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Last week we covered how to publish a WordPress plugin using Subversion. But many of us aren’t using Subversion. I know that after I started using version control, I quickly graduated to Git and Mercurial for managing distributed development. It makes it easier for me to collaborate with others, and makes it easier for other people
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After a discussion on the WordPress Answers Stack Exchange yesterday, I thought it would be a good idea to explain the different ways you can develop plugins for WordPress. Since the official plugin repository uses Subversion for version control, that’s the obvious first choice when you’re just starting your development stack. So here is, step-by-step,
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We all have bad days. Those days when all the world conspired against us and we fight tooth and nail to stay above the chaotic din of “those people.” This entire mentality seems to stem from a disdainful misanthropy that develops when we finally make the jump from childhood to adulthood. It’s definitely not something
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I was thinking this past week of ways to save money, and I realized lately how “odd” my primary strategy seems to other people. I’m in the process of paying off my credit cards, so when I need to make a large purchase I give myself a self-funded line of credit. Basically, I give myself
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What value is there in an idea that never sees the light of day? Many times, we come up with fantastic ideas. The next great American novel. The next great web project. The next multi-billion dollar disruptive innovation. But 99 times out of 100, the idea dies in its infancy. We create a great plan,
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For years, I used shared hosting systems exclusively for all my websites. They were affordable, easy to manage, and required zero effort on my part to set up and maintain. Unfortunately, I have a habit of rapidly outgrowing hosts and usually have to migrate to bigger and better servers about once a year. I finally
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This post is long overdue. For that, I apologize. Now, on to the fun! Everyone knows I love WordPress. I build my websites on the platform. I write plug-ins for other sites. I recommend it to all of my clients. I’ve even contributed code to core. Let’s stipulate for now that I think WordPress is
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Not two things you’d typically put together in a single idea, are they? But I’ve come to realize that the act of shaving and the Christian tradition of communion have quite a bit in common. I start every morning with a good shave. I wake up, splash some hot water on my face, lather, and
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Last month, I joined with several developers in explaining my reasoning behind working with open source software. Like many others, I am involved in open source projects because I enjoy working with the community. Last night, I only reinforced that. For some time, I’ve been hosting all of my various WordPress websites on a multisite
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Earlier this week a member of the WordPress community, Jacob Santos, aired his concerns with WordPress’ decision making process on the oft distracting WP Hackers mailing list. His argument, in response to a WordPress.org forum thread regarding 2011 roadmaps, comes from the idea that WordPress development is not driven by community input. On the one