Adding Caching Custom Queries To Fasten Up Your WordPress Blog

June 30, 2020 By Editorial Staff in Featured, WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet, WordPress Snippets

By adding the caching custom queries, you will be able to fasten up your WordPress blog.

<?php
// Get any existing copy of our transient data
if ( false === ( $special_query_results = get_transient( 'special_query_results' ) ) ) {
    // It wasn't there, so regenerate the data and save the transient
     $special_query_results = new WP_Query( 'cat=5&order=random&tag=tech&post_meta_key=thumbnail' );
     set_transient( 'special_query_results', $special_query_results );
}
// Use the data like you would have normally...
?>

<?php

// Get any existing copy of our transient data

if ( false === ( $special_query_results = get_transient( 'special_query_results' ) ) ) {

// It wasn't there, so regenerate the data and save the transient

$special_query_results = new WP_Query( 'cat=5&order=random&tag=tech&post_meta_key=thumbnail' );

set_transient( 'special_query_results', $special_query_results );

}

// Use the data like you would have normally...

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Disabling Plugins Update In WordPress

June 24, 2020 By Editorial Staff in WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet, WordPress Snippets

Using the following snippet, you will be able to disable plugins update in WordPress.

remove_action( 'load-update-core.php', 'wp_update_plugins' );
add_filter( 'pre_site_transient_update_plugins', create_function( '$a', "return null;" ) );

1 2	remove_action( 'load-update-core.php', 'wp_update_plugins' ); add_filter( 'pre_site_transient_update_plugins', create_function( '$a', "return null;" ) );

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Redirecting Users To A Random Post In WordPress

June 17, 2020 By Editorial Staff in Featured, WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet, WordPress Snippets

The following snippet will let you redirect users to a random post in WordPress.

// set arguments for get_posts()
$args = array(
    'numberposts' => 1,
    'orderby' => 'rand'
);
// get a random post from the database
$my_random_post = get_posts ( $args );
// process the database request through a foreach loop
foreach ( $my_random_post as $post ) {
  // redirect the user to the random post
  wp_redirect ( get_permalink ( $post->ID ) );
  exit;
}

// set arguments for get_posts()

$args = array(

'numberposts' => 1,

'orderby' => 'rand'

);

// get a random post from the database

$my_random_post = get_posts ( $args );

// process the database request through a foreach loop

foreach ( $my_random_post as $post ) {

// redirect the user to the random post

wp_redirect ( get_permalink ( $post->ID ) );

exit;

}

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Add A Logo To A WordPress Template

June 10, 2020 By Editorial Staff in WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet, WordPress Snippets

Using the following snippet, you will be able to add a logo to a template.

<img src="<?php echo get_stylesheet_directory_uri()?>/images/logo.png" alt="My Logo">

1	<img src="<?php echo get_stylesheet_directory_uri()?>/images/logo.png" alt="My Logo">

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Using WordPress Shortcodes In Theme Files

June 3, 2020 By Editorial Staff in WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet, WordPress Snippets

The following snippet will let you use WordPress shortcodes in theme files.

<?php echo do_shortcode("[your_shortcode]"); ?>

1	<?php echo do_shortcode("[your_shortcode]"); ?>

Adding Pinterest Button In WordPress

May 27, 2020 By Editorial Staff in WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet, WordPress Snippets

Using the following snippet, you will be able to add Pinterest button in WordPress.

Add to your header above the body tag

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script>

1	<script type="text/javascript" src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script>

Edit and add to your page where you want your button to appear.

<div class="socialIcon-box"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fyourdomain.com&media=<?php bloginfo(template_directory); ?>/images/youricon.png&description=Site%20Name%20and%20Description" class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal"><img src="<?php bloginfo(template_directory); ?>/images/youricon.png" /></a></div>

<div class="socialIcon-box"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fyourdomain.com&media=<?php bloginfo(template_directory); ?>/images/youricon.png&description=Site%20Name%20and%20Description" class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal"><img src="<?php bloginfo(template_directory); ?>/images/youricon.png" /></a></div>

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Showing Content To Logged-In Users

May 20, 2020 By Editorial Staff in Featured, WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet, WordPress Snippets

The following snippets will let you showcase content to logged-in users.

<?php
add_shortcode("hide","hide_shortcode");
function hide_shortcode($x,$text=null){
    if(!is_user_logged_in()){
        return "You have to been registered and logged in to see this content";
    }else{
        return do_shortcode($text);
    }
}
?>

<?php

add_shortcode("hide","hide_shortcode");

function hide_shortcode($x,$text=null){

if(!is_user_logged_in()){

return "You have to been registered and logged in to see this content";

}else{

return do_shortcode($text);

}

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How To Check PHP Version Of Your WordPress Website

February 27, 2020 By Editorial Staff in Featured, WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet

The following lines of code will let you check PHP version of your WordPress website.

<?php
if ( version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.2.4', '<') ) {
    wp_die('PHP 5.2.4 is required.');
};
?>

<?php

if ( version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.2.4', '<') ) {

wp_die('PHP 5.2.4 is required.');

};

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Setting A Maximum Word Count On WordPress Post Titles

February 19, 2020 By Editorial Staff in Featured, WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet, WordPress Snippets

Adding the following snippet to your theme’s functions.php file, you will be able to set a maximum word count on post titles.

function maxWord($title){
    global $post;
    $title = $post->post_title;
    if (str_word_count($title) >= 10 ) //set this to the maximum number of words
        wp_die( __('Error: your post title is over the maximum word count.') );
}
add_action('publish_post', 'maxWord');

function maxWord($title){

global $post;

$title = $post->post_title;

if (str_word_count($title) >= 10 ) //set this to the maximum number of words

wp_die( __('Error: your post title is over the maximum word count.') );

}

add_action('publish_post', 'maxWord');

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How To Change Editor Font In WordPress

February 12, 2020 By Editorial Staff in WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet, WordPress Snippets

Use the snippet below and you are able to change the font as per your wish.

add_action( 'admin_head-post.php', 'devpress_fix_html_editor_font' );
add_action( 'admin_head-post-new.php', 'devpress_fix_html_editor_font' );
function devpress_fix_html_editor_font() { ?>
<style type="text/css">#editorcontainer #content, #wp_mce_fullscreen { font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; }</style>
<?php }

add_action( 'admin_head-post.php', 'devpress_fix_html_editor_font' );

add_action( 'admin_head-post-new.php', 'devpress_fix_html_editor_font' );

function devpress_fix_html_editor_font() { ?>

<?php }

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