The document details various WordPress tips and techniques shared by Jonny Allbut, a creative director with extensive experience since 2005. It includes information on debugging, customizing post queries, and managing menus within WordPress themes. Additionally, it provides links to resources like the Wonderflux theme framework and specific plugins for enhanced control in WordPress development.

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Theme building
tricks of the trade
Jonny Allbut - Creative Director

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‣ Working with WordPress since 2005.
‣ Involved in WPUK group & co-organiser of Birmingham
WordPress user group & WordCamp Birmingham.
‣ Likes to share:
‣ Wonderflux - free GPL theme framework
http://wonderflux.com
‣ WP-CMS Post Control - control post editing capabilities
http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-cms-post-control
Howdy!

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‣ wp-config.php
define( 'WP_DEBUG', false );
Day 1 - debug on!

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‣ wp-config.php
define( 'SCRIPT_DEBUG', true );
No minified core CSS/scripts

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‣ wp-config.php
define( 'DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true );
No editing files in admin

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‣ Make your debugging easier to read
‣ Interrogate what data you are working with
‣http://wider.io/brum-debug
Turbo debug function

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$my_value = 1;
printf( _n( 'Counting just 1 time', 'Counting %s times, whoot!',
$my_value, 'mytheme' ), $my_value );
‣http://wider.io/brum-num
Formatting string of text

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function mywfx_archive_posts_pp($query) {
if ( !is_admin() && $query->is_main_query() ) {
$query->set( 'posts_per_page', 5 );
return $query;
}
}
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'mywfx_archive_posts_pp', 1 );
Interacting with main query

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function mywfx_archive_order_by_title($query) {
if ( !is_admin() && $query->is_main_query() ) {
if ( is_post_type_archive( ‘kitty’ ) {
$query->set( 'orderby', 'title' );
$query->set( 'order', 'ASC' );
}
return $query;
}
}
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'mywfx_archive_order_by_title', 1 );
‣http://wider.io/brum-posts
Interacting with main query

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function mywfx_empty_menu() {
$page_data = wp_list_pages(array(
'post_type' => 'page',
'post_status' => 'publish',
'echo' => 0,
'number' => 3,
'title_li' => ''
));
echo '<ul class="menu">';
echo $page_data;
echo ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) ? '<li>' . '<a href="' . admin_url( 'nav-
menus.php' ) . '">' . 'Edit this menu' . '</a>' . '</li>' : '';
echo '</ul>';
}
‣http://wider.io/brum-menu
Empty menus be gone!