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Is there a way to decide from init whether we are on a certain backend page?
On frontend pages I can do something like
$currentPostId = url_to_postid($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
if ($currentPostId && $currentPostId === $postId)
// ...
So when I add a ...
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How to access the page without registering in wordpress
I have an issue with WordPress. I have the below code and I am getting into the admin menu:
public function Create_Menu()
{
add_menu_page("demoset", "Demoset",...
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Meta box not displaying on the plugin page
I am working on a plugin and I am creating a meta box on my page using the below code but it's not displaying anything.
Any idea where is the issue with my code?
class bt_dashboard
{
function ...
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Using a Page Template Not in Theme
My plugin creates (on demand via a 'create template' button) a page template that is stored in uploads/plugin-name folder (so it will survive a plugin update).
The plugin also creates (again on demand)...
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Create page (not the post type) dynamically
I'm working on a custom plugin where the user/customer will be purchasing a ticket (it'll be a woo product) to take a quiz and win some prize...
So suppose the URL of a product/quiz would be like ...
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Load specific page when a custom URL is hit
I'm building a plugin which will basically build a knowledge base dynamically, by retrieving categories, articles, etc. from an external API where all documentation is being kept.
I've added a few ...
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Set a specific page as 404 - not found via my own plugin
I'm developing a plugin that create some pages and set a specific template for each of these pages.
It creates a page in which it sets a template for 404 - not found, how can set this specifc page as ...
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Multiple array for post_content on plugin activation
sorry for my bad English.
I want to create multiple pages when activating a plugin. This also works, but how do I get different content in the different pages?
if (!current_user_can('activate_plugins')...
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Wordpress Frontend Page using Plugin
I'm trying to create a front-end page using the WordPress custom plugin where I want to create a custom registration page. I have created a boilerplate plugin, where I can only activate and deactivate ...
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Plugin frontend page design irrespective of the theme used
I am writing a WordPress plugin which will have some front-end pages including inputs, forms, buttons etc. The plugin should be usable with different themes.
But I am confused or don't know how to ...
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Use an empty page to build custom plugin output
I've been Googling for an answer to this and have yet to find much of use. I have seen plugins that will say "pick the page for showing X" and "pick the page for showing y". Then if the page is ...
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WordPress: Develop multiple posts with different data
I have a landing page of multiple books as a post, I want to display each book in separated post, in each post has a book name,download link,image and size. All books posts has same design with ...
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Custom non-template page on front end fails to render
I added a link to a custom page on the front end like so:
function renderCheckoutLink($links) {
$links .= "<li><a href='tradeIns'>Trade Ins</a></li>";
return $links;
}
...
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Calling a function from functions.php in custom page/ blog post
Is it possible to call a function from functions.php in custom page or blog post?
I put simple function in functions.php:
function testTest()
{
echo "Test";
}
And called it from the page:
<?...
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How to edit the properties of a page programmatically?
I know that I can programmatically create a new page via wp_insert_post setting 'post-type' to 'page.'
How do I go about editing that page programmatically? (title, content, slug, etc.)
Also, if I ...
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How do I use (or mimic) document.getElementById() on a page loaded from WordPress database?
I am trying to bind javascript function calls to specific pages in a plugin I'm developing. All of the javascript functions and calls are located in IIFE's, one for the admin side, and one for the ...
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Add Password Generator on password protected page
I'm looking for add a password generator with 14 characters on the protected pages like in the picture. I search something like what is used when you create users but for page password.
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php page not found for plugin options menu
I'm trying to make an options page for a plugin and i'm getting The requested URL /site/wp-admin/plugin-email.php was not found on this server. every time i press 'Save settings'.
Here is my code:
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Get content and send to 3rd party
I've been asked to create a WordPress plugin that will basically show a button on the "edit" and the "new" pages of the admin panel which (when clicking the button) verify an API key (which you can ...
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Dropdown list of pages to get page id to store in plugin options
I need to get a list of all pages in a dropdown list, so I can get the page id of the selected page to store in the options of my plugin.
Right now I have:
?>
<input name='...
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Do action only on certain front end pages?
I am creating a plugin that allows users to insert certain code on their specified page or post of their choice. I have tried doing this:
function asdf() {
$siteURL = get_site_url() . '/';
$...
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Choose default template for a page with code
I am creating a page using the wp_insert_code the page is being created just find.
I want to choose a default template for the page I am creating which the template is inside plugin folder in a ...
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Set number of article per number of page
I'm making a timeline using this awesome free theme.
As you can see in this theme, it's a timeline separated by "Page".
We have "Page 1" with 5 articles, "Page 2" with 5 articles, etc ...
I changed ...
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How do I control the list of Pages an author can see?
Using one of the role managers,I enabled Authors to edit/create Pages).
The edit/create pages screen shows a tree of all the pages in the system.
Is there a way for (beside going into the core) To ...
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How to list all images used on a specific page?
How do I list all the image(s) used on a specific WordPress page. I would like it to include the following if possible,
Url to image
Name of image
Url to thumbnail of the image
[Edit]
I would like ...
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Create fixed static pages
I have inside a theme two important static pages. One is a confirmation page (after signing up for a newsletter) and the other one is a thank-you page.
I am using these in various functions and ...
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Create a custom page template inside my wordpress plugin
I'm developing a Wordpress plugin and I want to create a file to where I want to redirect the user to show some information.
I know that a perfect solution for this is using Wordpress custom pages. I'...
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How to add conent (text) to Add New pages form of admin in WordPress
I am new to WordPress. I have created a Shortcode. Now I want to add description of Shortcode to Pages->Add New Page so the user can easily use the Shortcode which I have created.
I want that text ...
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auto create only 1 wp page in activate custom plugin
I am using this code to auto create a page when I activate my plugin..
function insert_page(){
// Create post object
$my_post = array(
'post_title' => 'My post',
'...
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ECHO Executing 4 Times In Head
I have a plugin I created as a test and am running into a bit of trouble. The code is executing 4 times and placing what I echo in the <head> tag of the page. The reason I'm performing an echo ...
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Proper way to replace the_content only for pages created by custom plugin
I'm creating a plugin that needs to replace the_content of only two specific pages that it created upon activation.
Here is my code:
add_filter('the_content', 'emd_content');
function ...
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How to tell which Plugin is displaying?
I'm editing a Wordpress website for a client that was written by someone else. I'm noticing that a video and button are displayed on the home page. I used the Reveal-Template plugin to figure out ...
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Plugin generated virtual pages
I am currently devloping my first WP plugin. This plugin should generate dynamic pages on the fly if a fixed non-existing URL is requested.
This means I want my installation to accept addresses like ...
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Creating a WordPress admin page without a menu for a plugin
I am writing a plugin, that will list a number of entries from a custom set of tables. I added the main page for the plugin using the following WordPress functions:
// Add menu and pages to ...
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Create a Page via plugin
My problem is to show a list of products read from db tables. I know how to read them and I am able to produce the table, but only using a shortcode embedded in a page that I've created via WP.
I ...
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WordPress pages are not published due to External database connection with WPDB class
I am developing a wordpress plugin that connects to external database,
fetch data, and displays it on metabox below page/post editor.
I used following code:
<?php
/** MySQL hostname */
define('...
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Toolbar Hidden in a Virtual Page
I am trying to create a virtual page, but my admin toolbar is not showing up.
This is how I am creating the virtual page:
functions.php
add_action('init', function()
{
add_rewrite_rule('...
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Pages 404 in wordpress
First of all, I am very new to wordpress and know almost nothing about it.
When I create the page foo using in wp-admin, I get the message that the page is created. When I click on view page, it 404s....
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Create page when plugin is activated
I've made so that everytime my plugin is activated it's supposed to create a page. Although i want it to only create the page if it doesn't exist from before. But what it's doing is that it's creating ...
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Secure Pages Best Practice
I am in process of writing a plugin that has front-end shortcodes that display a user's information/data. If the user is not logged in, I need to redirect to a front-end login page/form. What would ...
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Redirect url in plugin to somewhere else?
I am using WP-SNAP Extended! v1.0.0 and I want to use this alphabetical menu as a sub-menu beneath my header. I managed to get the alphabetical menu in place, but now, if I click on a letter, it will ...
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Pass PHP variable to javascript
Is there any possibility to pass some PHP variables in javascript so I can use them later?
Only in single.php.
I heard about wp_enqueue_scripts but with that it is neccesary to declare a path to a JS ...
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Change the_title() of a page dynamically
I'm developing a plugin that doesn't use a custom post type, but separate database tables.
It's a plugin that displays a list of courses with links that lead to the different course detail pages, ...
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How do I approach removing menu items on the fly based on settings in my plugin?
I've started writing a plugin that allows the administrator to select specific pages and set them to be visible only to logged-in users; the plugin optionally applies the restriction to all child ...
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Create pages for authors
I have a pretty good question here. I would like to create a hidden page on my wordpress blog for each user as they are registered. I already have most of the code of what needs to be put on the page ...
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Get page content using slug
I'm trying to get page content when I only know the slug string.
Is there a function for this, or an easy way to do this or is this a case of doing it via SQL?
Thanks very much
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Make custom post type display as a page
I am trying to make my custom post type display on the front end as if it were a page. Depending on the theme, it won't have the date, author, etc...
I've looked into creating a template such as '...
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How can plugins have their own pages?
My plugin needs to introduce a number of interfaces to Wordpress for the public traffic. What is the best way of introducing new interfaces?
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How to create a dynamic page based on form data with a plugin?
I have a form that users fill out. When they finish, they are redirected to a 3rd party site to set up payment options. After completing the payment process, they are sent back to my site with a ...
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Is it possible for a plugin to register a page template file?
Is there a way for a plugin to house page template files and have them available after plugin activation?
E.g, I have a plugin that requires specific page page templates to be used, so I'd like ...
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