Jose M Castaneda

Tag: source

  • Working with paginate_links

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    It is no secret that I try to advocate the use of core functions when possible. The idea of maintaining less code is a great one for any developer. It’s the old set it and forget mentality. What I do see a lot of is the use of my_theme_pagination that uses get_pagenum_link in order to get…

  • Widgets and when to use them

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    Widgets are a great way of showing information in specified areas. Themes handle this in different locations and different ways. Some have page template with up to thirty widget areas. Yes, thirty! Sorry, felt like a salesman when I typed it out but it is true. And then you get the occasional theme that wants…

  • Fun with template tags: comment_form

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    This time I’ll focus on the comment_form(). Neat, fun and with plenty of hooks and filters. The code Like usual we will look at the core code of the comment_form. There are approximately 230 lines of code that make up this template tag. Does sound like a lot, right? Yes, but when you look a…

  • Fun with template tags: comments_template

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    On my last post I talked about dynamic_sidebar and some uses. It was a fun little experiment I wanted to do and share. Yes, I said experiment. That is how I learn. I read, do and then share. I know I’m not the only one that does that. This time I dabbled with comments_template(). Yes,…

  • Fun with template tags: dynamic_sidebar

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    The last couple of weeks I’ve been reading the core code more and more. I like it. Came to the conclusion I really don’t know every hook or filter. I don’t claim to though. I like knowing enough to make a functional theme or even a plugin. Yes, I’ve been recently dabbling with one but…

  • Displaying multiple pages on one

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    Every so often I come across a theme or an implementation I like and wonder how it is being done. I like to dig behind the scenes on themes and see how they do things. Taking things apart to see how they work is a great way to learn. One neat little tidbit I learned…

  • Learning with practice

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    The progress of my theme is decent. I have been learning how to work with Git and SVN more and more. I did recently have a little conversation with @ipstenu on Twitter about learning version control. Yes, I am still learning how to harness the power of simple commits and getting the hang of how to…

  • Code – Theme status: structure

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    So far I have been experimenting with adding theme options to my theme for when I get ready to actually share the theme with the WordPress community. I have the basic file structure that I want to be using for themes down the road. It is of course HTML5 and I’ll try and mess around…

  • Code – some random javascript conditionals

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    Warning: what you are about to read deals with code. Working with PHP is fun for me. At times it can be a pain but I still love it. One thing that I have been trying to find is an AJAX media query for loading certain stylesheets when the viewport is at certain widths. I…