for posting
i am trying to learn and create some deeper things with Wordpress. My goal is to create a code/script/plugin that will allow me to post from the frontend.
I have seen many plugins, like templatic ...
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2answers
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Getting post-thumbnails from another WP site
I have two WordPress installations, one at http://inversekarma.in and the other at http://inversekarma.in/photos. The latter is a photoblog, and its theme uses the standard WP post thumbnails (EDIT: ...
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Automatically added brs and paragraphs?
Here's my very simple shortcode:
function box_shortcode( $atts, $content = null ) {
extract( shortcode_atts( array(
'width' => 'auto',
'height' => 'auto',
...
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2answers
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how to grab first link in post… and of course call it
I have been trying to get the answer to this for ages now and wondered if anyone here could help. I would like to 'grab' the first link in a post and attach it to a button/image. I have tried the ...
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What does this PHP function code mean? [closed]
Can someone please help me to understand each part of this code? Can you comment every line so I can understand and custom the code accordind to my purpose. Here is the link in pastebin:
class ...
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1answer
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Update post counts (published, draft, unattached) in admin interface
I am working on a multi-user WordPress setup and have made it so a particular type of user can only see and interact with posts, images, pages etc that they have authored. The code to make this happen ...
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Stop Wordpress Wrapping Images In A “P” Tag
I have searched high and low for a simple solution to this, but to no avail. Wordpress keeps on wrapping my images in p tags and because of the eccentric nature of the layout for a site I am working ...
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Is it possible to direct users to a certain post based on a password entered on the home page?
I'd like to be able to have a workflow that works like so:
Create a post and assign it a password
Have a single-field form on the home page
User enters password on home page, and is sent to the ...
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1answer
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Post publish only hook?
Is there any hook which is fired only when the post is "published" for the first time.
I dont want to execute my code when the post is "updated" or when its status is set to "not-published" and then ...
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How can I allow editors to leave comments on posts that have not yet been published?
On my NFL football blog all users are allowed to make blog posts. New registrants are given contributor status. When users make a post it is reviewed by an editor, then the editor schedules the post ...
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Is there a way I can write a series in WordPress?
What I mean by series is like writing a book. A reader should be able to click on the book and then proceed to read the chapters. I can probably mimic it by creating a page and then linking it to a ...
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1answer
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Delete the original big size image after upload and leave only 3 images crunched by media gallery
I need to know is it possible to somehow erase the original image uploaded via Gravity form : post image - post field?! With the situation now I receive 4 images. 1 original (can be whatever user has ...
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1answer
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Help! Turn php link data into url OR hide edit link in post admin OR hide drafts for all users except admin?
My website allows users to upload events via an upload process incorporated into a customised front end page.
As an event uploader, I also want users to have access to the dashboard where they can ...
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1answer
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Show WordPress Custom Taxonomy Items Based On a Selected Item From Another Custom Taxonomy
Let me explain the problem I am dealing with:
I have 2 custom taxonomies. One is named "thestate" and the other one is named "thetown".
In "thestate" I have listed all the states in the U.S.
In ...
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2answers
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How can I edit a post from the frontend?
I have learned how to create a post from the frontend but how about editing it ?
This is the code I am trying to create a simple frontend form for posting.
Thank you
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2answers
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Automatically create pages in a post based on number of words
I need a method to automatically create pages (using <!--nextpage-->) in posts based on number of words.
For example... A post containing 1200 words should be broken down into 6 pages with ...
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2answers
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How do I create a featured post within a custom post type?
Do I do this exactly the same way as I would with normal posts? I use a $featured_cat global variable and pull that out. Should I do the same here?
Or should I use an associated custom taxonomy? Or ...
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3answers
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How do I add a new custom post format?
How do I add a new custom format while making a post in WordPress?
The default formats are standard, aside, image, gallery... I want to add a new format of 'xyz' name. How can I do it?
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1answer
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Custom Post Type Pagination Doesn't Work in Wordpress 3.4
I have a problem when using Wordpress 3.4. My "Products" custom post type pagination doesn't work. Here is the code I use
$paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
$loop = new ...
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1answer
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duplicate posts when trying to update a post using the wp_insert_post.
On an empty wordpress database, I insert one sample post using the wp_insert_post.
Since it's an empty database, the first post I add ends up with id 1.
And I check that in the wp_posts, everything ...
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Counting words in a post
How can I count words in a post? Something like the one displayed just below the post?
Can someone please show me the code for getting this. I have been searching everywhere.
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1answer
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How to avoid duplicate posts on front page?
how to avoid duplicate posts on front page?
i have 1 category 'news' for all posts and some categories like 'vegetables' and 'fruits'.
Each post is in 'news' and particular category.
At the top of ...
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Change existing label in the admin bar with something else
In the admin bar an admin can create a new post by using the add new drop down. In there I want to change the label Post to something else.
How can I do this? I just need the code to make the change ...
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1answer
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display all posts in wordpress admin
Is there any reason why Wordpress restricts the amount of posts you can administer at once to 20?
Is there a way to display all posts?
I want to change the category for about 1800 posts.
I don't ...
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How to remove a column from the Posts page
In a previous question I asked how to add a column to the Posts page in the Administration section, and got a working answer. But now I need to know how to delete an existing column (e.g. the Date ...
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Unattaching images from a post
I currently have a custom post type in a theme I'm developing which will be used for portfolio items. So far, I have implemented functionality that allows images to be attached to a portfolio post.
I ...
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Set font size automatically according to number of words in post
By submitting a post for publication will be made a count of the number of words in the post and will add a div with font-size pre-set according to the number of words.
If the post contains up to 50 ...
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VT-resize image and display it [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Retrieve 1st image in post and set it as featured image, when post is saved/updated
I am trying to make this works and instead of giving me the url of the image, it is ...
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Prevent duplicate posts in wp_insert_post using custom fields
My source links are something linke this :
http://sample.com/entertainment/default.aspx?tabid=2305&conid=102950
http://sample.com/entertainment/default.aspx?tabid=2418&conid=104330
...
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1answer
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Crossposting from WP to Blogger with comments
I know that there is a way to crosspost from WP to Blogger but I am curious if there is a way to essentially mirror WP blog on Blogger completely, in other words crosspost both posts and comments?
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How can I make it so the Add New Post page has Visibility set to Private by default?
I'm trying to create a plugin that alters the Add New Post page so the Visibility field says "Private" by default:
Status: Draft
Visibility: **Private**
Publish immediately
[Publish]
...as opposed ...
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Different permalink for posts and authors
I tried to avoid ask this question, because I think that must be simple, but after long hours trying to get an answer I cant achieve it.
I am trying to get a permalink structure like this:
...
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Make featured image required
Is it possible to force user to set featured image on some types of posts. For example I've got custom post type mm_photo and I want to show some error message or somehow block user from publishing or ...
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1answer
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Adding default post content for category
I'm trying to add some default content to my posts using this code in my functions.php:
add_filter( 'default_content', 'my_editor_content' );
function my_editor_content( $content ) {
$content = "My ...
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2answers
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How can I get a list of latest posts outside of my WP install?
I have a site with WP installed at /blog, and I'd like to just get a list of the latest blog posts to display on the site home page... that is to say, my custom (PHP) home page, NOT a Wordpress page.
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Is it possible to add a first and latest posts link?
I'm using the following code to show one post in a page (Blog pages show at most is set to 1 post):
<?php
/**
* Template Name: Front Page
* @package WordPress
* @subpackage Prominent
* @since ...
