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The new WordPress widget for showing the latest threads in a wide view is now included in XenWord 3.3. The widget is live on the front landing page of the website. Even though this widget was built a few days ago, I changed the coding today to respect the User permissions. If a forum is hidden...

A widget for showing the latest blog entry was added to XenWord 3.3 and is live on this site. This is the first row of the main loading page on the WordPress side. The CSS is not included in the xenword-public.css file and is very easy to add in the customizer CSS available in WordPress 4.7...

Instead of using a deactivation hook or the register_uninstall_hook, XenWord has an uninstall.php file that runs automatically if a user deletes the XenWord plugin. This was rewritten this afternoon to include a conditional for checking if the column exists. <?php /** * Filename...

Purpose The bootstrap file for WordPress plugins can be done in many different ways. I recently changed the PHP file but am always on the lookout for a better way. Considerations Proper Hook No God Class (Uh oh.) No hooks in constructors Use Namespaces Don't mix types (Interfaces, Classes)...

The following post shares some of the tools I currently use for PHP development and learning PHP. The list is dynamic and shifts as my knowledge shifts. I'll try to update it as I make changes to my preferences. After all, the decisions to use one tool over another are highly personal. You may...

The top of all bootstrap files for WordPress plugins begin with an important comment block. Below is a sample of a multiline comment block which describes the plugin and provides name, URI, Author, Author URI, and Version. Create a file named fabulous.php and place it in the wp-content/plugins...