QuickPay & WP e-Commerce Integration

I’m happy to announce the completion of my latest WordPress customization project, an integration of QuickPay.dk’s Internet Payment Gateway system into the WordPress plugin, WP e-Commerce. I was approached through a contact if I could make a module for WordPress for QuickPay.dk, and several hours later, the project has been completed. I have added a bit of usability I felt the plugin...

Milan Petrovic Interview

This interview is the third in a series of interviews with outstanding WordPress Developers. This time Milan Petrovic was kind enough to answer a few questions. Hi Milan and thank you for doing this interview. Hello Lars. Thank you for the invitation. Could you explain a little about yourself, your history and background? I have started with Delphi some 10-11 years ago, for desktop development....

How To: Delete Duplicate Posts in WordPress

A common problem often encountered is the creation of duplicate posts in WordPress. This usually happens as soon as you start using automation plugins and/or feeds content to your blog via RSS. This common problem is encountered often, and there is a plugin available to fix this : Auto Delete Duplicate Post, but it is set to run every time you publish a new post, so this will put some pressure on...

Autologin a WordPress user in your PHP script

I was having some problems using the WordPress function wp_insert_post in a cron job I was working on, and I remembered having read somewhere that the wp_insert_post -function reacted differently depending on whether or not a user was logged in or not, so I found the code that automatically logged in a user, which I then added to the top of my PHP-script, and voila, the problem was...

Security Tip: Remove WordPress Version Information

A well-known tip in the blogosphere regarding WordPress is to remove the WordPress version from your meta-tags that are automatically generated by your WordPress blog. This information can be used by potential hackers to pinpoint which version of WordPress you are using, and can help them find an exploit to start hacking your website. Since version 2.5, it is not that easy to remove that...