Touch a File (Before Creating It)
If you do any type of WordPress development for clients, then you’re likely familiar with having to work within many
Working with PHP Sessions and WordPress
Earlier this week, I was talking with a friend and fellow developer about how I handle sessions in WordPress. Specifically,
How to Exclude Files From PHP CodeSniffer
When you’re working with PHP CodeSniffer, and you’re doing so in the terminal, you’re likely looking to output errors into
Add a column to the posts admin overview page.
How to add a custom column to the posts admin overview page. In this article we will have a look
When Valet Stops Working Properly, What Do We Do?
I’m a fan of using both Homebrew and Valet when it comes to setting up and configuring a basic WordPress
Learn The New Thing! (Wait, Not So Fast)
One of the things that I dig about the software development industry (others, too, but this is where we are,
Does WordPress Hold You Back as a Developer, Really?
One of the commentaries that we often read or hear about WordPress is its “low barrier to entry” and why
Running Multiple Versions of PHP with Homebrew
One of the challenges with building solutions on WordPress is working with the various environments each host provides. That is,
Sanitizing URLs in WordPress with Its API and Built-In PHP Functions
Working with user-centric fields in WordPress – such as input elements, textarea elements, or any type of field in which
Secure WordPress Form Submission: An Object-Oriented Approach
Years ago, I wrote a post in which I shared a public function to determine if the user had permissions
An Alternative to the WordPress template_redirect Hook
The majority of the work that I do right now focuses on custom plugins or utilities that work on top
Quick Tip: Sanitize Post Data in WordPress
The more I begin to try to use PSR-2 coding standards and tools such as GrumPHP (and those related to
What Content is Next for Site Members?
When I set out to create a members-only section of my website, it was to do two things: provide members
Organizing WordPress Settings Screens with Namespaces
As many of us continue to move forward with PHP7+, we can continue to take advantage of a lot of
WordPress Class Serialization with PHP
If you’re used to working with models (in any foundation or framework, but specifically WordPress), then there’s a chance that
How to Manipulate the DOM Using PHP
When it comes to manipulating the DOM, the first thing many of us likely think of is using JavaScript to