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Most of my web development work is done through WordPress. I’ve built hundreds of little WordPress plugins, and dozens of scratch-made sites. At this point, I’ve modified nearly every corner of WordPress at some point since I started using it in 2009.

  • Stop Returning false for Errors
    Essays

    Stop Returning false for Errors

    I want to squash once and for all. Learn about a better WordPress alternative to using false – the WP_Error object.

    September 16, 2021
    Best Practices, WordPress
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    September 11, 2021

    That wraps it up for today. I updated the #nearlyheadless boilerplate with a few quality of life improvements, but most importantly, I’ve created a way to clear a session’s cache by setting a cookie in the browser.

    #WordPress

    github.com/nicholas-wordp…

    nearlyheadless, WordPress
  • Alex Standiford

    September 11, 2021

    I’m excited about this PR. It makes it possible to extend the logic to decide when Nicholas should load a page using compatibility mode.

    It uses an Underpin decision list, so the decision result is cached, and logged for debugging purposes.

    #WordPress

    github.com/nicholas-wordp…

    WordPress
  • Alex Standiford

    September 11, 2021

    My favorite thing about the decision list loader is that it caches the result. If the same decision is called more than once in a single request, the decision list will automatically skip all of the logic and just give the result.

    #WordPress

    github.com/Underpin-WP/de…

    WordPress
  • 4 Ways To Generate Test Data in WordPress
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    4 Ways To Generate Test Data in WordPress

    Manually adding this data to the database takes a lot of time. Learn how to generate WordPress data automatically.

    September 9, 2021
    composer, useful resources, WordPress, WPCLI
  • Alex Standiford

    September 2, 2021

    Handling big tasks in #WordPress, like database upgrades or image updates can be a challenge. Most people think of WP Cron first, but there are other ways to do this. In fact, Underpin has three different approaches, each with their own advantages.

    wpdev.academy/wordpress-tips…

    WordPress
  • How to Handle Big Tasks in WordPress
    Essays

    How to Handle Big Tasks in WordPress

    Learn a few different ways you can use to do big tasks, like database migrations, or upgrades using WordPress.

    September 2, 2021
    composer, composer-packages, php, Underpin, WordPress
  • Alex Standiford

    September 1, 2021

    A look at Nearly Headless where it really shines – a slow internet connection. You’ll see the comments take a minute to load, but the content loads instantly.

    #WordPress

    WordPress
  • Alex Standiford

    August 29, 2021

    The last moment before I flipped my desk.

    #WordPress

    WordPress
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    August 26, 2021

    One thing I see in many custom #WordPress sites is the misuse of custom post types. Sometimes they’re perfect, but sometimes they are a terrible choice.

    wpdev.academy/wordpress-tips…

    WordPress
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