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WP Cron doesn't save <iframe> or <object> in post body

I am using wp_cron to auto grab posts from a remote website and save them in my wp db. NOTICE! I am executing my code from my plugin, not from my template functions.php or somewhere else. I have my ...
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Wp-admin Custom User Management

I am working on a plugin for which I will have to develop a backend page similar to the built-in "Users" one, in the sense that it will be basically do the same things: list the existing users ( using ...
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API to trigger prompt on leaving page

I have a proprietary plugin that creates a metabox on the edit-post page. When the data managed by the plugin is edited and the user navigates away then we would like the user to be prompted as ...
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Issue plugin commands in admin settings page

What is the right way to issue commands in wp-admin? My plugin imports data from a set of RSS feeds via a cron job. Thats all working good. I've set up a custom settings page to change parameters, and ...
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Is it possible to reuse wp.media.editor Modal for dialogs other than media

To expand: I'd like to utilize the same Modal code/appearance ( as used in wp.media.Modal, wp.media.FocusManager ) to open a modal of my own custom dialog, not the Media Editor. In the past, I've ...
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Create a clickable name in WP_List_Table for Plugin Admin

I've been developing a plugin where I wanted to create a table, styled and working just like Wordpress's native Post/Page tables. Following the guide below, I was able to create the table and load my ...
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Wordpress multiple user roles accessing on their information on one site?

I intend to use Wordpress for the proof-of-concept of a cloud-based SaaS application I am building. My research into multi-tenancy and Wordpress only sheds insight into multiple sites sharing the same ...
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Remove Permalink Meta Box not working?

For some reason the slug / permalink meta box is not being removed on the Edit Page screen. Code in functions.php function mjp_edit_meta_boxes() { // Remove Meta Boxes remove_meta_box( ...
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How do you create a custom edit.php / edit pages page

I need to create 3 custom edit.php pages which only display pages with a certain parent and the Post New button links to a new page with the corresponding parent. The closest answer I can is do not ...
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how to use thickbox in admin?

I would like to show my retrieved content form my classes method in thickbox. How could I do this? I have been adding the proper id to my desired hyperlink but all of the admin body is getting parsed ...
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135 views

Show message on wordpress admin dashboard

I have created a form. On success of the form, I am redirecting the user the their dashboard. Now, I want to be able to show a success message/notice on the dashboard. What is the convention to show ...
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How to redirect to action on custom page within admin section

Currently I'm developing(well at least trying to;) plugin which will handle custom gallery of images. I stumbled upon one problem though. I'll try to picture it. I've created custom menu page on ...
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Admin Subpages without Menu entry

I have added some pages to the WP-Adminmenu, with add_menu_page and add_submenu_page. The URLs for those pages look like admin.php?page=my-plugin/admin/submenupage.php. If I try to add a page now that ...
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how to not show plugin in admin area

I'm just getting started with wordpress development. I'm trying to create a simple plugin that show results from a db in a table. I can do this, but I'm having trouble with the plugin showing at the ...
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How do I duplicate a single post, with all its properties, and save it as a different post?

In a wordpress plugin, how can I duplicate/clone a single post? I would need to: 1) get a specific post 2) clear its ID property so that it's saved as a new post 3) save it. In the process, I would ...
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Remove Meta-boxes (Yoast SEO plugin) [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: WordPress SEO by Yoast: Hide Meta boxes in posts for non-admins I was wondering how to remove Meta-boxes from the post page. I would like that only administrators or ...
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How do I add a favicon that only shows during viewing of my plugin's admin panel?

How do I add a favicon that only shows during viewing of my plugin's admin panel? I mean, what event do I intercept?
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How to put placeholder text in the main post input area?

I'm making a course plugin for a university in England. I'm looking to put some default placeholder text in the main post content area, on the admin side. Its the rich text editor I want it to go ...
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Alternatives to DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT wp-config Constant? It Breaks Some Plugins

The Problem I first noticed this with the plugin Quick-Cache, which activates without problem, but doesn't shows up anywhere. Its menu it's simply not there. Found why, and became aware of the ...
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On cliking add new post redirect user to a custom page first

Probably my question title is confusing. I want something like this: I have custom post type When I click on add new, I would like to go to a "select" page The select page allows you to make a ...
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Filters 'request' and 'parse_query' not firing in sites.php nor link-manager.php

I'm trying to make sortable columns in Sites and Links listings admin pages. /wp-admin/network/sites.php and /wp-admin/link-manager.php The problem is the following filters are not firing up in ...
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139 views

Is there any record of installed plugins in the database?

I have my live install on one server and a development install on another. I've added a plugin to both but it only appears in the plugin list in wp-admin on one. For a plugin to appear in wp-admin ...
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Any problem in using native jquery ajax style instead of using admin-ajax.php?

I had problem using admin-ajax.php while creating one plugin. I had problem using "add_action( 'wp_ajax_ajax_action', 'ajax_action_stuff' )" in my plugin where i have used oop module. So I want to go ...
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Plugin API for easy admin list table generation, handling & exporting of MySQL tables?

I'm aware of the WP_List_Table class (which has helped tremendously as it stands). However, I'm hunting for something even more capable - some form of API whereby you could simply 'register' a MySQL ...
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maintaing consistent layout wordpress dashboard

I am developing a functionality in WordPress so that once user updated any information admin can approve/reject the information only after which it should get published in the front users,in specific ...
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How to add text editor in plugin menu?

Can I add a text editor to my plugin menu? So I can let users edit custom css file? Something like /wp-admin/plugin-editor.php but I want users to be able to edit only one file. The custome css file. ...
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Add a jQuery function to admin pages

I need to add a bit of document ready jQuery to post/page editors in admin. I'm hacking an old plugin that adds a text box to the editor page and handles inserting that text in a template file, but ...
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I cannot include a file in my plugin settings page

I'm trying to create a settings page. If I print things within index, I can see it. If I try to include it, I can't see anything, neither errors. add_options_page('My Plugin', 'My Plugin', ...
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991 views

Hook the Keydown Event in the TinyMCE Post Editor

I would like to hook the keydown event in the TinyMCE Editor on the edit post admin page. I managed to hook the HTML content editor using the following code: jQuery('#content').keydown(function(){ ...
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How could I execute my plugin just in frontend (not in backend)

I don't need my plugin running through wp-admin, including wp-login. How could I prevent it? is_admin works fine but i don't know how to ignore everything related to wp-admin (like wp-login.php). ...
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Problems with removing admin bar

I am trying to remove the admin bar from a theme front end of a theme. I found the following code block: add_filter( 'show_admin_bar', '__return_false' ); remove_action( 'personal_options', ...
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Plugin Development: Wordpress processes twice on post update. How to skip process on the first?

When you create a plugin and set up a process function, Wordpress will run the plugin process function twice upon clicking the update button. I believe the first process is for the versioning ...
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Is it possible to add an admin page using add_submenu_page() and pass a var in the query string?

I am making a plugin and I have a bunch of different data types that I am creating edit pages for. I'd rather not have to create a separate function to add each one to the admin menus, since they're ...
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Issue with contextual help overwriting existing content

I'm missing something here: function page_help($contextual_help, $screen_id, $screen) { if ($screen_id == 'page') { $contextual_help = ' <h5>Shortcodes</h5> ...
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add a class when login

i add this code in index.php. <div class="Div1"></div>. then write some css(absolution position) to the Div1. so when i login in my wordpress. the admin nav will push down some spaces to ...
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modify buddpress adminbar only in admin pages

I have modified the buddpress admin bar by creating the following plugin which adds a simple text link to the bar: function bp_adminbar_currentsite_menu() { global $bp; ?> <li> <!-- ...
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Add a panel to edit post

I would like create a plug in that adds a panel of options to edit post page like the one added by All in One Seo but i cant find any good tutorial of any information about what is the correct action ...
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How do i best handle custom plugin page actions?

I'm constantly running into the same annoyance, so i thought i'd see if there's any ideas or experience out there... I've created a plugin that uses it's own admin page. It has to. Now that i sorted ...
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Is There a WordPress Hook to Filter the Edit Posts View?

I want to be able to customize the WordPress edit posts screen to filter based on a custom field (or whatever). Unfortunately I'm not sure what filter or hook to use here, and instead of opening the ...
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Replacing Scripts in Admin Load_Scripts

I'm currently creating a plugin that requires me to overwrite one of the Wordpress admin panel javascript files. I have recreated the file with the changes, I need to know how to replace the existing ...
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URLs of plugin resources?

I am trying to add in a script and css file for my plugin into the admin header. Is there a function similar to get_bloginfo('url') that I could use to reference the files correctly without having to ...
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Where should I put “run once” plugin pages?

Where should I put an administration page that should only be used once? I am creating a plugin that will index all used HTML tags in your posts, so you can cleanup posts if you change themes and ...
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Get cat parameter from admin-ajax

I have a plugin that restricts the categories users can view/edit in the admin. All works fine in WordPress 3.0.1, but as I started testing 3.1 I noticed that the category filter, which is AJAX, ...
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Custom height/width for thickbox in WP Backend

I use thickbox in the WP backend for preview or other content. On own pages in the backend works my script very fine and a can use custom width and height for the thickbox. below my code: ...