Enable shortcodes in WordPress widgets
Here is a quick one for you. If you want to enable shortcodes in your WordPress widgets, this is for you. Particularly useful in the text widget. For example, if you wanted to add a glossary term link.
View ArticleBack to Blogging: Plugin Authoring
I made a simple plugin, the aim being to learn about the WordPress repository and to get a feel for what it entailed. Amazingly the plugin has been downloaded over a thousand times, and I've had email...
View ArticleMy WordPress plugin has been downloaded over 1500 times
I'm rather surprised, but delighted. As soon as possibly can, I will be adding features to it!
View ArticleWP Glossary WordPress plugin updated – Version 1.2.0.1
My glossary plugin has been updated. Download the latest version from WordPress now! Version 1.2 has a fix, a couple of updates and some new features. I have a weirdly warm and fuzzy feeling from the...
View ArticleWP Glossary WordPress plugin updated – Version 1.4
My glossary plugin has been updated. Download the latest version from WordPress now! This entry covers versions 1.3 and 1.4
View ArticleMy WordPress Plugins 2013 – The Good, The Going, The Gone
Plugins are an ever moving thing in WordPress. As the internet and WordPress core evolves and moves on, so WordPress plugins come and go
View ArticleWP Glossary WordPress Plugin – 10,000 Downloads
What I expected - Honestly? I expected WP Glossary to languish unused and alone. I figured that some people would try it out of curiosity, but ultimately move on to one of the other plugins available.
View ArticleWhat triggers the WordPress register_uninstall_hook()?
I spent over an hour trying to figure out the user's workflow when wanting to add an uninstall hook to a WordPress plugin. I did eventually stumble across the answer, which once you know probably seems...
View ArticleWhat use is the WordPress register_activation_hook() function?
Having been playing around with WordPress Network (Multisite) plugins, mostly internal, not doing much that anyone else would be interested in having. During a plugin's lifetime it goes through some...
View ArticleShould all WordPress Plugins have a Database Schema Version?
Should WordPress plugins that make any database schema changes have a local database scheme version number?
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