Choosing the right hook to create a table is not just a matter of “will the code work,” but a matter of your site’s performance. If you choose the wrong moment to call dbDelta, you could slow down your site or create unnecessary load on the database. Let’s look at the main options and their […]

Sometimes, standard WordPress features like Posts and Meta Fields aren’t enough for complex projects. In such cases, creating your own database table is the most efficient way to optimize performance and data structure. 1. Reference Code for Creating a Table To interact with the database, we use the dbDelta function. Its main advantage is ...

WordPress provides a flexible capabilities system that allows you to precisely control who can perform specific actions on your site. These permissions can be applied to different user roles such as subscriber, author, editor, and administrator, as well as custom roles. In this article, we will look at the main access permissions, their purpose,...

WordPress allows you to add your own settings pages directly into the admin dashboard. This is useful when you need custom functionality: managing requests, plugin settings, displaying reports, and much more. In this article, we’ll look at how to create your own menu and submenu items in the WordPress admin panel. You’ll find code ex...

The default WordPress login page looks the same on every site. But if you want to give it a branded look — change the logo, colors, or background — you can easily do it with a small PHP script. In this article, we create a custom settings page inside the admin panel that allows you […]

Do you want to give your WordPress website’s admin panel a more professional and personalized look? One simple step is to change the standard text in the admin panel’s lower footer, or completely remove it. This is especially useful for web studios, freelancers, and SEO specialists who want to remove mentions of WordPress, replacing ...

In this article, we will show how to add a custom “Department” column in the WordPress user list, allow the administrator to change a user’s department via a dropdown, and display the selected department on the frontend for logged-in users. 1. Add a “Department” column in the admin First, add a new column in the [&h...

By default, WordPress categories do not have images. But sometimes it’s needed:✔ for product catalogs,✔ for news sections,✔ for a beautiful category grid,✔ for a blog with previews. In this guide, we’ll show you how to add an image upload option for each category, save it, and display it on your site.No pl...

Sometimes you need users to see only the categories that belong to their department.For example, you have two departments: Mining Shop and Garage.Each one should see only its own categories. You can implement this in WordPress without plugins — just add some code. 1. Add custom fields to categories The code below adds two new […]

In WordPress, you often need to know what kind of page the user is currently on. This is useful when you want to change content, layout, or run specific actions depending on the page type. Main Check Functions WordPress provides special conditional functions: is_front_page() – checks if the current page is the front (main) page. […]

In this article, we’ll look at how to add a currency widget (such as USD) to the main page of the WordPress admin dashboard. You’ll see how to create a form for entering values, save them to the database, and display them on the website. Code for creating the widget: How to display values on […]

What does this code do in general? Displays information about the minimum order amount on each product page. Checks if there are enough funds in the cart on the cart and checkout pages. If the minimum amount is not met, it disables the checkout button and suggests continuing shopping.

Brief explanation of the code: Adding meta boxes to the editor: Two meta boxes are created in the admin panel — for entering meta description and meta keywords. Saving data: When the user saves a post or page, the entered meta description and meta keywords are stored in the database. Outputting meta tags: Meta tags […]