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Wednesday, July 26, 2006 daily archive

WordPress Search Function Notes

Code to call an external WordPress search form: <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . “/searchform.php”); ?> Code for a standard, inline WordPress search form: <form id=”searchform” method=”get” action=”<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>”> <p><input name=”s” type=”text” id=”s” size=”33″ maxlength=”99″ /> <input type=”submit” class=”submit” value=”Search &raquo;” /></p> </form> Code to search through multiple categories when using customized, individual category pages: <form id=”searchform” method=”get” action=”<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>”> <p><input name=”s” type=”text” id=”s” size=”33″ maxlength=”99″ /> <input type=”hidden” name=”cat” value=”1,2,3,4,5,6″ /> <input type=”submit” class=”submit” [...] • Read more »

Backup that Database with phpMyAdmin

DB Export Settings Backing up your database as often as possible is essential. For WordPress, as well as for other applications, plugins and other scripts that help automate the task are easily obtainable. However, for several reasons, it is a good idea to understand the process of manually creating a backup copy of your database. This brief tutorial1 should help cement the process into a solid reference. We are assuming that you have an SQL database and [...] • Read more »