Tag Archives: Code Snippets

How to Create a WordPress Dashboard Widget

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Pete Mall

A new Dashboard Widgets API was introduced in WordPress 2.7 which made it easy for developers to create their own widgets for the administration dashboard. Dashboard Widgets are written in PHP and its is relatively easy if you are familiar with the WordPress Plugin API. Continue reading →

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Prevent Update Checks for a WordPress Plugin

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Pete Mall

Earlier today, Jason Gegere asked me how to prevent WordPress from checking for updates on a plugin. This may be helpful if you are running a custom version of a plugin from the repository and you don’t want to accidently … Continue reading →

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How to Tweak the WordPress Generator Meta Tag

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Pete Mall

WordPress adds a generator meta tag to the head element of every page that includes the version of WordPress you are using. Many people have debated the need for this and recommend removing it especially if you haven’t been upgrading WordPress regularly. A crawler can easily scan this info and look for sites that are running an older version of WordPress with a known exploit. Continue reading →

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