How to Programmatically Populate a WordPress Template

ByCurtis McHale Posted onMay 2, 2013January 31, 2015 Updated onJanuary 31, 2015

I haven’t had to do this yet, but seems to be a pretty easy thing to do with Tom’s code.

WooCommerce Function of the Week: add_fee

ByRodolfo Melogli May 27, 2022June 3, 2022

Before we dive in this week’s function, please note that it’s usually against any payment provider’s Terms of Service (like PayPal’s) to add fees to a transaction based on the customer’s chosen payment gateway, so please make sure to use “cart fees” in a legal way. You got it — in this issue we’ll study…

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When to use the alternative PHP syntax

ByBrian Krogsgard January 31, 2013January 31, 2015

Ben Everard made a short video describing when he thinks it’s appropriate to use the alternative PHP syntax. He uses the example of his WordPress blog templates. He makes good points, but primarily he notes that it allows for a descriptive method for knowing when loops start and stop, because of the endif; visual. His…

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Techniques for running code on installation, activation, deactivation, and uninstall

ByBrian Krogsgard December 10, 2013January 31, 2015

Mike Jolley is the lead developer of WooCommerce, amongst other awesome plugins. He’s very smart, and has a ton of experience with mature WordPress plugins. His blog is kicking butt this month, as he’s taking part in WooThemes Blogging for Benjamin challenge, so you should read more than just this post. But this particular post…

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PHP globals and classes for new programmers

ByBrian Krogsgard August 13, 2013January 31, 2015

Justin Sternberg has written a nice and thorough post geared toward beginning programmers to cover common PHP methodologies. I definitely recommend reading this for those that may recognize certain techniques, but don’t really fully understand them. I love beginner tutorials like this.