Tips for a better user interface
Brian Krogsgard
GoodUI is a simple website that attempts to educate visitors on how to create good user interfaces. The tips are practical and easy to apply to a variety of mediums.
Redesigning the WordPress Post Editor
Brian Krogsgard
Inspired by Ghost, I have put some thought into the WordPress Post Editor and what I would do to improve it. This blog post outlines my thought process, and shows the outcome of those thoughts. Would love to get someā¦
Owning Your Content: A WordPress Userās Guide
Brian Krogsgard
In light of a seemingly endless onslaught of legislation and privacy policy changes, there's an inevitable point at which moving your content onto your domain is the best option. That point might as well be now - this is aā¦
Filtering Classes on wp_nav_menu
Curtis McHale
Today we look at making a WordPress page appear to be the ancestor of a single custom post type by filtering the classes on wp_nav_menu.
Why are clients shocked by the price of web development?
Brian Krogsgard
Many comments in this Hacker News thread are bound to frustrate those of you who provide WordPress based solutions for clients. The HN user notes, "it seems that many clients are shocked by the price for a website where theyā¦
Ludicrous speed: WordPress caching with Redis
Brian Krogsgard
WordPress, loaded through Nginx is fast. Placing a Redis-powered page cache in front of WordPress is even faster. How much faster? Pages are returned in < 10ms.
GigaOM’s need for speed
Brian Krogsgard
GigaOM recently launched a redesign, and in their development, really focused on improving page load times. The results are especially impressive, considering how much content they are loading per page view. Their interview with WordPress.com VIP is definitely worthwhile.
No code required, eh?
Curtis McHale
After looking at WP App Studio, I really wonder if it's a good plugin for users and WordPress in general.
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¦
