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Setcookie not setting cookies anywhere except admin

Best hook for a function which adds shortcodes to the system?

If I’m following things correctly, I think the problem is that your shortcode callback echoes, rather than returns its content – and that you have it set up that way in order for the shortcode content to output outside of the post content. If that’s the case, you’re taking the wrong approach. Your shortcode callback … Read more

How to execute init or woocommerce_init only for checkout page

At first I will notice that logging in with the username only sounds like a insecure solution . You should not display the form in the init action hook. Add form display function to the action hook from checkout page (e.g. woocommerce_before_checkout_form) or overwrite the checkout template in the active theme and insert the form … Read more

theme or plugin or server is outputting html before the init hook fires, how is it possible to prevent this

Hook into ‘plugins_loaded’, that should be early enough. Theme output cannot be sent at this stage, so you should be safe – if you really just need the user agent.

plugin: ‘init’ hook, check if we’re not in admin

init is too early for conditional tags to work. It marks when core finished loading, but no environment is set up yet. For admin area only you can hook into admin_init. For conditionals on front end earliest hook you can reliable use is template_redirect.

remove an action hook function on a plugin from a theme

Sounds like you could try the remove_action() function. Make sure to execute it after the action for “the hated function” is added.

IE 9 Clears Form Fields

Its most likely a problem with your internet explorer 9 or to be specific addons you installed on it… Try removing addons from internet explorer and tried again. found some talk that divx / xvid addons might do that for some reason Additional Reading: Internet Explorer 9 – Problem with forms and page scripts Problem … Read more