Random Taxonomy Images – Part 3
Curtis McHale
In the 3rd part of this series we add a random default image when one is not defined for a taxonomy.
What file is this page using? – The WordPress Template Hierarchy
Brian Krogsgard
Find out what template file is used to display the current page. What The File will be visible in the Toolbar when viewing your website.
A case against shortcodes
Brian Krogsgard
Tom McFarlin has written a thoughtful article on WordPress shortcodes, and why he generally doesn't like them as a method for enabling custom content functionality in WordPress. I left my own thoughts in the comments of his post.
Let WordPress automatically clean up your trash
Brian Krogsgard
Explains how you can easily let WordPress automatically clean up your trash every certain amount of days.
Never load jQuery from Google in themes and plugins
Brian Krogsgard
If Pippin reminds us to not dequeue the WordPress version of jQuery in plugins and themes enough, maybe people will eventually listen. This goes for custom client sites too, in my opinion. For the minimal savings, it's just too much…
Adii Pienaar on The East Wing podcast
Brian Krogsgard
Recently, Adii Pienaar appeared on The East Wing podcast. Adii is a cofounder of WooThemes. I've always enjoyed this podcast, and Adii's interview provides great insight into WooThemes and Adii's perspective on business and the WordPress community. Definitely give it…
Gravity Forms 1.7 beta out with new features
Brian Krogsgard
Gravity Forms has released beta 1 of Gravity Forms 1.7 and it's got all sorts of nice new features. I really like the attention paid to improving the UI in the backend. Developers can check out another post where they…
Introduction to pluggable functions
Brian Krogsgard
Rakhitha Nimesh has done a nice job on wpTuts+ with his introduction to using pluggable functions in WordPress. I personally tend to prefer filters for adding flexibility in my projects, but there are times where a custom pluggable function is…
Siobhan McKeown joining Audrey Capital to work on docs and history
Brian Krogsgard
Congratulations to Siobhan McKeown, who announced this morning that she's joined Audrey Capital full time. Audrey is Matt Mullenweg's angel investment company. She'll work on the docs project as well as a history of WordPress, which is really exciting. I…
A South African province spent millions for a website built with a Themeforest theme
Brian Krogsgard
Oops. As seen on a blog called Tech Central, a South African province seems to have spent around $15 million on a new website that turns out to be a slightly customized Themeforest theme. I've got no problem with people…
WooCommerce 2.0 released
Brian Krogsgard
I use WooCommerce quite a bit, and today their big 2.0 update was released. There are many, many improvements, and I'm excited too see such active development. The new product data panel is probably my favorite thing. Congratulations to Mike Jolley,…
Post Status Newsletter #1 – an evolving platform
Brian Krogsgard
This morning I published the first Post Status newsletter. I won't always do this, but in order to let more people get an idea of how the letter will be structured, I thought I'd share the first one with a…
Site showcase: Batman News
Brian Krogsgard
Here's an awesome WordPress site to check out: Batman News. It's a blog about all things Batman, and it is pretty awesome. I think it's really well designed and put together. It was built by Brady and Brody Vercher, of…
Nerdy WordPress rap
Brian Krogsgard
Yep. I just don't know how to describe this. Treehouse apparently has a new podcast, called "Blogcast Podcast News", and they've started with this
The dangers of type coercion and remote management plugins
paul de wouters
Using remote updating services for your WordPress sites could compromise it and make it vulnerable to attacks. This article explains in detail the technique that could be use to exploit the vulnerabilities.
The WordPress Handbook – 57 Resources For First Time WordPress Users
Brian Krogsgard
Here's a list of resources for new WordPress users.
