database

Is there a plugin that will override the “Error establishing a database connection” message?

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My provider’s database server recently had some downtime and my site was displaying the classic “Error establishing a database connection” message for about an hour. I knew what the problem was but realised it would be useful if I was able to replace that message with something a little friendlier (ideally a more verbose message … Read more

Displaying content from one WP site on separate WP site

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I have two totally separate WP websites setup. Different domains, different databases. I manage both of them and they are both hosted on a dedicated server. I am trying to include some basic content that requires just a tad more than an RSS feed. I need to pull data from SITE-1 and display it on SITE-2, using basic WP formatting from a loop. Everywhere I’ve looked makes it seem impossible. I’ve tried calling wp-load.php but can’t get it to work, and am not sure if it is even the right way to go. I have access to both sites’ root servers, and even the server root if necessary. Is there anyway to do this? Thanks!

Writing a plugin that notify my friends of new post that mentions(@) them

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For example, I write a new post with content “Today I’m happy, because I finally met the girl that @David told me about bla blah…” Once the post is published, there should be an email notification sent to David about this post that mentions him. Is there already such plugin? If not please help me with my implementation. Thanks a million time! 🙂