Going Vanilla – initial thoughts on building a theme with no build tools
I'm attempting to build a WordPress theme with no build tool using only "vanilla" CSS and JS. Here's some initial thoughts I've had after getting started.
Category: WordPress
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Opinion: WordPress Gutenberg and the responsibility of owning a website
I had a realisation: WordPress isn’t focussed on agencies and developers right now - it wants users who can fend for themselves.
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WordPress code diving: tips for finding out how to do things…sometimes
A short video on using tools to search the WordPress core code for filters and actions. Tips and tricks for WordPress development with Github and grep.
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One does not simply log into WordPress and build a form
There are more questions you need to ask about forms than you think.
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Do website owners need a “drivers license”, or should websites be more “self-driving”?
Surely many of the things that I set up on new WordPress sites with plugins and settings tweaks are solved problems now. So why do I have to add them myself?
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Blooming MailChimp Groups and GDPR fields
Some things on the internet are inexplicably hard. e.g. Bloom + MailChimp + Groups + GDPR fields 🤷♂️
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Where I’m NOW at with WordPress: Gutenberg as a developer
As a developer, I think I'm coming around to the idea of the new WordPress Gutenberg editor. Here's my updated thoughts and reflections.
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Where I’m at with WordPress: Gutenberg – as a business owner and developer
Gutenberg will be great for new projects going forward, but I've yet to be convinced that enabling it for all sites when they update to WordPress 5.0 is a good idea. So my plan is not to.
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Where I’m at with WordPress: Gutenberg – as a user
I just wanted to write - and, I'm sad and sorry to say - Gutenberg got in the way and I just wanted to turn it off.
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(Developer) Tools talk
Last night I gave a talk at the Cheltenham WordPress Meetup on the amazing toolkit called "(Developer) Tools" in your web browser. The group is very mixed in terms of technical ability so this was a great topic, and I put "Developer" in brackets because there's something in Developer Tools for all website creators, regardless of […]