Stop commenting your code just to say you did
Summary – Code comments that point out the obvious make the important comments harder to spot. Developers are better off when there are only a few comm...
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Ignoring errors from third party WordPress plugins while developing in debug mode
Here’s the problem: I want to develop in debug mode (i.e. WP_DEBUG set to “true”) to catch all the notices, warnings, and strict standard e...
My Journey To Managing My Own WordPress Server
TL;DR — I used to shy away from managing my own server, but with experimentation I got more comfortable with it and now manage my own server. I wouldn̵...
Why WP App Store Failed
TL;DR — WP App Store failed because I failed to get it into people’s WordPress dashboards, it didn’t really solve any painful problem, and ...
Keeping an Open Mind
Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in. ? Isaac Asimov I have a little stor...
Pippin And I Have Started A Podcast
I’ve teamed up with Pippin Williamson to talk about WordPress development in a new podcast called Apply Filters. As in apply_filters( 'podcast', $brad,...
Extending WP_Query
I’ve had the pleasure of contributing a couple of WordPress (WP) snippets to Elliot Richmond’s WP Snippets Til Christmas advent calendar this holiday...
Commercial WordPress Plugins
As promised, I’m responding to Matt’s comments at PressNomics on selling WordPress (WP) plugins and laying out my philosophy and beliefs on the s...
PressNomics Conference Recap
PressNomics was the best conference I’ve ever attended. Held last week in Phoenix, it was the inaugural conference for those in the business of WordPre...
Custom Table for WordPress Custom Fields
I just read Tom McFarlin’s thoughts on building web apps with WP and my comment started to run long, so here I am, writing a blog post. I agree with To...