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WordPress Plugin Constructors Shouldn’t Define Hooks

[…] this from time-to-time, right? After all, there are things we learn and things that we change as we gain more experience. It’s not at all uncommon to see plugins defining hooks and other behavior, but I’m not a fan of this approach. Instead, I think handling hook registration should be done in its own function […]

Sponsored Posts: They Should Be About the Reader

[…] I’ve worked within the WordPress economy, the more people I’ve met who are doing some really incredible things with it. Some people are building some really cool plugins and themes for it while others are building tools specifically for those building said plugins and themes. And as I’ve mentioned numerous times throughout the year, there […]

Working with PHP Sessions and WordPress

[…] certain data across subsequent accesses. Even after gaining a basic understanding of how it works, what’s the best way to implement them in WordPress? There are some plugins that are available, though I think some are certainly better than others. My preferred plugin of choice is developed and maintained by the team at Pantheon. […]

Open-Source WordPress Libraries (Why I Should Share Them)

[…] open-source WordPress libraries are occasionally there but have become quite dated, But during the conversation, I came to the realization that I have a lot of small classes, plugins, utilities, functions, helpers, etc. related to WordPress development or JavaScript that I’ve never really put on GitHub. Much of what I currently have is out-of-date. That […]

When To Use WordPress Subactions (And What Are They?)

[…] sub-actions in the bbPress Codex, too: These internal actions can be thought of as “sub-actions” and allow you to add or re-order WordPress actions as necessary for plugins that depend on bbPress. And you can see an example of it in this file. Sure, this definition is specific to bbPress, but that doesn’t mean […]

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