I’m checking /wp-includes/media-template.php and just found this: <# if ( data.compat && data.compat.meta ) { #> {{{ data.compat.meta }}} <# } #> Never seen <# #> or {{{ }}} before. What kind of PHP is this? Searching for this symbols in Google seems futile… 1 1 Those are javascript templates that get compiled into HTML … Read more
Often a quick solution to a problem, can be solved by hacking the WordPress core, that is changing the code that is WordPress itself. This is a very dangerous road to take! Don’t do it, ever! You can always change how WordPress works, by using plugins. This can sometimes be rather tiresome and difficult, but … Read more
I’m working on a site based on a host with quite strict firewall rules. It won’t allow anything running on the site to contact an external server unless its IP address is explicity whitelisted, and I have to send these addresses to the hosting company by email. Akismet provide a convenient list of their safe … Read more
A fresh wordpress install has the following post types: Post (Post Type: ‘post’) Page (Post Type: ‘page’) Attachment (Post Type: ‘attachment’) Revision (Post Type: ‘revision’) Navigation Menu (Post Type: ‘nav_menu_item’) Custom CSS (Post Type: ‘custom_css’) Changesets (Post Type: ‘customize_changeset’) https://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Types doesn’t address what the final two are used for. Could anyone explain? 1 1 The … Read more
I am looking for WordPress chart/diagram system design. I found only the template hierarchy diagram, but it’s only part of the system. source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Wordpress_Template_Hierarchy.png 2 s 2 More than an , this is a research and a compilation. Database Description already in Damien answer. A Google search reveals this in WordPress forums: UML documentation of … Read more
Is there any way to disable core and plugin updates? I am modifying a plugin and bit of WordPress Core (I know its a sin to do so), but can’t help it. 3 s 3 Yes you can do that… define( ‘DISALLOW_FILE_MODS’, true ); Put this snippet in your wp-config.php file and you will able … Read more
So after updating to WP 5.3 I can no longer use the file upload to choose files to add. I get the following error: Uncaught TypeError: Cannot convert undefined or null to object at g.cleanup (backbone.min.js:1) Error in console: How it shows when I try to choose an image: I have the Classic Editor plugin … Read more
Is there a file where WordPress defines $GLOBALS? I’m just curious as to what WordPress uses it for and for what purpose. That’s all! 3 I’m not sure if all of these are WordPress globals, but I did a quick grep type search of the WordPress files and tried to extract all the globals I … Read more
I’ve submitted a few patches for WordPress core on Trac (one of which has been used) but every time I think about doing it I cringe because my setup for doing so is incredibly tedious. Can someone please detail out the steps needed to submit a patch for core, and then the best way to … Read more
Is there some guideline or rationale behind why some WP code functions are prefixed with wp_ ? eg: wp_insert_post() vs. update_post_meta() 4 This makes not that impressive answer, but – none. get_ is suffix usually means function returns something, the_ that function echoes something. wp_ doesn’t carry technical meaning and inconsistency in naming is from … Read more
