Some quick thaughts about Gutenberg based on my trip to WordCamp Montreal.
How The WordPress REST API Changes WordPress Plugin Development!!!!
Over the last year, I have thought a lot about how the WordPress REST API changes how we build WordPress plugins. Working on Ingot has allowed me to put those ideas into practice.
Speechless!!!!
It would be a shame if I put all this work into this platform that empowers people to let their voices be heard, without using it to tell my own stories.
Pretentiousness In The Age of The Algorithim!!!!
When I was younger I didn’t want to listen to System of a Down because they were too mainstream. Eventually I got my head out of my butt, and gave them another chance. I’m still not into Toxicity, but the rest is pretty awesome.
Now I don’t want to because then Google Play will recommend I listen to Disturbed.
Improving Client Relationships By Communicating Solely Via Slack!!!!
Communication is the fuel that powers relationships. Ease of access to the right information makes communication a stronger, more powerful fuel for the relationship. That’s why I put a lot of thought into what I use for communication and organization, and choose Slack.
Using Composer To Increase Your WordPress Development Powers!!!!
Composer is an important tool that is not only easy to use, but also leads to increased code reusability, a reduction in copypasta errors, encourages best practices like using namespacing and autoloaders, and can aid in deployments.
WordPress Tallahassee Meetup: Turning WordPress Sites Into Web & Mobile Apps!!!!
For the second meeting of the Tallahassee WordPress Meetup I am presenting on solutions for turning WordPress sites into mobile apps and using WordPress as the back-end for a web and/or mobile app. This is a subject that I’ve thought a lot about as I work with the WordPress REST API, and my own projects.
Using The New WordPress REST API: Tally Code Camp 2014!!!!
Slides from my presentation at Tallahassee Code Camp 2014, on the WordPress REST API (WP-API,) some links and frequently asked questions about the API and a list of what I’ve made with it so far.
Using Dropbox To Keep VVV In Sync on Multiple Computers!!!!
I’ve been plotting for a while now to get a kick-ass desktop for development. Since I work once or twice a week at a co-working space and travel for WordCamps or to visit family fairly regularly, I’m going to need to keep my laptop for those situations. Thanks to Dropbox and Scott Kingsley Clark, it’s actually really easy to keep your WordPress VVV-based development environment in sync across multiple computers
JPD2 Easy Transient Caching Plugin!!!!
My newest plugin, JPD2, makes caching the results of a WP_Query, WP_User_Query and WP_Meta_Query, via the transients API easy. Realize increased performance, by caching the results of your queries, with one simple function. All saved queries are automatically reset when any post is updated. You can download it from WordPress.org or clone the GitHub repo. […]
Making Your Content Do More!!!!
Earlier this week I wrote about turning frustrated users who need urgent support into community managers. I said that this is an important part of your content strategy. I believe this not only because it allows for your content, and your overall support system to be responsive to your user’s needs but because it’s an efficient way to generate content.
I love the saying “work smarter, not harder” as it translates to me into “work smarter, not longer” as I already work too many hours. One of the easiest ways to live up to this saying is making your content do multiple jobs.
Using The New Date Queries In WordPress 3.7!!!!
WordPress 3.7 added several cool new features, including the new date queries added to WP_Query. Date queries allow you to easily do some pretty cool things based on a post’s date. In this tutorial I will show you how to use them to show posts published one year ago, the most commented on posts in the last week and posts scheduled for tomorrow.