Keep Check Mark in Checkbox
Something I have come across recently in several plugins (mine included) was the checkbox in the option panel not staying checked! The option itself was being maintained; the plugins are working...
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Plugin Installation
To install a WordPress plugin is in most cases fairly straight forward but if you have never installed one before the first time can be a bit awkward. Lets install two plugins with these step-by-step...
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Help Yourself
BNS Support Review A recently published WordPress plugin is available to help others to help you. This plugin is BNS Support from BuyNowShop.com; and, is freely available from the WordPress.org Extend...
View ArticleNo Widget Area …
… no problem! Thanks to the introduction of the_widget() function in WordPress 2.8 … and this post. Using a sample plugin (download zip file below) I will show you a simple how-to that makes use of...
View ArticleCalendar Default Widget Broken
I just happened to notice this today. The calendar default widget that comes with WordPress is having issues. It appears to work fine on the initial visit to a blog’s home page, but if you start...
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WordPress Christmas
Just a little holiday cheer from the many people that contribute to the WordPress project. If you are looking for a free WordPress Theme here is a quick search of the Extend Themes repository that will...
View ArticleWPFA Sample Plugin Updated
The WPFirstAid Sample Plugin is a simple plugin designed as a tool to learn from or, in some cases, to build new plugins with. Its real world usefulness is essentially non-existent but it does serve...
View ArticleUse Shortcodes in Text Widgets
Seems simple enough; and, it is … just one line of code will add this functionality: <?php add_filter( 'widget_text', 'do_shortcode' ); ?> You could add this to your active theme’s functions.php...
View ArticleSelf-Deactivate WordPress Plugins
I recently wrote a new plugin, BNS Bio. Version 0.1 was released (and currently available on the WordPress Extend Plugins repository) as a teaching aide to be used with a presentation I was doing for...
View ArticleKeep Your Plugin Script Version Current
Something to keep in mind when you are creating and maintaining WordPress Plugin code is to ensure you are also keeping its scripts and stylesheets versions up-to-date; and possibly more importantly,...
View ArticleAdding Plugin Row Meta
Most plugins just have some standard details shown just below the plugin description when you look at your listing found under Plugins > Installed … wouldn’t it be nice to add your own specific...
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