wordpress : ajax skeleton

ajax-skeleton

<SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript">
var data = {
    action:    'boj_myplugin_do_ajax_request',
    some_var:  'some value',
    other_var: 'other value'
}; 
jQuery.post( 'http://example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php', data, function( resp ) {
    /*
    1. process response object 'resp'
    2. update part of page
    */
}); 

</SCRIPT>

    
<?php
//  wp_ajax_$action  hooks functions if the user is logged in.  
//  wp_ajax_nopriv_$action   hooks functions if the user is not logged in and has no privilege. 

add_action( 'wp_ajax_boj_myplugin_do_ajax_request', 'boj_myplugin_process_ajax' );

// process Ajax data and send response
function boj_myplugin_process_ajax() {
        
    // check authority and permissions: current_user_can()
        
    // check intention: wp_verify_nonce()
        
    // process data sent by the Ajax request
        
    // echo data response that the Ajax function callback will process
        
    die();
}
        
?>