Tag: WordPress

  • WordPress: A Future of Many Flavors?

    WordPress: A Future of Many Flavors?

    If you’ve been following along in the WordPress space lately, you’ll know that there’s a lot of discussion around WordPress – not of code, nor of content, but of how the software itself is managed. To put it simply, there are three parties involved: Matt Mullenweg, who the founder of both the WordPress Foundation and…

  • State of the Word 2023 Recap

    State of the Word 2023 Recap

    The WordPress community was abuzz with excitement as Matt Mullenweg, WordPress’ illustrious co-founder, took to the international stage to deliver the first non-North-American “State of the Word”, live from Spain. While there was some retrospection, the theme of the event was definitively looking forward as Matt (and Matias ventura, WordPress’ lead architect) teased new features…

  • One Block to Another: A Guide To The Block Transform API

    One Block to Another: A Guide To The Block Transform API

    The introduction of Gutenberg in WordPress has revolutionized the way we create and design content. With Gutenberg’s popularity on the rise, content creators are on the hunt for ways to make their content easier and more effective to write. As more and more blocks are added to the repository, it becomes increasingly important to allow…

  • PHP ‘include’, ‘get_template_part’, and ‘require’: Best Practices

    Including files in a PHP environment can be tricky for new developers.  There are no less than four ways to include a file: include, include_once, require, and require_once.  Moreso, there’s very subtle differences in the reasons behind using each one.  Throw in WordPress (which has its own specific flavor of include tag – get_template_part) and…

  • It’s 2020 – Do I Still Need A Website?

    It’s 2020 – Do I Still Need A Website?

    Maybe it’s because I’m a website developer, but I get asked occasionally if having a website is still one of those NECESSARY things you have to have. The further we get with web technologies and platforms, however, the more I could possibly maybe see the need for something that’s not a website. People stream games on Twitch.…

  • WooCommerce: Third Party API Calls At Checkout

    WooCommerce: Third Party API Calls At Checkout

    I’ve been doing a lot more WooCommerce work as of late. And with good reason – WooCommerce (as of the end of 2016) powers nearly 42% of all eCommerce stores on the internet. One of the biggest requests I have when working with WooCommerce is how to integrate a third party vendor into a checkout…

  • How To Search A Specific Custom Post Type (Only!) in WordPress

    If you’re like me, you use custom post types a LOT when you’re doing projects (or on your own site, if I’ve done it for you!).  There’s a lot of value in having a type of content that’s unrestrained and flexible.  Sometimes, however, you want to be able to search a particular post type, and…

  • Add a Product List to WooCommerce’s Order Columns

    Add a Product List to WooCommerce’s Order Columns

    If you’re running WooCommerce, the Orders screen is a great way to see – at a glance – what’s going on in your store.  However, there’s one thing that it absolutely doesn’t show: the products that people have ordered. The code below changes that – it gives you a special column in your Orders screen…

  • Using a Child Theme in WordPress

    If you’ve ever had to – or plan to – make customizations to your theme, it’s imperative you use a WordPress child theme when you do.

  • Help! I’m Locked out of WordPress

    Today we talk about the options we have in case the worst happens – we find ourselves locked out of our WordPress admin account unable to login.