
An Introduction to the WordPress Filesystem API
Writing to local files is one of the functionalities many plugins and themes need for various purposes. Security is the most important issue plugins and themes have to take care of while writing to local file systems. WordPress runs across various ho
Feb 17, 2025 am 08:38 AM
Sanitizing, Escaping and Validating Data in WordPress
WordPress Data Security: Purification, Escape, and Verification When building WordPress plugins and themes for thousands of websites, be sure to handle data entering and leaving WordPress carefully. This tutorial will explore native functions for protecting, cleaning, and checking WordPress data, which is crucial in creating settings pages, HTML forms, manipulating shortcodes, and more. What is data purification? In short, data purification is to clean up user input. It removes text, characters, or code that are not allowed in the input. Example: Gmail removes tags and content from HTML messages before displaying them to prevent CSS overwrite of emails
Feb 17, 2025 am 08:34 AM
Improve your WordPress Theme Quality with VIP Scanner
VIP Scanner: A powerful tool to improve the quality of WordPress themes Core points: VIP Scanner is a powerful tool that improves the quality of WordPress themes by identifying potential issues such as coding errors, security vulnerabilities, and non-WordPress encoding standards. It is similar to unit testing of WordPress themes, ensuring its functionality and security. The VIP Scanner plugin is still under active development and while some features are missing (mainly about the code standards aspect), it is still a valuable tool for theme developers. It is recommended to use it regularly during development to detect errors as early as possible and save time. Install and use VIP Scanner
Feb 17, 2025 am 08:30 AM
5 Things You May Not Know about Jetpack for WordPress
Jetpack: Unleashing WordPress's Hidden Potential Jetpack, a powerhouse WordPress plugin developed by Automattic (the creators of WordPress.com), seamlessly integrates many of WordPress.com's robust features into self-hosted WordPress sites. This arti
Feb 16, 2025 pm 01:22 PM
Building a VPS with WordPress on a LEMP Stack
This guide shows how to cost-effectively host small WordPress sites using a self-managed VPS and a LEMP stack, achieving performance comparable to managed WordPress hosting. While managed services like WP Engine offer convenience, they can be expens
Feb 16, 2025 pm 01:18 PM
Adding Custom Functionality to the WordPress Visual Editor
Key Takeaways The WordPress Visual Editor, powered by the TinyMCE editor control, can be customized to add unique functionality, such as creating and registering a custom TinyMCE Plugin which wraps selected text in a CSS class. To add custom fun
Feb 16, 2025 pm 01:02 PM
What Are WordPress Nonces?
WordPress Security: Protect themes and plugin code with Nonce Protecting the security of WordPress themes or plug-in code is crucial and can effectively prevent attacks from malicious users. We've covered before how to clean, escape, and validate form data in WordPress, and how to use VIP scanner to improve the quality of WordPress themes. Today, we will explore how Nonce (one-time digital) can help keep WordPress themes and plugins secure. Key Points WordPress Nonce, or “one-time use number,” is a unique security token used to enhance the security of WordPress websites by verifying user requests
Feb 16, 2025 pm 12:58 PM
Mastering Image Optimization in WordPress
When building and maintaining WordPress websites, it’s important to find ways to improve site performance and decrease page load times. This helps reduce bounce rates and increase rankings on search engines. There are several ways of achieving perfo
Feb 16, 2025 pm 12:44 PM
Building a WordPress Carousel Plugin: Part 1
This tutorial details creating a WordPress carousel plugin leveraging the WordPress Links Manager API – the most efficient method for managing link lists within WordPress. The carousel will showcase a series of items, each featuring a background ima
Feb 16, 2025 pm 12:35 PM
The Definitive List of WordPress Theme Frameworks
SitePoint has published a lot of articles on WordPress theme frameworks, but as you will see, there are dozens of frameworks on the market that each has its pros and cons and caters to different development styles. Key Points The WordPress theme framework, essentially a parent theme, provides features that can be updated and reused on many websites without affecting the design of individual websites. Sub-themes are used to create custom stylesheets, leaving functionality to the main frame. Frameworks come in many forms and can be targeted at different aspects of the business and design. They provide advanced features such as front-end and back-end drag and drop editors, shortcodes and layouts of multiple devices, making them very popular among network companies. Using WordPress frameworks can bring many advantages
Feb 16, 2025 pm 12:23 PM
WordPress Hybrid Client: WordPress Powered iOS/Android Apps
Easily convert your WordPress website to iOS and Android apps! WordPress Hybrid Client (WPHC) is an open source project that allows you to create iOS and Android versions of WordPress websites for free. It is based on the Ionic SDK, Cordova and Crosswalk open source hybrid stack. Main functions: Push notifications Offline bookmarks Google Analytics Support Automatic content update Social Button Accessibility (article font size) Multilingual support (English, French, Chinese) Infinite scrolling Technical blog grammar highlight Image cache Application Rating Using WPH
Feb 16, 2025 pm 12:20 PM
Aesop Story Engine: Write Stories Instead of Code
Aesop Story Engine: A WordPress Plugin for Interactive Storytelling This article reviews Aesop Story Engine, a free WordPress plugin designed to enhance long-form storytelling. It offers 13 interactive components to boost engagement and visual appea
Feb 16, 2025 pm 12:15 PM
6 Awesome E-learning Plugins for WordPress
This article explores six top WordPress plugins for creating robust online learning platforms. We'll compare their features and help you choose the best fit for your needs. Key Considerations for Choosing an E-learning Plugin A successful online lea
Feb 16, 2025 pm 12:05 PM
WP API and OAuth - Using WordPress without WordPress
This tutorial demonstrates installing and using the WP-API with OAuth, a WordPress plugin providing REST-like API endpoints. Unauthenticated users can read content, while authenticated users (via OAuth or cookies) can write content. The process isn
Feb 16, 2025 am 11:55 AM
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