plugin-development

Creating a default Custom Post Template that a Theme can override

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I’m in the midst of building a WordPress Plugin that adds a custom post type, for which I’d like to include a default template to display. Essentially, this is an event management plugin, and the custom post type is for the Events. There’s a handful of custom meta fields, as well as a child post type (Performances), so without a default template to display them, using it would be pretty unfriendly. But I would like theme designers to be able to create their own templates for these post types if desired.

How to create a flexible abstraction for WP_Query?

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My question is about php but it involves wordpress as i am creating a plugin. The case is that i have 5 questions, each question have 6 choices and one choice to choose from each. Now the person would select any choice from each or just few. I have created the if condition that is now making me mad, as it has gone too long and will do further, like nearly 100 combination will be made. I wouldn’t want that, i know there is a way of multidimensional array but in am not a plugin or php expert for wordpress. so if anyone can sort it for me.

Email verification for new users

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I would like to implement a plugin that requires new users to reply to an email, to verify their email address, on registration. I am already doing extensive codex research, but I am very new and would appreciate some hints, especially regarding keeping the user inactive until they have verified their email. The rest I think I will manage on my own.

“Error: Options Page Not Found” on Settings Page Submission for an OOP Plugin

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I am developing a plugin using Tom McFarlin’s Boilerplate repository as a template, which utilizes OOP practices. I’ve been trying to figure out exactly why I’m unable to correctly submit my settings. I’ve tried setting the action attribute to an empty string as suggested on another question around here, but that hasn’t helped…

Is the new WordPress 3.1 admin bar pluggable and how can I extend it?

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How can I extend the functions of the WordPress 3.1 admin bar in my plugins? I am looking for specific hooks and filters to use in adding links or other features to the admin bar. A good example of what has already been done is the Yoast WordPress SEO (WordPress Plugin). Currently there is no … Read more