A new tech stack for WordPress
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A solid blog starts with a solid foundation – in this case WordPress and the tech stack that powers it.
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The Journey to 100k Daily Readers
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In 2022, I make my return to daily public writing. Join me on this journey as we build a tech-focused blog from scratch all the way to 100k daily visitors.
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One Man’s Unsolicited Opinion on the WordPress 5.6 All-Women Release Squad
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An all-women release squad for WordPress is long overdue. I’m excited to see what the new 5.6 release will bring to the community!
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WordPress Nonces: Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
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WordPress’ implementation of nonces was one of my first encounters with cryptographic protections in software development. It’s too bad WordPress nonces aren’t really nonces in the first place …
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Release Freeze is Coming
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I will not ship any WordPress-related code or updates during the month of December. This is so I can take time to focus on family and 2019 planning. I encourage you to do the same.
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Introducing Secure Updates for WordPress
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Today I introduce the a new plugin that provides secure updates for WordPress: DGXPCO.
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Gutenberg and the Road Ahead
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I have a confession to make. I really like the new Gutenberg editor for WordPress. I know, I know. Developers aren't supposed to like massive, intrusive changes like this. As of the time of this writing, the plugin stands with 2.6 stars on the plugin repository – at least 133 of those ratings are 1-star
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World Domination through WordPress Security
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I’m tired of lamenting the state of WordPress security and doing nothing to address it. I’m building solutions to turn the conversation around.
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WordPress.com is not WordPress
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A story I enjoy retelling is how a friend of mine tricked me into using WordPress. At the time, I was working with him on a career mentorship project. He’d written a book that I was publishing, and we wanted to add a premium video series to go along with it. We just needed a
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Security, Internationalization, and Performance
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When I began writing code for WordPress projects, I had no idea how to properly internationalize my content, There were a few blog posts at the time that accused developers like me of doing a disservice to our customers. I took offense at the time, but they had a point. Internationalization is extraordinarily important for