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- Zack Katz
It’s not possible (as far as I know) to currently link directly to a help tab in WordPress. Here’s the jQuery solution I cooked up:
/** * Toggle the WP help menu tab by linking to the tab id * * The anchor must have arelofwp-help*/ $('a[rel="wp-help"]').click(function() $('#contextual-help-link').click(); // Click on the tab link inside the help wrapper $('#screen-meta a[href*="' + $(this).attr('href').replace('#', '') +'"]').click(); // We're just anchor linking; don't go anywhere return false; );
If the tab’s ID that you pass to $screen->add_help_tab() is example-plugin, then you could create a link like this: <a href="#example-plugin" rel="wp-help">View the help docs</a>.
Bradycardia is the resting heart rate of under 60 beats per minute….
Wikipedia
A new feature in WordPress 3.6 is an upgrade to the autosave functionality that’s been around for years. It’s called “Heartbeat” and it makes sure you have valid authentication credentials, aren’t working on the same post as other people, and more. The problem is that (as it is) it slows web pages down to a grinding halt.
Read the active discussion on WordPress.org about this feature - a lot of people are upset about the CPU load it adds.
Here’s how to slow down the heartbeat from once every 15 seconds (the default) to once every minute (the max allowed by WordPress): Continue reading
Ever since WordPress added a Live Preview option to the Manage Themes screen, it’s been frustrating to test a plugin using multiple themes.
When using Live Preview, you can’t modify the URL of the page you’re visiting or open the preview in a new window or tab. Live Preview prevents you from viewing multiple themes at once in different tabs.
If you wanted to get the old Preview link back, you had to disable Javascript, then refresh the page, then open the links. Continue reading
Update: If you are using iPhoto 11, you can simply go to Preferences > “Email photos using”
The Best Kitties; The Worst Email App
iPhoto 11 added an awful new built-in email service that replaces the previous functionality: when sending an email, it used to open the Mail application and attach the photos to a new email. Now, it uses a terribly designed built-in email functionality that ruins everything.
Open the Terminal application.
Enter the following in Terminal: defaults write com.apple.iPhoto EmailApp Mail
Restart iPhoto and you’re all set.
If you change your mind, and you want to revert to using iPhoto’s email client, enter this in the Terminal: defaults write com.apple.iPhoto EmailApp iPhoto
There was a thread on the WPMU website that discusses how to disable the WordPress welcome screen, but the code provided didn’t work, so I figured I’d show how to do it!
The wp_welcome_panel() function uses the show_welcome_panel user meta setting to determine whether or not to show the welcome panel. In order to modify this setting, we’re going to add a filter to the get_user_metadata filter, which uses the get_metadata function.
The following code snippets should be added to your theme’s functions.php file.
This will only hide the panel, not replace it with any other content.
add_filter("get_user_metadata", "my_own_welcome_panel", 1, 4);
function my_own_welcome_panel($null, $object_id, $meta_key, $single) {
if($meta_key === 'my_own_welcome_panel') { return 0; }
}
You can replace the WP welcome panel with your own content using this snippet.
add_filter("get_user_metadata", "my_own_welcome_panel", 1, 4);
function my_own_welcome_panel($null, $object_id, $meta_key, $single) {
// Only work with the show_welcome_panel
if($meta_key !== 'show_welcome_panel') { return null; }
// If the user has already said they don't want to see the panel, don't show it!
$show_panel = get_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), 'my_own_welcome_panel', true );
if(empty($show_panel)) { return 0; }
// Echo your HTML or content here, but make sure to have a link like the following:
?>
<a class="welcome-panel-close" href="<?php echo esc_url( admin_url( '?my_own_welcome=0' ) ); ?>"><?php _e('Dismiss this Message'); ?></a>
<?php
// Return 0 or else the original welcome panel will show as well.
return 0;
}
// Add the functionality to update the user's settings with whether or not they have closed the panel
add_action('admin_init', 'my_own_welcome_set_welcome_panel');
function my_own_welcome_set_welcome_panel() {
if ( isset( $_GET['my_own_welcome'] ) ) {
update_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), 'my_own_welcome_panel', intval($_GET['my_own_welcome']));
}
}
On every plugin page, there is now a Reviews tab. This is in addition to the Support tab that WordPress added around August.
Until now, WordPress reviews were basic: 1-5 stars, with no additional details. You would only need to be signed in and click a star rating. With this change, WordPress.org requires users to be logged in and to write a review with their star rating. This will force users to be more thoughtful on why they rate a plugin a certain way.
Each review is now a forum thread: when a review is posted, the plugin author has a chance to reply. This is great for me as a plugin author: I can attempt to resolve issues and get better plugin ratings. Users are able to modify their reviews and update their star ratings, which adds incentive for plugin authors to address issues with each reviewer. This is smart.
I believe WordPress wants to have more tight controls over the plugins listed on the directory. With over 22,000 plugins, Automattic simply does not have the resources to make sure all plugins are up to snuff.
The WordPress team has taken steps to help users know whether a plugin is good or not:
Matt Mullenweg spoke at a WordCamp recently about his vision for auto-updating WordPress where users wouldn’t have to manually upgrade the software. His vision is of WordPress as a hassle-free platform, and I bet that reducing the variables added by troublesome plugins or themes is a high priority.
WordPress 3.5, currently in beta, introduces a new feature (emphasis mine):
You can browse and install plugins you’ve marked as favorites on WordPress.org, directly from your dashboard.
This feature, in concert with more in-depth reviews, marks a shift from a directory of plugin downloads to more of a WordPress “App Store” mentality: when you are logged in to your account, you can easily find and download your favorite plugins. The directory, armed with better ratings and review, will show higher-rated plugins first. All from inside WordPress instead of on the WordPress.org website.
This reviews implementation is a big next for the plugin directory, and is likely the first step of many. I look forward to seeing what is planned for the directory, as well as the WordPress platform as a whole.
Each review prominently displays the date of the review. I’m hoping that WordPress segment reviews on a per-version basis, like what Apple does in their App Store. There would be two charts: ratings for all versions, and ratings for the current version.
Mountain America Jerky uses the WooCommerce eCommerce plugin for WordPress, and they were having an issue: when users added a product to their cart then refreshed, the item was being added again. Also, when customers added items to their cart, then hit back, they got the dreaded “Confirm Form Resubmission” notice.
To solve this issue, I added a redirection when users added products to their cart. The code hooks into WooCommerce’s woocommerce_add_to_cart_action function, located in /woocommerce/woocommerce-functions.php.
Here’s the code that you should add to your theme’s functions.php file, or to your own custom plugin:
add_action('add_to_cart_redirect', 'resolve_dupes_add_to_cart_redirect');
function resolve_dupes_add_to_cart_redirect($url = false) {
// If another plugin beats us to the punch, let them have their way with the URL
if(!empty($url)) { return $url; }
// Redirect back to the original page, without the 'add-to-cart' parameter.
// We add the get_bloginfo part so it saves a redirect on https:// sites.
return get_bloginfo('wpurl').add_query_arg(array(), remove_query_arg('add-to-cart'));
}
I hope this helps someone else with the same issue!
Download the “Change Entry Creator” Gravity Forms Add-on
When you have an entry from Gravity Forms that you want to edit, you can edit almost anything, except for the entry assignment; who created the entry.
Activate the plugin and you will see a drop-down input with each user on your site.
gravityforms_edit_entries capability)Simply upload the plugin, activate it, and you’ll see the drop-down in the Edit Lead “Info” box.
Add a new item to the ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist file:
Key:SidebarSplitViewDividerPositionType: "Number" Value:400
For the value, use whatever width you want in the number of pixels. I think I like 400.
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