Wordpress : Using jQuery library with your plugin or theme

When you develop a Wordpress plugin or theme, you might want to make use of the jQuery library included and distributed with the Wordpress package.

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Wordpress : Translate a Plugin

First off, you have to know that not all Wordpress plugins can be translated. The plugin developer(s) had to take the necessary steps such as using the Wordpress __() and _e() functions and load_plugin_textdomain() in order to parse the strings/text of the plugin through the localization system.

addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lost-in-code.com%2F48%2Fwordpress-translate-a-plugin%2F’;
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Wordpress : Using Javascript libraries with your plugin or theme

When you develop a Wordpress plugin or theme, you might want to make use of some of the Javascript libraries distributed with the Wordpress package such as Prototype, Scriptaculous and jQuery.

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addthis_title = ‘Wordpress+%3A+Using+Javascript+libraries+with+your+plugin+or+theme’;
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PHP : Cannot use a scalar value as an array

I was working on a Wordpress plugin today and came across the most disturbing PHP warning error which I have never seen before in all the time that I’ve worked with PHP. The warning error message was :
Warning: Cannot use a scalar value as an array
What caused this error was when I tried to append [...]

Wordpress Mailing List v2.0

The Wordpress mailing list plugin v2.0 has been released to the public with a great set of new features. These features include :

Multiple mailing lists
Email scheduling
Newsletter templates
Automatic updates indicator
Improved sidebar widget with Ajax
Post/page opt-in form embedding
Email queue
CSV and MacOS Address book importing
Excel CSV file exporting
And much, much more…

If you are upgrading from v1.X, you immediately [...]