Using the Developing with WordPress sub-forum
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There’s been some misunderstanding about what this sub-forum is for and I’m going to post here a list of topic subject matter for this sub-forum.
If you are asking a coding question about a plugin, please ask in that plugin’s sub-forum instead.
If you are looking for a plugin recommendation, ask in the Fixing WordPress sub-forum instead.
Please do post here if your topic is one of the following
A question about a core WordPress function
– How do I use this filter/action?
– I used this built in WordPress function and I didn’t get the result I expected. What do I need to modify?
– Javascript questions for including into your WordPress site.
– Just about any question on CPTs.Provide code blocks to show your work
– Wrap your<code>so it’s readable.
– 10 lines or less (which isn’t a lot, see below).
– A link to a gist where your code is. It doesn’t have to be that, pastebin.com works and so do many others.Include as much detail about your code
– If your code needed something to set it up first (as in relies on other functions) let us know.
– Do some basic troubleshooting. Sometimes a theme or a plugin can interfere inadvertently with your code. Revert to the Twenty Seventeen theme and deactivate your plugins. Does the function work after that? You may need to re-post your question in that theme/plugin’s support sub-forum instead.DO NOT WORK ON A LIVE PRODUCTION SETUP
– Sorry for yelling. ?? For your topic in Developing with WordPress you may be asked to do things that will break your site. For a dev or UAT/QA site that could be alright. For your live site it’s Not A Good Idea™ so please work in a sandbox where you can make a mess.Please do not post here if your topic is one of the following
Any commercial product
Commercial products are not for these volunteer forums.
https://www.ads-software.com/support/welcome/#do-not-post-about-commercial-products
Please ask at the author or vendor’s site those questions. That’s what you paid them for and topics for commercial products are often closed with a note.
“My theme/plugin/site is not working”
Please post that in Fixing WordPress for general support topics.
https://www.ads-software.com/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/#new-post
For specific theme or plugin support use that theme/plugin support sub-forum instead.
Plugin specific questions
– Woocommerce or any plugin specific coding question belongs in that plugin’s sub-forum. That really is the best place to ask and in the case of Woocommerce that’s a very active sub-forum and community.Please keep those topics in the right place.
Plugin recommendations
– “I need to do X-EFFECT-HERE. What plugin do you recommend?” That’s not a code questions, please ask in the Fixing WordPress sub-forum instead.https://www.ads-software.com/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/#new-post
JOB SPECIFICATIONS OR RFP
– This one probably needs its own blog post. If you are posting a 500 word specification on what you need, with sub-bullet points then please consider posting on a job site instead.– These are volunteer support forums. The people who give of their own time to staff these forums also tend to do this for a living. Posting a job spec isn’t for here but perhaps for one of these sites.
That’s not a big list and is just posted as an example. There are others.
If you are posting a job spec then please don’t. It doesn’t belong here but there are many places where it would be more appropriate to post that.
That’s all for now
This isn’t a comprehensive list and this post will be updated from time to time. But I hope it gives you a good idea of what topics belong in Developing with WordPress.
For any questions or comments on this closed sticky topic, please reach out to the moderators via the #forums Slack channel.
https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/forums/
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