It’s common practice (at least at the moment) in the WordPress world to offer a discount when someone renews their license key for your plugin. But I don’t want to give the same full discount forever, if they let their license expire then decide to renew weeks or months down the road. By creating a time limit on the discount it forces the decision to be made and renew.
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Preparing a Plugin for Translation
You have a plugin, but you want users to be able to use it in their native language. Learn how to get it ready for translation, things to watch out for, and tips for maintaining it as you change the plugin over time.
How to generate a bunch of single-use discount codes in Easy Digital Downloads
I needed to create a bunch of one-time use discount codes for a store, and created a script to do just that.
How to create streams of lessons in LearnDash
For one of my courses, I needed a way to create different paths or “streams” students could take through the course.
How to query all Easy Digital Downloads products
While there is an API for working with Easy Digital Downloads data, you might just want to fetch all the downloads you have or query for a specific one.
Why the full display of the last two WordPress plugin reviews should be removed
The latest version of the WordPress.org plugins page contained the full text of the last two reviews, even if those reviews are false or mis-leading.
How to shape the new WordPress Plugin Directory
The new WordPress Plugin Directory design was launched this week, much to the despair of many plugin authors. Here’s some ways to help shape its future.
Tips on sanitizing and validating WordPress plugin data
When I submitted the free version of a plugin to the WordPress plugin directory, I got an email back saying it was rejected. But why?
Tips and examples on preparing a WordPress plugin for translation
A quick video with some examples on making your plugin translatable into other languages, including handling HTML links with text mixed in.
How to create a functional WordPress plugin instead of hacking functions.php
Most of the time when you see a little snippet of WordPress code somewhere on the internet, you’re told to just put it in your theme’s functions.php file. Problem is, when you update your theme, you’ll lose that code.