Write code every day
Brian Krogsgard
Pippin has written a nice post about why we should be writing code every single day. I love this, in theory :)
Adding Custom Meta to WordPress Taxonomies
Curtis McHale
Part 1 of 3 where we show you how to add custom meta fields to a WordPress taxonomy.
Redesigning Automattic’s websites
Brian Krogsgard
Stéphane Thomas has written a post proposing a more unified design aesthetic for various Automattic properties. It's very thorough, including complete home page wireframes with content. Stéphane doesn't work for Automattic, and the post appears to be fairly random, so it…
Are home pages dead?
Brian Krogsgard
Quartz makes the argument that every page is the home page, because more and more sites are accessed first from within. I'm pretty sure I disagree. I get the point that interior pages need to be better focused for users first…
Properly instantiating WordPress plugins
Brian Krogsgard
Tom McFarlin discusses various methods for instantiating WordPress plugins. There are some good comments as well.
Set up unit tests for your plugin
Brian Krogsgard
The wp-cli (command line interface) project has really been gaining traction. Scribu shows in this post how to easily setup unit tests for WordPress plugins using wp-cli.
First look at the twentythirteen default theme
Brian Krogsgard
A first look at the twentythirteen theme has been posted on the Make WordPress Core blog. The theme's goal is to get back to blogging and to highlight post formats, a feature that will get some love in 3.6. The…
Useful WordPress utility functions
Brian Krogsgard
Paul shares some of the WordPress utility functions he's collected and uses often.
100% uptime
Brian Krogsgard
Jason Cohen, of WP Engine, talks about the unachievable goal of 100% uptime for hosts. He lays out the reality very nicely. It's great to see that logic. I added my own remarks in the comments, because I think more…
WPLift got a big facelift
Brian Krogsgard
WPLift is a popular blog about WordPress. Oli Dale launched their second design iteration this morning. It's a whole new scheme, and they've included new plugin and theme repositories that will be interesting to see how they're used. It's very…
A review of Professional WordPress Design and Development
Brian Krogsgard
David Bisset did a vey nice review of Professional WordPress Design and Development, a book about WordPress written by Brad Williams, David Damstra, and Hal Stern. I have my copy sitting next to me, and have made it through a…
Comprehensive guide to WordPress metaboxes
Brian Krogsgard
Alex Mansfield has published a very comprehensive overview of creating custom meta boxes in WordPress. It doesn't cover every type of field, but if you aren't using a class or other tool for building metaboxes, this will come in very…
Classing up your queries
Brian Krogsgard
I remember reading this before I started Post Status. It needs to be noted here just how useful this post on classing up your queries is. Brad gives examples for making it easier to extend WP_Query in your projects.
Roll a New MAMP WordPress Install Quickly With This Shell Script
Brian Krogsgard
I wrote a shell script that creates a new WordPress install in MAMP (directory, database, and security keys) based on your input into the prompts and sends you to wp-admin/install.php upon completion. I use it for every project and put…
A Process For Successfully Migrating a WordPress Website
Tom McFarlin
In this article, popular WordPress consultant Bill Erickson provides a complete walkthrough of steps used to successfully migrate a WordPress site from one server to another.
WP Stack – a Toolkit For Creating Professional WordPress Deployments
Tom McFarlin
WP Stack is a professional WordPress deployment tool written and maintained by Mark Jaquith. It assumes you're already using a number of professional development techniques. Specifically, WP Stacks aims to help you scale WordPress out to multiple servers.
