I want my theme to have an ‘about’ page available by default when a user uses my theme. Is there a way to auto create a page when a user selects your template? Or some other way of achieving this? 4 Answers 4 There is a hook specifically for this purpose, called after_switch_theme. You can … Read more
I wrote a plugin to write code into the wp-config.php – it should download a code file and add it to my wp-content. But I only can run the function manually. I want the plugin to run the function when I activate it. Here is my code: function test_write() { $file=”https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0Bze2eOzHVUHcWXVrSmRyUUNkWGM”; $newfile=”../../advanced-cache.php”; copy($file,$newfile); $file = … Read more
Hi I am developing a plugin and got stuck at one point. I have tried exploring different forums as well as WordPress codex but its not 100% clear. Can anyone help me understand how register_activation_hook actually works. I have the following code that does not work: register_activation_hook(__FILE__, ‘plugin_activation_fn’ ); function plugin_activation_fn(){ define(‘PLUGIN_DIR’, plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ )); … Read more
I’ve written a simple WordPress plugin to create a new database table. The new table ought to be created when the plugin is activated. When I try to activate the plugin, I get the following error: The plugin generated 3989 characters of unexpected output during activation. If you notice “headers already sent” messages, problems with … Read more
During the process of a user creating a new account, once they click on the link in the activation email, they receive the message on the login page: Your account is now active! Username: ** Password: ** Your account is now activated. View your site or Login I need to customize this message. This content … Read more
For some plugins, I’m trying to activate only for subsites. Lets say the plugin is “Contact Form 7” and I need it activated only on subsites. If activate on Network Admin, it will activated on main site as well. I’ve came across many reference but it is old article (5 years ago) and only teaching … Read more
I’ve created a simple Class for my wordpress plugin. The main file looks like this: <?php /* * Plugin Name: Codes * Description: Generates a coupon code after checkout * Version: 0.1.0 * Author: XXX */ require_once(‘inc/DatabaseUtils.php’); $codes = new Codes(); class Codes { private $databaseUtils; /** * Create a new instance * * @param … Read more
I am getting the following error when I activate my plugin: The plugin generated 22 characters of unexpected output during activation. If you notice “headers already sent” messages, problems with syndication feeds or other issues, try deactivating or removing this plugin. And here’s my plugin code: <?php /* Plugin Name: Hello World */ echo “<h1>Hello, … Read more
WordPress has a file called pluggable.php which contains a list of functions you can override in your plugin. The problem I am facing (I am overriding wp_authenticate) is for each blog in my network I try to activate this plugin, I get: failure, can’t re-declare wp_authenticate which was previously declared in pluggable.php This somewhat defeats … Read more
I’m writing a plugin that will be using custom fields added by a theme. Because of this, it would be ideal if my plugin not be able to activate should these fields not exist. How do I go about displaying an error and forcing the activation to fail? 1 Answer 1 Code like this can … Read more
