Themes create the public (front-end) interface for a WordPress site.
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$_html is empty when var dumped
So I have run across a bizzar issue, in which I know is working as i expect it to in terms of the array values, yet the _html variable returns something like string(29) " " which to my knowledge ...
2
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1answer
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How to determine which registered sidebar area a custom widget is loaded into
I have a custom widget that I want to apply conditional logic to, depending on its parent sidebar's registered ID.
For example, my theme has 6 registered sidebar widget areas.
I have a custom widget ...
0
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0answers
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All posts not being displayed [closed]
I have built a site that uses the "posts" type to display their galleries as normal posts. It is set to be sorted by custa meta date and continue on down the page.
As of right now, I have made 15 ...
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Roll my own theme or customize an existing one [closed]
I just want to know whether I should roll my own theme from scratch or I should customize an existing one like twenty twelve. Reason I ask is I wanted to know whether there are any best practises I ...
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2answers
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Minimum Template Files for Theme Development
WordPress has minimum theme template files as
style.css
index.php
and also some other files as listed here.
If the theme developer wants to build theme with less bells and whistles, what are ...
1
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1answer
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Custom Nav Walker to show siblings and children of current branch?
I have seen very similar (if not exact) queries to this all over Google, but always seem to find something short of what I need. I am trying to create my full vertical menu using wp_nav_menu in my ...
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1answer
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How to using custom DB tables
I create a new theme.
One of my targets is to enable the admin to add unique text (html code) to unique table which the theme will automatically create (I mean something like wp_myhtml).
My ...
2
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1answer
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Where to put archive-{post-type}.php
I have a plugin that adds a custom post type for a website I'm building. I am using the_content filters to change how a singular page looks, and it works great, allowing me to keep everything ...
2
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2answers
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How to call wp_list_comments() with callback outside the loop
the template function as a callback argument of wp_list_comments function, and the template function takes three args:$comment, $args, $depth, like the template function that defined in the theme ...
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how can I add an icon/image for a child theme?
I have set up a child theme of the twentyten theme. In the themes section that under the appearance, I can only see the child theme's title, author name, and a grey box above it. How can I add an ...
1
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1answer
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Location of theme options page menu icon
Hi this may look a little silly question but can someone let me know where is the location for theme_path? is it inside my own theme or very top level of the directory?
'menu_icon' => theme_path ...
2
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1answer
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Change permalinks for posts but not for custom post types
Currently my permalink structure for posts is
domain.com/post-title
I'm using a static front page and a "blog" page for posts. I'd like to to change the permalink structure for posts, tags and ...
1
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2answers
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Infinite Scroll not working in own theme
I'm developing my own theme and added this in a function which is called with the hook after_setup_theme to support infinite scroll:
add_theme_support( 'infinite-scroll', array(
'container' ...
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2answers
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Polldaddy doesn't show up on own theme
I'm developing my own theme on a website where I use the polldaddy polls & ratings plugin. I've set the ratings to show up on the homepage and that's working with e.g. the twentytwelve theme. ...
0
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2answers
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WooCommerce: multiple input field for multiple product variations
I'm trying to customize the default Woocommerce theme to my needs.
I have a product that comes in two variations:
it's wine, so variation A is a 6 bottle pack, and variation B is a 12 bottle wooden ...
0
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1answer
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Disable sticky option for specific categories
Is there a way to disable the sticky option on posts in specific categories?
2
votes
1answer
83 views
How to remove the Theme Customization Button from the dashboard and themes options page?
In my Wordpress theme that I've currently been building I do not take advantage of the Wordpress Theme Customization API. As much as I would like too, I've invested far too much time into my own ...
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2answers
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A guide or tool for inserting bootstrap in underscores theme?
I am looking for a guide or tool for inserting bootstrap in to underscores theme.
Booststrap is a CSS framework and Underscores theme is starter theme with ultra-minimal CSS.
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1answer
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Widget HTML Display Problem
Hi I have created a plugin that places a Google Translator into a text widget in Wordpress. I have setup shortcode to do this - and the shortcode seems to be outputting the correct HTML, except that ...
1
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1answer
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Warning/Error in Admin Panel while developing theme
I am developing a theme for my website. As soon as I activated the theme, the following errors/warnings shows up on the top of the admin panel on every page.
Strict Standards: call_user_func_array() ...
3
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2answers
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Are the wordpress Core css styles really all nessasary?
On WordPress Codex there are this CSS styles listed, its a quite big list of styles but it seems they are doubled unnecessary.
It says:
Each Theme should have these or similar styles in its ...
0
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1answer
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Apply custom names for generic custom taxonomy name?
Hello, this is more of a 'is it possible' type question. Keep in mind, I am no php master by any means, but can generally figure things out : )
Say i have a wordpress site that is for displaying menu ...
0
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2answers
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REQUIRED: Could not find wp_link_pages. See: wp_link_pages by Theme Checker
I have run my theme through WordPress theme checker to see if it can be submitted to WordPress.org. I encountered this error:
REQUIRED: Could not find wp_link_pages. See: wp_link_pages
But this ...
2
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3answers
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Optimal solution to develop a wordpress theme?
What i was doing previously, are as follows -
I copy the wordpress base theme (like twentytwelve in wordpress 3.5)
Rename the folder and converted index.html of my HTML to index.php for wordpress ...
0
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1answer
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Converting a theme to a child theme in a network
I'm converting a few themes to children of another theme. I want the themes to have the same name as before, and I'd like the change to be transparent to the users of my blog network.
When I replace ...
0
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0answers
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Why won't next_posts_link and previous_posts_link work on front-page.php? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Pagination not working with custom loop
I'm working on a custom theme, and for some reason the pagination nav works fine on index.php, but not on front-page.php
The ...
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3answers
156 views
Is there any way to have Featured Text, as opposed to Featured Image?
I need to have Featured Text displayed on my category page, as well as a Featured Image. The Featured Text can not be in the Post at all (just as a Featured Image is not in the Post).
Does anybody ...
0
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1answer
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Pagination issue with Single.php
I am having issues understanding the worlds most simplest concept when it comes to building a single.php file and using pagination.
The code bellow shows a wordpress loop, its contents and then ...
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1answer
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Pagination not working properly
I have a list of posts from a category as seen here in this example. The problem is, if you scroll down to the bottom and click older, you'll see that the posts on the page have not changed at all, ...
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1answer
1k views
Cannot modify header information - headers already sent (Theme Specific : functions.php) [closed]
I know the problem may be too localized and specific to my theme only, but I think, if we can explore the problem, dig it, then we might find a new solution from it.
PROBLEM
I made a custom theme ...
0
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1answer
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How to add a post class on every post. (on homepage)
I have this code in my home.php, the very first post class does not get the class while the others do. Same thing when i move this code to functions.php. I get php errors when i remove the hook around ...
0
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2answers
985 views
Making custom woo themes
I have recently decided to step into WordPress but I am needing to create a few themes for eCommerce that are currently built in Open Cart. My experience from eCommerce comes from Open Cart but I am ...
0
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2answers
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How to create a template for Pages?
In Wordpress, when creating a page, it shows some options for Template under Attributes, such as: Default, Links, One column no sidebar, etc.
Is there a way to add more custom templates to show up ...
0
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0answers
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Warning: printf() Too few arguments in php [closed]
I get this error on my error log
[10-Jan-2013 00:31:03 UTC] PHP Warning: printf() [<a href='function.printf'>function.printf</a>]: Too few arguments in ...
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4answers
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Why have <?php and ?> on every line
I've seen this convention pretty much everywhere, and, at times, it comes close to driving me nuts:
<?php //The loop ?>
<?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
<?php ...
0
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3answers
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Getting author URL outside the loop
I am trying to get author information in my header.php.
This is what I use to display the name and it works like a charm:
<?php $author_id=$post->post_author; ?><?php echo ...
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votes
1answer
702 views
Replace #site-title with resizable image in Twenty Twelve? [closed]
I've been wracking my brain with this all afternoon. I successfully replaced #site-title with an image using CSS, and it looks fine when browsing on a desktop, but i'd like to have the entire site be ...
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2answers
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Is there any reason that other theme elements (such as nav menus) shouldn't be within the loop?
Just wondering if there's anything particularly wrong with putting theme elements like navigation menus, or even footer content or anything else that is going to be the same on every page inside the ...
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1answer
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How do themes render caption texts in extended markup (e.g. “wp-caption” paragraphs)
I've created my own theme based on a very lean template. My theme is not parsing the [caption]...[/caption] markup to the correct html. It's just showing the text without any markup around it. Here ...
0
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1answer
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How to call custom category field data in theme?
I am trying to add two custom fields to my categories (which I have done thanks to this answer - Any examples of adding custom fields to the category editor?)
And now I need to call them within my ...
0
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0answers
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Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_FUNCTION [closed]
Not sure why this code is returning a syntax error. Can somebody point out the mistake?
<?php
if ( function_exists( 'add_theme_support' ) ) {
add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' );
};
if( ...
5
votes
2answers
565 views
What are the advantages and disadvantages of Option Tree over the Customization API?
I'm relatively new to WordPress theme development, and I had to create a theme with options available. I did a Google search to see what are the possibilities, and I read articles about such, and read ...
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1answer
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wordpress page as website
I have a website related to information about local info / businesses in certain city and I would to offer business owners in that city a 'one page website'. Their 1 page website is basically using my ...
1
vote
2answers
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Retrieve the template directory URI via global or get_template_directory_uri() every time?
One Wordpress function I happen to use frequently is get_template_directory_uri(). While I tried to minimize or avoid its use where I can, I still happen to have more than one call to this function in ...
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votes
1answer
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How can i display a 4 diferent themplate for the archive page
How can i display 4 diferent themes for an archive page
When i click on the right in corner i want to display another theme, another Css style (my own)
Something like this.
...
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votes
1answer
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Best company to buy different Wordpress themes [closed]
I feel like every Wordpress theme is the same. Some are better than others, but there just isn't much variation. I was looking into redesigning my site but thought I'd look through Wordpress themes ...
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0answers
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Widget for Sitewide Editable Content? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Add New Footer Widget Area with Limited Options?
I have a banner and a footer that I need to be editable, but I'm not sure if a widget is the best way to accomplish ...
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votes
1answer
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Hidden page wp-admin [closed]
I have now updated the code and added this
remove_submenu_page( $menu_slug, $submenu_slug )
function so the page can be accessed even when hidden.
function ccms_developer_theme_menu() {
...
0
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2answers
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WordPress settings API error when checkbox unchecked
I am trying to creating some custom options for a template I am developing but I am getting an error when the checkbox (Line 130) is unchecked:
Warning: Illegal string offset 'show_admin_dev' in ...
2
votes
2answers
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Wysiwyg editor for P2 theme
I really would like a nice frontside wysiwyg-editor for the P2 theme. Preferable a light one with only the most basic controls. Tried front-end-editor but not to fond of it´s looks and UX. Plain and ...
