• Why Showing The WordPress Username Is A Security Risk

    There have been a handful of discussions lately surrounding WordPress and usernames – particularly whether or not exposing usernames is a security risk. The consensus appears to be “no.” I beg to differ.

  • The Death of Sponsored Content

    Once upon a time, I published sponsored content on this site. Now, one of those sponsors has been notified by Google that my article appears to be part of a “link scheme” and has asked me to remove any links to their sites. I find Google flagging my article in such a way troubling, since that’s not what the article or my intention behind it were at all.

  • You Can’t Go Home

    We often leave one place for another, still harboring the hope that we can one day return and pick things up where we left them.

  • WordPress 4.0 Preview

    WordPress 3.9 won’t even be released for another two weeks, but development has already begun on version 4.0.

  • Redis Object Cache for WordPress

    I’ve just helped release a fully-functional WordPress object cache powered by Redis! You should give it a try.

  • Reconciling Faith and Science

    People ask me all the time how I can reconcile my faith in a creator God with my understanding of how the universe works.

  • Choosing a Conference Topic

    I’m going to expose my three secret ways to come up with conference presentation ideas.

  • Crowdfunding and Transparency

    Community goodwill can disappear in a second.

  • JavaScript and Closures

    One of the first things I look for when reviewing JavaScript code is the proper use (and isolation) of scope.

  • WordPress Core Proposal: Data Service

    Rather than pitch a feature that is a must-have within the ecosystem, I want to explain something that would be nice-to-have from a developer perspective.