If you’re looking to get started…
Brian Krogsgard
If you're looking to get started in React with a simple "starter project" you might want to check out this React Starter Project Search Tool with over 60+ React starter projects.
Brenda Barron asks if posting a…
Brian Krogsgard
Brenda Barron asks if posting a plugin the WordPress is worth it, covering some pros and cons. Although the advantages are pretty substantial for most developers, you should know what you're getting into.
If you build emails for your…
Brian Krogsgard
If you build emails for your business or for clients, then it might be worth it for you to review these "email trends" of 2016. I don't think there's anything on this list that is new or life-changing, but there…
I love it when I rediscover…
Brian Krogsgard
I love it when I rediscover a small WordPress "gem" like this one Stephanie Leary shares on specifying which meta boxes on the WordPress Edit screens are hidden by default. Speaking of, I'd be down for getting rid of the native…
Justin Tadlock has recently released the…
Brian Krogsgard
Justin Tadlock has recently released the beta of his Butterbean post meta framework. I have yet to give it a test drive, but so far it looks really nice (apparently modeled after the WordPress Customize API) and everything Justin has ever…
If you use Gravity Forms and…
Brian Krogsgard
If you use Gravity Forms and WP-Cli then Steven Henty has a nice Gravity Forms CLI Tutorial for you.
Carrie Dils shares how she built…
Brian Krogsgard
Carrie Dils shares how she built a WordPress membership site with bbPress, BuddyPress, WooCommerce, and a few other plugins. Carrie starts from the very beginning (hosting) and goes up and through detailing how she setup merchant gateways. In the end,…
Pippin Williamson has a great tutorial on…
Brian Krogsgard
Pippin Williamson has a great tutorial on extending the metadata API to easily register your own kind of metadata, for attaching to your own custom objects. As I've said before, I love how he continues to share what he's learned scaling his…
If you’re a Postmatic user –…
Brian Krogsgard
If you're a Postmatic user -- or simply interested in the plugin -- version 2 was recently released with what looks like many useful features. The subscriptions and commenting plugin has come a long way since launch and I know…
SearchWP’s latest update includes the ability to…
Brian Krogsgard
SearchWP's latest update includes the ability to index and search through an impressive list of additional document types, including Microsoft Word and OpenOffice. I also like the improvements and tweaks done with the settings screen.
Pressware has released a second plugin,…
Brian Krogsgard
Pressware has released a second plugin, called Scheduled Post Shortcut. As the name suggests, it allows easy access to your scheduled posts and even adds keyboard shortcuts -- something you don't see often in plugins -- for quick access.
Developers often hear the advice, “don’t repeat…
Brian Krogsgard
Developers often hear the advice, "don't repeat yourself." But this interesting take from Peter-Paul Koch describes why we often do need to repeat ourselves and why, at times, it's ok.
jQuery 3.0 is officially out. It…
Brian Krogsgard
jQuery 3.0 is officially out. It is a continuation of the 2.x branch, but with a few breaking changes. While the 1.12 and 2.2 branches will continue to receive critical support patches for a time, they will not get any…
Amy Hoy, a Ruby & JavaScript…
Brian Krogsgard
Amy Hoy, a Ruby & JavaScript developer, published a list of five things she wishes somebody told her before she founded her SaaS. These tips are applicable post-founding too.
Hacked sites are never fun, and reading…
Brian Krogsgard
Hacked sites are never fun, and reading tales like this one from Tim Butler gives great insight as to how hackers gain access, since it seems the ways are limitless. In this case, I enjoyed how Tim was able to locate…
Hostadvice, a blog focused on the…
Brian Krogsgard
Hostadvice, a blog focused on the hosting industry, has an interview with Tenko Nikolov - CEO of SiteGround. It's nice insight to the leader of one of the more popular hosting companies that caters to WordPress. SiteGround is 12 years old, which may…
