Category: Tips for Developers
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A Citizen’s Guide to Open Source Communities
Contributing to open source communities can be a rewarding way to learn, teach, and gain experience in just about any skill imaginable, including code. But getting started, finding an open source project to contribute to, and understanding the etiquette can be a daunting thing when you’re starting out. So much so that an opensource.com survey…
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Centralizing WordPress Code with a Theme Wrapper, Custom Actions and Layout Classes
I’ve been developing WordPress themes and plugins for the past 6 years, and in that time, I’ve learned a lot about how to efficiently centralize and organize WordPress theme files. For a long time, I thought that using Template Files was the right way to organize my WordPress theme– just whip up a post-type-specific template-file,…
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3 Simple WordPress Security Tips
We’ve all been enjoying the benefits of WordPress’s popularity. We’re surrounded by beautiful themes, high-powered plugins, and helpful communities. But there’s a dark side to that popularity – it makes WordPress sites an ideal target for hackers around the world. Before going any further, let’s get one thing straight: WordPress, as a site, is secure.…
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8 Questions with WebDevStudios Co-founder Brad Williams
Today we have another well-respected member of the WordPress community answering our questions. Step forward WebDevStudios CEO and co-founder, Brad Williams. You’ve probably heard of WebDevStudios already, right? They’re one of the best-known WordPress design and development companies, they’re heavily involved in the WordPress and BuddyPress core, and their team is behind some of the…
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8 Questions with WP Mayor Founder Jean Galea
Welcome to another Pagely interview, and today we have the WP Mayor founder, Jean Galea, in the hot-seat. Jean is best known as the founder of the excellent WP Mayor resource. It’s one of the best places for WordPress tutorials, learning about the best plugins/themes, and also more general tips for aspiring webmasters. Jean also…
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8 Questions with Pippin Williamson from Pippins Plugins
In this week’s edition of 8 Questions, Pagely was fortunate enough to interview one of the most talented WordPress plugin developers around, Pippin Williamson. For those of you unfamiliar with Pippin, where have you been? Pippin is best known as the founder of Pippins Plugins, but he can reel off a huge list of well-respected…
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8 Questions with QuadroIdeas Founder Javier Schvindlerman
Today we get another insight into the Argentinian WordPress community, courtesy of QuadroIdeas founder Javier Schvindlerman. As well as running his premium theme shop, Javier is also heavily involved in the WordPress community in Argentina, making the long-overdue Buenos Aires WordCamp a reality at the end of May. In today’s interview, Javier talks all things…
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8 Questions with NiceThemes Founder Juan Aldasoro
Welcome to another edition of Pagely’s 8 Question series. This week, we have Juan F. Aldasoro in the hotseat. Juan’s biggest contribution to the WordPress community is through his excellent theme shop, NiceThemes. Beyond this, he is heavily involved in the Argentinian WordPress community, helping to organize several important events. As always, be sure to…
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8 Questions with Pressware Founder Tom McFarlin
Welcome to the latest Pagely 8 Questions interview! For this week’s edition, we’re lucky enough to have Tom McFarlin answering our questions. Before we start, be sure to follow Tom on Twitter, and also check out his latest WordPress thoughts, tips, and tutorials on his personal blog. Tom’s biggest claim to fame in the community,…
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8 Questions with BobWP, Bob Dunn
Welcome to another edition of the Pagely 8 Questions interview series. In the hot seat today, we’re lucky enough to have a popular and well-known member of the WordPress community, Bob Dunn. Many readers will already know Bob Dunn as BobWP, thanks to his excellent WordPress training resource, BobWP.com. He’s also an active Twitter user,…