Category: wordpress
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We need a LoDash for WordPress
in wordpressFor those who don’t know: LoDash is a utility library for JavaScript that contains functions that make common tasks easier. You could write them yourself, but LoDash functions are optimised and well tested, so you don’t have to reinvent the wheel. The problem WordPress is a bit like a programming language. You have a set…
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Using JavaScript modules in your WordPress plugins
in wordpressModules are nothing new in JavaScript programming, and it’s a good practice to modularize your code. WordPress does not offer the option to load scripts as modules out of the box. There’s a ticket from mid 2022, but it hasn’t gained much traction yet. So we need a workaround for the time being. Fortunately, WordPress…
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Download previous versions of WordPress plugins
in wordpressThere’s a simple way to get hold of previous versions of your WordPress plugins, for example if a current version breaks your setup.
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WordPress: New Version 0.5 of LinkList plugin
in wordpressFor a long time there was no update of my Linklist plugin because it simply worked, no need for a change. The other day I got a request to expand the functionality and I agreed to the proposal. Version 0.5 now contains the option to include/exclude individual posts or pages from displaying the linklist: The…
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WordPress – You’ve got updates!
in wordpressOn March, 11th an update of the popular plugin “WordPress SEO” was published because the previous version contains serious security vulnerabilities (CSRF and blind SQL injection). During the day some people noted that Yoast didn’t use all possible channels to call attention to the situation. I personally couldn’t understand the problem because I already had…
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New version of Linklist (v0.4) WordPress plugin
in wordpressA user of my WordPress plugin Linklist wanted to use it in conjunction with a Like/Unlike plugin. Unfortunately Linklist also listed the like/unlike links of the plugin and put the list behind the Like icon: This is not the way it’s supposed to be. So I added two more options: You can define several class…
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Why you should use pagebar for your blog
in wordpressYou may ask yourself “Why should I use pagebar, the newer versions of the WordPress default themes already contain page navigation.” Here an example that may convince you that pagebar is the better choice.