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In some code I wrote recently I wanted to be able to access ALL posts regardless of post_status. Using bw_get_posts(), I performed the equivalent of running the bw_list shortcode here.
bw_list post_type=olc_promotion post_status=any orderby=meta_value order=DESC meta_key=_end_date numberposts=-1 exclude=-1
On one system I got the results I expected. On another I got nothing. [Read more…]
In my development system I’ve got 30 different post types. I just happened to want to create a new “Sheep” ( it’s a post type with a plural name of “Ba bas” ).
When I’m using my 15.6″ laptop screen the + New menu items in the admin bar flow over the bottom of the screen. So the menu item I needed to choose was off the bottom of the screen.
My pragmatic solution was to move the window to my other screen (22″)
But that’s not an option for some people. Has anyone developed a simple solution for this problem, or do I need to limit the post types that are added to the admin menu? [Read more…]
Have you upgraded to WordPress 3.8 and received the following error?
Fatal error: Call to undefined function wp_get_current_user() in \wp-includes\capabilities.php on line 1344
If so, and you want to understand one reason why you got this message, and how to recover from it, then read on. [Read more…]
My new laptop has been misbehaving. I think it must be attention seeking behaviour. When I go away from it without first saying “C U later” or “back soon”, and I’m away for more than a minute or two it seems to put itself into sleep/hibernate mode but won’t restart. It effing annoying and I’m at a loss troubleshooting the problem. I can’t find a report of a solution to the problem that I feel applies to this machine. [Read more…]
I’m now back in the UK and I have a new laptop. I’ve managed to recover most of my development environment from my backups. In some cases I have downloaded new versions of programs, then decided to revert to earlier versions. In other cases I have stayed with the upgraded version. And there have even been some tools that I’ve not re-installed [Read more…]
In July 2012 I gave a presentation at WordCamp Edinburgh on lazy smart shortcodes. On the surface, I tried to keep it simple, but deep within me was the desire to get seriously technical and talk about the design and development of the plugins, and the challenges I faced developing them.
Now I’m thinking about speaking again, at WordCamp London 2013.
This time the target audience are other WordPress developers who may or may not be experiencing the same problems and coming up with similar solutions to mine, all the while thinking to themselves
I’m probably doing it wrong
I need a way to refresh the custom.css file on my iphone since Google Chrome is cacheing it. How do I achieve that? [Read more…]
I’m currently testing some code that will enable me to host plugins on my own server supporting plugin upgrades using the standard WordPress update mechanism. In order to be able to support Premium plugins the client needs to pass a special key. A correct Application Programming Interface (API) key will unlock the interface between the client and the server, allowing the client the access to the data on the server. I just got a result that made me titter. [Read more…]
On 16th May 2012 I gave a presentation to the Secrets to Success networking group with a subject of “20 Secrets to Successful websites”.
It was in the form of a simple website that I had developed locally, using an early beta of WordPress 3.4. I’ve now cloned it, twice, to a WordPress Multisite site: http://rowlandscastlewebdesign.com/secrets-to-success-may-2012/ This is the story of why and how… [Read more…]
I was working with Xandrien Thiel of Balancing by art today and she had some problems on her site that I’d not seen before. They all turned out to be the fact that she was using Internet Explorer 9 with Compatibility View checked. [Read more…]
