If you’re dealing with framework that holds values in a global variable then there isn’t much you can do about it. Here is an example of wrapping the variable in a static getter. if ( ! class_exists( ‘SMOFData’ ) ): class SMOFData { static public function is( $key, $compare ) { $value = static::get( $key … Read more
The global $post_type is usually from the public query variable of the main query $wp_query, but get_post_type() is the post type of the current $post object, within the loop. So for e.g. secondary loops this can be different. The global $post_type might not always be set, as the default post type for WP_Query is the … Read more
The $current_user is still a valid global, however like all globals, you should avoid relying on them. If you need the current user in a function, do this instead: $current_user = wp_get_current_user(); Also be aware that this may return false if no user is logged in on the current request, while the global $current_user may … Read more
You need to call wp_reset_postdata() after your query to restore the global $post variable that the navigation link functions use to determine the next/previous posts.
function __add_global_categories( $term_id ) { if ( get_current_blog_id() !== BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE || ( !$term = get_term( $term_id, ‘category’ ) ) ) return $term_id; // bail if ( !$term->parent || ( !$parent = get_term( $term->parent, ‘category’ ) ) ) $parent = null; global $wpdb; $blogs = $wpdb->get_col( “SELECT blog_id FROM {$wpdb->blogs} WHERE site_id = ‘{$wpdb->siteid}'” ); foreach … Read more
I think you could simplify much of what you are doing just by using the global $_SESSION variable. try something like this: add_action(‘wp_head’, ‘your_session_variable’ ); function your_session_variable(){ session_start(); $gender = isset($_GET[‘gender’]) ? $_GET[‘gender’] : $_SESSION[‘gender’]; $_SESSION[‘gender’] = $gender; } Now to access the session variable from the template make sure to use session_start() before grabbing … Read more
The Customization API is what you’re after. Lets you define site-wide settings for theme/plugin customization.
You don’t need to make it global. If your include a file from within a functions scope, any variables that you defined in that function (before that point) will be exposed in the included file as well. But because the variable you are talking about represents the state of the footer file inclusion (if I … Read more
In case anyone comes across this question in the future, I found a plugin that does everything I want. The plugin is Multisite Post Duplicator which is a free plugin available in the WordPress plugin directory. Below are some of the plugin features. Features: Copies all custom fields Copies all related post meta Includes any … Read more
) first thanks a lot to @swisspidy and the suggestion to modify $_POST on the init hook. but after a bit of more thinking and looking at the code i took a different approach. instead of fixing things afterwards, after the form submit, i decided to fix things via jQuery during the form submit and … Read more