activation - Read For Learn

In a WPMU setup the account information is sent to the wp_signup table before being passed to the wp_users table. an easy fix for this is: function your_disable_activation( $user, $user_email, $key, $meta=”” ) { // Activate the user $user_id = wpmu_activate_signup( $key ); wp_set_auth_cookie( $user_id, true, is_ssl() ); wp_redirect( /*redirect to */ site_url() ); exit; … Read more

Own plugin corrups plugin-activation

You should first make sure that you don’t get any JavaScript errors. Plugin activations and edit buttons are using JavaScript and if your code has issues, it might break some portions of the website. Use Chrome Inspect to check it for JS errors.

Activated plugin is stored as an object, rather than as a path

You should just not add code outside of actions (callbacks attached to hooks and filters). Else your variables might conflict with global variables. The default/first action for a plugin bootstrap would be (depending on the type of plugin): plugins_loaded or muplugins_loaded. Attach hooks from there on to wp_loaded if you want stuff to run on … Read more

Insert terms for custom taxonomy on plugin activation, or each page load (init hook)

50 is relatively not much, and you should create them on the plugin activation hook. For more then 100 (just pulled the number out of my ass 😉 do your own testing on some slow shared hosting) I would create a settings page and initialize the DB from there. The reason is that users do … Read more

Is any information available in PHP files in WP about plugin activation history?

Unless you had something installed to track it, then no, that information is lost. WP does not track that information out of the box. Post revisions are the closest thing you will find to an audit log, and those only track changes to posts. You have 2 options to retrieve it: Try to remember which … Read more

Prevent a plugin from being automatically activated

You might want to add your own plugin to deactivate their plugin (silently). First open their main plugin file and see where the plugin hooks (or filters) in. Then unhook their plugin … and your’s as well. <?php /** Plugin Name: Deactivate other plugin */ add_action( ‘the_same_hook’, ‘removeOtherPlugin’, PHP_INT_MAX -1 ); function removeOtherPlugin() { remove_filter( current_filter(), … Read more

Add update services on theme activation

Themes don’t currently have activation/deactivation/installation/uninstallation hooks. Your best bet is to “fake” it somehow, perhaps with a function that only executes one time, based on a switch that gets toggled when the function executes. e.g.: <?php function wpse45817_theme_activation() { // globalize our switch global $wpse45817_theme_activation_switch; // Check to see if the switch is set if … Read more

register_activation_hook with include file [closed]

You have two options either define you register methods as static and then you can avoid instantiating your classes or even calling the MyActivation function ex: File1.php: Class File1 { static function file1_register() { //register some short codes; } static function file1_unregister() { //unregister previous short codes; } } File2.php: Class File2 { static function … Read more

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