WP Engineer

Tag: WordPress Plugins

  • Bye Bye my-hacks.php?

    Soon the new 2.8 version of WordPress will be released, but the hype is not as much as it was some years ago, when version 2.0 was released for example. But the new version brings many new things, fixes a large number of problems and WordPress is in my view, more open than in the…

  • WordPress Plugin-Path

    When working on a Plugin I noticed that the path to its files is not always complete, which depends on the WordPress version. With WordPress Version 2.8 the function plugins_url() extends and it can be incorporate in a much cleaner way, no maintenance of the folder required, where the Plugin is put. An example will…

  • Disable WordPress Search

    Not always is the search in WordPress desired. The one or another application with WordPress doesn’t need this feature. Even if it is an added value in my opinion. In some cases, it still shouldn’t be displayed and so I have them deactivated with access to two hooks. For now, I can see no other…

  • Plugin Review: Codestyling Localization

    Heiko Rabe, a very talented Plugin-Developer created a plugin, which comes just in time: Codestyling Localisation. Since I am currently developing a premium WordPress theme, which I like to have multilingual, this plugin is an excellent alternative to PoEdit. Compare to PoEdit this Plugin has the decisive advantage that you can translate a theme or…

  • Core Plugins – Bless Or Curse

    The WP Hackers mailing list is always good for a discussion and so far I like to participate. Currently, there is a new debate concerning the development of Plugins to the core theme. Andrew, an experienced and avid developer, submitted the issue in a guest contribution on WP Tavern and brings some important points to…

  • Google News To Release With WordPress

    Google News can be a coveted platform. But Google needs for the aggregation a special format – News Sitemap. Basically you can create this format in two ways with WordPress. Both solutions will be presented here. I will talk about the second example more in detail, because I believe it shows very nicely how to…