Choosing plugins, libraries, and frameworks — Draft Podcast
Brian Krogsgard
In this episode, Joe and Brian talk their considerations when selecting which plugins, libraries, and frameworks to use with WordPress.
Tom McFarlin wants to correct those…
Brian Krogsgard
Tom McFarlin wants to correct those that claim WordPress is a framework. And although we can build our own applications on WordPress, that doesn’t mean WordPress is a framework. Because, unlike the rest of the frameworks that are listed, WordPress…
A little thing like capitalization (title…
Brian Krogsgard
A little thing like capitalization (title case, sentence case, or my personal nemesis all uppercase) can be a big deal, as John Saito from Dropbox illustrates nicely in this post. If you do content or even any UI/UX work, it's…
I don’t love social buttons, but…
Brian Krogsgard
I don't love social buttons, but if I was in the market, I'd consider sharingbuttons.io -- a simple and fast UI to build them with no JavaScript or tracking. The icons are made via SVG; credit goes to Max Stoiber who is…
I love a good developer rant,…
Brian Krogsgard
I love a good developer rant, especially if it involves the WordPress admin. Jeff Starr from DigWP pleads to stop ruining the WordPress admin area with popups, admin notices, and other items that we're all too familiar with. Jeff offers some…
I was impressed with Vox Media’s…
Brian Krogsgard
I was impressed with Vox Media's accessibility guidelines. As a developer, it was easy to read and as someone making an effort to keep accessibility foremost in my mind, there are many excellent suggestions here.
GitFTP-Deploy is a paid native app for…
Brian Krogsgard
GitFTP-Deploy is a paid native app for Mac OSX, which aims to help developers working with smaller sites and need a convenient way to deploy to a shared host where SSH access isn't possible.
I thought Jeremy Thomas guide to web…
Brian Krogsgard
I thought Jeremy Thomas guide to web design in four minutes was clever, not because of the content, but how it's presented. I won't spoil it, so check it out for yourself.
After releasing a new plugin called…
Brian Krogsgard
After releasing a new plugin called Support Me (which creates temporary user accounts for support purposes) Drew Jaynes has launched a campaign called Translate Me. For every locale team that 100 percent translates Support Me, Drew will use WordPress in…
Morten Rand-Hendriksen, who works as an…
Brian Krogsgard
Morten Rand-Hendriksen, who works as an instructor at Lynda, did an interview with CloudWays. I have seen several of Morten's videos on Lynda and recommend them if you benefit from step-by-step instructional videos. He's also an active promotor of accessibility…
The Prototype Fund is a project…
Brian Krogsgard
The Prototype Fund is a project of the Open Knowledge Foundation Germany, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Individuals and small teams can apply for funding for projects related to open source tools and applications in…
Envato launched Envato Elements which allows, “unlimited downloads…
Brian Krogsgard
Envato launched Envato Elements which allows, "unlimited downloads for a single monthly fee." Files include fonts, graphics, icons, and template (PSD, not WordPress) downloads. It is operating from a subscription model and Envato says all items have the same license terms. Apparently more…
If you use Genesis, make sure…
Brian Krogsgard
If you use Genesis, make sure you update as soon as possible to 2.3.1 to prevent an issue with the upcoming WordPress 4.6 release.
As a developer, it’s important to…
Brian Krogsgard
As a developer, it's important to not limit yourself to a particular set of tools. The same goes for programming languages. Jeremy Pry goes into this further on the WebDevStudios blog. Jeremy points out that learning another language beyond PHP allows…
There are third party tools and…
Brian Krogsgard
There are third party tools and SaaS applications that deal with signing documents, but sometimes for situations it might make sense to explore doing so with WordPress. That's why I noticed this post that covered some of the options out there…
Bill Sourour has some healthy reminders…
Brian Krogsgard
Bill Sourour has some healthy reminders for all developers wondering how they can make time to learn everything new in our industry. The secret: you can't. So don't try or else you'll burn out. Working 24/7 doesn't make you a…
