Wordpress: Lightweight frontend-ajax alternative to admin-ajax.php

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Need front-end ajax capability for your wordpress site, but don't want the overhead? Here's a stripped down admin-ajax.php

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Where would you put this file? In /wp-content?
@Robert Pop You can put it anywhere, so long as the 'require_once(...' line on line 28 is correctly pointed to wp-load.php

The current setup assumes this file is placed in theme root I believe.
@Michael Niles Thanks for clarifying, Michael!

Also, when I register a new ajax call function in the functions.php file, how will it 'know' to make the call via this front-end ajax file instead of the admin-ajax.php file?

Example:
add_action('wp_ajax_my_ajax_function_name', 'my_ajax_function_name');
add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_my_ajax_function_name', 'my_ajax_function_name');

I appreciate your help :)
@Robert Pop When you call wp_localize_script() to include the ajax_url, just point to your front-end ajax file instead of the native wordpress one.

Best,
@Michael Niles Thanks again for your help!
When you call wp_localize_script() to include the ajax_url, just point to your front-end ajax file instead of the native wordpress one.

Best,
@Michael Niles Can't delete mistaken comment?

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