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
The DB_ constant prefix in WordPress is generally considered reserved for DB_NAME, DB_HOST, DB_USER and DB_PASS. Using it for plugin-specific constants is, in my opinion, not a great idea. The only implication it might pose is if other plugins try to use the constants, but that’s purely theoretical. The proper way to do this is … Read more
You can use WP_Query to get almost any post data out of your WordPress install. $sub_pages = new WP_Query( array( ‘post_parent’ => 3, ‘post_type’ => ‘page’ ) ); print_r($sub_pages->posts); This would get you the following: Array ( [0] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 94 [post_author] => 1 [post_date] => 2015-08-20 11:19:27 [post_date_gmt] => 2015-08-20 … Read more
It contains the main instance of the WP class, which is primarily responsible for parsing the request URL and querying the appropriate posts, as well as sending headers and handling 404s. It can be used for things like getting the current request URL. If it’s declared in a function but not used, it’s likely a … Read more
Store it in your theme options. Read the series of articles called The Complete Guide To The WordPress Settings API. Spare no effort to read it, especially 4th article about Theme Options.
A convenient way to use $wpdb in plugins, with custom tables and custom functions is write a class or a couple of functions that get the wp object, and configure it. An example: /* Return global wpdb aready setup with custom tables */ my_plugin_get_db( wpdb $wpdb = NULL ) { static $db; if ( is_null($db) … Read more
If you use locate_template() instead of get_template_part() you can use all variables in that script: include(locate_template(‘include-modal-video.php’)); Then, <h2>00: <?php echo $video; ?></h2> will work.
If you’re using a class, it would be class MyShortcode { static $instance = 0; function __construct($args = array()) { add_action( ‘init’, array(&$this, ‘init’) ); } function init() { add_shortcode(‘myshortcode’, array(&$this, ‘shortcode’)); } static function shortcode($atts) { //this is the code of your shortcode // you can increment your counter self::$instance++; } }