Regular expressions… and I’m not talking about the ones you normally text with. It is an apt name however, due to it being something I use on a very “regular” basis. My Initial Expression When I first stumbled across regex, my initial expression was one of boredom. Let’s be honest, regex doesn’t exactly boast of…
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Post thumbnail WordPress Plugins – For most people this is the bread and butter of their site. The theme provides the style, but except for the initial core features of WordPress, everything additional is done through plugins and extensions. The Goal The goal of this series of posts is to document my current practices as well as…
Read More Developing WordPress PluginsAhh, the text editor. One of the most prized developer possessions. And like any machine, you gotta look under the hood to see why no two are the same. We all have “our” theme, “our” packages, “our” snippets, etc. One of the best ways I’ve improved my environment has been primarily by reading what other…
Read More Level Up Your EditorI recently ran into a situation when working with a site on WP Engine post going live. It was a bit of a struggle and I decided to come up with something better. I knew WP Engine had git push options, and had used them before, but that was only one of the pieces I needed for a…
Read More WP Engine: Post Launch DevelopmentThe struggle bus For a long time I’ve struggled to have any desire to be in a position where I attempt to put my opinions ‘out there’ without someone first asking for them. For a long time I told myself this was because people wouldn’t want to hear what I think. And although this might…
Read More The Struggle Was RealHello World… Isn’t that what every developer worth his salt is supposed to lead off with? Guess I can check that off my bucket list… But more accurately, hello websphere! or whatever the cool kids are calling the interwebs these days. If you don’t know me, and couldn’t tell by my web address or logo, my…
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