WordPress Design & Development Around the Web Who Put Block-Based Template Parts in my Classic Theme? At the WP Tavern, Sarah Gooding breaks down the importance of having classic theme authors try out block-based template parts “without breaking their whole site design.” This is…
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Taylor Lovett posted on the 10up…
Brian Krogsgard
Taylor Lovett posted on the 10up blog the release of WP Docker, an open source Docker configuration optimized for local WordPress development. WP Docker is meant to address shortcomings of running multiple VVV and Vagrant instances while providing greater flexibility…
Varying Vagrant Vagrants has released version…
Brian Krogsgard
Varying Vagrant Vagrants has released version 2.0.0, and this official release post goes into some of the new bits. There's a new method for configuring VVV, including the ability to choose PHP 5.6, 7.0, or 7.1 for your project and…
Tom J Nowell, VIP Wrangler at…
Dan Knauss
Tom J Nowell, VIP Wrangler at WordPress.com VIP for Automattic, covers what's new in Varying Vagrant Vagrants (version 2.0). Tom states that it's "undergone a small transformation for the better" and i would agree. The provisioning system for VVV has…
Gilbert Pellegrom compares local development with…
Gilbert Pellegrom compares local development with Vagrant versus Docker. He concludes that while Docker is interesting, Vagrant is a bit easier to get going, and I quite agree. There are also more mature and well developed tools for WordPress with…
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.
Local WordPress development strategies and transparency in business — Draft podcast
Katie Richards
BusinessDraft
Welcome to the Post Status Draft podcast, which you can find on iTunes and via RSS for your favorite podcatcher. Brian and his co-host, Joe Hoyle, a co-founder and the CTO of Human Made, discuss some of today's hottest, current WordPress news.…
Takeaways from interviewing 13 great WordPress developers
Fred Meyer
Development
Editor's note: this is a guest post by Fred Meyer of WP Shout. WP Shout is a really solid WordPress tutorial blog by Fred and David Hayes. Up and Running is an excellent guide for leveling up your WordPress development…
Tips for local WordPress development with Varying Vagrant Vagrants (VVV)
Jason Resnick
DevelopmentPlanet
I’ve used local development environments for as long as I can remember.  They’ve always been a fluid part of being a developer.  The biggest pain point was keeping everything upgraded at all times and switching from one stack to another.…
Hyper-VVV on Windows
Brian Krogsgard
Development
Believe it or not, some WordPress developers code on Windows. This can cause problems with Varying Vagrant Vagrants (VVV) using VirtualBox if Hyper-V is also enabled. I've taken the time to implement a VVV setup on top of Hyper-V to reap…
Vagrant and Custom Domains with WordPress
Curtis McHale
Development
Here we learn to do your own custom WordPress install in Varrying Vagrant Vagrants on a custom domain for a client site.
Working with WordPress and Vagrant – Basics
Curtis McHale
Development
An overview of using Varrying Vagrant Vagrants as your local development environment.
