Debugging memory usage
Last week, an issue was reported for a site. It only occurred sometimes and the result was an Error 500. Activating the WP_DEBUG mode I was quickly able to find out that the memory limit was hit. The only fix … Read more →
Posts in Category ‘WordPress’
Set the debug level using error_reporting
Everyone knows that. You work on a website and you run into issues. Sometime you even get a critical error like this: But in some cases, you don’t get the error on every single request. Then you have to activate … Read more →
Prevent deletion of post type items that are still used
This is probably an issue may of you have tun into. You embed a post type items into a page or post and then you delete this item without knowing it was embedded somewhere. For this example I will use … Read more →
Extract strings from Gutenberg blocks for translations
While developing my first more complex blocks I ran into different issues. One of them was extracting the strings for my translations. In my previous blog post I showed you how to get those strings for PHP files. Those methods … Read more →
Translate a plugin or theme without additional software or plugins
If you want to translate a plugin or theme, I would always recommend to use the free Poedit software which is available on Windows, Linux and Mac. Even though the Pro version has some special WordPress specific feature, you don’t … Read more →
Deactivate blocks for specific post types
In my project I use WordPress as a backend for a native app, I have implemented two custom post types. For booth post types only a limited set of blocks should be available. That’s simply due to the fact, that … Read more →
Change the default email “from name” and “from email”
In WordPress, emails are sent from different places. Most typically are mails sent by a form plugin. In probably most of them you can set the “from name” and “form email”. But there are also mails that are sent from … Read more →
Create users in WordPress using the REST API
For a current project, we use WordPress as the backend for a native mobile app. The app is developed by another company. I’m responsible for the WordPress part. The content for the app is being created using multiple custom post … Read more →
Deactivate individual block styles
In my last blog post I’ve showed you how to deactivate page templates in a child theme and this week I have another tip on how to deactivate some of the things that might come with a parent theme or … Read more →
Deactivate or replace a page templates in a child theme
This week one of my colleagues was working on a new project, where a page template in the parent theme was broken. There was a better similar page template to use instead, but there might still be the chance that … Read more →