Reference these search results:

• "without plugin" (27 results)
• "without a plugin" (84 results)
• "without using a plugin" (27 results)

While admitting up-front that this isn't a huge problem, it is a bit of a pet peeve. Users asking for solutions "without a Plugin" introduce an arbitrary and unnecessary constraint to potential solutions. Also, such a request belies a fundamental lack of understanding about what a Plugin is, how the WordPress Plugin API works, and how, at the filter/action hook level, a Theme is fundamentally interchangeable with a Plugin.

Would it be worthwhile to add something to our FAQ about not asking for solutions "without a plugin"?

(Bear in mind: I'm also the one who previously suggested that we discourage answers that consisted of nothing more than a mere Plugin recommendation. The end goal here is building a body of knowledge and reference code/material.)

Related:

• Most Useful Answers: List Plugins, or Describe Methods?
• Plugin recommendation questions are off topic, but what about plugin recommendations as answers answers?

Reference these search results:

• "without plugin" (27 results)
• "without a plugin" (84 results)
• "without using a plugin" (27 results)

While admitting up-front that this isn't a huge problem, it is a bit of a pet peeve. Users asking for solutions "without a Plugin" introduce an arbitrary and unnecessary constraint to potential solutions. Also, such a request belies a fundamental lack of understanding about what a Plugin is, how the WordPress Plugin API works, and how, at the filter/action hook level, a Theme is fundamentally interchangeable with a Plugin.

Would it be worthwhile to add something to our FAQ about not asking for solutions "without a plugin"?

(Bear in mind: I'm also the one who previously suggested that we discourage answers that consisted of nothing more than a mere Plugin recommendation. The end goal here is building a body of knowledge and reference code/material.)

Related:

• Most Useful Answers: List Plugins, or Describe Methods?
• Plugin recommendation questions are off topic, but what about plugin recommendations as answers answers?

Reference these search results:

• "without plugin" (27 results)
• "without a plugin" (84 results)
• "without using a plugin" (27 results)

While admitting up-front that this isn't a huge problem, it is a bit of a pet peeve. Users asking for solutions "without a Plugin" introduce an arbitrary and unnecessary constraint to potential solutions. Also, such a request belies a fundamental lack of understanding about what a Plugin is, how the WordPress Plugin API works, and how, at the filter/action hook level, a Theme is fundamentally interchangeable with a Plugin.

Would it be worthwhile to add something to our FAQ about not asking for solutions "without a plugin"?

(Bear in mind: I'm also the one who previously suggested that we discourage answers that consisted of nothing more than a mere Plugin recommendation. The end goal here is building a body of knowledge and reference code/material.)

Related:

• http://meta.wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/1041/most-useful-answers-list-plugins-or-describe-methods
• http://meta.wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/1250/plugin-recommendation-questions-are-off-topic-but-what-about-plugin-recommendat

Reference these search results:

• "without plugin" (27 results)
• "without a plugin" (84 results)
• "without using a plugin" (27 results)

While admitting up-front that this isn't a huge problem, it is a bit of a pet peeve. Users asking for solutions "without a Plugin" introduce an arbitrary and unnecessary constraint to potential solutions. Also, such a request belies a fundamental lack of understanding about what a Plugin is, how the WordPress Plugin API works, and how, at the filter/action hook level, a Theme is fundamentally interchangeable with a Plugin.

Would it be worthwhile to add something to our FAQ about not asking for solutions "without a plugin"?

(Bear in mind: I'm also the one who previously suggested that we discourage answers that consisted of nothing more than a mere Plugin recommendation. The end goal here is building a body of knowledge and reference code/material.)

Related:

• Most Useful Answers: List Plugins, or Describe Methods?
• Plugin recommendation questions are off topic, but what about plugin recommendations as answers answers?