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.
Creativity, curiosity, and code
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.
There are more questions you need to ask about forms than you think.
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?
Some things on the internet are inexplicably hard. e.g. Bloom + MailChimp + Groups + GDPR fields ?♂️
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
This year's event was supremely well-run, full of quality content, and just what I needed as I head into a busy-looking year. Thank you to all involved.
I'm speaking again at this year's WordCamp London. Find out more about my talk on screencasts for user training.