How to check if a shortcode has been registered in WordPress

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With WordPress 3.6 comes a few new methods for dealing with shortcodes – like the new has_shortcode() function and the shortcode_atts_{shortcode} filter. However, one thing you can’t do with a simple function is checking if a shortcode has already been registered or not. There might be a few reasons why you might want to do this. […]

What WordPress shortcodes should be used for

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What WordPress shortcodes should be used for

I know that many developers cringe on the mention of shortcodes, especially ones included in a theme. Shortcodes are being abused to the extreme, replacing the good old HTML code with a supposedly “user-friendly” syntax. And then, if the plugin or theme that handles the shortcodes is uninstalled, you get ugly shortcode tags floating around […]

Don’t Panic! Google celebrates Douglas Adams’ 61st Birthday

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Don't Panic! Google celebrates Douglas Adams' 61st Birthday

Today the home page of the world’s biggest search engine is adorned with an interactive Google Doodle dedicated to Douglas Adam and his Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. I personally love this trilogy of five books, and I was overjoyed to find this tribute to towels, babblefish, Vogons, and the number 42. Go and check it out!

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Today, January 30th 2013, is my 15th birthday. I’m planning on spending the day with my family and setting up my new laptop. This year you can hopefully look forward to more frequent plugin updates and blog posts thanks to my Sony VAIO E14A27CGH. It features some pretty nice specs such as:

  • Intel Core i7-3632QL Processor / 2.20 GHz
  • Intel HD Graphics 4000 / AMD Radeon HD 7570M, 2GB
  • 14″ / 1600 X 900 display with multitouch
  • approx. 750 GB storage (hard disk drive)
  • 4 GB RAM
  • DVD and BluRay burner and reader
  • Windows 8 64-bit OS

 

Ten 1TB MaxCDN accounts to be won →

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I’m always looking for ways to speed up my sites. One of the best ways to do that is use a content delivery network (CDN). MaxCDN is one such content delivery service that hosts your static files to make downloading your website content fast and seamless, taking the load off your server completely!

Tom McFarlin is hosting a giveaway on his blog where there are ten (10!) 1TB accounts for MaxCDN to be won. The prize in drawn in 5 days, so hurry up and enter before it’s too late!