WordPress 3.5.1
Brian Krogsgard
WordPress 3.5.1 is out. Some bug fixes, security fixes, and even a couple usability tweaks of the media manager. Go update. No reason not to do so immediately for minor updates.
We need better abstraction in programming with WordPress
Brian Krogsgard
Tom McFarlin is always blogging fantastic things. This is another great one. He calls for developers to be more abstract in their WordPress code; in other words, to separate what goes where in a more logical, easier to repeat manner.…
Simperium joins Automattic
Brian Krogsgard
Simperium, makers of iOS note app Simplenote as well as a fairly powerful syncing API, has been acquired by WordPress.com parent company Automattic.
Create Better Code with GenerateWP
Brian Krogsgard
A quick and easy way to generate the required code for Sidebars, Menus, Custom Post Types, and a few other elements you'll likely need for your theme and/or plugin. With the visual tips/help, it makes coding these areas a breeze!
A Comprehensive Guide to Yoast’s WordPress SEO Plugin
Brian Krogsgard
A thorough guide to the many features of Yoast's SEO plugin for WordPress.
Akismet now requires a WordPress.com account
Brian Krogsgard
The Akismet blog announced this morning that Akismet accounts will now require a WordPress.com sign-in. They already required an Akismet login, but now it's integrated directly with WordPress.com. There are some checks Akistmet is doing for people that didn't have…
Test your kerning skills with the Kern Type game
Brian Krogsgard
This is just for fun. My coworker introduced it to me yesterday. A great practice for anyone that toys with the frontend, and a good opportunity to showoff for experienced typography nerds. Move the letters left and right to properly…
Underscores meets Sass with sassy_s
Brian Krogsgard
Amy Hendrix has released a nice integration of Sass for the Underscores theme by Automattic. Underscores, or _s, has gotten a lot of traction as an easy to fork base theme, and it's maintained by some truly great theme wranglers…
Eve.io – Is 8Bit getting into hosting?
Brian Krogsgard
I was reading the new WP Daily site earlier today and noticed in their footer that they're hosted by "Eve." Intrigued, I clicked it to see a simple landing page, but it's clearly branded as a future 8Bit product. I…
wpXtreme 1.0.0 beta 3 is here!
Brian Krogsgard
Today wpXtreme 1.0.0 beta3, a plugin to enhance WordPress user experience, was released. More then 250 fixes, lots of improvements and 3 new fundamental features.
How to lose money as a freelancer
Brian Krogsgard
Here's a nice post from WordPress community member James Dalman. He give you all the right tips on how to fail as a freelancer. He's right too, people are doing it every day. If you're struggling as a freelancer, or thinking…
YinPress and YangPress: learn to make themes and then to sell them
Brian Krogsgard
Here's a pair of sister sites I've never heard of, but they look to have some pretty useful content. They're for people that want to learn to make themes (on YinPress) and to sell them and market their business (on…
Up your game and debug JavaScript with console.log
Brian Krogsgard
A nice intro post for a series on front end techniques from Pete Schuster. He talks the basics of debugging JavaScript with console.log. A good read.
Where do independent commercial theme authors go from here?
Brian Krogsgard
After reading Jake Caputo's post that went nuts, Matt's comments there, and Collis' reply on WP Daily, I'm left feeling lost. If individuals want to stay involved in the community, but also want to sell themes, what do they do?…
Envato’s Collis Ta’eed on ThemeForest Authors and WordCamps
Brian Krogsgard
Envato founder Collis Ta'eed gives his take on the ThemeForest - GPL - WordCamp fiasco.
The case against Singletons in WordPress
Brady Vercher
Mike Toppa makes a case against Singletons in the ongoing discussion regarding best practices for object oriented WordPress development.
