2
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1answer
51 views

What is the easiest way to implement cascading database upgrade for my plugin?

Lets assume following situation: I develop a plugin. The plugin requires custom database table to store some kind of information. From month to month I release new versions of my plugin. Different ...
0
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1answer
759 views

using AJAX to run sql statement and populate dropdown

I am trying to create a search where the user select two different bit of data from databases and it them prints some results that meet requirements. I know I need to use ajax or something similar but ...
0
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1answer
2k views

Retrieving custom fields with $wpdb->get_results

I'm trying to use $wpdb->get_results to retrieve an array of all posts including custom fields. I can retrieve the meta_key and meta_value columns like this: [meta_key] => state [meta_value] ...
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vote
3answers
162 views

Retrieving a Value from a wp-database

why my sql statement is not returning any value.. is this wrong? <?php global $wpdb; $result = $wpdb->get_results($wpdb->prepare("SELECT * FROM ...
2
votes
2answers
2k views

What's the easiest way to duplicate an entire navigation menu?

What's the easiest way to duplicate an entire navigation menu? I don't care if it involves SQL commands or whatnot. I just have some really big menus that I'd like to duplicate. Didn't see a plugin to ...
4
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1answer
2k views

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 ...
2
votes
2answers
152 views

How can I get a list of plugins and which blogs are using them?

I'm about to upgrade my Wordpress MU installation to wordpress 3 Before I update, I want to find out which blogs use which plugins. I don't see a way to do that in the UI, is there? What about a ...
0
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1answer
372 views

Speeding SQL queries for a large database?

I am using a WordPress plugin called feedwordpress in order to run a planet like website on wordpress (See it here). The plugin is great except for one thing - it hogs down my (VPS) server into ...
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3answers
311 views

What are the common security flaws I need to look for? [closed]

As a wannabe WP plugin developper, what are the main security flaws/holes I should look for? I'm about to create a new plugin with a configuration panel (ie input fields and stuff). What should I be ...