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How to add a checkbox element to attachments editor with example

Set the ‘input’ to ‘html’ and write out the html for the input: function filter_attachment_fields_to_edit( $form_fields, $post ) { $foo = (bool) get_post_meta($post->ID, ‘foo’, true); $form_fields[‘foo’] = array( ‘label’ => ‘Is Foo’, ‘input’ => ‘html’, ‘html’ => ‘<label for=”attachments-‘.$post->ID.’-foo”> ‘. ‘<input type=”checkbox” id=”attachments-‘.$post->ID.’-foo” name=”attachments[‘.$post->ID.’][foo]” value=”1″‘.($foo ? ‘ checked=”checked”‘ : ”).’ /> Yes</label> ‘, ‘value’ => … Read more

Import media to online WordPress from local development

When I use WordPress Import in this cases, this is what I do: Export the XML in localhost. Open the exported file in a text editor. Search and replace http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/ for http://example.com/custom-temporary-folder/. Upload the uploads folder via FTP to the custom-temporary-folder. Perform the Import in example.com using the modified XML file.

My child theme doesn’t work Error: “The parent theme is missing. Please install your parent theme”

There are three things to check: Is your parent theme complete and what is the exact spelling of the parent theme’s name in its style.css. Uppercase and lowercase are important. Is the child theme directory named parentname-child. It should be in the themes directory, not in a subdirectory of the parent theme. Does the child … Read more

Are content.php and content-single.php the same?

No, content.php and content-single.php are not the same thing. In your example CODE: if (get_post_format() == false) { get_template_part(‘content’, ‘single’); } else { get_template_part(‘content’, get_post_format()); } WordPress will load content-single.php when get_post_format() is false. However, get_template_part( $slug, $name ) may still try to load content.php when you call it with get_template_part(‘content’, get_post_format()); in the following … Read more

Get url of thumbnail from the media uploader

You can debug the result of attachment by : console.log(attachment); and if the thumbnail size available you can retrieve it using : var thumb = attachment.sizes.thumbnail.url; alert(thumb);

Best practices for monitoring the need for future updates on a theme that I developed?

If the theme repository is anything like the plugins one, content that hasn’t been updated in a while gets hidden, even if it still works. Its probably a good idea to check themes and plugins at least once a year against the latest version, update their meta information, and check them into the repository as … Read more

Can a theme be built in React?

Can a theme be built in React? You can use React in a theme yes, if your theme only has the one template and relies on JS to render the entire frontend and navigate, pull in data, then I don’t see how it’s any different if you use or don’t use React Would there be … Read more

How do I add settings to the Background Options Page?

The page content for custom backgrounds is created in wp-admin/custom-background.php. There is no action available where the fields are printed. To add new fields we have to print JavaScript into the page footer. The action is ‘admin_footer-appearance_page_custom-background’. To save those field values we have to hook into ‘load-appearance_page_custom-background’. The following example adds a new option … Read more

Should `get_template_directory_uri()` be escaped?

In that function we find a hook: return apply_filters( ‘template_directory_uri’, $template_dir_uri, $template, $theme_root_uri ); So, yes, the URI can be changed by plugins, and you should escape its returned value. The same principle applies to all WordPress URI functions, like get_home_url(), get_site_url() and so on. Keep in mind that there are not only good plugin … Read more

What are the advantages and disadvantages of Option Tree over the Customization API?

disadvantage using option tree: Your theme depend on other work as a core You need to always keep an eye for the plugin update ( which is really not good if you’re going to use it in premium theme ) If you’re going to integrate it in your theme, then when there is update from … Read more

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