When you select the 'Remember Me' option on the WordPress login page, a cookie is stored on your computer that contains information that allows you to automatically log in when…

As a WordPress plugin developer, ensuring the security of your plugin is crucial. One way to do this is to understand and implement data sanitization in your plugin. Data sanitization…

Prepared statements are a useful tool to protect against SQL injection attacks in software development - such as WordPress plugins and themes. By using placeholders in the query string and…

When WordPress PHP debugging is enabled - your website will display errors and warnings from the code to the users. For example: This is controlled through the WP_DEBUG constant. To…

WordPress is often viewed as being an insecure platform, but the truth is that it is highly secure and comes equipped with features that allow third-party plugins to also be…

Below is a reference table of HTTP status codes: Status Code Description 100 Continue. The server has received the request headers and the client should continue with the request. 101…

The following WordPress PHP function will load when the wp-admin is opened, and iterate through each post. This can be helpful if you need to retrospectively iterate through all existing…

The following WordPress PHP function will automatically limit the tag cloud widget list to 20 items. The number of items can be changed by adjusting the 'number' argument. The code…

The following WordPress PHP function will automatically remove the inline style from the tag cloud widget. By default the tag cloud includes inline style that sets the font size of…