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What We Can Learn from USA Today and GDPR
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Continue Reading: What We Can Learn from USA Today and GDPRWhen the GDPR went into effect in May, USA Today released a site for EU visitors that was about 5.2MB less than the normal site. So is there anything we can learn from that?
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Why you should always focus on the basics when starting web development
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Continue Reading: Why you should always focus on the basics when starting web developmentThere are so many web development frameworks that it can be difficult to figure out where you should start. But the basics are always the right place to begin learning.
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Your website needs HTTPS
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Continue Reading: Your website needs HTTPSGoogle Chrome is about to start penalizing sites that don’t have HTTPS at the start of their URLs. So your site is going to need it. Plus, it’s good for your visitors.
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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.
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What the inspector tools are and how to use them
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Continue Reading: What the inspector tools are and how to use themNeed to make a quick change on your site, but don’t know what specific element to call? The inspector tools in the browser will be able to help you out.
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My WordPress story
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Continue Reading: My WordPress storyWordPress is celebrating its 15th anniversary on Sunday. In honor of this occasion, here’s my story about how I came to use and love WordPress.
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Should Gutenberg blocks be in plugins or themes?
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Continue Reading: Should Gutenberg blocks be in plugins or themes?Gutenberg is still going through the finishing stages before it’s released in WordPress core. But there’s still a question about Gutenberg blocks that I’m not really seeing anyone answer. Should blocks be placed in plugins or themes?
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How Gutenberg is from a developer’s perspective
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Continue Reading: How Gutenberg is from a developer’s perspectiveWe’re still in this sort of waiting period for Gutenberg, the new WordPress editor. If you’re a WordPress developer, however, you need to be learning how to develop with it now.
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How to get access to alpha, beta and release candidate versions of WordPress
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Continue Reading: How to get access to alpha, beta and release candidate versions of WordPressTesting pre-release versions of WordPress is a key part of making sure major releases, and your site, run smoothly. But not a whole lot of people know about it. So here’s how to test pre-release versions on your staging or development sites.
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More thoughts on the Gutenberg editor
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Continue Reading: More thoughts on the Gutenberg editorGutenberg is coming whenever WordPress 5.0 is released. It’s come a long way from when it was released as a plugin last year. Like everyone else, I have thoughts on the new editor.
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Changing a shortcode to a dynamic Gutenberg block
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Continue Reading: Changing a shortcode to a dynamic Gutenberg blockGutenberg is coming, and it will shake up the ecosystem. One of the biggest changes will come with shortcodes, since the TinyMCE editor will be no more. But it’s pretty easy to turn shortcodes into the blocks with dynamic blocks.
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Adding filter and action hooks to your WordPress plugin
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Continue Reading: Adding filter and action hooks to your WordPress pluginWordPress is known for its customizations, but sometimes as plugin or theme developer, it can be tricky to figure out how to let your users add in customizations. That’s where filters and hooks come into play.
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