Themes create the public (front-end) interface for a WordPress site.
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Where to put my code: plugin or functions.php?
Is there an easy to understand scheme to decide what kind of code belongs to a plugin or the theme’s functions.php?
There are many cases and many debates about that topic, mostly because there are ...
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votes
3answers
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Menu items description? Custom Walker for wp_nav_menu()
Normal Wordpress Menu looks like:
Home | Blog | About us | Contact
But I've seen many pages with descriptions under these links:
Home Page | Our Blogs | About us
| ...
32
votes
3answers
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What is the preferred way to add custom javascript files to the site?
I've already added my scripts, but I wanted to know the preferred way.
I just put a <script> tag directly in the header.php of my template.
Is there a preferred method of inserting external or ...
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votes
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Software for WordPress Theme and Plugin Development? [closed]
What software do you use for your WordPress related needs?
Please state your OS.
On windows XP I use:
filezilla (FTP)
notepad++ (for reading of PHP / CSS files)
firebug (a firefox extension to ...
32
votes
6answers
4k views
framework for plugin/theme options panel? [closed]
I found that the longest part of a plugin or theme development is creating the options panel, at least in my case.
So i like to know what's your take on that.
Do you use a ready made framework or ...
9
votes
1answer
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How can I add a URL field to the attachments window?
For example...
add_action('init', 'reg_tax');
function reg_tax() {
register_taxonomy_for_object_type('category', 'attachment');
}
Adds a "Category" input field to the media manager and ...
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votes
4answers
3k views
Theme Activate Hook
I would like to write a function to email me the URL of the website when my theme is activated.
What is the hook initiated when the theme is activated?
6
votes
1answer
618 views
What is the advantage of using wp_mail?
What is the advantage of using wp_mail() over mail(). Codex says they're similar, but they seem to be very similar.
2
votes
3answers
874 views
Automatic Updates For Private And Commercial Themes?
Is there any way to get wordpress to check for, download private theme updates?
I found this plugin for private plugin updates....
...
3
votes
1answer
3k views
Form to Add Posts to Custom Post Type
Basically I want to display a form on my blog (on a certain page) that will allow anyone to fill it out and it will create a post in a custom post type.
I saw the answer once before but I can't find ...
2
votes
1answer
894 views
Proper use of Output Buffer
I'm attempting to use actions to override function calls I currently have throughout a template (to make updating certain replicated sections easier). For example, in archives.php I have the ...
1
vote
1answer
733 views
How to use logout function on custom menu link?
All
I am using wordpress custom menu, and there is one menu as Logout.
I know wordpress Logout function <?php echo wp_logout_url(); ?>
But how can i use it in custom menu ?
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votes
7answers
754 views
Where can I learn to create my own theme?
I want to learn to create a theme for Wordpress
Where can i find information and resources on how to do it?
8
votes
2answers
3k views
How to Link External jQuery/Javascript files with WordPress
So I'm using Starkers to base my next WP theme on and I've run into a small issue, I was including my own version of jQuery in the header.php file but when inspecting my site using Firebug I noticed ...
26
votes
8answers
4k views
What process do you use for WordPress development?
I'm interested in how other people develop themes and plugins for WordPress. To me, the in-browser editor in the admin panel just doesn't cut it. Currently, I'm just using an IDE with a PHP plugin ...
10
votes
2answers
770 views
pass object/JSON to wp_localize_script
I've got a working piece of javascript that contains an object literal.
But I need to localize it, and I'm ytrying to figure out how to rewrite it so that I can get wp_localize_script() to accet it, ...
2
votes
2answers
777 views
How to add a checkbox element to attachments editor with example
The code below adds a custom input field to the attachments editor. How can I convert the text input to a checkbox and get/set the value of the checkbox on load and save?
Note: "input" => ...
4
votes
3answers
4k views
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 ...
7
votes
1answer
2k views
When to use is_home() vs is_front_page()?
I've found that is_front_page appears to return true when I'm viewing the home page and have a single sticky post assigned there.
It also returns true when I've assigned a page as the static front ...
1
vote
1answer
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Questions about WordPress.org theme review
I have created one theme. The theme was denied today for the following reasons:
Theme Review:
Themes should be reviewed using define('WP_DEBUG', true); in wp-config.php
Themes should ...
1
vote
2answers
486 views
How can I add an incremental class identifier to my sidebar widgets?
My sidebar widget code in functions.php looks like this...
if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
register_sidebar(array(
'name' => 'Home Sidebar',
'id' => 'home-sidebar-widget',
...
3
votes
1answer
110 views
What is the purpose of an extra file for translation?
What code is required to put in functions.php in order to make the theme translation ready?
The TwentyEleven theme has only following line:
load_theme_textdomain( 'twentyeleven', ...
1
vote
2answers
50 views
Should use widgets in this case?
We develop a new WordPress site with a new theme developed exclusively for this site.
Some widgets of the same type (such as two "Bookmarks" widgets) should be styled differently (that is have ...
0
votes
1answer
602 views
Enabling Default Widgets in a Custom Theme
In custom theme development, how does one enable default built-in widgets? Note I mean default built-in widgets, not custom ones. I tried the following example for a WP 3.12 blog by placing it in my ...
0
votes
1answer
293 views
Formatting <code>?
I have serious trouble displaying code blocks in my theme.
I want to display something like:
<something>
<something-else>
Content
</something-else>
...
11
votes
3answers
2k views
How to show a custom meta box on the “Quick Edit” screen?
I've used add_meta_box() to add a custom meta box to the WordPress edit window on both pages and posts.
How can I make this meta box also show on the "Quick Edit" screen?
Ideally, I'd like it to ...
5
votes
6answers
1k views
What Wordpress E-Commerce theme should I use to get started?
I've done created a LOT of Wordpress themes and plugins, but I haven't done much with the Wordpress E-Commerce plugin. If someone asked me what theme they should start playing with to learn about ...
3
votes
2answers
429 views
Add a preview to a Wordpress Control Panel
I'm trying to create a new wordpress template and inside it I added a Control Panel, inside this control panel there is an option that allows user to choose where he want's to place a on a map, I try ...
9
votes
2answers
251 views
Does the functions.php file ever get called during an AJAX call? Debug AJAX
Trying to figure out an issue a fellow programmer is having. I was wondering if the functions.php file get called at all when you do admin side AJAX? I know that when you do an AJAX call a part of ...
3
votes
1answer
2k views
Show a WP 3.0 Custom Menu in an HTML Select with Auto-Navigation?
As part of a theme for a client, I want to be able to show a custom menu (defined via the admin) in a select box that automatically changes pages after changing the selection. Is there a plugin (or a ...
5
votes
3answers
2k views
Plugin for custom sort order for categories?
I'd like to employ a sort order option in my theme to allow categories to be sorted similar to pages. Can anyone recommend a plugin that does this?
10
votes
3answers
306 views
Wordpress API Menu/Submenu Order
I'm developing a child-theme using Wordpress 3.4.2 and the development version of the Options Framework by David Price. This is my first theme and I'm relatively new to this, so I've had a look into ...
6
votes
3answers
398 views
Child Theme vs Duplicate Theme Renamed
Okay, I quite often see people talk about child themes and the reasons for using them instead of modifying the existing theme, but they all seem to center around the idea that if the parent theme is ...
4
votes
3answers
428 views
A way to automatically install pages on theme install?
I'm trying to build a theme which would require specific pages to be included. Is there a way to automatically create pages and assign them to their page templates when a theme is installed?
2
votes
5answers
5k views
How to customize wordpress login/register pages?
My question is how do I customize the default WordPress login and register page without editing WP's core files. I'm thinking more along the lines of a functions.php code.
Can anyone help me out by ...
3
votes
2answers
416 views
How to force Media manager to overwrite files of same name?
I have a widget that works with my theme that expects images named in a certain way, slide1.png, slide2.png, etc...
However, when the user uploads their own images, named slide1.png, slide2.png, etc ...
2
votes
3answers
1k views
Get first image in a post
I am using this code directly from the codex.
function echo_first_image ($postID)
{
$args = array(
'numberposts' => 1,
'order'=> 'ASC',
'post_mime_type' ...
2
votes
1answer
195 views
How to execute conditional script when on new customize.php (Theme Customize) screen
The new "Customize" theme screen is a welcome addition in WordPress 3.4, however, I find it conflicts with my method of loading scripts loaded in the footer:
In functions.php
if(!is_admin())
{
/* ...
1
vote
1answer
1k views
Creating the modern 'single page' html5 css3 layout in wordpress
I am considering to develop a new portfolio website in the form of a single page website. I do not know if this is a new concept, but I see it becoming popular for portfolio websites, it is also quite ...
1
vote
2answers
2k views
Plugging into the Media Library to upload images (NOT associated with any post)
My Old Question:
I made a Theme with rotating banner,
common thing. So I want a way for
users to select images. I think
instead of implementing my own upload,
I think its better to allow ...
1
vote
6answers
1k views
How to start learning CSS and theme development?
What would be your suggestions for learning CSS and WordPress theme development ?
I have been using WordPress for over 4 years now, but I have never really gotten comfortable with CSS or theme design ...
-1
votes
2answers
540 views
Integrating WordPress Content into a jQuery Slider
I have a pretty basic 'featured-list - image slider' implemented above my content in my custom WordPress theme. How do I integrate WordPress content into the slider so that the slide content is pulled ...
5
votes
3answers
2k views
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 ...
2
votes
1answer
87 views
How to add default images for custom backgrounds?
The custom header feature allows (in some code I have found) to suggest several default images to use in the custom header.
Could the same be built in the custom background?
The idea is to have ...
2
votes
2answers
727 views
Get password when user registers and save it sha1 into database
im working on a website where the users can connect with iphone to some functions of it by using a sha1 encrypted password. In other words the plain password of wordpress encrypted in sha1.
In the ...
1
vote
1answer
516 views
Is it possible to associate different kinds of custom post types one to the other?
I might be thinking too hard about this problem and i'm thinking the solution might be easier than we're i'm heading.
Here's what i'm trying to accomplish: there a winery website built on wp and uses ...
0
votes
1answer
78 views
Getting a WordPress Debug Strategy
I have been reading up on debugging. I watched Chip Bennett's video on wordpress.tv and was inspired to take debugging seriously. What I have found in my reading up though has confused me a bit. I ...
0
votes
2answers
114 views
Where do you add code in custom fuctions so it works on a specific page?
Thanks for replying but I still can't get it to work. Is anything wrong with this code?
<?php
class custom_loop extends thesis_custom_loop {
function page() {
if(is_page( ...
0
votes
1answer
3k views
Where is default wp_head() implemented?
I'm trying to customize a theme, and I see that the header.php calls "wp_head()". I can't seem to find an implementation of this in the theme, so I presume there is a default implementation that ...
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votes
9answers
10k views
How to detect mobile devices and present them a specific theme?
I would like to create a new modified version of my theme (check my profile if needed) to present to visitors if I detect that they are visiting the site from a hand-held device, like iPhone, Android, ...
