Is WordPress Falling Behind? Don’t Believe the Hype
WordPress is the leading CMS on the web today, powering 1 in every 5 websites on the web according to some sources. It has become the incumbent and with that comes a truckload of daily criticism....
View ArticleWhy I Don’t Like Child Themes [WordPress]
When working with WordPress themes, child themes are the promoted way of making customizations to a theme. The logic is pretty simple on paper, the child theme inherits all the functions and styles of...
View ArticleWordPress In 2014, Predictions and Frictions
January is always a good time to think forward and I thought I’d put down some thoughts around where I think the WordPress’s products space might be headed. What makes my particular take interesting?...
View ArticleA quick & dirty fix for the devious appearance of nbsp; (non-breaking spaces)...
Sometimes when pasting content into WordPress’ native tinymce editor, non-breaking space characters appear in the output where there should be spaces. You can verify this is this issue by inspecting...
View ArticleAutoresize for wp_editor (the TinyMCE editor) in WordPress 4.0+
A lovely feature finding its way into the default post editor for WordPress is autoresizing. This means that you no longer have to scroll up and down inside the editor, it will expand to fit your...
View ArticleA guide to choosing a WordPress Plugin and Theme automatic update solution
If you have created a commercial or private plugin or theme and want to provide automatic updates for your product a number of solutions are available to you. With so many different avenues, which one...
View ArticleSneak peak of new code snippet plugin for WordPress
Writing code examples inside the WordPress editor is a lousy experience with most plugins. Most of them involve writing down shortcodes, using clunky input dialogs and messing with spacing because tab...
View ArticleAdvanced Guides & Resources Dealing with the Customizer API in WordPress
The customizer is one of the newest and most fast developing areas in WordPress. It’s also one of the tougher APIs to code for because there are a lot of moving parts and to get the most out of it you...
View ArticleWordPress and Vue Guides and Resources
Vue is a very attractive framework for building interfaces that has rapidly become an alternative to other popular tools like React & Angular. It’s lean, it’s fast and it’s actually fun to use...
View ArticleRochen WordPress migration tips
If you’re moving your WordPress sites to Rochen hosting, here are some potentially useful tips if you’re doing things manually. First I recommend using All-in-One WordPress Migration plugin to export...
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