Because these are not the same, and mean different things: array( $this, ‘method’ ) = $this->method(); array( ‘classname’, ‘method’ ) = classname::method(); One calls a method on an object, the other calls a static method on a class. Since what you’re trying to unhook is not a static method, you need a reference to the … Read more
When plugins were activated is not logged by WordPress. If the plugin hasn’t been updated then the file modified time in the file system might be useful for telling you when the plugin was at least uploaded. If you have regular database backups then you could look at active_plugins in wp_options to get an idea … Read more
Since you want your plugin to be theme independent you will have to rely on hooks that you may assume are there in any decently made theme. At the moment you can only rely on wp_head and wp_footer. A hook right after the <body> tag is under discussion, but even if it would be declared … Read more
The best WordPress plugin for email subscriptions to your blog without using third party services like Feedburner is the WP Responder Email Newsletter and Autoresponder Plugin
Over years I tried and used lots of wordpress multilanguge solutions and at this moment the WordPress MultiLanguage plugin (WPML) seams to be the best. One of the features supported is the translations of the plugins.
I just did a quick search on the Reblog concept because, admittedly, I’ve never used Tumblr and had no idea what you were talking about. After reading a bit about it, it started to sound very familiar … Most blogs today allow you to add a ReTweet (Twitter), Like (Facebook), or Share This (Generic) button … Read more
“best apache log analyzer plugin for WordPress” This is a joke question, right? If not, no offense, but you’re probably new to the web. And if so, you probably should know that Apache logs actually pick up and log: Search Engine bots (not just Google: any bot, and there are many, many, many…) Comment spam … Read more
If your requirements end at “display an ad under the header” then just open up your theme’s header.php file and paste your adsense code there directly and avoid using a plugin all together.
Short answer: Just a badly written plugin. Longer answer: When a plugin calls the database in the right/correct/best practice way it uses Global $wpdb instead of just naming the database table, for example: Wrong way $sql = “SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE… ” Right way $sql = “SELECT * FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE… ” this way … Read more
Code like this can do the trick. function plugin_activation_check(){ if ( some_check_here() ) { // this is the fail case deactivate_plugins(basename(__FILE__)); // Deactivate ourself wp_die(“Message to user.”); } } register_activation_hook(__FILE__, ‘plugin_activation_check’);