Up your game and debug JavaScript with console.log

ByBrian Krogsgard Posted onJanuary 23, 2013January 31, 2015 Updated onJanuary 31, 2015

A nice intro post for a series on front end techniques from Pete Schuster. He talks the basics of debugging JavaScript with console.log. A good read.

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The Jorbin Test

ByAaron Jorbin March 4, 2016September 17, 2021

The Joel Test has largely stood the test of time, yet there isn’t a WordPress specific version to help WordPress developers judge job opportunities. The Jorbin Test is the Joel Test, updated for the WordPress engineers of today.

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Properly using wp_reset_postdata(), wp_reset_query() and variable naming in queries

ByBrian Krogsgard July 3, 2013April 30, 2014

Understanding how to alter the main query and how to create custom queries in WordPress are two essentials for WordPress developers. You should familiarize yourself with a few things right away: What is the WP_Query class, including creating new custom queries for secondary loops Never use query_posts() Alter queries with the pre_get_posts hook You also…

Bootstrap 4 alpha released and includes huge changes

ByBrian Krogsgard August 19, 2015

Bootstrap 4 is now in alpha, and includes a ton of changes that will be popular. These are my personal favorites: Moved from Less to Sass. Improved grid system. Opt-in flexbox support is here. Dropped IE8 support and moved to rem and em units. Rewrote all our JavaScript plugins. They are also launching official Bootstrap commercial…

A(nother) new era of WordPress

ByBrian Krogsgard February 27, 2015February 27, 2015

Jeff Waugh is a prominent advocate worldwide of the open source ecosystem. In his latest article, he talks about the continued evolution of WordPress in a “new era”, which is mostly stuff my audience should know about. But it’s good to see it from a relative outsider’s perspective. It won’t happen overnight, but WP-API will…

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Automate Git to SVN with Scatter

ByBrian Krogsgard March 11, 2013January 31, 2015

Evan Solomon has completely rewritten a command line automation tool for deploying to SVN with Git. It’s called Scatter, and it looks pretty awesome. He’s also got usage examples and a fully updated readme. This looks like a nice way to interact with WordPress and its SVN workflow if you’re more familiar with Git.