Tag: development

  • Fighting the WordPress White Screen of Death

    We’ve all been there: We’re editing the WordPress theme file, setting a new function and *BAM*: We view the site and it’s nothing but a sea of white pixels.  There’s no messages, no errors, nothing to indicate what you’ve done wrong.  And it’s frustrating: sure, removing the change would fix the problem, but I (as I’m…

  • Question: Adding GIT To My Workflow As A Designer

    This is a bit different than my usual post, since I’m looking more for feedback than I am trying to teach something. My typical workflow for doing a WordPress theme is as follows: Design PSD Mockups Develop HTML/CSS from PSD Weave WordPress boilerplate theme into HTML/CSS Take it server-side Finish up with functions and loops…

  • The State of WordPress Plugin Development

    Seeing all the fun plugins you guys posted to the site today has reminded me of a topic that I’ve both seen published on other sites as of late and been pondering myself lately – the authors.  I’ve co-created a plugin, and it’s currently residing well in the plugin repository, but it hasn’t been all…

  • Should Businesses Use WordPress?

    It’s definitely possible to make a living doing custom WordPress plugin and web development, but I don’t think it’s possible to make a living just building plugins and asking for donations. Do you feel that users are ungrateful for your work?Not really ungrateful, no, but I definitely think that some are blissfully ignorant. I imagine…