2014
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7 Things WordPress Developers do Right
Sept 11
I recognize a lot of what we, in the WordPress community, do wrong, but I also want to highlight several things we do right.
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WordPress Core Proposal: Dependency Management
Sept 5
This is a problem for which I don’t have a solution. It is also one where I think most of the proposed solutions are problems to begin with.
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Interesting Hacking Attempts
Aug 11
When someone hacks a plugin or theme, it’s bad. When someone hacks the foundation of those systems (WordPress), it’s worse. When someone hacks the base upon which WordPress is built (Apache, Nginx, or whatever server you use), it’s tragic.
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WordPress Core Proposal: Session Management
Aug 6
When you log in to WordPress, the platform should record the event, where it occurred from, and the device that was used. This would empower you to kill off rogue sessions if necessary.
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Creating New WordPress Projects
Aug 3
I love WordPress, both because it’s free and because it’s free.
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WordCamps, Community, and Confusion
Jul 31
In a community steeped in so much confusion about the names, duties, and roles of various players, why are we still confusing the conference issue when it comes to WordCamp SF?
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Skinning a Site
Jul 28
What more can I do, through design, to help my message reach the world? I’d like to find out, and I plan to experiment heavily in the coming months.
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Why Critique WordPress
Jul 25
I use WordPress every day. So why am I constantly critical of the platform and its features?
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WordPress Core Proposal: Plugin Repositories
Jul 24
I’d like to see WordPress allow multiple repositories to be registered side-by-side with WordPress.org’s official API.
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Languages, Frameworks, and Developer Valuation
Jul 14
Does highlighting the framework with which you developer over the language devalue your worth as a developer?
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Jekyll is not a “WordPress Killer”
Jul 13
I’ve tried Jekyll, and it’s definitely not as easy to use as its proponents claim.
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Rethinking Email Subscriptions
Jul 9
For the past several months, I’ve been very happily using Jetpack’s email subscription system to power notifications on this site. There has to be a better way.