Do clients constantly let you down by deactivating plugins, removing crucial pages or installing new, half-shady plugins? This plugin will aid you with all you need to put the finger on the cause of the issue.
I have created a new plugin called “A Better Planet” which is simply a news widget for your WordPress dashboard intended to take the place of the default Planet WordPress feed.
Google has added PHP to their App Engine services, enabling PHP based apps to be run in their cloud service. I saw various tweets and articles that noted they specifically made sure WordPress would be able to perform in the…
Automattic has released a pretty fancy PHP class called Prefork, that enables pre-loading capability to large PHP apps, such as WordPress. This makes it so that WordPress doesn't have to completely reload itself every time you load the page. It's…
There are quite a few blog posts, plugins and hacks suggesting to hide the WordPress version number, or hide the overall fact that you’re using WordPress. Don’t do it — it’s pretty useless.
FooPlugins aims to be an improvement on existing marketplaces and to service not only the end user, but also the many talented WordPress plugin developers in a way that no other marketplace has been able (or willing) to do before.
Similar to how Photoshop allows you to edit images using adjustment layers without altering the original image, you can use the same concept when customizing WordPress themes. Non-destructive customization has the advantage of being able to revert changes and keep…
Well, consider me jealous. During his trip to Austin, Texas last week, President Obama made a stop at the Capital Factory offices. He visited with the companies that work there, including WP Engine. Obama's visit was to promote job creation,…
Philip is the Team Lead for Automattic's Theme Team, and he's the focus of WordPress.com's "Five Minutes with" series this week. I personally admire the work that Philip does, and it's a pleasure to get to know him a little…