Getting Into the Nitty-Gritty of the WordPress Customizer
One of WordPress 3.4’s best new features is the Customizer which allows you to create a place where the theme itself can be updated or modified. The Customizer, also called a theme options panel, is an area in the admin with a list of sections and options to the left in a panel, and a...
Read more…Using the new WordPress Customizer and SimplePie Together
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted some code tutorials! Unfortunately the blog has taken a back seat to client projects, a (real!) book I’m writing on Advanced WordPress, and several talks for conferences this summer! However today, I had to write something cool I thought you’d guys would enjoy. Let’s pretend your client wants to...
Read more…Developing Custom WooCommerce Themes
I recently had a project that required working with WooCommerce. WooCommerce is a free eCommerce framework from the makers of WooThemes. I’ve never been a fan of working with premade themes or frameworks for WordPress, as the devs tend to code completely different than I do and it’s frustrating to have to learn someone else’s...
Read more…Backing Up WordPress to Dropbox Reliably and For Free
One of my favorite things about WordPress is that fact that you can download a plugin for almost anything. When I first set up this site almost three years ago, I was using a plugin that would backup my site once a week and email me the file. Fast forward to today and a few...
Read more…Custom Tumblog with SimplePie & RSS Feeds
It’s interesting how projects can completely change from the way you first planned them to be. For February’s 12412 project, I originally wanted to play with social media APIs to create a custom tumblog of every site I’ve ever been a part of, in addition to learning PHP to add them all together. I took...
Read more…12412 – Experience and Learn 12 New Web Technologies in 12 Months
I stumbled across 12412.org when looking at Paul Davis’s work. Consisting of three developers including Paul, Anthony Killeen, and Stephen Fulljames, 12412 aims to log their activities throughout 2012 as they choose a new technology or technique every month to learn and play with. I thought this was a fantastic idea. I’ve had an insanely...
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