Category: WordPress
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Should Gutenberg blocks be in plugins or themes?
Read This Post: Should Gutenberg blocks be in plugins or themes?Gutenberg is still going through the finishing stages before it’s released in WordPress core. But there’s still a question about Gutenberg blocks that I’m not really seeing anyone answer. Should blocks be placed in plugins or themes?
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How Gutenberg is from a developer’s perspective
Read This Post: How Gutenberg is from a developer’s perspectiveWe’re still in this sort of waiting period for Gutenberg, the new WordPress editor. If you’re a WordPress developer, however, you need to be learning how to develop with it now.
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How to get access to alpha, beta and release candidate versions of WordPress
Read This Post: How to get access to alpha, beta and release candidate versions of WordPressTesting pre-release versions of WordPress is a key part of making sure major releases, and your site, run smoothly. But not a whole lot of people know about it. So here’s how to test pre-release versions on your staging or development sites.
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More thoughts on the Gutenberg editor
Read This Post: More thoughts on the Gutenberg editorGutenberg is coming whenever WordPress 5.0 is released. It’s come a long way from when it was released as a plugin last year. Like everyone else, I have thoughts on the new editor.
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Changing a shortcode to a dynamic Gutenberg block
Read This Post: Changing a shortcode to a dynamic Gutenberg blockGutenberg is coming, and it will shake up the ecosystem. One of the biggest changes will come with shortcodes, since the TinyMCE editor will be no more. But it’s pretty easy to turn shortcodes into the blocks with dynamic blocks.
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Adding filter and action hooks to your WordPress plugin
Read This Post: Adding filter and action hooks to your WordPress pluginWordPress is known for its customizations, but sometimes as plugin or theme developer, it can be tricky to figure out how to let your users add in customizations. That’s where filters and hooks come into play.
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Why you should create a webpage for your WordPress plugin
Read This Post: Why you should create a webpage for your WordPress pluginA dedicated webpage for your WordPress plugin gives you more credibility in the flooded plugin market and give your users a place to get help. So why haven’t you created a page for your plugin?
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Why you should create a webpage for your WordPress theme
Read This Post: Why you should create a webpage for your WordPress themeIf you have a WordPress theme, whether or not it’s in the theme directory, you need to have a dedicated webpage for that theme.
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How to add a WordPress admin page to add data to a custom table
Read This Post: How to add a WordPress admin page to add data to a custom tableSo you have a custom table, but how do you get data in there the WordPress way? This tutorial shows you how to create an admin page and insert data into that table.
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How to create a custom table in WordPress and why
Read This Post: How to create a custom table in WordPress and whyWordPress comes with a number of basic tables created in your site’s database. But sometimes those tables aren’t quite enough. And sometimes a custom table is needed.