Contrary to my tentative conclusions of a month ago, I now understand at least one good reason to use output-buffering while writing WordPress code. Indeed, I now anticipate using the tool frequently.
Using WordPress
Output-Buffering and Extensible WordPress Plug-Ins
Posted in Using WordPress, WordPress Plug-Ins Tagged with: apply_filters, do_action, ob_start(), PHP, Wordpress
To o-b or not to o-b (output-buffering in WordPress) – UPDATED
My general impression is that, unless I have a very good reason for using it – probably involving the kind of script in which I’m not generally interested at this time – I should avoid it.
Plug-In Away… and the Iron Law of Irony
Seems fitting and probably should have been predictable – for a believer in the Iron Law of Irony – that an application meant to facilitate blogging, in this case by making aggregation of interesting material an easy “few clicks” operation, would annihilate my blogging. Anyway, is what happened.
Finding Lost WordPress Widgets after Core Upgrade
Just a quick note on fixing problem affecting one of my favorite WordPress Plug-Ins in use at this site, and possibly affecting many others as well.
Add Amazon Affiliate Tags to WordPress Posts and Comments Automatically
A helper function extending the WordPress Amazon Affiliate Tag (Amazify) plug-in to Comment as well as Post text.
Linkback Your Xpost: A Simple WordPress Filter Function
Line-by-line on how to write a WordPress filter function utilizing the “the_content” filter hook.
Who or What Is Using “Commenter Archive” and “commenter-thread”?
If any of you human beings have anything to say on the major uptick in use of these commenting features, please let me know. The spiders and robots don’t answer questions directly.
Posted in Web Design, WordPress Plug-Ins
How to Do Backlinking Footnotes
At the point in the post where you want the number-link to appear, type a space then opening double parentheses. Place the text you wish to appear in the footnote after the double parentheses. Close the footnote with closing double parentheses.