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Avoiding class_exists in Object-Oriented WordPress Code

If you write object-oriented code for WordPress (usually within the context of plugins), you’re likely to come across a class_exists check before initializing a class. But we should start avoiding class_exists in much of our code at this point (with a few exceptions that I’ll outline below). Depending on the version of PHP you’re […]

Adding Your WordPress Plugin To Packagist

When you start adding your WordPress plugins to GitHub, one of the next things you’re likely going to want to do is make it easy for other developers to begin incorporating those packages into their composer.json file. That is, they don’t have to download your plugin, include it in your project, watch for updates, or […]

Simple Autoloader for WordPress Projects

[…] it’s not for WordPress core nor is it meant to be used with themes, but it’s for those who want to begin using autoloading in their WordPress plugins and similar projects. Simple Autoloader for WordPress You can read all of the details in the project’s repository, but here are the basics: TL;DR: An autoloader you can […]

How I See WordPress (In 2017): Apps, JavaScript, & Tools

[…] the team who built this theme. As things change though, I began to really enjoy applying software engineering techniques in the context of WordPress to build custom plugins and other solutions on top of WordPress for others. This isn’t to say that there aren’t the occasional smaller jobs that I don’t take on now, […]

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