How to Create Plugins
January 5, 2010 By
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to write a basic Wordpress Plugin. Coding a wordpress plugin, should have a basic php knowledge, the functions, the operators, the statements
Excluding your plugin or theme from update checks
December 22, 2009 By
There has been a vigorous discussion going on regarding what data WordPress installs send to WordPress.org when doing update checks. Because WordPress (the software) doesn’t know whether a theme or plugin is listed in the WordPress.org repositories, it has to check them all, and let the repository sort it out. Some have expressed concern that [...]
How to Add a Sticky Post to a WordPress Category Archive Page
October 24, 2009 By
I’ve created a video that gives you a quick overview and also an idea of the possibilities available with this plugin. Incidentally, I’ve created several videos so far and this is the first to show my ugly mug…so be prepared. Ha!
A Crash-Course in WordPress Plugin Development
October 24, 2009 By
Despite an extensive codex, many WordPress users remain unfamiliar with how to create their own custom plugins. In today’s screencast, we’ll start from scratch and build our first usable plugin. For this example, we’ll write a simple “tuts formatting” function that allows a blog editor to more easily format articles.
Create custom thumbnails from Flutter image fields
September 25, 2009 By
If you’ve worked with Flutter / Fresh pages (wordpress plugin) before, you’ll know that you can use the supplied get_image() function to insert the relevant image field into your template. The problem however is that these images are generated automatically during the upload process and thus conform to the whatever dimensions are set for that [...]
Getting Started Writing Plugins
August 6, 2009 By
For those who use WordPress on a daily basis, this is a no-brainer. However, as everyone seems to have their own pet CMS, it is sometimes hard for them to understand why anyone would use WordPress for something other than just a blogging platform.
Create a Plugin With Its Own Custom Database Table
August 4, 2009 By
In 99% of the currently available WordPress plugins, there is absolutely no need for them to have a custom table – WordPress utilizes the ‘options’ table to help in most cases. However, what if your plugin requires it’s own “space†in the WordPress database?
How To Design And Style Your Plugin Admin Panel
July 30, 2009 By
The great thing about WordPress is that it’s highly customizable and flexible. Within a WordPress plugin, almost all of the fields could be change to your desire results. When you are building a WordPress Plugin, chances are there is a need for you to create some admin pages for the users to customize the setting [...]
How To Add Pagination To Your WordPress Plugin
July 28, 2009 By
Often in many application, such as in WordPress Plugin, we will need to deal with list of records. As the records grow, more records will need to be displayed. There is a catch though, if you retrieve all the records at one go because it will slow the system down.
How To Install Plugins on a WordPress
July 28, 2009 By
So, you’ve got your brand new WordPress blog setup, and maybe you’ve even written a few posts. However, now that you have your feet wet, you want to add some new features to give it some flare. You’re going to want to install a few plugins. WordPress Plugins are just like they sound, they are [...]