Acknowledgements
- Ajax Edit Comments
Ajax Edit Comments WordPress Plugin
- Ronald Huereca
Personal site of Ronald Huereca
- VG Universe Design
Web Design business of WPAJAX designer Vivien Anayian
Introduction
- Ajax Programming
Wikipedia description of Ajax
- Firebug for Firefox
Firebug is a great debugging tool for the Firefox browser
- jQuery JavaScript Library
- MAMP
Useful for running WordPress locally on Mac
- WordPress.org Download
WordPress download site
- XAMPP
Useful for running WordPress locally on Windows
Chapter 2 - Adding Scripts Properly
- add_action
For registering actions with WordPress
- apply_filters
Useful for modifying WordPress text if a filter is being used
- get_bloginfo
Useful for getting various blog information for a WordPress site
- plugins_url
Useful for getting the WordPress plugin URL for a plugin
- WordPress Action Reference
Contains descriptions for all of the various actions described in the book.
- wp_enqueue_script
Useful for loading scripts with WordPress
Chapter 3 - Localizing Your Scripts
- add_action
For registering actions with WordPress
- l18n for WordPress Developers
Contains descriptions for __ and _e functions
- WordPress Action Reference
Contains descriptions for all of the various actions described in the book.
- wp_enqueue_script
Useful for loading scripts with WordPress
- wp_localize_script
Useful for adding localizing JavaScript variables
Chapter 4 - Adding Styles Properly to WordPress
- add_action
For registering actions with WordPress
- Conditional Comments with wp_enqueue_style
- WordPress Action Reference
Contains descriptions for all of the various actions described in the book.
- wp_enqueue_style
Useful for loading styles with WordPress
- wp_register_style
For registering styles in WordPress
Chapter 5 - Page Detection
- Adding Administration Menus
- add_action
For registering actions with WordPress
- W3 Total Cache WordPress Plugin
Very useful for caching WordPress sites
- WordPress Action Reference
Contains descriptions for all of the various actions described in the book.
- WordPress Conditional Tags
- WordPress Shortcode API
- WP Minify WordPress Plugin
Useful for compressing and minifying WordPress scripts and styles
- wp_enqueue_script
Useful for loading scripts with WordPress
Chapter 6 - Loading Techniques
- add_action
For registering actions with WordPress
- remove_action
For removing existing actions that WordPress has already registered
- WordPress Action Reference
Contains descriptions for all of the various actions described in the book.
- WP PageNavi WordPress Plugin
Great plugin for changing the navigation links in a WordPress theme
- wp_enqueue_script
Useful for loading scripts with WordPress
- wp_enqueue_style
Useful for loading styles with WordPress
Chapter 7 - Properly Formatting jQuery for WordPress Use
Chapter 8 - Nonces and the Escape API
- check_admin_referer
Useful for checking nonces
- check_ajax_referer
Useful for checking nonces for Ajax use
- Cross-Site Request Forgery
- WordPress Data Validation
Various methods and best practices for performing data cleansing and validation with WordPress
- WordPress Nonces
- wp_create_nonce
For creating a general nonce
- wp_nonce_field
For adding a nonce to a Form
- wp_nonce_url
For adding a nonce to a URL
- wp_verify_nonce
For verifying a WordPress nonce
Chapter 9 - Sending Our First Ajax Request
- add_action
For registering actions with WordPress
- jQuery.ajax
For jQuery Ajax requests
- jQuery.bind
For binding events
- jQuery.each
For iterating through DOM objects, arrays, and other items
- jQuery.ready
For loading jQuery after a page load
- l18n for WordPress Developers
Contains descriptions for __ and _e functions
- load_theme_textdomain
Useful for localizing a theme
- site_url
- WordPress Action Reference
Contains descriptions for all of the various actions described in the book.
- WordPress Data Validation
Various methods and best practices for performing data cleansing and validation with WordPress
- WordPress Theme Development
- WP_Ajax_Response
WP_Ajax_Response – Class for sending Ajax responses
- wp_count_comments
Useful for retrieving a comment count
- wp_enqueue_script
Useful for loading scripts with WordPress
- wp_localize_script
Useful for adding localizing JavaScript variables
- wp_nonce_field
For adding a nonce to a Form
- wp_nonce_url
For adding a nonce to a URL
Chapter 10 - Processing Our First Ajax Request
- jQuery.ajax
For jQuery Ajax requests
- jQuery.each
For iterating through DOM objects, arrays, and other items
- jQuery.html
For clearing or modifying HTML in a DOM element
- jQuery.ready
For loading jQuery after a page load
- WordPress Action Reference
Contains descriptions for all of the various actions described in the book.
- WP_Ajax_Response
WP_Ajax_Response – Class for sending Ajax responses
- wp_enqueue_script
Useful for loading scripts with WordPress
- wp_localize_script
Useful for adding localizing JavaScript variables
Chapter 11 - WordPress and Admin Ajax
- add_action
For registering actions with WordPress
- Ajax in Plugins
WordPress resource on how to use Ajax in WordPress plugins
- Determining Plugin and Content Directories
- jQuery.bind
For binding events
- WordPress Action Reference
Contains descriptions for all of the various actions described in the book.
- WordPress Data Validation
Various methods and best practices for performing data cleansing and validation with WordPress
- wp_ajax action
- WP_Ajax_Response
WP_Ajax_Response – Class for sending Ajax responses
- wp_enqueue_script
Useful for loading scripts with WordPress
- wp_nonce_field
For adding a nonce to a Form
- wp_nonce_url
For adding a nonce to a URL
Chapter 12 - WP Grins Lite
- Adding Administration Menus
- add_action
For registering actions with WordPress
- check_admin_referer
Useful for checking nonces
- check_ajax_referer
Useful for checking nonces for Ajax use
- Conditional Comments with wp_enqueue_style
- Determining Plugin and Content Directories
- jQuery.ajax
For jQuery Ajax requests
- jQuery.bind
For binding events
- jQuery.each
For iterating through DOM objects, arrays, and other items
- jQuery.html
For clearing or modifying HTML in a DOM element
- jQuery.ready
For loading jQuery after a page load
- l18n for WordPress Developers
Contains descriptions for __ and _e functions
- update_option
For storing options in the WordPress options table
- WordPress Action Reference
Contains descriptions for all of the various actions described in the book.
- WordPress Conditional Tags
- WordPress Data Validation
Various methods and best practices for performing data cleansing and validation with WordPress
- WordPress Template Tags
Template tags you can include in a WordPress Theme
- WP Grins Lite
WP Grins Lite WordPress Plugin
- wp_ajax action
- wp_enqueue_script
Useful for loading scripts with WordPress
- wp_enqueue_style
Useful for loading styles with WordPress
- wp_localize_script
Useful for adding localizing JavaScript variables
Chapter 13 - Static Random Posts
- Adding Administration Menus
- add_action
For registering actions with WordPress
- check_admin_referer
Useful for checking nonces
- check_ajax_referer
Useful for checking nonces for Ajax use
- current_user_can
Useful function for determining privileges for users
- Determining Plugin and Content Directories
- get_categories
Useful for retrieving a list of categories
- get_posts
Useful for retrieving a list of posts programatically and creating custom loops
- is_active_widget
Determine if a widget is active on a site or not
- jQuery.ajax
For jQuery Ajax requests
- jQuery.bind
For binding events
- jQuery.each
For iterating through DOM objects, arrays, and other items
- jQuery.html
For clearing or modifying HTML in a DOM element
- jQuery.ready
For loading jQuery after a page load
- load_text_domain
Useful for localizing a WordPress plugin
- register_sidebar
For registering a sidebar with a theme
- Static Random Posts WordPress Plugin (Widget)
- update_option
For storing options in the WordPress options table
- WordPress Action Reference
Contains descriptions for all of the various actions described in the book.
- WordPress Conditional Tags
- WordPress Data Validation
Various methods and best practices for performing data cleansing and validation with WordPress
- WordPress Widgets API
- wp_ajax action
- WP_Ajax_Response
WP_Ajax_Response – Class for sending Ajax responses
- wp_enqueue_script
Useful for loading scripts with WordPress
- wp_localize_script
Useful for adding localizing JavaScript variables
- wp_nonce_field
For adding a nonce to a Form
- wp_nonce_url
For adding a nonce to a URL
- wp_parse_args
Chapter 14 - Ajax Registration Form
- add_action
For registering actions with WordPress
- check_admin_referer
Useful for checking nonces
- check_ajax_referer
Useful for checking nonces for Ajax use
- current_user_can
Useful function for determining privileges for users
- delete_post_meta
For removing extra post information
- Determining Plugin and Content Directories
- email_exists
- get_post_meta
For retrieving extra post information
- is_email
- jQuery.addClass
For adding a class value to a DOM element
- jQuery.ajax
For jQuery Ajax requests
- jQuery.attr
For modifying an attribute using jQuery
- jQuery.each
For iterating through DOM objects, arrays, and other items
- jQuery.html
For clearing or modifying HTML in a DOM element
- jQuery.param
For parsing a jQuery array into a string that can be used for Ajax calls
- jQuery.post
For jQuery Ajax calls (using the POST technique)
- jQuery.ready
For loading jQuery after a page load
- jQuery.removeAttr
For removing attributes for a DOM element
- jQuery.removeClass
For removing a class value in a DOM element
- jQuery.serializeArray
For serialzing various form inputs into an array
- sanitize_user
For sanitizing user names
- update_option
For storing options in the WordPress options table
- update_post_meta
For adding/updating extra post information
- username_exists
- validate_username
- WordPress Action Reference
Contains descriptions for all of the various actions described in the book.
- WordPress Conditional Tags
- WordPress Data Validation
Various methods and best practices for performing data cleansing and validation with WordPress
- WordPress Shortcode API
- wp_ajax action
- WP_Ajax_Response
WP_Ajax_Response – Class for sending Ajax responses
- wp_enqueue_script
Useful for loading scripts with WordPress
- wp_enqueue_style
Useful for loading styles with WordPress
- WP_Error
For adding custom error messages to a WordPress plugin or theme
- wp_generate_password
Generates a new password that can be used for a user
- wp_insert_user
Inserts a new user for a WordPress site
- wp_localize_script
Useful for adding localizing JavaScript variables
- wp_new_user_notification
Sends an e-mail to a new user of a site with their login credentials
- wp_nonce_field
For adding a nonce to a Form
- wp_nonce_url
For adding a nonce to a URL
- wp_parse_args
