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Read more about the article Difference between Action Hook and Filter Hook in WordPress
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Difference between Action Hook and Filter Hook in WordPress

  • Post author:Christos Pontikis
  • Post published:December 3, 2022
  • Post category:WordPress
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Hooks are the real power and the magic of WordPress. The Action Hooks add new functionality (using add_action()), while Filter Hooks manipulate the post content (using add_filter()). add_action( 'init', array(…

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Read more about the article What is the difference between $wpdb and WP_Query?
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What is the difference between $wpdb and WP_Query?

  • Post author:Christos Pontikis
  • Post published:December 2, 2022
  • Post category:WordPress
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$wpdb is a PHP global variable that holds the WordPress database object, which is actually an instantiation of the wpdb class. WP_Query actually uses wpdb to query the database. Use…

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Read more about the article What is $wpdb in WordPress and How to Use it for Database Security
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What is $wpdb in WordPress and How to Use it for Database Security

  • Post author:Christos Pontikis
  • Post published:December 1, 2022
  • Post category:WordPress
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$wpdb is a PHP global variable that holds the WordPress database object, which is actually an instantiation of the wpdb class. $wpdb is used to manipulate custom database tables with…

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Read more about the article What is ABSPATH in WordPress and How to Use it for Security
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What is ABSPATH in WordPress and How to Use it for Security

  • Post author:Christos Pontikis
  • Post published:December 1, 2022
  • Post category:WordPress
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ABSPATH is a PHP constant, which holds the Absolute path to the WordPress directory. It is defined in wp-config.php /** Absolute path to the WordPress directory. */ if ( !…

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