Questions tagged [include]
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get_template_directory_uri pointing to parent theme not child theme
The problem I am having is that the get_template_directory_uri is pointing to the parent theme like site/wp-content/themes/twentythirteen/myGallery/gallery_functions_include.php
but I want it to ...
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Passing variables through locate_template
While I've typically used include or require on their own to save long term code maintenance I've started to use get_template_part and locate_template as using built in WordPress stuff is always best.
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Is there any way to use get_template_part() with folders?
I'm wondering if there is any way to use get_template_part() with folders? My main folder has a lot of files now because I put every re-usable element in a separate file. I'd like to put them in ...
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The proper way to include/require PHP files in WordPress
I'm a new WordPress developer and recently I've been having problems (on multiple sites) with include_once and require_once for PHP files. If I include (get_theme_directory_uri() . 'subdir/file') the ...
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How do I replace a function, declared inside a plugin's class, in functions.php?
I want to modify a function in a plugin. It is declared in the plugin's main file like this:
class WCPGSK_Main {
...
public function wcpgsk_email_after_order_table($order) {
...
}
}
Add ...
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Include WP_Query in my own PHP file?
I want to write a cronjob for myself. But I need to get access to WP_Query and the permissions to delete posts etc.
My question now is, how can I include the WP_Query function to my own PHP file and ...
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Should we use get_template_part() in functions files instead of include_once?
I'm using the theme-check plugin to check my theme for errors and recommendations, I'm using get_template_part() in theme files like header.php and index.php but in functions.php I'm using ...
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Order by & include array by specific post ids
I have the following:
<?php $num_cols = 2; // set the number of columns here
$args = array(
'post_type' => 'testimonials',
'posts_per_page' ...
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is_plugin_active() returning false on active plugin
So I have the following in an include in my theme file:
include_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php' );
if ( is_plugin_active( WP_PLUGIN_DIR . '/woocommerce/woocommerce.php' ) ) {
$...
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Unable to check if plugin is active
I am working on a custom theme using ACF. I would like to check if the plugin is active or not. I am using this code:
<?php include_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-content/plugins/advanced-custom-fields-pro/...
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How to include a plugin's php file to another plugin functions file [duplicate]
I need to customize the output of the shortcode of plugin A by using a function of plugin B. So I alter the shortcode function of plugin A by inserting a condition to check the value of the function ...
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Include a external PHP file into a Wordpress Custom Template
Is it possible to include a external PHP file into a custom template?
I'm trying to add a blog into my site. I already have the header, footer, and sidebar layout in my site. Can I use those in my ...
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Include PHP file in Content using [shortcode]
Here is what I have
I am not having any lucking finding how to simply include a file in the content editor using a shortcode.
For Example if I wanted to include form.php inside my Contact Page how ...
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Include files in functions.php
This is a rewritten post since the way I worded my old post totally confused everyone.
MikeSchinkel shows how he uses Include files in his theme's functions.php file In this Stackexchange post: ...
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What is the right way to include a wp-admin file in your theme?
I'm trying to use wp_delete_user() in my theme, to allow a user to delete their account from the front-end.
Turns out that the wp_delete_user() is not defined unless /wp-admin/includes/user.php has ...
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How to prevent wordpress from loading old versions of jquery in wp_head();?
I noticed my twenty twelve theme is including outdated versions of jquery and js so I want to replace the scripts with the newer versions, however the scripts are in the file included by wp_head() (...
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Why does including a file in theme's functions.php not work?
For example, if I write some code (e.d. add a custom post type or something) in my theme's functions.php, it works fine. If I move it to a new file, then include() the file in my theme's functions.php ...
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Problem requiring/including plugin files with plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ )
I am trying to write a WordPress plug-in. In my project I have three PHP files.
My plug-in file
Widget for the plug-in
Data installation
I need to install data table on plug-in activation. For that ...
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load/require specific php files for specific pages/templates/post types
I have a plugin with multiple php files. I want to load some of them only when specific template files are loaded. I don't want to load everything.
Currently, I'm doing it with
add_action( 'wp', '...
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Include Javascript as Plain (No file inclusion)
Is there a way to append Javascript to the body in the script tag without using a file?
Normally you would do it with
wp_enqueue_script('name', 'path/to/js/file');
Is there a way to include js ...
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How can I include JavaScript that use jQuery on admin side
I try this:
add_action('admin_print_scripts', 'custom_admin_scripts' );
function custom_admin_scripts() {
echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="' . get_bloginfo('stylesheet_directory') ...
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bloginfo('stylesheet_directory') vs. get_stylesheet_directory_uri() and include('file.php') vs. get_template_part()
In my custom theme I'm using <img src="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory'); ?>/images/logo.jpg"/> to load my custom logo.
I'm using a custom sidebar for front-page.php and that's why I ...
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Sort users in get_users() in custom order
<?php
$blogusers = get_users('include=5,6,2,7,12,8');
foreach ($blogusers as $user) {
...
}
?>
Right now, these users will sorted by first name.
How do I sort this in the order the ...
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ob_get_clean returns empty string, ob_get_flush outputs string
I am utilizing a template-type system, to filter the_content. My filter contains this partial code:
ob_start();
include_once ( self::$dir . 'views/templates/' . $post_type . '/' . $display . '.php' );...
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How can I avoid code duplication for a blog with lots of source code?
I'm writing a tutorial on using the R language to do some applied statistics. An example post is:
http://mcmcinirt.stat.cmu.edu/archives/223
I would like to have all of the blocks of source code be ...
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passing argument to get_template_part() or a better way to code
I have this include … event-list.php
<?php
/**
* The loop that displays upcoming events
*/
?>
<ul class="event-items">
<?php
$yesterday = time() - 24*60*60;
$args = array(
...
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where to include a php file
I have a php file with some variables which I would like to use.
When I include it in the header.php the variables in that file are not recognized at footer.php and some other places.
Where is the ...
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the_author() not working outside the loop
I have the following code on index.php and I want to include this line of code (bellow) to display author info on top of the loop.
<?php include 'author-top.php'; ?><!--author-->
I want ...
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Passing variables to template parts
I have one template file videos.php which has the following line of code in it (aswell as a load of HTML):
<?php get_template_part('loop', 'feed-videos' ); ?>
inside that template part, I have ...
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Add few specific post ids to wp_query
I have following args to get recent posts,
$args = array(
'date_query' => array( array( 'after' => '1 week ago' ) ),
'posts_per_page' => 15,
'ignore_sticky_posts' => 1,
'...
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What is the most efficient method for loading widgets in functions.php
I have seen WordPress developers use two different methods for loading custom widgets from the functions.php file.
The first:
include("functions/my-custom-widget.php");
The second:
require_once(...
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Show certain terms from custom taxonomy but exclude 'parent' terms?
I have a custom post type "mycustom_products" (hierarchical) that has custom taxonomies called 'categories' and 'tags' (as many other custom post types do). My custom category is called "...
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PHP files included in functions.php don't seem to work
This is my first post on WordPress StackExchange, I'll try to be precise.
My question is: Is there anything in particular I should do to the files I'm including in my theme's functions.php file?
I'...
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ABSPATH not working! Any idea why?
This is what in my wp-config.php :
if ( !defined('ABSPATH') )
define('ABSPATH', dirname(__FILE__) . '/');
I am calling from plugin/pluginName directory to :
require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-includes/...
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Get current user data from external PHP page
I have a PHP page at the same level as the template/theme on WordPress.
I need to be able to get the current logged in user details from this page.
I have tried this:
require_once( $_SERVER['...
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I need to add a custom "cover" to every new post — plugin or custom setup?
I'm creating a site that's basically like an online book, and every post is a chapter. Each chapter gets a customized, specially designed "cover" page that can't really be designed in the Wordpress ...
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How do I use the Simple HTML DOM Parser in plugin when other plugin already uses it?
In a plugin I am currently coding, I want to use the Simple HTML DOM Parser library. However, when I include it
require(CPS_PLUGIN_PATH . '/vendor/simple_html_dom.php');
I get this error:
Fatal error:...
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External system integration with wordpress
I'm writing a web/db application. My clients would like authentication based on whether the user is logged into WordPress.
Assuming this application is hosted from within /wordpress I would like to ...
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Why does get_template_part() break variables?
In PHP, when you include a file, the variables you're using in your current scope are available for use in the included file.
When using WordPress's get_template_part(), variables are no longer ...
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How to pass variables with get_template_part?
I am developing a custom theme and i like to pass some variables to selected files. I am calling the view files from functions.php.
$var1 = ;
$var2 = ;
etc
include_once('form-views/view-profile.php')...
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Conditional Ajax inclusion
I have a custom interface that uses 30+ ajax files while running...
some files are only used in category.php while othere's are only
used in page.php...
i include the ajax loader php files in my ...
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Include files for a plugin not including
I have a plugin which I need to include a file in but it doesn't include.
Here's the example of the tree:
plugin folder
/themes
/folder2
/somefiles
/includeme.php
Within themes is
/...
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Including an External File in a Post (and Using Processed Paths)
I have a post that includes a relatively large table that gets updated frequently. Instead of using the (slower) web interface to update the post each time, I installed one of the “run PHP” plugins ...
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Include Class File in Wordpress
I'm including a Class file in functions.php file
require_once get_template_directory() . "/core/classes/General.php";
require_once get_template_directory() . "/core/classes/User.php";
When I do $...
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nowplaying.include.php Will Not Display Results
Cyberchimps.com recommended I post here as they believed there may be a global issue with my request. I thought what I was missing was obvious and simple, but two months into this and being referred ...
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integrating external php library into wordpress- the right way
If I were to load a custom library into wordpress, what would be the best place to add it?
Since there are a bunch of global vars defined at the top of the library, I would not want that to be done ...
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Change title and meta description in included page (not template)
I'm trying to change title and meta description for pages used for products.
The goal is to have the same effect as here:
<script>document.title = "<?php echo $new_title; ?>";<...
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Can I change a variable in a content part while calling it?
I am using a content part for title sections on various sites.
I would still like to be able to change the title manually on each page. For this particular case I can‘t use dynamic functions like ...
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Include file from higher level
I created a custom page template where I want to present some data specific for that page.
The file is placed in
wp-content/themes/themename/page-templates
In that file I want to include another ...
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Adding rich text editor to my plugin
I'm trying to add a rich text editor to my own plugin.
So I googled it first of course and I found several answers on dev4press and Stack Overflow. This code displays nothing so I tried another ...