The WordPress Customizer – A Developers Guide (Part 1)

Posted in WordPress by
Anthony Hortin
(Updated: September 20, 2022)

If you’ve used WordPress in the last couple of years, you’re no doubt familiar with, or have at least heard of, the Customizer. The WordPress Customizer allows users to modify and configure theme options, whilst also providing them with a live-preview of those changes. The Customizer was built to provide theme developers with a standard interface they could use when providing customisation options within their theme.

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What you may not know about the WP REST API

Posted in WordPress by
Anthony Hortin

With the release of WordPress 4.7 this week, comes the addition of the WP REST API endpoints for posts, comments, terms, users, meta, and settings. The foundation for the WP REST API has been in core since WP 4.4, and 4.7 sees Part 2 of the REST API Content Endpoints being added.

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Unlocking a locked Gravity Form

Posted in WordPress by
Anthony Hortin

I had an interesting* issue with Gravity Forms today. I needed to check out some settings on a client site, but when I tried to edit the form, or any of the settings pages, such as the Confirmations or Notifications pages, I received a popup notification advising that the form was currently locked. Not only couldn’t I edit the form, but I couldn’t even view any of the other settings pages either.

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