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Stop Including Custom CSS in WordPress

[…] Though WordPress itself is open source, it’s never a good idea to try to touch core files in order to achieve our customizations. We do so via plugins. The same goes for themes: Don’t make the changes by touching core files, do so via child themes. It’s easier, it’s safer, it’s something that is done […]

Writing Maintainable WordPress Themes

[…] ideas for features are developed, it becomes an entirely different challenge to keep the project rolling. And though people would argue whether or not WordPress themes (or plugins or any script-based utility, for that matter) constitutes actual software, the truth is that it’s still subject to the same rules and methodologies as different software projects. […]

A WordPress Developer Salary Should Be…?

[…] into smaller topics. At this point, I’m looking to talk about: What is content management, anyway? The skills of a software developer Software development with WordPress Themes, plugins, and applications Programmers and implementers …and perhaps a little bit more But rather than lead up to some type of pseudo-grand finale, why not just lay […]

Publicly Display Post Meta Data in WordPress

[…] post type) in WordPress. Though I’m not necessarily a fan of doing this, I am a fan of giving other developers practical advice on how to extend existing plugins (using practices used throughout an existing plugin), and I’m also a fan of discussing why I am a fan or not a fan of doing something. […]

All of the Options in the WordPress Theme Customizer

[…] In fact, I’d go as far as to say that I think that it helps to enforce the idea that themes should primarily be for presentation and plugins should be for functionality. I’d also like to think that it’s forcing developers to think more strategically about their theme’s offerings by making decisions on behalf […]

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