‘Without a Plugin’ and all that crap
Curtis McHale
Stop titling tutorials 'without a plugin'. You're doing a disservice to the novices that don't know any better.
Getting a menu name in WordPress
Brian Krogsgard
I had the hardest time figuring out how to return the saved name for a given menu. After spending way too much time in Google, I stumbled across this simple function that does the trick.
1% of CMS-Powered Sites Expose Their Database Passwords
Brian Krogsgard
Nearly 1% of websites built with a content management system (like WordPress or Joomla) are unknowingly exposing their database password to anyone who knows where to look.
Build a business without the marketplace
Brian Krogsgard
Drew Strojny, of Theme Foundry, describes how people should not be afraid to try selling themes on their own, and be willing to forgo the marketplace. He also mentions Memberful as an easy way to ease the technical burdens of…
Base plugin from Chris Wallace
Brian Krogsgard
Chris Wallace has put up a Github repo called Base WP Plugin, a base for your plugin development. It's got a structure and base setup that you can use for your own development. He's asked for contributors to hop in…
An interview with WordPress co-founder Mike Little
Brian Krogsgard
Prolific North has published an interview with WordPress co-founder Mike Little that's a very interesting story of the earliest days of WordPress. If you haven't been around the platform for long, you may not know much about Mike. He owns…
Women in WordPress
Brian Krogsgard
This is a great story from Mel Choyce. She reflects on her positive experience as a woman in the WordPress community. She talks about being inspired by other women in the community, and how it encouraged her to get involved.…
Allow Users to Update their Profile from the Front End with Gravity Forms
Brian Krogsgard
Using Gravity Forms, you can allow users to edit their profile from a simple form on the front-end of your site, ensuring consistency with the styling of your site. It even supports passwords and custom profile fields.
The Best Time to Buy is Now
Brian Krogsgard
A low-price guarantee where you refund the difference for customers who purchased within 30 days of a promotion may actually increase sales.
Choosing a WordPress Membership Plugin [infographic]
Chris Lema
This infographic highlights a decision making process for selecting the right WordPress membership plugin.
Notifications in WordPress for iOS
Brian Krogsgard
I like this very much. If you're using Jetpack with a self hosted install, you can now get more advanced notifications, and do a bunch of pretty cool stuff from within the iOS app.
Five questions with theme developer Mike McAlister
Brian Krogsgard
Erik Ford has a nice Q&A with Mike McAlister on his blog. Both Erik and Mike are valuable members of the commercial theme community. This is a great opportunity to hear how Mike got into making WordPress themes, and how…
Customer happiness reports
Brian Krogsgard
I've admired WooThemes' openness as long as I've been reading their blog. Last week, Adii Pienaar laid out exactly how WooTheme's transition to ZenDesk support has gone, including their number of tickets, response times, and more. As a WooThemes customer…
Theme independence among potential BuddyPress 1.7 features
Brian Krogsgard
Ryan Imel posted on WPCandy about some features in the works for BuddyPress 1.7. Of them, theme independence catches my eye the most. It would certainly be nice to have a relatively simple path for enabling any theme for BuddyPress.…
Don’t dequeue WordPress’ jQuery
Brian Krogsgard
Eric Mann describes why you shouldn't dequeue WordPress' version of jQuery. Unless you have a really, really good reason to use a CDN for jQuery (you probably don't), then stick with what WordPress ships with. You'll likely save yourself many…
WordPress Timthumb Alternative
Travis Northcutt
An alternative to Timthumb that includes back compat for <3.5, and a separate function for WP 3.5+.
