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Force WordPress to Upload Plugins and Themes without FTP

So one day I was trying to upload a plugin to a new WordPress site and when I got the FTP screen I figured I could just go in and update a few permissions and all would be well.  NOPE.  I spent two nights trying to figure out why I could not install plugins without [...]

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How to Write a Module for osCommerce v3.0

This article explains how to create an osCommerce 3.0 box or content module and the gotchas along the way… If you are struggling with modules in OSC3 this is a good read.

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Jquery Function Check

jQuery plug-in function check. Code inside…

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WordPress Multiple Post Thumbnails

Found a real nice plug-in for WordPress which helps support a secondary featured image for your posts, pages or custom posts.  You can find it here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/multiple-post-thumbnails/ Couple things to note: The site does not state where to add this code… add it to the bottom of your functions.php file in your theme. The code [...]

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Get Term by Post Slug WordPress

Here is an example anyone can add in their functions.php file or plugins to get WordPress terms or taxonomies by the post slug.  Hope this helps some people out. /** * Get taxonomy from a post slug */ function get_term_by_post_slug($post_slug, $output = OBJECT) { global $wpdb; $strsql = “SELECT wp_terms.name “; $strsql .= “FROM wp_terms [...]

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Search Box for Custom Post Types in WordPress

This took me hours to figure out, yet is it so simple. This needs to be documented more so I thought I would post about it. Here is the snipet that makes the whole thing work.

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CRE Loaded/OSCommerce Email When MySQL Error Happens

Just in case you ever wanted to know where the email gets sent when a MySQL error happens in CRE Loaded or OSCommerce it is in

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Plesk, vhost.conf, and Sub-Domains

If anyone that has server configuration knowledge and has tried to configure a server with Plesk installed, they probably had to go through a learning curve to get everything strait. Here is what I learned:

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AJAX with OK status but still throwing error

Just a quick note to say AJAX can be tricky and difficult to debug on occasion.

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Free Shipping Per Product CRE Loaded/OSCommerce

So, one day I found a need to have free shipping “per product” for CRE Loaded/OSCommerce.  First I search for it and found a couple candidates that seemed like they would do the job. 

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