Edit Flow: This is Why We Can’t Have Nice пожитки.
ZĂ© Fontainhas
A post reviewing a few common internationalization issues, taking the case of a Edit Flow as an example.
Aesop, a Medium-esque “story engine” for WordPress
Brian Krogsgard
Aesop is a self-described "story engine" for WordPress. The plugin boasts "components designed for rich storytelling experiences." Basically, it creates an admin interface that allows a site owner to create interactive stories, similar to those popularized by projects like Medium…
WordPress capabilities magic with map_meta_cap
Brian Krogsgard
Mannie Schumpert has done a nice job offering some practical examples using map_meta_cap. Mannie also took all of the examples from Andrew Nacin's excellent WCSF talk from last year. If you are dealing with roles and permissions, the things from…
Debug Bar Slow Actions
Travis Northcutt
Konstantin Kovshenin announced a new plugin called Debug Bar Slow Actions, an extension for the Debug Bar plugin. Konstantin's new plugin ...adds a new panel with a list of the top 100 slowest actions (and filters) during the current page request. This…
WordPress theme performance tips
Brian Krogsgard
Kirk Wight has written a helpful post on the Theme Shaper blog that offers tips on improving performance in WordPress themes. Kirk is a theme wrangler at Automattic and knows his stuff. If you love making themes, but haven't thought…
Why we don’t use a CDN: A story about SPDY and SSL
Travis Northcutt
A great post from Zack Tollman at The Theme Foundry on why defaulting to what most consider best practices can sometimes be detrimental to performance. Using a CDN (content delivery network) for the new site was a forgone conclusion, as…
Beanstalk’s guide to deploying WordPress
Curtis McHale
There are lots of ways to deploy WordPress and now Beanstalk has added their own take on deploying WordPress with Git and their deployment tools.
My journey to managing my own WordPress server
Brian Krogsgard
I used to shy away from managing my own server, but with experimentation I got more comfortable with it and now manage my own server.
How to customize the WordPress theme customizer defaults
Brian Krogsgard
The theme customizer feature was introduced in WordPress 3.4, released June 2012. Since then, it's been a great tool that's allowed theme developers to move away from complex options managers to a simpler, more logical interface where many settings can…
Cory Miller, Founder & CEO of iThemes
Brian Krogsgard
I had the opportunity recently to talk to Cory Miller, the founder of iThemes. Cory started iThemes in January 2008, so they are currently celebrating their 6th anniversary. Cory is a really thoughtful businessman and leader, and I really enjoyed…
Rethinking Blogs at the New York Times
Brian Krogsgard
Scott Taylor works at the New York Times. He's also a major core contributor to WordPress. In this post, he describes how the Blogs division of the New York Times rebuilt their setup to fit into the Times' overall redesign…
Free theme highlight: Hueman
Brian Krogsgard
In terms of free themes, Hueman sure is a knockout. I'm not even much for magazine themes, but if you have a photo-heavy site with plenty of content, I really love the design and feel of this theme. Built by Alexander…
WP Engine raised $15 million in VC, grew customer base 27% last quarter
Brian Krogsgard
WP Engine is making another splash with the announcement of a $15 million round of venture capital from North Bridge Growth. I first saw the announcement on TechCrunch, but it's also on VentureBeat. Torque, WP Engine's WordPress publication, also noted…
A self hosted alternative to Jetpack’s Photon service
Brian Krogsgard
While Jetpack and its Photon service are useful, it is not a solution fit for everyone, and may users and developers have reservations about integrating with the WordPress.com infrastructure. Will Norris takes the open source approach and has rolled his…
Quick lessons in typography
Brian Krogsgard
Want to learn something new to ring in the year? Check out Benedikt Lehnert's A Pocket Guide to Master Every Day's Typographic Adventures. It's short, easy to understand, and offers great advice. And trust me, I've seen your sites (and…
Design is not a democracy
Brian Krogsgard
With all the recent changes to the design of WordPress admin, the new default theme, and other design projects for other WordPress properties, I think this is a valuable lesson for us to remember: design is not a democracy. In…
