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'global' not working when passing variable from plugin file to template
I have a custom plugin file that contains a function to generate a string upon the firing of a 3rd-party plugin hook. I want to echo this string in a custom template file — how do I give the template ...
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How do i set global variable in a function in wordpress functions.php
Please vet this code and help me with how to declare '.($a['link']).' variable such that i can echo its content in single.php
function mp3_download_link_att($atts, $content = null) {
$default = ...
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Getting List of all registered Dashboard Widgets
I am trying to get a list of all registered meta boxes in the wordpress admin, specifically the Dashboard widgets.
Now this is easily achieved with the global variable $wp_meta_boxes and does exactly ...
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What is the proper method of using global $post?
I am using global $post multiple times in a class. These are my doubts
Is that a bad practice?
Can it result in slow websites?
What's the proper way to use it inside a class
class Test{
public ...
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How do I get a reference to the HTML memory buffer while the page is being constructed?
I want to view & update the buffer with html "<head>" data section in it, after the head has been generated.
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I have created some shortcodes in a plug-in which, if ...
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Global $post not working in OOP function WordPress
I added a custom field with comment form. Below is my code.First function return post id when using var_dump function.But the last function return NULL always.
class Post_Rating_Public_Helper {
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Translation issue with global variables
I'm creating a plugin that supports internationalization.
Everything is working fine, except for global variables.
Strings in global variables will not get the appropriate translation.
Explanation:
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global $post inside plugin query messes up every new post page in wp-admin
I have a very strange problem that I am trying to troubleshoot:
I have a query (to build an array) that I run on a custom post type inside my plugin. It looks like this:
function makePointerQuery(){
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Global Objects and Public Methods
I'm developing a plugin and am just thinking over best practices. How common is it to have a global object? Currently on plugins_loaded I am creating a global object of my class:
add_action( '...
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Custom plugin: Trying to show saved data on frontend
I'm working on my first plugin and I have made a nice settings page which saves and works.
But I have split it to few files and now I can't determine if field is checked.. I have also tried ...
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how to get the post id in plugin
I have a plugin that I'm working on and I'm having trouble getting the post id so jquery can use it. I'm able to get it using the admin_head hook but I'm not sure how I can return it to jquery. I'm ...
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Sessions in plugin development?
I'm developing a plugin. At present I have two files. dotmailer.php and dotmailer-add.php. I'm creating a newsletter widget.
My dotmailer.php plugin adds an admin menu, with options. It allows the ...
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What is the difference between using global $current_screen and get_current_screen()?
I have been looking at get_current_screen();. I have seen there is also a global $current_screen; that I could use.
Here are two examples:
// Using function
function wpse_post_notice() {
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