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Rewrite API →Rewrite rules are one of the features of WordPress I’ve never had to deal with in more than quick and cursory way. For the most part, custom post types and pages are good enough for my...
View ArticleThe Excerpt: WordPress News Podcast
The Excerpt: WordPress News Podcast →If you’re a fan of podcasts, check out The Excerpt over at Post Status. I tuned in for the first time this week with Episode 4 and was pleased to discover that it...
View ArticleAn Intro to Accessible Links
An Intro to Accessible Links →If learning how to improve your site’s accessibility has been on your to do list, here’s the perfect opportunity to check it off. @RachelRVasquez recently wrote a great...
View ArticleA Complete Guide to Flexbox
A Complete Guide to Flexbox →Flexbox is a brand-new CSS layout module—technically still a draft in the W3C specification. It’ll be a while until it wins comprehensive browser support (the upcoming...
View ArticleWhen to Use Static Methods
When to Use Static Methods →If you’re learning Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in PHP, it can be very nice just to hear a very smart person explain programming concepts in clean, lucid language....
View ArticleWordPress Generated Classes and Why You Need Them
WordPress Generated Classes and Why You Need Them →If you’ve been removing WordPress generated classes without understanding what they are first, you’re probably also underestimating why keeping them...
View Article15 WordPress Hacks You Can Do Without Plugins
15 WordPress Hacks You Can Do Without Plugins →One of the greatest things about WordPress is how easy it is to do just about anything you could possibly dream of with the help of a plugin. WordPress...
View ArticleThinking Outside the Box with Theme Features and Plugins
Thinking Outside the Box with Theme Features and Plugins →This great tutorial shows how you can make an out of the box theme and single purpose plugin work for an alternative need without a lot of...
View ArticleAdding Custom Routes to the WordPress Rest API
Adding Custom Routes to the WordPress Rest API →In his recent post over at Torque, Josh Pollock (who you might remember from his recent post on Hacking the WordPress Template Hierarchy) explains the...
View ArticleWordPress Coding Standards with Tom McFarlin
WordPress Coding Standards with Tom McFarlin →This Friday (July 10th at 12:00pm CST), WPSessions is partnering with Site Ground to present a special talk by Tom McFarlin on WordPress coding standards....
View ArticleBeware of the WordPress Appearance Editor!
Beware of the WordPress Appearance Editor! →If you’re poking around the WordPress dashboard, it’s pretty easy to dive into making custom changes to your theme after you find the WordPress Appearance...
View ArticleThe WordPress Hooks Firing Sequence!
The WordPress Hooks Firing Sequence! →While trying to learn about hooks RachieVee, one of our favorite WordPress writers, found that the standard resources were missing some crucial information for...
View Article10 Ways to Learn WordPress Hooks
10 Ways to Learn WordPress Hooks →WordPress hooks are hard, but they don’t have to be. Check out this great post from @RachelRVasquez that includes 10 resources that helped her master hooks layer by...
View ArticleDesigning a System: WordPress Routing
Designing a System: WordPress Routing →The larger a WordPress site gets, the more common the need to handle custom URLs. Mapping a custom URL to a new template, a specific hook or both is a bit of a...
View ArticleManaging Multiple WordPress Sites: The Ultimate Guide
Managing Multiple WordPress Sites: The Ultimate Guide →Many developers face the problem of managing multiple WordPress sites and for good reason, it can be exceptionally time consuming and potentially...
View ArticleToolbox of the Smart WordPress Developer
Toolbox of the Smart WordPress Developer →Tuts+ recently wrapped up their series on tools for WordPress development. This final post is a great summery of all the tools recommended and what situation...
View ArticleHow to get WooCommerce Category Info with an ID
How to get WooCommerce Category Info with an ID →Apparently finding a tutorial for how to get WooCommerce category info with an ID has been a pretty tricky problem until now. Rachel to the rescue...
View ArticleCustom Database API – Reasons for Custom Tables and an API
Custom Database API – Reasons for Custom Tables and an API →While the WordPress database class and the other APIs available make it easy to interact with the WordPress databases, large plugins are...
View ArticleHow I Organize My Files When Developing WordPress Themes
How I Organize My Files When Developing WordPress Themes →When it comes to organizing your work flow, some developers – especially beginners – think development for plugins and themes should require...
View Article9 Awesome and Obscure WordPress Features You Didn’t Know Existed
9 Awesome and Obscure WordPress Features You Didn’t Know Existed →While we use WordPress daily, it’s easy to overlook new, helpful features that were included in the most recent release. Take a peek at...
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