How to Add a Form in a WordPress Post

This is a simple step by step guide to creating a form that will capture data and store it in a mysql database on your server from within a wordpress post Note: the below example is a live, working form on this page Step 1: Create a simple form for a petition, contact request, or …

How to use Ajax in a WordPress Post

I recently put together an Ajax autocomplete example using PHP and Mysql so I could post it on my blog, but after getting it working outside wordpress on an independent page I had trouble getting it into wordpress. I had used plugins in the past which allowed for php code to be used with shortcodes, …

The Essence of AJAX – How I learned it in an hour

originally posted at http://www.goodfeelingplace.com/the-essence-of-ajax-how-i-learned-it-in-an-hour I was a bit resistant to learning ajax for a couple years because I didn’t see a need for it in the programs I was developing.  However, one day I learned it without knowing it.  I was working with code written by someone else which called a javascript function that invoked …