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19 November
2013
WordPress, Git, repos and symlinks
FYI => The short of it is, the client’s repo structure didn’t quite match WordPress’ expectations. Here’s a solution.
Tuesday
22 October
2013
WordPress: Security Revisited – Part 1
Consumed => “Theme & Plugin Security” by Mark Jaquith on WordPress.tv.
Wednesday
18 September
2013
Is there anything WordPress can’t do?
Answered => “Is there any WordPress themes to display marketing materials and has CRM too?” on Quora.
Wednesday
4 September
2013
WordPress Admin: Sortable custom columns
Consumed => “Custom Sortable Columns” by Silviu-Cristian Burcă (aka Scribu) on his blog.
Wednesday
14 August
2013
Important tip: WordPress and Gravity Forms
FYI => The short of it is, when using Gravity Forms with WordPress be sure to add your own HTML hidden field to each form and use that to define your own form id.
Monday
1 July
2013
WordPress, PHP and Object Oriented Programming
Consumed => “WP + You + OOP” by Scott Taylor on his blog.
Wednesday
19 June
2013
Optimizing MySQL queries in WordPress
Consumed => “Understanding MySQL in WordPress” by Scott Taylor on Monday By Noon.
Tuesday
4 June
2013
Finally taking the WPMU plunge
FYI => It’s been on my radar but at this point I couldn’t resist their “last chance before the increase” offer. WPMU.org here I come!
Sunday
26 May
2013
WordPress option: active_plugins vs WP multisite: active_sitewide_plugins
FYI => I was pulling an error with a plugin I developed and ended up trolling around the bowels of WordPress, specifically WordPress multisite.
Monday
20 May
2013
Easel.io – Bootstrap made easy – Part 2
FYI => Obviously, I’m now on the hunt for a Bootstrap-friendly code editor / code generator. Easel (@Easelapp) is my latest find.
Tuesday
30 April
2013
WordPress dirty little save_post secrets
FYI => The WordPress action save_post isn’t quite what the WP codex makes it out to be. Or at least that’s my current perception. Let me explain…
Game changer? BuddyPress 1.7
Consumed => “Boone Gorges: BuddyPress 1.7 Preview” on YouTube.
Sunday
28 April
2013
WordPress 3.5: “An error occurred in the upload. Please try again later.”
FYI => Tweak by tweak I’ve been working my way through my OOP based WordPress theme WP ezBoilerStrap. Finally, I believe I’ve resolved one of the most frustrating bugs:
Monday
22 April
2013
My point is simple, documentation – including code that’s commented – matters
Consumed => “Practical Tips From Top WordPress Pros” by Siobhan McKeown on Smashing Magazine.
Friday
19 April
2013
It’s not WordPress’ fault
Consumed => “Never Say WordPress When Selling a Web Design Project” by Brent Weave on Speckyboy Design Magazine.
Friday
15 March
2013
WordPress: When is the_excerpt not quite the_excerpt you expect?
FYI => Perhaps it’s just me, but when I ask for something that’s what I expect to get. If not, then I need to know otherwise.
Monday
11 March
2013
Improve the speed of your WordPress website
Consumed => “Website Performance Optimization” by Andy Killen on WordPress.tv.
Wednesday
27 February
2013
WordPress Multisite vs GitHub + ManageWP
Consumed => “John Hawkins: Introduction to Multisite” on WordPress.tv.
Wednesday
6 February
2013
WordPress as a REST API
Consumed => “Using WordPress as a REST API for a Mobile App” by Andy Killen on Speckyboy Design Magazine.
Tuesday
5 February
2013
The Advance Guide to SEO – Chapter 2 by Neil Patel and Sujan Patel
Consumed => “The Advance Guide to SEO – Chapter 2 (Site Speed and Performance)” by Neil Patel and Sujan Patel on Quick Sprout.
