Newsletter
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SWPD #004: Effectively Planning New Development
In this issue, I’m going to explain why planning should always be your first step when working on a new plugin or feature. When you start a new plugin or…
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SWPD #003: Setting up a local development environment with Lando
Recently, I’ve been working with a new tool for local WordPress development called Lando. Running WordPress on your local machine is essential to being a productive plugin developer. Your computer…
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SWPD#002: Improve Your Code Quality With Static Analysis
In this week’s issue, I’m going to explain why you should be using static analysis in your development process. Static Analysis is a process of evaluating code without actually running…
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How to add a Github Action to your WordPress plugin
In this issue, I’m going to walk you through adding a Github Action to your WordPress Plugin. Github actions are tools to help you automate parts of your development process.…
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Is Too Many Plugins Harmful For a WordPress Site?
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about plugins and how they can be as simple or as complex as you want. If you need to change one specific aspect about…
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How to Rebase Git Branch Onto Another Parent Branch
We had a long running feature that I originally branched off of for a new feature. When I finished, I realized I needed it before our long running feature would…
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Selective SQL Exports with WP-CLI
Sometimes you need to perform a selective SQL export of rows in a database table. Recently, I found out that you can pass extra arguments to the mysqldump command through…
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Custom Post Type Naming
Today I was working on a new version of a site when I noticed that I had changed how I named a custom post type. It triggered me into figuring…
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Software Versioning and WordPress
There are several ways software maintains version numbers, but in WordPress, plugins & core typically follow Semantic Versioning. This is where 3 different numbers explain the current version of software:…
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No Language Options for Site Language in WordPress
TL;DR – Languages can only be downloaded via Settings > General > Site Language when DISALLOW_FILE_EDITS and DISALLOW_FILE_MODS are set to false One day I was trying to write up…