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Adding Screen Options To WordPress Admin Pages

June 15, 2017Lance Cleveland

Many of the built-in WordPress admin pages have a Screen Options drop-down tab on the top right of the page. This is used to set how many items are…Continue readingAdding Screen Options To WordPress Admin Pages

WordPress As An Application Framework

May 15, 2017February 6, 2023Lance Cleveland

A summary of my notes from my SyntaxCon 2017 “WordPress As An Application Framework” presentation. Constraints Constraints of working in and around the WordPress application. Built-In Overhead Using any…Continue readingWordPress As An Application Framework

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WordPress Plugin Overhead

March 24, 2017Lance Cleveland

I recently wrote an article on why you should bury the bulk of your plugin PHP code at least TWO levels deep from the top-level directory. The short version: WordPress…Continue readingWordPress Plugin Overhead

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Why Your WordPress Plugin Should Have Almost Nothing In The Main Folder

March 3, 2017Lance Cleveland

As we continue to roll out our Store Locator Plus SaaS service built on top of WordPress as our application foundation we continually refine our plugin, theme, and API architecture. …Continue readingWhy Your WordPress Plugin Should Have Almost Nothing In The Main Folder

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Wiring WordPress Media Uploader Into Your Web App

January 31, 2017February 6, 2023Lance Cleveland

As predicted, the “premium” theme I purchased to make things happen on the HereMusic.Live site needs more tweaking. Today I am diving into the proper way to wire the WordPress…Continue readingWiring WordPress Media Uploader Into Your Web App

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Hacking WordPress – Articles About Coding Plugins and Themes

January 26, 2017February 6, 2023Lance Cleveland

Recently I’ve begun building a music directory site. I purchased a premium theme and the accompanying premium plugins. Sadly, premium does not necessarily mean well-written. Turns out this theme and…Continue readingHacking WordPress – Articles About Coding Plugins and Themes

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Stop Loading Your Code On Every Admin Page

January 26, 2017February 6, 2023Lance Cleveland

I see it every day. It comes with the territory of supporting thousands of Store Locator Plus customers around the world. We login to a customer’s site to find the…Continue readingStop Loading Your Code On Every Admin Page

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Some jQuery Foo I Learned While “Leveling Up” This Weekend

January 9, 2017February 6, 2023Lance Cleveland

I am the first to admit that I got on the JavaScript bandwagon a little late. I was a bit hesitant because of my work with government projects a half-decade…Continue readingSome jQuery Foo I Learned While “Leveling Up” This Weekend

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A WordPress Plugin Coding Adventure – A Love Hate Relationship

July 15, 2016Lance Cleveland

Over the past 48 hours I spent time between numerous meetings writing another WordPress Plugin, a WooCommerce Report Modifier that we need for our Store Locator Plus store. I’ve not…Continue readingA WordPress Plugin Coding Adventure – A Love Hate Relationship

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More Notes On PHP Version Switching in VVV

July 11, 2016Lance Cleveland

This article is a follow-on to Changing PHP Version on Vagrant . Here are some discoveries of using different versions of PHP on vagrant. Change Your Host The default vvv…Continue readingMore Notes On PHP Version Switching in VVV

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Changing PHP Version On Vagrant

June 29, 2016Lance Cleveland

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); After nearly 24 hours of working on this issue I finally figure out how to change the running version of PHP from the WEB SERVER…Continue readingChanging PHP Version On Vagrant

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Using PHP Anonymous Functions In WordPress

March 25, 2016Lance Cleveland

Recently I published an article “Adding WordPress REST API Security To Basic CRUD Operations” where the permissions callback points directly to a function: register_rest_route( SLP_REST_SLUG . ‘/’ . $version, ‘/locations/’,…Continue readingUsing PHP Anonymous Functions In WordPress