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Comment Humility For An Improved Blogging Experience

January 29, 2016 / Tom / 0 Comments

Comment Humility is one of those simple plugins available for WordPress that does one thing, does it well, and doesn’t disrupt your current workflow.

Comment Humility

Personally speaking, it’s one of those things that I don’t know why it wasn’t developed sooner (or maybe it was, and I missed it).

Here’s the gist of the plugin straight from the repository’s page:

WP Comment Humility relocates the “Comments” top level menu underneath the “Posts” top level menu.

Because comments are off by default for Pages, this plugin puts comments where they make the most sense now.

Easy, right? But why does this deserve a blog post?

Clean Up WordPress Because It’s a Mess?

January 28, 2016 / Tom / 0 Comments

“Clean up WordPress” is a phrase that those of us involved in WordPress hear a lot. It’s misleading though because if you’re a developer, it might mean one thing. If you’re a user, then it likely means another thing.

But without any more context, you can still ask: Clean up WordPress? In what way?

Does it mean the database?
Does it mean part of the file system?
Does it mean something in a theme or all of themes?
Does it mean various plugins or part of a plugin?

And so on. You see what I’m saying, though? It’s a particular point of discussion, but your experience may vary depending on how you use WordPress.

Though I try not to talk about content from other blogs on my blog, sometimes an article and/or a comment brings up a point that strikes a chord with me. So I feel inclined to do so.

Being More Efficient with Email

January 27, 2016 / Tom / 0 Comments

Becoming more efficient with email is one of those things I think many of us aim to do. After all, we spend a significant chunk of our day working out of our inboxes, don’t we?

The ironic part of is we all complain about the amount of email we have in our inbox, but yet we’re also responsible for filling up other people’s inbox.

First, when it comes to the idea of inbox zero, I see that like a dog chasing its tail: Even if you’re to reach it, what then? The tail still exists, and more email comes in.

I’m being a bit facetious of course, but if I’m honest, I don’t worry about constantly being in a state of inbox zero. If I can reach it by the end of the work day, I’m good.

So, if your an Inbox user (and I am), how can we turn this into something that helps us be a bit more efficient with email?

Git and WordPress

January 26, 2016 / Tom / 0 Comments

When it comes to talking about Git and WordPress, Subversion and WordPress, or any version control and WordPress, some people are immediately turned off.

Version control is scary. It’s overwhelming. It uses terms that aren’t clear as to what they mean; the advantages aren’t immediately evident, and the learning curve can be steep no matter how nice our GUIs get.

But in my opinion, if you opt to increase your ability as a professional developer working in the WordPress economy, learning a version control system is something that’s highly recommended.

The benefits far outweigh the learning curve, and once you get used to the workflow, you’ll likely wonder how you ever lived without it.

But the biggest challenge? Figuring out exactly where to start.

The First Version (Get Better at WordPress Development)

January 25, 2016 / Tom

The First Version is the name of the membership site I launched just last week to help those who are interested in getting started with WordPress development, you know, get started with WordPress development.

The First Version

You can read a little bit about what’s planned in a previous post or on the site’s homepage. For those who are wondering if it’s worth signing up, it all depends on where you sit regarding professionally building solutions for WordPress.

As such, I thought I’d talk a little bit about it here to distil its purpose into just a few points and help you determine if this is something for you or not.

Perhaps the best way to ask the question is:

Are you interested in learning more about professional-level WordPress solutions?

Not everyone is, and that’s cool – this isn’t for you. But if you are, then I hope to provide a little more insight as to what you can expect.

Tom McFarlin

Comment Humility For An Improved Blogging Experience

Clean Up WordPress Because It’s a Mess?

Being More Efficient with Email

Git and WordPress

The First Version (Get Better at WordPress Development)