2013
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Query, Template, Actions as MVC in WordPress
Dec 12
I love WordPress. I also love MVC design fundamentals. Unfortunately, these two loves of mine are at odds with one another, and that makes me sad. Here’s my simple idea to make WordPress’ built-in templating engine play nice with MVC sensibilities – everyone can win!
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Crowdfunding a New Year’s Goal
Dec 7
After watching a few sessions of WordSesh – particularly the podcasting roundtable – I’ve decided to take another stab at podcasting. This time around I want to cover a broad range of topics, and throw in some video. I’m asking for the community’s help getting this show off the ground, and I won’t be able…
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To Test or Not To Test: Unit Testing and Privacy
Dec 1
Determining which methods in your application needed testing used to be easy – test everything exposed by the public API. But once you invite other developers to contribute, you are exposing a whole other set of internal APIs to the team. The behavioral consistency of these methods is just as important as that of the…
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Linux-flavored Windows
Nov 25
I use both Mac and Windows for development because I’ve managed to set up a Linux-style command environment on both. Here are some simple steps you too can follow to have the power of Linux-style commands right from the Windows command prompt.
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WordPress: Falling Behind or Still Leading?
Nov 7
When Tumblr first appeared, everyone wanted WordPress to begin emulating its features. Then came Medium and the same cry. Then Ghost launched and again the retort sounded that “WordPress is falling behind!” But is WordPress really lagging behind the pack? I would argue otherwise.
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Hi jQuery, Meet Vagrant
Oct 25
I use Vagrant for local development on WordPress. It made perfect sense to use it for local jQuery development, too. This weekend I put the finishing touches on a patch to add Vagrant support to the jQuery project – now you can leverage the power of this awesome tool as well!
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WordPress is One Of the Best Decisions You Can Make
Oct 25
Some would say the decision to use WordPress in an enterprise or mission-critical environment is a mistake. I disagree. Strongly. Using WordPress is the best decision I’ve ever made.
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SEO: Gaming the System
Sept 28
When anyone asks me how they can focus on SEO for their website, I usually point out that they’re asking the wrong question. Optimizing for search engines is a waste of time. Instead, focus on optimizing your site for real people.
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WordPress, meet seoslides
Sept 26
Back in 2011, I was talking at WordCamp Portland with a few people about how we could use WordPress to replace our presentations. Fast forward to 2013, and I get to make that dream a reality. We just launched seoslides, and it’s already making a huge impact on my content!
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Modular WordPress
Jul 31
The future of WordPress lies in plugin development – so let’s make the core API more pluggable.
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WordPress, Forking, and the Road to 4.0
Jul 27
WordPress 3.6 is around the corner. Versions 3.7 and 3.8 are expected before 2013. Here’s my vision for 3.9 and 4.0.
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Automated WordPress Development
Jun 8
Developers want readable, modular code; visitors want small, fast downloads. Grunt automates the busywork between the two (linting, concatenating, minifying), and 10up’s project templates make starting a WordPress theme or plugin easier.