How To Shorten The Excerpt In WordPress

August 9, 2017 By Editorial Staff in Featured, WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet

The following snippet will let you shorten the excerpt in WordPress.

<?php
function new_excerpt_length($length) {
	return 20;
}
add_filter('excerpt_length', 'new_excerpt_length');
?>

<?php

function new_excerpt_length($length) {

return 20;

}

add_filter('excerpt_length', 'new_excerpt_length');

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Renaming WordPress Folder

August 2, 2017 By Editorial Staff in Featured, WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet, WordPress Snippets

Using the following snippet, you will be able to rename WordPress folder.

define ( 'WP_CONTENT_FOLDERNAME', 'public' );
define ( 'WP_CONTENT_DIR', ABSPATH . WP_CONTENT_FOLDERNAME );
define ( 'WP_SITEURL', 'http://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . '/' );
define ( 'WP_CONTENT_URL', WP_SITEURL . WP_CONTENT_FOLDERNAME );

define ( 'WP_CONTENT_FOLDERNAME', 'public' );

define ( 'WP_CONTENT_DIR', ABSPATH . WP_CONTENT_FOLDERNAME );

define ( 'WP_SITEURL', 'http://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . '/' );

define ( 'WP_CONTENT_URL', WP_SITEURL . WP_CONTENT_FOLDERNAME );

Snippet Source/Credit: Snipplr

How To Test Whether A Plugin Is Active In WordPress

July 26, 2017 By Editorial Staff in Featured, WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet, WordPress Snippets

Using the following snippet, you will be able to test whether a plugin is active or not in WordPress.

<?php
   if (is_plugin_active('plugin-directory/plugin-file.php')) {
      // the plugin is active
   }
?>

<?php

if (is_plugin_active('plugin-directory/plugin-file.php')) {

// the plugin is active

}

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How To Modify Size Of Embedded Videos In WordPress

July 19, 2017 By Editorial Staff in Featured, WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet, WordPress Snippets

Simply paste the following snippet on your functions.php file and you will be able to modify the size of embedded videos as per your requirements.

function mycustom_embed_defaults($embed_size){
    $embed_size['width'] = 586; // Adjust values to your needs
    $embed_size['height'] = 500;
    return $embed_size;
}
add_filter('embed_defaults', 'mycustom_embed_defaults');

function mycustom_embed_defaults($embed_size){

$embed_size['width'] = 586; // Adjust values to your needs

$embed_size['height'] = 500;

return $embed_size;

}

add_filter('embed_defaults', 'mycustom_embed_defaults');

Snippet Source/Credit: Shailan

Creating Custom Post Type FAQ In WordPress

July 12, 2017 By Editorial Staff in Featured, WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet, WordPress Snippets

The following snippet will let you create custom post type FAQ.

<?php
add_action('init', 'custom_faqs');
function custom_faqs()
{
  $labels = array(
    'name' => _x('faqs', 'post type general name'),
    'singular_name' => _x('faq', 'post type singular name'),
    'add_new' => _x('Add New', 'FAQ'),
    'add_new_item' => __('Add New FAQ'),
    'edit_item' => __('Edit FAQ'),
    'new_item' => __('New FAQ'),
    'view_item' => __('View FAQ'),
    'search_items' => __('Search FAQs'),
    'not_found' =>  __('No FAQs found'),
    'not_found_in_trash' => __('No FAQs found in Trash'),
    'parent_item_colon' => '',
    'menu_name' => 'FAQ'
  );
  $args = array(
    'labels' => $labels,
    'public' => true,
    'publicly_queryable' => true,
    'show_ui' => true,
    'show_in_menu' => true,
    'query_var' => true,
    'rewrite' => true,
    'capability_type' => 'post',
    'has_archive' => true,
    'hierarchical' => false,
    'menu_position' => 5,
    'supports' => array('title','editor','thumbnail','excerpt','custom-fields')
  );
  register_post_type('faqs',$args);
}
//add filter to ensure the text faq, or faq, is displayed when user updates a faq
add_filter('post_updated_messages', 'faq_updated_messages');
function faq_updated_messages( $messages ) {
  global $post, $post_ID;
  $messages['faqs'] = array(
    0 => '', // Unused. Messages start at index 1.
    1 => sprintf( __('FAQ updated. <a href="%s">View FAQ</a>'), esc_url( get_permalink($post_ID) ) ),
    2 => __('Custom field updated.'),
    3 => __('Custom field deleted.'),
    4 => __('FAQ updated.'),
    /* translators: %s: date and time of the revision */
    5 => isset($_GET['revision']) ? sprintf( __('FAQ restored to revision from %s'), wp_post_revision_title( (int) $_GET['revision'], false ) ) : false,
    6 => sprintf( __('FAQ published. <a href="%s">View FAQ</a>'), esc_url( get_permalink($post_ID) ) ),
    7 => __('FAQ saved.'),
    8 => sprintf( __('FAQ submitted. <a target="_blank" href="%s">Preview FAQ</a>'), esc_url( add_query_arg( 'preview', 'true', get_permalink($post_ID) ) ) ),
    9 => sprintf( __('FAQ scheduled for: <strong>%1$s</strong>. <a target="_blank" href="%2$s">Preview FAQ</a>'),
      // translators: Publish box date format, see http://php.net/date
      date_i18n( __( 'M j, Y @ G:i' ), strtotime( $post->post_date ) ), esc_url( get_permalink($post_ID) ) ),
    10 => sprintf( __('FAQ draft updated. <a target="_blank" href="%s">Preview FAQ</a>'), esc_url( add_query_arg( 'preview', 'true', get_permalink($post_ID) ) ) ),
  );
  return $messages;
}
//display contextual help for faqs
add_action( 'contextual_help', 'faq_add_help_text', 10, 3 );
function faq_add_help_text($contextual_help, $screen_id, $screen) {
  //$contextual_help .= var_dump($screen); // use this to help determine $screen->id
  if ('faqs' == $screen->id ) {
    $contextual_help =
      '<p>' . __('Things to remember when adding or editing a FAQ:') . '</p>' .
      '<ul>' .
      '<li>' . __('Specify the correct topic such as Orders. Create a new topic if necessary.') . '</li>' .
      '<li>' . __('Specify a custom excerpt - a short overview of the FAQ') . '</li>' .
      '</ul>' .
      '<p>' . __('Choose related posts using the MicroKids Related Posts Plugin below the FAQ') . '</p>' .
      '<ul>' .
      '<li>' . __('Click the Save button to save an FAQ as a draft') . '</li>' .
      '<li>' . __('Click publish to publish an FAQ. ') . '</li>' .
      '</ul></p>';
  } elseif ( 'edit-faqs' == $screen->id ) {
    $contextual_help =
      '<p>' . __('This is the list of all current FAQs in published or draft form. Hover over an FAQ and click Edit to edit, or click on the title of the FAQ to edit.') . '</p>' ;
  }
  return $contextual_help;
}
function my_rewrite_flush() {
  custom_faqs();
  flush_rewrite_rules();
}
register_activation_hook(__FILE__, 'my_rewrite_flush');
//hook into the init action and call create_FAQ_taxonomies when it fires
add_action( 'init', 'create_faq_taxonomies', 0 );
//create two taxonomies, genres and writers for the post type "FAQ"
function create_faq_taxonomies()
{
  // Add new taxonomy, make it hierarchical (like categories)
  $labels = array(
    'name' => _x( 'topics', 'taxonomy general name' ),
    'singular_name' => _x( 'topic', 'taxonomy singular name' ),
    'search_items' =>  __( 'Search Topics' ),
    'all_items' => __( 'All Topics' ),
    'parent_item' => __( 'Parent Topic' ),
    'parent_item_colon' => __( 'Parent Topic:' ),
    'edit_item' => __( 'Edit Topic' ),
    'update_item' => __( 'Update Topic' ),
    'add_new_item' => __( 'Add New Topic' ),
    'new_item_name' => __( 'New Topic Name' ),
    'menu_name' => __( 'Topics' ),
  );
  register_taxonomy('topic',array('faqs'), array(
    'hierarchical' => true,
    'labels' => $labels,
    'show_ui' => true,
    'query_var' => true,
    'rewrite' => array( 'slug' => 'topic' ),
  ));
}
?>

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<?php

add_action('init', 'custom_faqs');

function custom_faqs()

{

$labels = array(

'name' => _x('faqs', 'post type general name'),

'singular_name' => _x('faq', 'post type singular name'),

'add_new' => _x('Add New', 'FAQ'),

'add_new_item' => __('Add New FAQ'),

'edit_item' => __('Edit FAQ'),

'new_item' => __('New FAQ'),

'view_item' => __('View FAQ'),

'search_items' => __('Search FAQs'),

'not_found' => __('No FAQs found'),

'not_found_in_trash' => __('No FAQs found in Trash'),

'parent_item_colon' => '',

'menu_name' => 'FAQ'

);

$args = array(

'labels' => $labels,

'public' => true,

'publicly_queryable' => true,

'show_ui' => true,

'show_in_menu' => true,

'query_var' => true,

'rewrite' => true,

'capability_type' => 'post',

'has_archive' => true,

'hierarchical' => false,

'menu_position' => 5,

'supports' => array('title','editor','thumbnail','excerpt','custom-fields')

);

register_post_type('faqs',$args);

}

//add filter to ensure the text faq, or faq, is displayed when user updates a faq

add_filter('post_updated_messages', 'faq_updated_messages');

function faq_updated_messages( $messages ) {

global $post, $post_ID;

$messages['faqs'] = array(

0 => '', // Unused. Messages start at index 1.

1 => sprintf( __('FAQ updated. <a href="%s">View FAQ</a>'), esc_url( get_permalink($post_ID) ) ),

2 => __('Custom field updated.'),

3 => __('Custom field deleted.'),

4 => __('FAQ updated.'),

/* translators: %s: date and time of the revision */

5 => isset($_GET['revision']) ? sprintf( __('FAQ restored to revision from %s'), wp_post_revision_title( (int) $_GET['revision'], false ) ) : false,

6 => sprintf( __('FAQ published. <a href="%s">View FAQ</a>'), esc_url( get_permalink($post_ID) ) ),

7 => __('FAQ saved.'),

8 => sprintf( __('FAQ submitted. <a target="_blank" href="%s">Preview FAQ</a>'), esc_url( add_query_arg( 'preview', 'true', get_permalink($post_ID) ) ) ),

9 => sprintf( __('FAQ scheduled for: %1$s. <a target="_blank" href="%2$s">Preview FAQ</a>'),

// translators: Publish box date format, see http://php.net/date

date_i18n( __( 'M j, Y @ G:i' ), strtotime( $post->post_date ) ), esc_url( get_permalink($post_ID) ) ),

10 => sprintf( __('FAQ draft updated. <a target="_blank" href="%s">Preview FAQ</a>'), esc_url( add_query_arg( 'preview', 'true', get_permalink($post_ID) ) ) ),

);

return $messages;

}

//display contextual help for faqs

add_action( 'contextual_help', 'faq_add_help_text', 10, 3 );

function faq_add_help_text($contextual_help, $screen_id, $screen) {

//$contextual_help .= var_dump($screen); // use this to help determine $screen->id

if ('faqs' == $screen->id ) {

$contextual_help =

'' . __('Things to remember when adding or editing a FAQ:') . '' .

'<ul>' .

'<li>' . __('Specify the correct topic such as Orders. Create a new topic if necessary.') . '</li>' .

'<li>' . __('Specify a custom excerpt - a short overview of the FAQ') . '</li>' .

'</ul>' .

'' . __('Choose related posts using the MicroKids Related Posts Plugin below the FAQ') . '' .

'<ul>' .

'<li>' . __('Click the Save button to save an FAQ as a draft') . '</li>' .

'<li>' . __('Click publish to publish an FAQ. ') . '</li>' .

'</ul>';

} elseif ( 'edit-faqs' == $screen->id ) {

$contextual_help =

'' . __('This is the list of all current FAQs in published or draft form. Hover over an FAQ and click Edit to edit, or click on the title of the FAQ to edit.') . '' ;

}

return $contextual_help;

}

function my_rewrite_flush() {

custom_faqs();

flush_rewrite_rules();

}

register_activation_hook(__FILE__, 'my_rewrite_flush');

//hook into the init action and call create_FAQ_taxonomies when it fires

add_action( 'init', 'create_faq_taxonomies', 0 );

//create two taxonomies, genres and writers for the post type "FAQ"

function create_faq_taxonomies()

{

// Add new taxonomy, make it hierarchical (like categories)

$labels = array(

'name' => _x( 'topics', 'taxonomy general name' ),

'singular_name' => _x( 'topic', 'taxonomy singular name' ),

'search_items' => __( 'Search Topics' ),

'all_items' => __( 'All Topics' ),

'parent_item' => __( 'Parent Topic' ),

'parent_item_colon' => __( 'Parent Topic:' ),

'edit_item' => __( 'Edit Topic' ),

'update_item' => __( 'Update Topic' ),

'add_new_item' => __( 'Add New Topic' ),

'new_item_name' => __( 'New Topic Name' ),

'menu_name' => __( 'Topics' ),

);

register_taxonomy('topic',array('faqs'), array(

'hierarchical' => true,

'labels' => $labels,

'show_ui' => true,

'query_var' => true,

'rewrite' => array( 'slug' => 'topic' ),

));

}

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WordPress Login Outside Blog Folder

July 10, 2017 By Editorial Staff in Featured, WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet, WordPress Snippets

The following snippet will let you have WordPress login outside blog folder.

require_once('../blog/wp-blog-header.php');
    if (is_user_logged_in()){
        global $user_identity;get_currentuserinfo();
        $user = $user_identity;
    }

require_once('../blog/wp-blog-header.php');

if (is_user_logged_in()){

global $user_identity;get_currentuserinfo();

$user = $user_identity;

}

Snippet Source/Credit: Snipplr

Setting Up Post Expiration Code In WordPress

July 5, 2017 By Editorial Staff in Featured, WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet, WordPress Snippets

The following snippet will let you set WordPress post expiration code.

<?php  //to check against expiration date;
$timestamp = strtotime("now + 8 hours");
$currentdate = date('YmdHis', $timestamp);
$expirationdate = get_post_custom_values('expiration');
if (is_null($expirationdate)) {
  			$expirestring = '30005050235959'; //MAKE UN-EXPIRING POSTS ALWAYS SHOW UP;
} else {
if (is_array($expirationdate)) {
  						$expirestringarray = implode($expirationdate);
						}
$markup = array("/",":"," ");
$expirestring = str_replace($markup,"",$expirestringarray);
} //else
if (( $expirestring > $currentdate ) || (is_archive())) { ?>
<?php } //end if for expiration; ?>

<?php //to check against expiration date;

$timestamp = strtotime("now + 8 hours");

$currentdate = date('YmdHis', $timestamp);

$expirationdate = get_post_custom_values('expiration');

if (is_null($expirationdate)) {

$expirestring = '30005050235959'; //MAKE UN-EXPIRING POSTS ALWAYS SHOW UP;

} else {

if (is_array($expirationdate)) {

$expirestringarray = implode($expirationdate);

}

$markup = array("/",":"," ");

$expirestring = str_replace($markup,"",$expirestringarray);

} //else

if (( $expirestring > $currentdate ) || (is_archive())) { ?>

<?php } //end if for expiration; ?>

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How To Make Your Search Results Unlimited In WordPress

June 28, 2017 By Editorial Staff in Featured, WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet, WordPress Snippets

Putting the following snippet in your theme’s search.php, you will be able to do so. Start by finding the below code in your search.php file:

<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

1 2	<?php if (have_posts()) : ?> <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

Once you found it, simply replace it with:

<?php $posts=query_posts($query_string . '&posts_per_page=-1'); ?>
<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

<?php $posts=query_posts($query_string . '&posts_per_page=-1'); ?>

<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>

<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

Snippet Source/Credit: WPHacks

How To Display An Advert After The First Post In WordPress

June 26, 2017 By Editorial Staff in Featured, WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet, WordPress Snippets

The following snippet will let you display an advert after the first post in WordPress.

<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); $loopcounter++; ?>
  // the loop stuffs
  <?php if ($loopcounter <= 1) { include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/ad.php'); } ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php else : ?>
<?php endif; ?>

<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>

<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); $loopcounter++; ?>

// the loop stuffs

<?php if ($loopcounter <= 1) { include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/ad.php'); } ?>

<?php endwhile; ?>

<?php else : ?>

<?php endif; ?>

Snippet Source/Credit: WPLift

How To Display The Results In WordPress Search

June 12, 2017 By Editorial Staff in Featured, WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet, WordPress Snippets

To achieve the same, simply find a file name search.php and locate the following:

<h2 class="pagetitle">Search Results</h2>

1	<h2 class="pagetitle">Search Results</h2>

Now, simply replace it with to:

<h2 class="pagetitle">Search Results for <?php
/* Search Count */
$allsearch = &new WP_Query("s=$s&showposts=-1");
$key = wp_specialchars($s, 1);
$count = $allsearch->post_count; _e('');
_e('<span class="search-terms">');
echo $key; _e('</span>'); _e(' — ');
echo $count . ' '; _e('articles');
wp_reset_query(); ?></h2>

<h2 class="pagetitle">Search Results for <?php

/* Search Count */

$allsearch = &new WP_Query("s=$s&showposts=-1");

$key = wp_specialchars($s, 1);

$count = $allsearch->post_count; _e('');

_e('');

echo $key; _e(''); _e(' — ');

echo $count . ' '; _e('articles');

wp_reset_query(); ?></h2>

Snippet Source/Credit: ProBlogDesign