Tag: WordPress
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Why I’m Leaving WordPress
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Continue Reading: Why I’m Leaving WordPressThis is a blog post that’s honestly a half-year in the making and probably a couple of months too late, but here it goes anyway. I’m leaving WordPress. Well … mostly leaving WordPress, but we’ll get to the last surviving thread of WP connectivity at the end of this post. But yeah, with all of…
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Reflections on an Absolutely Wonderful WordCamp US 2023
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Continue Reading: Reflections on an Absolutely Wonderful WordCamp US 2023WordCamp US 2023 is over. It was an amazing trip with an additional solo vacation at the beginning. It’s always amazing to meet the best people in this community. So here are my thoughts on all things WordCamp US 2023.
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My WordPress Origin Story
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Continue Reading: My WordPress Origin StoryWith WordCamp US coming up, now is about as good of a time as any to talk about my WordPress journey to where I am today.
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The value of open source
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Continue Reading: The value of open sourceWhat’s the value in using and contributing to an open source project? Well beyond the price, it’s really quite remarkable.
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Creating Gutenberg blocks with Advanced Custom Fields
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Continue Reading: Creating Gutenberg blocks with Advanced Custom FieldsPlaying with Gutenberg can be fun. But creating blocks in JavaScript can be tough. But ACF will be giving developers help in the future.
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After WordPress 5.0 everyone needs to take a breath
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Continue Reading: After WordPress 5.0 everyone needs to take a breathWordPress 5.0 came out last week and was met with almost every emotion under the sun. There’s at least a bit of a divide in the community. So now what?
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Object-oriented programming in WordPress plugins
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Continue Reading: Object-oriented programming in WordPress pluginsCreating a WordPress plugin is pretty simple. It’s just another functions.php file, right? But what if you tried creating a plugin with object-oriented programming.
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Patience will be needed with Gutenberg
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Continue Reading: Patience will be needed with GutenbergGutenberg continues to be a divisive topic inside the WordPress sphere. But as you begin to try out the new editor, heed this advice: be patient.
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What I’ve learned so far in developing a theme suited for Gutenberg
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Continue Reading: What I’ve learned so far in developing a theme suited for GutenbergRecently I started creating a premium WordPress theme that relies a lot on Gutenberg with the idea of having it ready when it’s rolled into core. So here are a few thoughts on developing a theme for the new editor.
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WordPress developers need to help non-technical users through Gutenberg transition
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Continue Reading: WordPress developers need to help non-technical users through Gutenberg transitionThe Gutenberg transition is going to be difficult for non-technical users. So it’s up to us WordPress developers to help them however we can.