Author: Manish Soni

Showing posts in wordpress widget

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To show number of posts from a particular category, use the following code: <?php query_posts('cat=11&post_status=publish&posts_per_page=5,future'); if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : //the_post(); echo '<div><a href="'.the_permalink().'">'.the_title().'</a></div>'; endwhile; endif; ?>

Keyboard shortcuts for browsing pages of lists

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If you want to add keyboard shortcut (right and left arrow keys) to navigate between a list of pages then use javascript code below. // Keyboard shortcuts for browsing pages of lists $(document).keydown(handleKey); function handleKey(e){ var left_arrow = 37; var right_arrow = 39; if (e.target.localName == 'body' || e.target.localName == 'html'){ if (!e.ctrlKey && !e.altKey … Continue reading Keyboard shortcuts for browsing pages of lists

Importing Gmail Contacts Using CURL and PHP

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The code to import your Gmail address book using PHP and curl is here. If you want to import the contacts to our site from Gmail. Please try given script: <?php $location = ""; $cookiearr = array(); $csv_source_encoding='utf-8'; #function get_contacts, accepts as arguments $login (the username) and $password #returns array of: array of the names … Continue reading Importing Gmail Contacts Using CURL and PHP

Update currency rates for your ecommerce website

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public function updateExchangeRate(){ // Fetch currency rate if (time()-filemtime("eurofxref-daily.xml") > 36000) { $stuff = file("http://www.ecb.int/stats/eurofxref/eurofxref-daily.xml"); $fh = fopen("eurofxref-daily.xml","w"); foreach ($stuff as $line) { fputs($fh,$line); } fclose ($fh); $xld = "loaded afresh (and not cached)"; } else { # .. or read from cache $stuff = file("eurofxref-daily.xml"); $xld = "cached (and not loaded afresh)"; } # … Continue reading Update currency rates for your ecommerce website