PHP Delete Cookie

by | May 8, 2018 | PHP

<?php
// set the expiration date to one hour ago
  setcookie("user", "", time() - 3600);
?>

<?php
  echo "Cookie 'user' is deleted.";
?>

PHP Set Cookie and Retrieve Cookie

by | May 8, 2018 | PHP

<?php
  $cookie_name = "user";
  $cookie_value = "Alex Porter";
  setcookie($cookie_name, $cookie_value, time() + (86400 * 30), "/");
?>

<?php
  if(!isset($_COOKIE[$cookie_name])) {
       echo "Cookie named '" . $cookie_name . "' is not set!";
  } else {
       echo "Cookie '" . $cookie_name . "' is set!<br>";
       echo "Value is: " . $_COOKIE[$cookie_name];
  }
?>

WordPress Add Custom Post Type With Category

by | May 4, 2018 | PHP, Wordpress

// Custom Post 1
    register_post_type( 'courses',
        array(
            'labels' => array(
                'name' => __( 'Courses' ),
                'singular_name' => __( 'Course' )
            ),
        'public' => true,
        'has_archive' => true,
        'supports' => array('title', 'editor', 'thumbnail'),
        'show_ui' => true
        )
    );
 register_taxonomy('courses_categories', 'courses', ['label' => 'Courses Categories','hierarchical' => true]);

NB! (The hierarchical array item is Important)
,’hierarchical’ => true

WordPress create a shortcode

by | May 3, 2018 | PHP, Wordpress

Inside your themes functions.php add the below snippet and fill out the placeholders.

############################################################################
//////////////////////////////////////
// This is your shortcode. You reference it like you see below with the square brackets.
// [shortcode_name_here]
//////////////////////////////////////
function echo_shortcode_function_name(){
    ob_start();
    include '/path to our file';
    return ob_get_clean();
}
add_shortcode( 'shortcode_name_here', 'echo_shortcode_function_name');
############################################################################

Now reference your shortcode and it should load no issues if your file references are correct.