A developer’s guide to BuddyPress, by…
Brian Krogsgard
A developer's guide to BuddyPress, by Paul Gibbs.
Thank you Morgan Estes for another…
Brian Krogsgard
Thank you Morgan Estes for another this week in core post! There's a lot of awesome new stuff in core. My favorite this week was learning that get_the_post_thumbnail_url() is happening. It's a handy wrapper of wp_get_attachment_image_src(), which is a slightly…
Slate is trying to reduce their…
Brian Krogsgard
Slate is trying to reduce their total page load time from 16 seconds to 4 seconds. It's pretty interesting to see some of what impedes them, and it's not all just ad trackers.
whitelist_html is Ryan McCue and Human…
Brian Krogsgard
whitelist_html is Ryan McCue and Human Made's way to allow some HTML when sanitizing strings, but not all, while also preventing the performance hit of WordPress's kses functions.
Acquia, the services company from the…
Brian Krogsgard
Acquia, the services company from the founder of Drupal, has raised $55 million in a series G round. I imagine Drupal 8 is going to help them make a lot of money with their consulting work.
Use Vagrant. No, use Docker. No,…
Brian Krogsgard
Use Vagrant. No, use Docker. No, Docker requires Vagrant for most people. No, Otto is the new Vagrant that uses Vagrant and does what Docker does but is less complicated. Sounds complicated. Call me when you get it figured out.
WordPress post oEmbed feature plugin proposal submitted
Brian Krogsgard
One a feature plugin feels ready for merge, the developers of the plugin submit a merge proposal for the core team. The oEmbed API plugin -- which I gave an overview of last week -- has reached that stage: For…
Second draft of the shortcode roadmap
Brian Krogsgard
The shortcode roadmap has a second draft ready, and it's a big improvement over the first draft (better off to read the extended discussion on that if you need to catch up). It's obvious a ton of thought has gone…
A WordPress theme with the “Startup” trademark has sold for $10,100
Brian Krogsgard
Step 1: make a bland WordPress theme and call it Startup. Step 2: file for a super generic trademark and get it. Step 3: profit. Pretty amazing stuff, really. I can't imagine anything but the trademark would've garnered the price tag.…
Rest in peace, Alex King
Brian Krogsgard
Alex King passed away at his home last night, after battling cancer for more than two and a half years. Alex was one of the original WordPress developers, and leaves a lasting legacy and impact on the WordPress community.
I was looking around today to…
Brian Krogsgard
I was looking around today to see what people have come up with for solid starter themes based on Underscores, but with some more opinions built in. Surprisingly, I didn't find as many as I hoped, but the one from…
Flexbox cheatsheet cheatsheet. I know its…
Brian Krogsgard
Flexbox cheatsheet cheatsheet. I know its the future (or the now?) but it still trips me up.
This person stopped freelancing and joined…
Brian Krogsgard
This person stopped freelancing and joined up with their brother to start an agency instead. In the process they made half the money, but enjoyed life a lot more. Interesting perspective, as I'd guess many freelancers would gain work if…
The power of free: an excellent…
Brian Krogsgard
The power of free: an excellent Planet Money episode that describes the weird human bias on things that cost money or don't. One example they use is of the Red Cross charging for donuts for a part of World War II.…
WooCommerce was release four years ago.…
Brian Krogsgard
WooCommerce was release four years ago. It's amazing. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was paying close attention to JigoShop at the time, and following the saga of WooThemes trying to come up with an eCommerce solution. The…
