WPDK: how a WordPress development framework was built
Brian Krogsgard
How WPDK, a WordPress developement framework, was built. Here's a summary on which techniques, patterns, classes were used to build this powerful framework.
How to Include the jQuery Datepicker in WordPress
Curtis McHale
If you've wanted to know how to add the jQuery datepicker to your site, here it is.
Site Sensor website monitoring from Copyblogger
Brian Krogsgard
Copyblogger media, the partner/parent company of well-known WordPress brand StudioPress, has released a new service called Site Monitor. It monitors your website for downtime, offers update monitoring for WordPress sites, plenty of built in notification methods. Looks pretty nice, with…
Flat menu icons reverted from 3.6, ported to a plugin
Brian Krogsgard
WordPress trunk experimented with new, flatter menu icons for a few weeks. After great debate, these have been reverted for the 3.6 release. However, the feature was ported to a plugin and added to the repository, which is going to…
Open menu items in new window or tab
Brian Krogsgard
Quick tip on how to make menu items in WordPress open in a new window or tab.
ProductPier wants to be the host for WordPress eCommerce stores
Brian Krogsgard
I recently found this teaser page for a service called ProductPier, that's aiming to be a go-to hosting solution for WordPress eCommerce stores. They list WooCommerce, Jigoshop, Shopp, WP E-Commerce and Cart66 as supported platforms on the landing page. I'm…
“Curated news”
Brian Krogsgard
Joe Foley posted on WPMU about news curation and their Autoblog plugin, and it's relevant to this space. He discusses the value of curated news sites (which I agree with) and says how their plugin can help make one great…
Lisa Sabin-Wilson on CodePoet, DradCast
Brian Krogsgard
Lisa Sabin-Wilson is a partner at WebDevStudios, and the author of multiple WordPress for Dummies books. She's given a very nice interview on CodePoet, and she'll also be hosting the DradCast WordPress podcast tonight with Brad Williams and Dre Armeda.…
Media embedded feed widget for WordPress
Austin Passy
Ever tried using the default RSS widget included with WordPress to show a photo blog or media embedded in a RSS feed? This plugin adds that feature. It will grab images (that have been embedded) and show them on the…
WooThemes passes 400,000 customers
Brian Krogsgard
I don't mean to showcase a bunch of WooThemes news, but hey, they are making news! I saw in a tweet from co-founder Adii this morning saying they've passed 400,000 customers. Wow, that is incredible. Just for fun, if we…
Genericons
Brian Krogsgard
Genericons is a 100% GPL icon font by Automattic. It's in use with twenty thirteen, and I'm excited about it. It looks like a great option for most themes that need fairly few, simple icons. I'll be bundling this with…
WordPress user registration options with pros and cons
Brian Krogsgard
Cristian Antohe has published a pretty nice walkthrough of various user registration plugin options with pros and cons for each. Personally, I use Gravity Forms User Registration module, but it's nice to see what else is out there.
5 Sure-Fire Ways to Get a Software Refund (for a Theme / Plugin)
Chris Lema
While the post is in jest, the points highlight what we often see when people submit tickets for paid plugins. That said, these five steps will ensure you get your money back.
Sidebar navigation is back
Brian Krogsgard
As WP Lift proves with this list of themes, sidebar navigation is back. Some of these are beautiful, but it makes me kind of sad to see there are a few leaders taking risks with their themes, but many, many followers.
ChurchPr.es
Brian Krogsgard
A new hosted platform has arrived called, ChurchPr.es. WP Daily goes into more detail of their setup, but I'm a bit surprised they are calling it hosting. I'd think they'd market themselves as website providers. Either way, surely just one of many…
Revamped WooThemes docs
Brian Krogsgard
WooThemes has revamped their documentation. I like that in general, that a company is investing in their documentation, but I also like how they've done it. Siobhan McKeown worked with them to organize a complete overhaul. I love the new…
