When you are creating a WordPress plugin to play with users’ profile meta data, you may need to use some different meta data those are not exists in user profile page. So you must want to have new custom meta field with user profile. Sometimes we call it user custom field. How to do add this custom field? Here I will show you the complete code snippet and a simple demo plugin. Continue reading
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How to Point WordPress Default Media Upload Directory to New Location
WordPress stores your media files like image, video, audio, flash etc in a default location in the wp-content/uploads directory. The default media upload directory is wp-content/uploads/ . But if you don’t want to use this directory, you want to store your media files in another location. WordPress has an option to change this default media uploads location. Its very easy way but if you are very new to WordPress you may think it difficult. So what to do for this? Continue reading
How to use WordPress Media Uploader in Plugin or Theme Admin page
We can insert any media files in our post content by clicking the button ‘Upload/Insert’ from post editor. But If you need to use files for your WordPress plugin or theme settings, you have to either upload new files form your computer or using files from WordPress media library. You can create a file upload system with your plugin easily that will not well organized. But you can use WordPress media upload library instead. There is no documentation/guide for adding this media uploader functionality in your own settings page. Here I am writing a guide to use this media uploader very easily.
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[Tutorial] How to Use TinyMCE WYSIWYG Editor in WordPress Plugin / Theme Admin Page
In some case we need to store HTML data for our WordPrss Plugin or Themes admin settings/options. We want to add/edit this HTML in visual mood. So we must have to use an WYSIWYG editor with inputs fields. There are some JavaScript library to create WYSIWYG editor with HTML input fields ( mostly for <textarea>). Most people like TinyMCE Library. TinyMCE is a platform independent web based JavaScript HTML WYSIWYG editor control released as Open Source under LGPL by Moxiecode Systems AB. TinyMCE has the ability to convert HTML TEXTAREA fields or other HTML elements to editor instances. TinyMCE is very easy to integrate into other Content Management Systems. In WordPress there is a build in TinyMCE library. WordPress is using this TinyMCE WYSIWYG editor in post/page editor page. But some times we need to use this editor with any other field like theme settings page. Here I will show you how to use this build in TinyMCE editor with your own fields. Continue reading
How to Protect Your Uploaded Files From Unauthorized Users
Contents and files are the main assets of your website/business. In some case/business you may want to show your content only for websites members who are logged in. Assume you are showing a video/audio/image in your post content and you want to allow this file for only logged in users or some specific users or groups. Or you want to sell some downloadable files and your authorized users can download the file. Ok, your php/wordpress script generates your protected page only for authorized people. Continue reading