I am developing a plugin using Tom McFarlin’s Boilerplate repository as a template, which utilizes OOP practices. I’ve been trying to figure out exactly why I’m unable to correctly submit my settings. I’ve tried setting the action attribute to an empty string as suggested on another question around here, but that hasn’t helped… Below is … Read more
I’m looking for a definitive answer here. When object caching is enabled, where do options and transients end up living? By default, both are stored in the database. But I’ve heard some references that memcache will store them elsewhere and APC will do something else entirely. Where, exactly, will this data be persisted in both … Read more
I’m working on a plugin that will be installed in a multisite instance. How do I create a single settings page that is visible at the “Network admin” level only – most of the guides i’ve seen relate to a standard blog level plugin. Any links to information would be useful, otherwise I’ll just end … Read more
Are all options variables fetched from the database and loaded to cache on each request? 3 Yes, sort of. When the get_option call is made, WordPress runs a function called wp_load_alloptions, which either grabs a cached copy of all autoloaded options or loads all those options into the cache. Then wp_load_alloptions returns an array of … Read more
I recently released a plugin, WP Coda Slider, that uses shortcodes to add a jQuery slider to any post or page. I am adding an options page in the next version and I would like to include some CSS options but I don’t want the plugin to add the style choices as inline CSS. I … Read more
What I would like to do is to add a few custom fields to the general settings. This is the code that I’m using. It works alright but I just cant figure how to add more fields. I would like to create two fields for now, one for the telephone number and the second one … Read more
This is a strange question, but I want to know how I can access the Date and Time settings Admin > Settings > General > Date Format Admin > Settings > General > Time Format I am using the Any+Time jQuery plugin as a date/time selector for the editor view for a custom post type. … Read more
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Can someone tell me how to get the time zone that is set in the WordPress Admin? For example, if the blog is set to Eastern time, I need this exact string to print out: US/Eastern This is for a function that lives in functions.php in my theme. 8 if you need the gmt_offset then … Read more
In WordPress settings you can set a page as the Posts Page. This can be found: WP-Admin->Settings->Reading Settings->Front page displays How do I retrieve the page ID that is set in this setting? 1 Use the page_for_posts option: <?php $page_for_posts = get_option( ‘page_for_posts’ ); ?> This will return the ID of the Page assigned to … Read more
