[wp-hackers] Replace default doctype on one page only through plugin

[Lynne Pope]

The filter method is good (thanks Chris), but perhaps not quite as
bulletproof as I would like for mass distribution.
I'll keep playing and hoping for a brainwave ;)

Lynne


2009/1/19 Mike Schinkel <mikeschinkel at newclarity.net>

> Ahh, that makes sense.
>
> Sounds like Chris Jean's filter suggestion is the way to go?
>
> -Mike Schinkel
> http://mikeschinkel.com/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lynne Pope" <lynne.pope at gmail.com>
> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 11:15:05 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Replace default doctype on one page only through
>  plugin
>
> Well, what I am trying to do is this...
>
> I am using a contact form plugin on my contact page. I have cleaned up
> XHTML
> validation errors on the form but the form uses Recaptcha for anti-spam
> assistance and the no-script fallback for Recaptcha is an iframe.
>
> Since DOCTYPE applies to the document and not to an overall site, I decided
> to get pendantic and change my XHTML 1.0 STRICT to XHTML 1.0 TRANSITIONAL
> for that one page alone.
> Now, for my own site I can simply make the contact page into a template and
> call a different header, but having got the bit between my teeth I decided
> it would be more useful if I could find a way to add a DOCTYPE override to
> the plugin.
>
> I didn't write the plugin (too lazy to write my own contact form) but
> realise that if I have issues with validation for it then others will have
> too. Ergo, if I can find a way to do this safely within the plugin itself
> the code then becomes reusable and worth contributing back.
>
> I'm not going to hassle the plugin developer over this as I realise not
> everyone cares if they have one page that doesn't validate. Besides, once I
> work out a way to do it without creating more than negligable performance
> issues this will be something I can reuse.
>
> Lynne
>
> 2009/1/19 Mike Schinkel <mikeschinkel at newclarity.net>
>
> > Lynee:
> >
> > Does it even need to be in a plugin?  It this for this site only, or are
> > you trying to create generic functionality?  Can't you do just do
> something
> > like (in ~psudeo-code):
> >
> > <?php
> >
> > if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']=='special_url') {
> >   echo '<Special DocType>';
> > } else {
> >   echo '<Regular DocType>';
> > }
> >
> > ?>
> >
> > -Mike Schinkel
> > http://mikeschinkel.com/custom-wordpress-plugins/
> >
> >
> > Lynne Pope wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > > I am working on a site that is using XHTML 1.0 Strict but want to serve
> > > XHTML 1.0 Transitional on one page only. The page uses a plugin so the
> > > change to the doctype could go into the plugin.
> > >
> > > I can do a query in header.php but want to avoid unnecessary queries
> (why
> > > add an additional query to 300+ pages when only one is affected?) but
> > cannot
> > > get an override working for the plugin.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > Lynne
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