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Is there a flowchart for WordPress loading sequence?

There is this rather in-depth explanation found at, Part 1 http://theme.fm/2011/09/wordpress-internals-how-wordpress-boots-up-2315/ Part 2 http://theme.fm/2011/09/wordpress-internals-how-wordpress-boots-up-part-2-2437/ Which also includes some diagrams/flowcharts. and… This is also just the start of understanding the WordPress initialization process to which also should include information about the template hierarchy, as well as inspecting which hooks are fired on which pages and when. … Read more

When to use is_home() vs is_front_page()?

is_front_page() returns true if the user is on the page or page of posts that is set to the front page on Settings->Reading->Your homepage displays So if you set about us as the front page then this conditional will only be true if showing the about us page. is_home() return true when on the posts … Read more

What does this PHP function code mean? [closed]

Basically, this is a programming pattern for namespacing code within a WordPress plugin. Typically, you can only have one function called init() in a program, but more than one author will try to use that name. Placing function names in a class is a way around this limitation. For example: class Towfiq_Person { static function … Read more

Organizing Code in your WordPress Theme's functions.php File?

If you are getting to the point where the code in your theme’s functions.php is starting to overwhelm you I would definitely say you are ready to consider splitting it up into multiple files. I tend to do that almost by second nature at this point. Use Include Files in your Theme’s functions.php File I … Read more

Objective Best Practices for Plugin Development? [closed]

Use Actions and Filters If you think people would like to add or alter some data: provide apply_filters() before returning. P.S. One thing I find a bit disappointing and that your question addresses is the percentage of plugins that are designed only for end-users, i.e. that have no hooks of their own. Imagine if WordPress … Read more

Hide the fact a site is using WordPress?

The biggest WordPress giveaways are between the <head> </head> tags. Example WordPress head content output by The Twentyten Theme and how to remove: <link rel=”profile” href=”http://gmpg.org/xfn/11″ /> Remove directly from header.php <link rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css” media=”all” href=”http://example.com/wp-content/themes/twentyten/style.css” /> Hide WordPress by calling your stylesheet from another location and change the wp-content directory. WordPress requires your theme … Read more

Is moving wp-config outside the web root really beneficial?

Short answer: yes The answer to this question is yes and to say otherwise is probably irresponsible. Long answer: a real-world example Allow me to provide a very real example, from my very real server, where moving wp-config.php outside the web root specifically prevented its contents from being captured. The bug: Take a look at … Read more

How to: Easily Move a WordPress Install from Development to Production?

@Insanity5902: Deployment of a WordPress site from one box to another has been a PITA since day one I started working with WordPress. (Truth-be-told it was a PITA with Drupal for 2 years before I started with WordPress so the problem is certainly not exclusively with WordPress.) It bothered me that every time I needed … Read more

Best collection of code for your 'functions.php' file [closed]

Enable Hidden Administration Feature displaying All Site Settings Tested on: WordPress 3.1 RC3 This little piece of code does something pretty cool. It will add an additional option to your settings menu with a link to “all settings” which will show you a complete list of all the settings you have within your database related … Read more

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