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Use WordPress functions outside WordPress, and the better options
Require wp-load.php to use WordPress functions in another PHP script. I also cover when SHORTINIT, the REST API or WP-CLI is the better tool.
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Technical notes on WordPress, Shopify, PHP, JavaScript and the other tools I build with every day.
Dev log
Use WordPress functions outside WordPress, and the better options
Require wp-load.php to use WordPress functions in another PHP script. I also cover when SHORTINIT, the REST API or WP-CLI is the better tool.
5 min read
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Create and use a dynamic sidebar (widget area) in WordPress
Register a widget area with register_sidebar(), show it with dynamic_sidebar() inside is_active_sidebar(), and handle block widgets since WordPress 5.8.
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Show one WordPress page’s content in another template
Pull one page's content into another template with get_post() and the_content filter, or setup_postdata() for template tags. I include a safe shortcode too.
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Replace text in a string with JavaScript
replace() changes the first match. replaceAll() or a regex with the g flag changes every match. Also case-insensitive swaps, $ patterns and escaping input.
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Remove or escape illegal characters in a MySQL string
There are two jobs here. Stop quotes breaking a query with prepared statements, and clean unwanted characters out of stored data with REPLACE, TRIM or REGEXP_REPLACE.
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Run a WordPress shortcode from PHP (and when not to)
Use do_shortcode() to run a shortcode in a PHP template, or call the function behind it when the shortcode is yours. Plus timing, escaping and [embed].
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