How To Have Copyright Date Dynamically In WordPress

September 22, 2014 By Editorial Staff in WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet

Adding the following snippet to theme’s footer.php file, you will be able to have copyright date dynamically set in WordPress.

function comicpress_copyright() {
global $wpdb;
$copyright_dates = $wpdb->get_results("
SELECT
YEAR(min(post_date_gmt)) AS firstdate,
YEAR(max(post_date_gmt)) AS lastdate
FROM
$wpdb->posts
WHERE
post_status = 'publish'
");
$output = '';
if($copyright_dates) {
$copyright = "&copy; " . $copyright_dates[0]->firstdate;
if($copyright_dates[0]->firstdate != $copyright_dates[0]->lastdate) {
$copyright .= '-' . $copyright_dates[0]->lastdate;
}
$output = $copyright;
}
return $output;
}

function comicpress_copyright() {

global $wpdb;

$copyright_dates = $wpdb->get_results("

SELECT

YEAR(min(post_date_gmt)) AS firstdate,

YEAR(max(post_date_gmt)) AS lastdate

FROM

$wpdb->posts

WHERE

post_status = 'publish'

");

$output = '';

if($copyright_dates) {

$copyright = "© " . $copyright_dates[0]->firstdate;

if($copyright_dates[0]->firstdate != $copyright_dates[0]->lastdate) {

$copyright .= '-' . $copyright_dates[0]->lastdate;

}

$output = $copyright;

}

return $output;

}

How To Grab Author Description And Image In WordPress

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

The following snippet will let you grab both author description as well as image in WordPress.

<div class="author">
<img src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory') ?>/authors/<?php the_author_ID()?>.jpg" alt="<?php the_author(); ?>" title="<?php the_author(); ?>" />
<?php the_author_description(); ?>
</div>
<!-- author -->

<img src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory') ?>/authors/<?php the_author_ID()?>.jpg" alt="<?php the_author(); ?>" title="<?php the_author(); ?>" />

<?php the_author_description(); ?>

</div>

How To Get Twitter Followers Image List In WordPress

September 19, 2014 By Editorial Staff in Featured, WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet

Using the following snippet, one will get Twitter followers image list in WordPress.

<?php
//replace $options['twitter'] with the twitter Username you want to use.
?>
		<?php
		$xmlfollowersUrl = 'http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/followers/'.$options['twitter'].'.xml';
		if (file_exists(WP_CONTENT_DIR.'/uploads/twitter_followers.xml')) {
		$data = unserialize(file_get_contents(WP_CONTENT_DIR.'/uploads/twitter_followers.xml'));
			if ($data['timestamp'] > time() - 120 * 60) {
			$twitter_followers = $data['twitter_result'];
			}
		}
if (!$twitter_followers) { // cache doesn't exist or is older than 10 mins
    $twitter_followers = file_get_contents($xmlfollowersUrl); // or whatever your API call is
    $data = array ('twitter_followers' => $twitter_followers, 'timestamp' => time());
    file_put_contents(WP_CONTENT_DIR.'/uploads/twitter_followers.xml', serialize($data));
}
		$dom = new DOMDocument;
		$s = simplexml_load_string($twitter_followers);
		$count = 0;
		echo '<ul class="seguidores">';
		foreach($s->user as $follower):
			if(++$count > 50){
				break;
				}
			echo '<li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.twitter.com/'.$follower->screen_name.'"><img width="32" height="32" src="'.$follower->profile_image_url.'" alt="'.$follower->name.'" title="'.$follower->name.': '.$follower->status->text.'"/></a></li>';
		endforeach;
		echo '</ul>';
		?>

<?php

//replace $options['twitter'] with the twitter Username you want to use.

<?php

$xmlfollowersUrl = 'http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/followers/'.$options['twitter'].'.xml';

if (file_exists(WP_CONTENT_DIR.'/uploads/twitter_followers.xml')) {

$data = unserialize(file_get_contents(WP_CONTENT_DIR.'/uploads/twitter_followers.xml'));

if ($data['timestamp'] > time() - 120 * 60) {

$twitter_followers = $data['twitter_result'];

}

if (!$twitter_followers) { // cache doesn't exist or is older than 10 mins

$twitter_followers = file_get_contents($xmlfollowersUrl); // or whatever your API call is

$data = array ('twitter_followers' => $twitter_followers, 'timestamp' => time());

file_put_contents(WP_CONTENT_DIR.'/uploads/twitter_followers.xml', serialize($data));

}

$dom = new DOMDocument;

$s = simplexml_load_string($twitter_followers);

$count = 0;

echo '<ul class="seguidores">';

foreach($s->user as $follower):

if(++$count > 50){

break;

}

echo '<li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.twitter.com/'.$follower->screen_name.'"><img width="32" height="32" src="'.$follower->profile_image_url.'" alt="'.$follower->name.'" title="'.$follower->name.': '.$follower->status->text.'"/></a></li>';

endforeach;

echo '</ul>';

How To Have Direction Dependent Float In WordPress

By Editorial Staff in WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet

Using the following snippet will let help the one who is creating a WordPress theme supporting RTL as well as LTR.

function fright() {
    if(is_rtl()) {echo 'fright';} else {echo 'fleft';}
}
function fleft() {
    if(is_rtl()) {echo 'fleft';} else {echo 'fleft';}
}

function fright() {

if(is_rtl()) {echo 'fright';} else {echo 'fleft';}

}

function fleft() {

if(is_rtl()) {echo 'fleft';} else {echo 'fleft';}

}

Snippet Source/Credit: sagive.co.il

How To Get TERMS List In WordPress

September 17, 2014 By Editorial Staff in WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet

With the use of following snippet, one can get TERMS list in WordPress.

function getTheTerms($tax) {
	$args = array( 'taxonomy' => $tax, 'hide_empty' => 1 );
	$terms = get_terms($tax, $args);
    	foreach ($terms as $term) { ?>
		<li><a href="<?php echo get_bloginfo('wpurl'); ?>/taxonomyrewrite/<?php echo $term->slug; ?>/" title="<?php echo $term->name; ?>"><?php echo $term->name; ?></a></li>
    	<?php }
}//getTheTerms

function getTheTerms($tax) {

$args = array( 'taxonomy' => $tax, 'hide_empty' => 1 );

$terms = get_terms($tax, $args);

foreach ($terms as $term) { ?>

<li><a href="<?php echo get_bloginfo('wpurl'); ?>/taxonomyrewrite/<?php echo $term->slug; ?>/" title="<?php echo $term->name; ?>"><?php echo $term->name; ?></a></li>

<?php }

}//getTheTerms

How To Easily Disable Theme changing In WordPress

September 16, 2014 By Editorial Staff in Featured, WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet

Using the following snippet will let you disable the theme changing function in WordPress.

add_action('admin_init', 'slt_lock_theme');
function slt_lock_theme() {
	global $submenu, $userdata;
	get_currentuserinfo();
	if ($userdata->ID != 1) {
		unset($submenu['themes.php'][5]);
		unset($submenu['themes.php'][15]);
	}
}

add_action('admin_init', 'slt_lock_theme');

function slt_lock_theme() {

global $submenu, $userdata;

get_currentuserinfo();

if ($userdata->ID != 1) {

unset($submenu['themes.php'][5]);

unset($submenu['themes.php'][15]);

}

Snippet Source/Credit: WPRecipes

How To Execute Shortcodes Inside Custom Fields

April 21, 2014 By Editorial Staff in WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Custom Field, Custom Fields, Shortcode, Shortcodes, Snippet, WordPress, WordPress Snippet

WordPress, by default, don’t allow shortcodes to be executed inside custom fields. While, if in case, you want to do it so, then this can be done by using the following snippet below. Simply paste the snippet to the page where you wish to display the results of the shortcode. While doing this, make sure you do change your_custom_field_here to the name of your selected custom field.

<?php echo apply_filters('the_content', get_post_meta($post->ID, 'your_custom_field_here', true)); ?>

1	<?php echo apply_filters('the_content', get_post_meta($post->ID, 'your_custom_field_here', true)); ?>

Snippet Source/Credit: Snipplr

Securing Your WordPress Blog Uploads Directory

By Editorial Staff in Uncategorized No Comments Tags: Blog, Code, Code Snippet, Directory, Secure, Securing, Snippet, Uploads, Uploads Directory, WordPress, WordPress Blog, WordPress Snippet

Although WordPress is a very secure system one actually thinks of BUT since there is always a room open for more improvement, using the following snippet will let you secure your WordPress blog uploads directory.

To do so, first of all, create a file named .htaccess and paste the following code in it. Once you created it, upload the same into your wp-content/uploads directory. Remember at line 5 in the snippet below; make sure to add/update all the extensions you want to make it work for you.

<Files ~ ".*..*">
	Order Allow,Deny
	Deny from all
</Files>
<FilesMatch ".(jpg|jpeg|jpe|gif|png|tif|tiff)$">
	Order Deny,Allow
	Allow from all
</FilesMatch>

Order Allow,Deny

Deny from all

</Files>

Order Deny,Allow

Allow from all

</FilesMatch>

Snippet Source/Credit: Jeff Starr

How To Remove WordPress Version Number

April 18, 2014 By Editorial Staff in Featured, WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Snippet, Version Number, WordPress, WordPress Snippet, WordPress Version, WordPress Version Number

WordPress, by default, publicly display its version number in both its RSS and Atom feeds. Well, while using the snippet, you will be able to remove it. Simply paste the following snippet in your functions.php file and you will be able to remove WordPress version number.

add_filter('the_generator', 'digwp_complete_version_removal');
function digwp_complete_version_removal() {
	return '';
}

add_filter('the_generator', 'digwp_complete_version_removal');

function digwp_complete_version_removal() {

return '';

}

Snippet Source/Credit: Jeff Starr

How To Automatically Delete Trash On Daily Basis

By Editorial Staff in WordPress No Comments Tags: Code, Code Snippet, Delete Trash, Snippet, Trash, WordPress, WordPress Snippet

When you delete a post or a page or a comment, it goes in a Trash instead of being removed permanently. Using the following snippet will ease you job of deletion and will tell WordPress to automatically delete trash itself. Simply copy and paste the following lines of code in your wp-config,php file and you are done.

define('EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS', 1);

1	define('EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS', 1);

Note: Make sure that you do replace 1 by X to empty spam comments automatically every X days.