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wordpress json custom taxonomy problem

I would have done it as following, I am sure experts here will have a better way but following is what I could come up with in hurry. First create your controller file in your theme directory (or any other if you like) with the following content. For this example the file name is korkmaz.php … Read more

What’s the best way to use the Featured Image for responsive web design?

Step 1: Define two custom image sizes, e.g.: <?php add_image_size( ‘normal-thumbnail’, 400, 300, false ); // Default image size add_image_size( ‘mobile-device-thumbnail’, 200, 150, false ); // Mobile-device image size ?> Step 2: Implement your chosen means to determine client. There are several ways, and which method you use is outside the scope of this question. … Read more

Building a custom REST API

TL;DR Yes, WordPress can certainly act as a backend for a mobile app. Yes, a page can act as a rest endpoint / interface. No, a theme template is not the right territory for the logic. Write your own plugin. Pointers I find it hard to believe that no one else has done this. I, … Read more

Excluding iPad from wp_is_mobile

t f’s answer got me thinking. Actually, I can use the core function and adapt it as I like but just put everything in a new function. So here goes: function my_wp_is_mobile() { static $is_mobile; if ( isset($is_mobile) ) return $is_mobile; if ( empty($_SERVER[‘HTTP_USER_AGENT’]) ) { $is_mobile = false; } elseif ( strpos($_SERVER[‘HTTP_USER_AGENT’], ‘Android’) !== … Read more

Proper usage of wp_is_mobile()?

In very layman term wp_is_mobile() is not for styling your theme. How it works: It matches some of device’s native name in User Agent String. So if someone manipulate the string and send false information you can not detect what device it is. And it does not return any device name it just return true … Read more

Disable plugin / plugin action via theme

When WordPress activates a plugin, it calls the activate_plugin() function. This function activates the plugin in a sandbox and redirects somewhere else on success. It’s been used by a few authors to programmatically activate plugin dependencies. There’s another function, deactivate_plugins(), that does a similar thing in reverse … it’s actually how WordPress deactivates plug-ins when … Read more

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