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Installing Git For Command Line on Mac OS X

November 26, 2012 / Tom / 0 Comments

For The TL;DR version, you can download Git For OS X in its Google Code Repository.

When sharing my WordPress Developer Toolbox, I mentioned that GitBox is my Git client of choice. As with most software that offers a command line variant, I occasionally end up using a Terminal session to manage some of my Git repositories.

Depending on what other applications you have installed on your system, you may not actually have command line access to Git. If that’s the case and you’d rather not install the full Xcode development suite (because it does include the command line utility), there is an alternative.

WordPress Settings Sandbox: A Working Example of the Settings API

November 26, 2012 / Tom / 0 Comments

A few months ago, I completed a series of articles for Envato called The Complete Guide To The WordPress Settings API.

The purpose of the series was to walkthrough the WordPress Settings API taking a look at sections, settings, fields, and how they all fit together to properly build a WordPress project using menus, tabbed navigation, input elements, and data sanitization all of which interact properly with the WordPress database.

As part of the article, I also provided an open-source project called the WordPress Settings Sandbox that was to serve as a working demonstration of the WordPress Settings API. Continue reading

Get Standard – Black Friday Thru Cyber Monday Sale!

November 24, 2012 / Tom / 0 Comments

Standard 3.2 is just around the corner!

For those of you who don’t know, I spend half my time working with my team at 8BIT working hard on both analog and digital products for bloggers.

Though I’ve discussed it in detail before, simply put: Standard is the core passion of the team and we’re committed to making it best theme for bloggers that we possibly can.

My team and 8BIT and I are currently running a Standard Theme discount from Black Friday thru Cyber Monday and here are the details:

WordPress For Christmas with WP Snippets

November 23, 2012 / Tom / 0 Comments

It’s a day after Thanksgiving so all of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are going on – always fun to check out some of the neat deals online.

But since the end of Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the Christmas season, there are also some neat projects that others have been working on. Sure, it’s common to see WordPress themes, plugins, and other seasonal assets be released, but here’s a neat project that the guys over at Square One have been working on specifically for WordPress for Christmas.

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 22, 2012 / Tom / 0 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving!

If you’re here in the United States, then you’re likely celebrating Thanksgiving. I’m spending time resting, eating some awesome food, visiting family, and generally enjoying the time off.

For those of you who aren’t in the US, hopefully you’re having a stellar day, as well. Continue reading