There are various ways to get user_ID in WP. But which one is the fastest ? I’ve compared 3 ways function get_uid_from_global() { global $current_user; return $current_user->ID; } function get_uid_by_gcuid() { return get_current_user_id(); } function get_uid_by_wpgcu_id() { return wp_get_current_user()->ID; } Without a doubt, global method was fastest. With multiple 100,000 runs, global method took 0.9~…
It provides crucial plugin info and many pointers. Like plugin folder, plugins name, plugins main file . More importantly, it could help you with a global unique_slug. More on this, and get_file_data() workaround later…
If you have a comment in your <head> that says <!– This site is optimized with the Yoast WordPress –> it’s not a big deal for the average user, but if you do not want to openly reveal that you are using WordPress, this is utterly annoying for you. I usually use my own functions…
The story: I was getting session file write errors (write failed: No space left on device (28) ) in wp admin, i checked /tmp folder but it was not full, only 60% percent was used. So not being able to pinpoint what the problem was, i thought a reboot would be a good idea. But…
If you are familiar with WordPress, you should already know that you should almost never have to use get_posts(). Your best bet is to use WP_Query . As good as wp_query is, you should still fine-tune it depending on your needs, it does make a difference. For example, if you just need 1 random post…
