Category: PHP

What is Constructors and Destructors?

CONSTRUCTOR : PHP allows developers to declare constructor methods for classes. Classes which have a constructor method call this method on each newly-created object, so it is suitable for any initialization that the object may need before it is used.
DESTRUCTORS : PHP 5 introduces a destructor concept similar to that of other object-oriented languages, such as C++. The destructor method will be called as soon as all references to a particular object are removed or when the object is explicitly destroyed or in any order in shutdown sequence.

How to hide/change WordPress login URL without plugin?

By default, wp-login.php file having all the codes to generate login page. There are 5 steps to hide/change WordPress login URL without plugin.

  1. Create a new file.
  2. Copy the code from your wp-login.php, then paste it into your new file.
  3. Replace each instance of wp-login.php with the new file name. Find and replace is your friend.
  4. Delete the wp-login.php file.
  5. Login through your new URL.

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How to get count of users having each role, as well as the count of all users?

By default WordPress having an function called count_users() to get count of users having each role, as well as the count of all users.
Check below example code for your reference.

$result = count_users();
echo 'There are ', $result['total_users'], ' total users';
foreach($result['avail_roles'] as $role => $count)
    echo ', ', $count, ' are ', $role, 's';
echo '.';

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How to get category ID from category name in WordPress?

By default WordPress having an function called get_cat_ID() to retrieve get category ID from category name. Please check the below sample code for how to get category ID from category name in WordPress. Replace ‘Category Name’ with your category name.

$categoryID = get_cat_ID('Category Name');

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How to get count of posts in a particular category?

You can get get count of posts in a particular category by using below code. Before use please replace “CUSTOM_POST_TYPE” and “CUSTOM_TAXONOMY” with your post type and taxonomy.

$the_query = new WP_Query( array(
    'post_type' => 'CUSTOM_POST_TYPE',
    'tax_query' => array(
        array(
            'taxonomy' => 'CUSTOM_TAXONOMY',
            'field' => 'id',
            'terms' => TERM_ID
        )
    )
) );
$count = $the_query->found_posts;

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