Title: Using the Developing with WordPress sub-forum Last modified: February 9, 2019 --- # Using the Developing with WordPress sub-forum * Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) * (@jdembowski) * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-the-developing-with-wordpress-sub-forum/) * There’s been some misunderstanding about what this sub-forum is for and I’m going to post here a list of topic subject matter for this sub-forum. * **If you are asking a coding question about a plugin, please ask in that plugin’s sub-forum instead.** * If you are looking for a plugin recommendation, ask in the Fixing WordPress sub- forum instead. * **Please do post here if your topic is one of the following** * _A question about a core WordPress function_ – How do I use this filter/action?– I used this built in WordPress function and I didn’t get the result I expected. What do I need to modify? – Javascript questions for including into your WordPress site. – Just about any question on CPTs. * _Provide code blocks to show your work_ – Wrap your `` so it’s readable.– 10 lines or less (which isn’t a lot, see below). – A link to a gist where your code is. It doesn’t have to be that, pastebin.com works and so do many others. * _Include as much detail about your code_ – If your code needed something to set it up first (as in relies on other functions) let us know. – Do some basic troubleshooting. Sometimes a theme or a plugin can interfere inadvertently with your code. Revert to the Twenty Seventeen theme and deactivate your plugins. Does the function work after that? You may need to re-post your question in that theme/plugin’s support sub-forum instead. * _DO NOT WORK ON A LIVE PRODUCTION SETUP_ – Sorry for yelling. 😉 For your topic in Developing with WordPress you may be asked to do things that will break your site. For a dev or UAT/QA site that could be alright. For your live site it’s Not A Good Idea™ so please work in a sandbox where you can make a mess. * **Please do not post here if your topic is one of the following** * _Any commercial product_ * Commercial products are not for these volunteer forums. * [https://wordpress.org/support/welcome/#do-not-post-about-commercial-products](https://wordpress.org/support/welcome/#do-not-post-about-commercial-products) * Please ask at the author or vendor’s site those questions. That’s what you paid them for and topics for commercial products are often closed with a note. * _“My theme/plugin/site is not working”_ * Please post that in Fixing WordPress for general support topics. * [https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/#new-post](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/#new-post) * For specific theme or plugin support use that theme/plugin support sub-forum instead. * _Plugin specific questions_ – Woocommerce or any plugin specific coding question belongs in that plugin’s sub-forum. That really is the best place to ask and in the case of Woocommerce that’s a very active sub-forum and community. * Please keep those topics in the right place. * _Plugin recommendations_ – “I need to do X-EFFECT-HERE. What plugin do you recommend?” That’s not a code questions, please ask in the Fixing WordPress sub-forum instead. * [https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/#new-post](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/#new-post) * _JOB SPECIFICATIONS OR RFP_ – This one probably needs its own blog post. If you are posting a 500 word specification on what you need, with sub-bullet points then please consider posting on a job site instead. * – These are volunteer support forums. The people who give of their own time to staff these forums also tend to do this for a living. Posting a job spec isn’t for here but perhaps for one of these sites. - [https://jobs.wordpress.net/](https://jobs.wordpress.net/) - [https://jetpack.pro/](https://jetpack.pro/) * That’s not a big list and is just posted as an example. There are others. * If you are posting a job spec then please don’t. It doesn’t belong here but there are many places where it would be more appropriate to post that. * **That’s all for now** * This isn’t a comprehensive list and this post will be updated from time to time. But I hope it gives you a good idea of what topics belong in Developing with WordPress. * For any questions or comments on this closed sticky topic, please reach out to the moderators via the #forums Slack channel. * [https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/forums/](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/forums/) * This will require a Slack account and you can sign up for that with these instructions. * > [Slack](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) - This topic was modified 8 years, 11 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/). - This topic was modified 8 years, 11 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/). - This topic was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/). 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