admin-ajax.php loads wp-load.php: /** Load WordPress Bootstrap */ require_once( dirname( dirname( __FILE__ ) ) . ‘/wp-load.php’ ); wp-load.php loads wp-config.php, and there wp-settings.php is loaded. And here we find this: // Load the functions for the active theme, for both parent and child theme if applicable. if ( ! defined( ‘WP_INSTALLING’ ) || ‘wp-activate.php’ === … Read more
Inside of your loop you can do: global $post; echo $post->post_name;
In short: index.php is a fallback template only, in case no appropriate template was found home.php is used for the blog (a listing of recent posts) front-page.php is used for the landing-page The universal index.php template The index.php template file is a fallback template. It is used as a last resort when no other more … Read more
Well, you are using: get_post_meta(get_the_ID(), ‘subtitle’, TRUE); So, you are saying to WordPress to get the meta value of the ‘subtitle’ field and that the returned value be in format of string. See get_post_meta() docu. To get all meta data of a post you should use get_post_custom() function instead. For example, if you are inside … Read more
Example and class for usage You can see on my current theme, how it’s possible to use this. Also you can usage the class. See this class on Github an check the functions.php for include this. Start & init You can register your custom settings for the theme customizer via the customize_register hook: add_action( ‘customize_register’, … Read more
This is not recommended in any WordPress style guide, and I think it is a bad coding style. Beginners are using this style, maybe because it feels more like HTML … Unfortunately, the default themes are using this style way too often, so some beginners might think it is part of a code style. One … Read more
There is no automatic preview. You need to create the screenshot yourself and place it in the theme/child theme folder named screenshot.png The recommended image size (currently) is 1200px wide by 900px tall, however the screenshot will only be shown as 387×290. It is over-sized to allow for high-resolution viewing on HiDPI displays. Note that … Read more
OK, I found the answer to this one and its surprisingly simple but maddeningly frustrating at the same time. All you have to do is click “Screen Options” while viewing the “Custom Menu” manager and place a check beside “Posts” to show the elusive hidden “Posts” widget. Now you can add “Posts” to your custom … Read more
You just need to add the styles directly to the page head. The best way to do this is to use the ‘wp_head’ action hook, assuming you are using a theme that has the hook. Like so: add_action(‘wp_head’, ‘my_custom_styles’, 100); function my_custom_styles() { echo “<style>*{color: red}</style>”; } Check out the WP codex to learn more … Read more
There are many themes and plugins using jQuery as loaded by WP core. Every time jQuery is updated, there is a risk of older themes and plugins breaking (because lots of them are still used but no longer updated). That’s why you also see jquery-migrate.js in your source code. It’s a script that catches old … Read more