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

WordPress Command Line with WP-CLI

November 9, 2012 / Tom / 0 Comments

WordPress Command Line

Earlier this weet, @Scribu tweeted out the following link:

Lookie: http://t.co/sLta3kIe

— scribu (@scribu) November 5, 2012

Naturally, I followed and WP-CLI is definitely one of the cooler WordPress utilities I’ve seen in recent months. Basically, it introduces the WordPress command line.

WordPress Plugin Support: How Much is Too Much?

November 8, 2012 / Tom / 0 Comments

One of the nicest things about WordPress is how easy it is for developers to extend its functionality, and how easy it is for users to find plugins that help them enhance their blog.

All conversations about plugin quality and compatibility aside, WordPress plugin support is one area of development that often seems to be rarely discussed (unless I’m missing all the people talking about it!).

A Case Study on WordPress Projects

November 7, 2012 / Tom / 0 Comments

For as long as I’ve been on the Internet (well, the Internet as my generation knows it ;), developers and designers have usually maintained some type of display of their work and it’s generally consisted of a listing of projects that they’ve completed with outbound links to said project.

I’ve toyed with the idea of going into detail as to how I’ve built certain projects – you can see this in posts such as how I built Category Sticky Post and Tag Sticky Post – but I’ve never gone all in as I’ve never sold on if it was of any interest to others.

But yesterday, Smashing Magazine ran a bit of a motivational post on Retiring The Portfolio Screenshot and focusing more on “case study” type posts.

This got me thinking about beginning to introduce a case study on WordPress projects.

For The Aspiring Professional WordPress Developer

November 6, 2012 / Tom / 0 Comments

When it comes to discussing WordPress development, I think that one topic that’s hard to come by is how to begin taking on professional WordPress development gigs.

Specifically, I think that we could do a better job of communicating what to expect when another developer opts to make the move to become a professional WordPress developer. And by that, I mean doing something part-time or full-time for pay.

For roughly the past two years, I’ve divided my time between self-employment and two startups the latter two using WordPress as the backbone for their software. For the former, I’ve built a number of plugins – most free, a few premium – and have worked on a number of contracts building sites, plugins, and applications for others.

With that said, I thought I’d do my part in sharing some advice for the aspiring WordPress developer.

Have You Built an Application with WordPress?

November 2, 2012 / Tom

Comments are closed. I'd like all feedback on your WordPress Application sent to my inbox.

Earlier this week, I shared my thoughts on building web applications with WordPress. Overall, I’ve really enjoyed the discussion that’s happened in the comments, but there’s been one question that’s continually cropped on in the comments and in my inbox:

Do you have examples of applications built on WordPress?

Noted developers Konstantin Kovshenin and Vladimir Prelovac chimed in with some of the WordPress applications that they’ve built, and I’m in the process of finishing up a few projects that I’m planning to cover here, but I know there’s more out there.