WordPress plugin changelog RSS

You can access the plugins trac revision log rss feed by using the format: plugins.trac.wordpress/log/plugin_name?format=rss&limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy Example: feed link for the jetpack plugin revision log. The revision log rss feed will only contain direct links to changeset diffs for any file committed with changes. Example changeset link. You can also access the feed link directly from … Read more

How to arrange the order of plugins displaying under every post?

Two possibilities: 1) some funky css – could be tricky to float/move things around though 2) some php (no plugin code changes) as follows: The wordpress filters and action hooks have a priority that the plugin developer can assign EG: see http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_filter This determines the order in which the filters will be applied. I think … Read more

How to write a plugin to add users to a mail list

You would hook into profile_update and user_register. First check to see if it’s a new user and whether she is an admin/editor. Then send the mail. Same story with updating the user: see if the role has changed, and whether the new role is admin or editor. <?php add_action( ‘profile_update’, ‘wpse33949_profile_update’ ); add_action( ‘user_register’, ‘wpse33949_profile_update’ … Read more

how to implement a site like this in wordpress? [closed]

The amount of effort depends on the level of preparation and thought you put into the start of the site. You should have a clear end goal, and as many details as possible. With that in place you just kneed to know enough about the available WordPress functions so you can choose which is right … Read more

Changing comments avatar

You could use the auto generated Gravatar options in the back end which will randomly assign an “avatar” to those who do not have one. You will find this when you go to your WordPress back-end Settings > Discussion and scroll down to the bottom. Or you can have a custom avatar replacement for those … Read more

Sending WP posts to external API

I think the better way to handle it would be to have the other site scrape the feed for the content. Alternately, you could call an API on the receiving server with every execution of the publish_posts hook, but this would leave you with the issue of not being able to concurrently edit. Another solution … Read more

Advice for a voting / multiple rating plugin for post types other than GD Star Rating [closed]

i wrote this plugin a while back for a client and never got around to polishing it off for general release. https://github.com/dwenaus/bp-rate-vote-like-anything Myself and another developer plan to launch it soon. But even as it is now, it’s totally solid and very cleanly coded. I wrote it because GD Star Rating plugin was so bloated. … Read more