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Articles, tips, and resources for WordPress-based development.

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.

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.

WordPress Resources: When Are These Things Any Good?

January 22, 2016 / Tom / 0 Comments

WordPress resources are topics that are covered by I don’t even know how many blogs. Given any Google result, I probably couldn’t even count the number of results you’d get.

But many of us use WordPress for different reasons, right? Clearly, I use it for two primary reasons:

For blogging
For building products and services for other people

To that end, the resources that I find useful may not necessarily be helpful to other people who are using it for different reasons.

But if you’re someone who’s using WordPress for one of the above (or even both) reasons, then perhaps some of the resources shared here will be helpful.

Must Read WordPress Articles 3

January 18, 2016 / Tom

On Christmas Eve of last year, I started this whole thing of sharing a list of articles that I think are must reads for anyone involved in WordPress. Ultimately, I ended up publishing the first two on US holidays.

And since today is a holiday in the US, I thought why not continue the trend?

Eventually, the list of articles is going to start looking like this.

In this post, I’ve got a small set of WordPress articles I think anyone involved in WordPress should read as well as a couple of bonus links for those who are involved in the PHP community at large.