WordPress News

If you’d like to get started…

Dan Knauss

June 13, 2019

If you’d like to get started leading WordPress teams, then check out the material Josepha Haden posted to "help Team Leads get going." As she notes in the post, this is a public call for comments and questions, so it's…

John Bogna covers a type of…

Dan Knauss

June 13, 2019

John Bogna covers a type of accessibility that isn't discussed very often — financial accessibility: The sheer mental stress of poverty utterly changes our relationship to technology... research has shown that just being poor puts people in a state of…

We’re happy to hear that Jason…

Dan Knauss

June 13, 2019

We're happy to hear that Jason Bahl is now going to be working on GraphQL for WordPress full time. The project is picking up steam, and I'm expecting significant updates soon. 🚂

Kjell Reigstad, a designer at Automattic, has…

Dan Knauss

June 13, 2019

Design

Kjell Reigstad, a designer at Automattic, has developed an experimental WordPress plugin for design testing in wp-admin.

Wordup is an extension for Visual…

Dan Knauss

June 13, 2019

Wordup is an extension for Visual Studio Code that makes it easy to develop, manage and export WordPress plugins or themes. 🔌

Ryland Goldstein nicely summarizes the core…

Dan Knauss

June 13, 2019

Business

Ryland Goldstein nicely summarizes the core problems with Medium. Most people think it's the "paywall," but that is an optional feature selected by authors. The real reason why "Medium sucks," says Ryland, comes down to "slimy business tactics" and "terrible…

Bill Erickson walks us through the…

Dan Knauss

June 13, 2019

Bill Erickson walks us through the basics of setting up an AMP site. Along the way, he provides some handy helper functions to make AMP site development a bit easier.

Many media organizations are devoting significant…

Dan Knauss

June 13, 2019

Many media organizations are devoting significant resources to focus on privacy. For example, The New York Times is launching an ongoing examination of privacy that will unfold over several months. They already have some interesting takes on the ways information…

Thomas Lombart laid out the “soft…

Dan Knauss

June 13, 2019

Thomas Lombart laid out the "soft skills" that every developer should have. Some of the highlights include: Be curious. Always learn new things. Learning publicly is even better. Be creative and proactive. Take the lead of topics and keep the…

If you’re interested in a “barebones”…

Dan Knauss

June 13, 2019

If you're interested in a "barebones" approach to building a WordPress theme, then take a look at this tutorial written by Adam C. Hodson. ☠️ Adam says his advice is intended for people who are new to WordPress, and his…

CheckoutWC demonstrates how to add a…

Dan Knauss

June 13, 2019

CheckoutWC demonstrates how to add a Shopify style checkout to WooCommerce using their plugin. CheckoutWC is a paid plugin I'm not familiar with or endorsing, but I'm very interested in the differences in user experience shown between the two platforms.…

GiveWP has a useful infographic that…

Dan Knauss

June 13, 2019

GiveWP has a useful infographic that breaks down the differences between many online fundraising solutions. This comparison will be a huge time saver if you need to select one for your fundraising campaign or a client's.

Sarah Chima has written an excellent…

Dan Knauss

June 13, 2019

Sarah Chima has written an excellent article for developers about local storage — what it is and JavaScript methods can be used to manipulate it. 🗄️

Monica Lent shares seven absolute truths…

Dan Knauss

June 13, 2019

Monica Lent shares seven absolute truths that she "unlearned" as a junior developer. 🧙‍♀️ A few struck a chord with me: "I'm a senior developer" — Truth: "Not all experience is created equal... job titles don’t 'make' you anything." "Everyone…

Ryan Sullivan reviews some of the…

Dan Knauss

June 13, 2019

Ryan Sullivan reviews some of the best WordPress plugins for site backups. Ultimately Ryan recommends Blogvault, but there are a variety of good options out there, and many of the plugins Ryan covers would be good choices, depending on your…

Josh Pollock covers some TypeScript basics…

Dan Knauss

June 13, 2019

Josh Pollock covers some TypeScript basics for WordPress developers by walking through the ways you could use TypeScript to display posts. He also compares TypeScript to PHP.