Taxonomy vs Post Meta Queries
Curtis McHale
Ever wonder exactly why taxonomy queries are faster than post meta?
Working Freelance one on, three off
Curtis McHale
Interesting perspective on how to stop juggling many client projects at a time. I know it's been tiring me out.
President Obama visits WP Engine’s office
Brian Krogsgard
Well, consider me jealous. During his trip to Austin, Texas last week, President Obama made a stop at the Capital Factory offices. He visited with the companies that work there, including WP Engine. Obama's visit was to promote job creation,…
Five minutes with Philip Arthur Moore
Brian Krogsgard
Philip is the Team Lead for Automattic's Theme Team, and he's the focus of WordPress.com's "Five Minutes with" series this week. I personally admire the work that Philip does, and it's a pleasure to get to know him a little…
Tips for a better user interface
Brian Krogsgard
GoodUI is a simple website that attempts to educate visitors on how to create good user interfaces. The tips are practical and easy to apply to a variety of mediums.
Redesigning the WordPress Post Editor
Brian Krogsgard
Inspired by Ghost, I have put some thought into the WordPress Post Editor and what I would do to improve it. This blog post outlines my thought process, and shows the outcome of those thoughts. Would love to get some…
Owning Your Content: A WordPress User’s Guide
Brian Krogsgard
In light of a seemingly endless onslaught of legislation and privacy policy changes, there's an inevitable point at which moving your content onto your domain is the best option. That point might as well be now - this is a…
Filtering Classes on wp_nav_menu
Curtis McHale
Today we look at making a WordPress page appear to be the ancestor of a single custom post type by filtering the classes on wp_nav_menu.
Why are clients shocked by the price of web development?
Brian Krogsgard
Many comments in this Hacker News thread are bound to frustrate those of you who provide WordPress based solutions for clients. The HN user notes, "it seems that many clients are shocked by the price for a website where they…
Ludicrous speed: WordPress caching with Redis
Brian Krogsgard
WordPress, loaded through Nginx is fast. Placing a Redis-powered page cache in front of WordPress is even faster. How much faster? Pages are returned in < 10ms.
GigaOM’s need for speed
Brian Krogsgard
GigaOM recently launched a redesign, and in their development, really focused on improving page load times. The results are especially impressive, considering how much content they are loading per page view. Their interview with WordPress.com VIP is definitely worthwhile.
No code required, eh?
Curtis McHale
After looking at WP App Studio, I really wonder if it's a good plugin for users and WordPress in general.
Live workshop: How to build a WordPress plugin with Tom McFarlin
Curtis McHale
I'm sure we can expect nothing but awesome from Tom.
Core plugin dependency is necessary for a better WordPress ecosystem
Brian Krogsgard
The debate over plugin dependency has been around WordPress for years. I strongly believe that WordPress core needs a simple plugin dependency API for a healthier WordPress ecosystem. Building plugin dependency into core does more than make something already possible…
WordPress Core is Secure
Brian Krogsgard
Jason Cosper writes on the WP Engine blog that people need to stop saying WordPress is not secure, because it is. WordPress Core is rarely cause for security concerns, and hasn't been for some time. However, due to WordPress' massive…
VaultPress Lite
Brian Krogsgard
VaultPress, the Automattic backup solution, has introduced a "Lite" plan to their repertoire. It allows you to receive daily backups with a thirty day archive for only $5 per month. It also includes their site restore service. This is the first…
