Theme Wrappers
Brian Krogsgard
You know what really grinds my gears? Code duplication. And you know where you can find plenty of that? In WordPress themes!
Testing WordPress Batcache versus Varnish
Tom Willmot
When it comes to page caching and WordPress, there are a number of options out there. Nginx caching, Varnish, Batcache, W3TC Page Caching, W
Using Singleton Classes for WordPress Plugins
Brian Krogsgard
Using the singleton pattern to disallow multiple instantiation of your class based plugin
JavaScript and WordPress – The Definitive Guide
Brian Krogsgard
A plain-English look at using JavaScript in WordPress, enqueuing scripts with dependencies, and preventing JavaScript conflicts.
Custom URL Rewrites in WordPress – A Getting Started Guide
Brian Krogsgard
Creating custom URL rewrites in WordPress, using an easy-to-read, step-by-step tutorial.
Initializing Singleton Classes used in WordPress Plugins
Brian Krogsgard
Should you choose Eager or Lazy initialization for your singleton class based plugin?
Hammy: Adaptive Content Images within WordPress
Brian Krogsgard
Hammy speeds up your website by generating and serving resized images for your content area depending on content width
Enabling Action and Filter Hook Removal from Class-based WordPress Plugins
Brian Krogsgard
Let's explore the hook removal problem for plugins using a PHP class as a code wrapper
Using Classes as Code Wrappers for WordPress Plugins
Brian Krogsgard
Once you understand how to use classes you'll find no reason to use global functions for filter and action hooks ever again
How to Write a Basic WordPress Plugin
Brian Krogsgard
Learning to develop a WordPress plugin doesn’t have to be difficult; you can start small and grow your skills over time
Making PHP Singletons Safe for WP Plugins
Brian Krogsgard
Typically, Singletons are a really bad idea. But they make sense in WordPress for several reasons, let’s take a deeper look.
Typekit WP Editor Styles
Brian Krogsgard
A pretty simple solution for being able to load the Typekit script, in the WordPress admin, for use in editor-style.css.
One week makeover of a WordPress blog
Brian Krogsgard
Excellent post on Erik's experience redesigning his WordPress blog in one week. He had to make decisions. Decisions are hard. I can relate.
A comprehensive developer’s guide to the theme customizer
Brian Krogsgard
This is an excellent guide. Hopefully more and more theme developers will ditch options panels for the customizer.
WordPress Rewrite Rules, Human Made Core Style
Brian Krogsgard
Joe Hoyle, of Human Made, has posted a nice tutorial on the WPRealm blog about rewrite rules. Be prepared for your brain to melt.
