Live workshop: How to build a WordPress plugin with Tom McFarlin
Curtis McHale
I'm sure we can expect nothing but awesome from Tom.
Core plugin dependency is necessary for a better WordPress ecosystem
Brian Krogsgard
The debate over plugin dependency has been around WordPress for years. I strongly believe that WordPress core needs a simple plugin dependency API for a healthier WordPress ecosystem. Building plugin dependency into core does more than make something already possibleā¦
WordPress Core is Secure
Brian Krogsgard
Jason Cosper writes on the WP Engine blog that people need to stop saying WordPress is not secure, because it is. WordPress Core is rarely cause for security concerns, and hasn't been for some time. However, due to WordPress' massiveā¦
VaultPress Lite
Brian Krogsgard
VaultPress, the Automattic backup solution, has introduced a "Lite" plan to theirĀ repertoire. It allows you to receive daily backups with a thirty day archive for only $5 per month. It also includes their site restore service. This is the firstā¦
WordPress Plugin Boilerplate 2.0
Tom McFarlin
The WordPress Plugin Boilerplate serves as a foundation and aims to provide a clear and consistent guide for building your WordPress plugins. The second version includes a number of new additions, features, and improvements many of which have been madeā¦
Vagrant and Custom Domains with WordPress
Curtis McHale
Here we learn to do your own custom WordPress install in Varrying Vagrant Vagrants on a custom domain for a client site.
Om Malik on blogging and conversations
Brian Krogsgard
Siobhan McKeown interviewed Om Malik for her pending book on WordPress, and came away with some interesting insight from Om that I think is valuable for any of us that take part in onlineĀ conversations.
WordPress at 10: Time for a fork?
Brian Krogsgard
Over the last couple of years I have done a lot of thinking about the evolution of WordPress and how the application can best meet the needs of the ever more fragmented user base. In this article I make theā¦
Yet another Columns plugin for WordPress
Brian Krogsgard
Konstantin's attempt at a cleaner, easier to use columns shortcode for WordPress.
WordPress.org theme demos leave a lot to be desired
Brian Krogsgard
WordPress.org has made incredible strides the last few years on improving the quality of the themes in the repository. Every theme goes through a stringent approval process, thanks to the WordPress Theme Review Team. But discovery can still be challenging on WordPress.org.
Pressnomics, the WordPress business conference, to be held October 17-19th
Brian Krogsgard
Pressnomics has announced the dates for its second annual event. The WordPress business conference will be held October 17th-19th, in Phoenix, Arizona. The conference, started by Pagely founders Joshua and Sally Strebel, was a huge hit last year, according toā¦
ThemeForest theme nets over $100,000 per month, sadly
Brian Krogsgard
The Envato blog highlighted a record breaking theme on their blog today, for achieving $100,000 in revenue per month, two months in a row. All in all, this theme, Avada, has achieved nearly a million dollars in revenue since itsā¦
New WordPress host, Flywheel, raises funding
Brian Krogsgard
In an interview on Silicon Prairie News, Flywheel hosting has announced that they received funding for their WordPress hosting startup. It's worth noting that Silicon Prairie News and Flywheel share a co-founder, so the article seems very much like self-promotion.ā¦
Working with WordPress and Vagrant – Basics
Curtis McHale
An overview of using Varrying Vagrant Vagrants as your local development environment.
Level up your WordPress development skills
Curtis McHale
Great talk by Tom about how to take your WordPress development skills to the next level.
How to Programmatically Populate a WordPress Template
Curtis McHale
I haven't had to do this yet, but seems to be a pretty easy thing to do with Tom's code.
